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A Seattle Times Co. lawsuit reveals a tightening noose
The Seattle Times Co.'s most pressing problem these days is 2,490 miles away — the so-far-unsuccessful effort to sell the Blethen Maine newspaper chain. In papers filed in federal court in Portland, Maine, last week, the Times Co. warned that if a Maine sale doesn't happen soon, the company might face far more serious financial problems at home in Seattle.
In March, the Times Co. said it planned to unload Blethen Maine — the Portland Press-Herald and Sunday Maine Telegram, the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, and the Morning Sentinel in Waterville — to offset plunging print advertising revenue. As of last month, advertising revenue at the chain's Portland flagship was down more than 18 percent from last year, according to a memo circulated to the staff by the company's Maine chief executive, Charles Cochrane.
The Maine papers have already had several rounds of layoffs and cost-cutting, and Cochrane, who announced a new staff reduction May 30, said in his memo that weak ad revenue could mean still more cuts to come.
But a lawsuit filed by the Times Co. against the Portland Newspaper Guild in U.S. District Court June 17 offers a more detailed, and grimmer, look at the Seattle Times Co.'s overall financial woes. Unless the company finds a buyer soon for the Maine papers, the lawsuit warns, the Times Co. faces default on hefty bank loans. That debt includes the remainder of the $230 million the Times Co. borrowed a decade ago to buy the Maine papers. The privately owned Seattle Times Co. won't say how much it still owes of that, but there's also another $24 million the company borrowed last year to settle a legal fight with Hearst Corp. Hearst owns the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which is the joint operating agreement (JOA) partner of The Seattle Times.
"The sale proceeds are needed," the lawsuit in Maine says, "to reduce bank debt and avoid the dire consequences of being in default."
The litigation with the Portland Guild centers on whether the company can ignore part of a three-year agreement it signed last year with the union, which represents more than 600 Blethen Maine workers. The union agreement, the company claims, makes the properties unattractive to potential buyers.
The Times Co. already has defaulted twice on bank debt since 2000. Both times, the consortium of banks holding the note allowed the company to refinance. But the lending group was reconfigured last year, with Bank of New York taking over from Citibank as lead lender. Bank of New York is pressing the Times Co. to increase its cash reserve to cover the current debt.
While the Seattle Times Co. faces the same financial and structural problems that have beset the entire newspaper industry, its current financial bind has been made worse by several costly business decisions over the past decade. Industry experts say the Times Co., which is controlled by the Seattle-area Blethen family, vastly overpaid for the Maine papers in 1998 and stands little chance of recouping more than a fraction of the purchase price. A challenge to the company's Seattle newspaper unions shortly before the 2000 holiday season resulted in a 49-day strike and $50 million in lost revenue. And a unilateral decision to end the JOA with the P-I in 2003 cost another $24 million to settle, plus millions more in legal fees.
The Maine purchase, made against the wishes of the company's then-minority shareholder, Knight Ridder, has been especially costly. The Seattle Times Co. has already sold two real estate parcels in Seattle to raise cash to satisfy lenders. Now, with the banks demanding another quick cash infusion, no solid prospective buyer for the Maine papers, and revenue dropping at its other daily papers in Seattle, Yakima, and Walla Walla, options are starting to dwindle for the company and the Blethen family, which owns the 50.5 percent controlling interest.
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Things aren't looking good for the Times...: What's next, outsourcing copyediting to India?
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question from a reader: As a curious reader, why would not the PI buy out McClatchy's stake in the Seattle Times for $9.9 million? MCI has been dumping some of its assets to raise money, and could use the cash. Hearst, which owns the PI, has a lot of cash from the magazines it publishes and reason from this uncomfortable relationship with Frank Blethen to give him a big kick in the rear. $10 million isn't much money for Hearst. So why doesn't the PI do it? Would not the PI be a big winner in this fight, or is it just content to watch Blethen fall apart?
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Ottawa, April 5, 2011 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning people with allergies to milk or peanuts not to consume various Assi brand Wheat Flour Mix products described below. These products contain milk and peanuts which are not declared or improperly declared on the label.
All codes of the following Assi brand Wheat Flour Mix products, imported from Korea, are affected by this alert.
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Wheat Flour Mix Product# 02081K |
550 g | 8 801013 793451 |
Wheat Flour Mix Product# 02082K |
550 g | 8 801013 793468 |
Wheat Flour Mix Product# 02083K |
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These products have been distributed nationally.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Consumption of these products may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to milk or peanuts.
The importers are voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.


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Since Google has announced the end of the beloved Google Reader-Service, other companies and services try to get their hands on all the users who have so far used the Google Reader as their primary tool and service for all the RSS subscriptions and Feeds.
In addition, it is clear that these former users of Google Reader have to look for another service where they can import their Feed/RSS subscriptions and are able to easily continue to follow all the updates of the blogs and magazines which they love.
The company behind Feeld and the already very well structured feed reader by Feedly is one of the major profiteer of the end of the Google Reader service. Already many former users of Google`s RSS/Feed-Reader service have moved all their subscriptions to Feedly and also some mobile applications for Android, iOS and Windows Phone have finally integrated the change of their used backend – from Google Reader to the Feedly Cloud.
As mentioned in the news about the new AOL Reader, which also tries to get its hand on all the former users of Google Reader, Feedly has already finished its mirgration from the Google Reader-backed to a own cloud service for all the feeds and rss-subscriptions of its users.
The service by Feedly and the website is very well structured and offers already a lot of options for the feeds and subscriptions. So far, the service offered by the company behind Feedly is free and it is said to stay free – even in the upcoming years. While there sure will be some refinancing through ads or other possible methods, Feedly is so far one of the best alternatives for Google Reader.
Google Reader will close its doors at the end of this month and thus, if you still have not migrated all your feeds to another RSS-service and management tool for your feeds of all the online blogs and websites, you should probably (and certainly) hurry up to do so.
You can find the service and website of Feedly here. To migrate all your feeds from Google Reader to Feedy, you should just use the service offered by Google Takeout in order to download your subscriptions easily. Afterwards, just import the xml-file with all your feed-subsriptions (rss links) into Feedly.
The GUI/UI used by Feedly is very easy to handle and thus, you should really have no problems at all to move all your feeds and RSS subscriptions from Google Reader to Feedly and to change your habits to open Google Reader at the morning into the habit to just open Feedly as the new place for all your feed updates and latest information.
Here at SyriaNews, we have integrated a new Feedly button at the top right corner of our small website and news magazine. When you click on the button ("follow") at the top right corner, you can easly subscripte to our feed (over Feedly) to get the latest information and updates about Syria and, in the hopes that the conflict ends soon, in the future with updates and news about better things in and around Syria.


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These first official Firefly action figures are not particularly shiny
You've waited a long time for Firefly action figures... and now you're probably going to wait a little bit longer. Entertainment Earth has revealed the first pics of Funko's retro-style, Re:Action Firefly figures, and something less than good. But don't despair, because there's still hope!


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Doc Johnson I-vibrator Rabbit is a gem gizmo with tricks galore. It vibrates, pulsates, rotates and shifts direction. Combine the classic clit flickering ears with a reversible beaded shaft and you have yourself a certified, sexplosive toy. Advance your control of your naughty needs with this razzle dazzle vibe that surpasses your expectations.
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I like that the iVibe comes in a variety of colors!
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I never imagined a vibrator could do so much so well. Honestly, this is the best $95 Ive ever spent for myself. The battery pack seems a little bulky, but youll probably forget its even there.
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This was the first vibe I ever bought and I must say its wonderful! I havent had an orgasm like the one I had with this one in years. This was the first orgasm I had from masturbating. The functions are easy to use and the beads do feel great and hit the right spot. I wish the shaft could be longer just because I like long shafts but its perfect for me!! Even on the lowest setting the power is strong and its quiet for me. Its my new best friend.
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Best Vibrator Ive ever had, Every woman should have this one. It truly made the sun come out at night! I almost paid $100 in a sex toy shop, but found it here at 1/2 the price! Extremely quiet and very powerful and with the multi functions I found my favorite mode easly. The rotating head, twirling pearls and vibrating rabbit ears gave me mind blowing orgasms:)FIVE STARS in my book!
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Ive owned this for a year, and it JUST died on me, with no warning - I just turned it on, and... nothing. I think it short circuited.
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Better Homes and Garderns suggest that you take care of your ceramic tile floors with a gentle hand and a few smart cleaning techniques, which will keep your tiles and grout looking like new.
Cleaning Basics
Sweep or vacuum your glazed tile floors regularly to keep them from getting dull. Tiles may be resistant to dirt, but sand and grit can dull glazed surfaces. Clean tile with mild detergent and clean water, using a rag or chamois-type mop rather than a sponge mop. The latter pushes dirty water into grout lines and makes them harder to clean. Be sure to change the water frequently while mopping; dirty water equals a cloudy floor.Get Rid of Residue
If your tiles look hazy, you might be dealing with soapy residue. Remove the film with a nonabrasive all-purpose cleaner. You could also try a mild acid — such as fresh lemon juice — on ceramic tiles (but never on marble). Rinse thoroughly with clean water, and buff dry with a clean lint-free cloth. Be kind to your knees and dry tiles the easy way: by using your foot to slide the cloth over the floor.
Great-Looking Grout
The real secret to a great-looking tile floor is clean grout. Grout is porous and absorbs grease and other stains. Skip commercial cleaners and instead make a paste of baking soda and water. Rub it on the stain, let it sit overnight, then scrub the stain in the morning with a stiff nylon brush (a metal brush will damage the grout). Repeat as necessary. Apply a silicone-base sealer to the grout to repel future stains.
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I pulled a full quotes in preparation for Thanksgiving Day festivities at my future in-law's house and wanted to share my favorites and hope you'll share yours too. Whether you're spending today with friends, family, or faraway from home, take time to give thanks and express gratitude for all that you have, big or small. If you haven't started a gratitude practice, why not start today and fill up on the abundance all around you? It's amazing what a little gratitude can do!
"Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action." ~W.J. Cameron
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice."
~Meister Eckhart
"Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow." ~Edward Sandford Martin
He who thanks but with the lips
Thanks but in part;
The full, the true Thanksgiving
Comes from the heart.
~J.A. Shedd
"The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!"
~Henry Ward Beecher
"Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds."
~Theodore Roosevelt
"To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven."
~Johannes A. Gaertner
"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues."
"Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart."
"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving."
~W.T. Purkiser
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
~John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Design by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni, 1980.
Made in Italy.
By FontanaArte.
A classic design that fuses 3 glass technologies in its production. The float glass base with blown glass diffuser which FontanaArte was historically known for, is brought together with a borosilicate glass stem. Borosilicate glass was and is mostly used for labware. For lighting design, it is used in lamps and lamp covers - but prior to the Parola borosilicate glass was not something used as a decorative element in any lighting or furniture. So it brought a mix of modern glass usage along with the history of FontanaArte's manufacturing.
Parola provides diffused ambient as well as direct accent illumination. Choose from white or amber glass diffuser. The cord has a braided black and white cloth cover and in-line dimmer.
Material(s): Blown Glass
Dimensions: 7.8"D X 20.8"H
Lamp Type: HALOGEN
Bulbs: 1 X 150W 120V E11 (mini-can) T4 halogen lamp (not included)
Model(s): UM2658 V2689
Piero Castiglioni, born in Lierna, Italy in 1944, started his career in the 1970's, working together with his father Livio, when the first halogen light bulbs were being introduced. Through this, he developed the Scintilla lighting system along with several lighting projects and custom lighting designs. Throughout his career he has had numerous commissions to design the lighting of important museums, historical city centers, new urban developments, monuments, parks, and gardens. These commissions have let to the collaboration with other architects, which has helped him develop new lighting systems and their production and marketing. He has received numerous design awards throughout his career and his lighting designs are still extremely popular to this day.
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Architect Gio Ponti founded FontanaArte in 1932 as an artistic division of the Luigi Fontana Company. Historically, the company has been a leader in advanced glass manufacturing and design. The company's works were first distinguished by its realization of artistic stained-glass windows, many of which are today still functional elements and ornamental features of churches and cathedrals, among them the Duomo of Milan and the Cathedral of Brasilia. By using glass, Ponti realized what an enormous potential this material could offer in the in the making of furnishing complements for interiors, and he started to design and produce furniture, lamps and objects with glass as the main distinguishing feature. Soon a new collection was ready to be marketed, and his new design concept was being used as a complement to the interior decoration of many houses that he personally designed. Over the years, FontanaArte has had many contributors to its designs, including Pietro Chiesa, Gae Aulenti, Pierluigi Cerri, Piero Castiglioni, Vico Magistretti, Vittorio Gregotti, Ettore Sottsass, Umberto Riva, Alvaro Siza and Renzo Piano.
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Each year, exhibitors at GRAPH EXPO (North America's largest print-centric tradeshow) are invited to submit their newest products for consideration by the MUST SEE 'EMS Selection Committee. This anonymous group of industry experts evaluates and rates each entry, with the top vote-getters earning recognition as a "must see" product in one of 11 categories. From this pool of winners, the highest scoring product in each category is awarded Best of Category status. In addition, the judges select one past MUST SEE 'EMS winner to receive the Legacy Award, recognizing the lasting impact this product has made on the graphic communications industry.
The MUST SEE 'EMS provide valuable guidance to show goers considering the purchase of new equipment or software; they are also invaluable to exhibitors who desire industry-wide recognition of their newest products. The MUST SEE 'EMS also provide the industry media with a specific "hot list" of the latest innovations for pre-show, onsite and post-show coverage. The booth numbers of all MUST SEE 'EMS and Best of Category winners are listed in a printed brochure that is widely distributed at GRAPH EXPO.
Winners enjoy extensive pre-show media coverage and high visibility during the show:
Every year, the printing industry's top vendors submit their best products for a shot at MUST SEE 'EMS recognition. Which of these new innovations could impact your business this year? What new technologies might revolutionize your market segment? The person to ask is Hal Hinderliter, the program coordinator of the MUST SEE 'EMS awards! Hal has reviewed every entry and tabulated the votes from all the judges, and now he'll share his insights on the 2014 competition in this exciting, information packed webinar. Presented by the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) via MyPRINTResource.com. View archived Webinar
Hal Hinderliter, program coordinator for the GRAPH EXPO 14 MUST SEE 'EMS recognition program, previews for show visitors how to find—from among the hundreds of company displays—which exhibits, technologies and products will be 'musts' for them to see September 28 - October 1, when GRAPH EXPO 14 and the co-located CPP EXPO show take place in Chicago this fall.
Hal Hinderliter, program coordinator for the GRAPH EXPO 14 MUST SEE 'EMS recognition program, reveals for exhibitors how to stand out for show visitors from among the hundreds of company displays that will fill the South Hall of McCormick Place, September 28 - October 1, in Chicago this fall. Exhibitor submissions are invited by the Friday, July 11, 2014 deadline; complete online submission information is available at: www.mustseeems.com.


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Proven Winners® Shrubs
Proven Winners® flowering shrubs are not just another brand of plants. They are a select group of new, colorful, easy growing shrubs selected specifically for the North American gardener. There are over 100 new and exciting shrubs in this program, and each was selected based on strict criteria that makes Proven Winners® flowering shrub program unique and powerful. These shrubs are especially colorful and offer season long interest. Wholesale nurseries, garden centers, landscapers, and gardeners know and trust Proven Winners®.
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Has anyone received word from someone they've traded with that they had postage due when the seeds arrived?
This happended to someone I traded with recently and I'm wondering how you've addressed it if it happened to you? I stupidly put another stamp in the mail before thinking about all Sue's hard work and now wish I hadn't. I feel that the PO should be held responsible for overcharging. I now have spent over $2 for two packs of seeds that I could have done with or without. Thanks,
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Diana, I'm emailing you for the particulars on this. I am 'ticked off' to say the least. Let's see what can maybe be done. I feel like I have ranted enough here, and maybe been guilty of killing a dead snake. Once we get together on the particulars and try and get something done, we can come back here and post the solution, if there is one. Sue |
- Posted by flwrs4ever 7 R.I. (My Page) on Sat, Mar 29, 08 at 11:36
Oh SUE, this just happened to me too and I am soo upset, it makes me look like a bad trader....I just got the envie back and you can still see some of the postage due stamp, and I am sooo upset....I made sure to have them weight it and everything...UGH !!!!!!! Would you make me feel better ?? LOL |
oh flwrsever (could I ask that you sign your first real name occasionally, so I can relate to who you are please) I am getting even more ticked. I will email you asking for the particulars and see who can maybe be 'nailed' for doing this...overcharging. If they weighed it, and put a postage tape on it, then no postal worker anywhere should be taking it upon themselves to say the postal tape and postage charged is WRONG! ...from my understanding. I am now off to email for all the particulars. Sue |
- Posted by flwrs4ever 7 R.I. (My Page) on Sat, Mar 29, 08 at 19:27
Sue...I am sorry...thought you knew who I was... My name is KYM< KYM |
- Posted by mao_tse_mom z5 Oh (email@example.com) on Wed, Apr 2, 08 at 21:39
I'm the person who received Kym's envelope postage due. Every time I take bubble envelopes to the P.O. I'm charged different rates by different clerks. This is the same place that when I turned a old Priority Mail box inside out to recycle it for Media Postage called and made me come back and change boxes because Priority mail boxes can't be used for anything else, and boy did I get a lecture. Yet they have no problem ignoring the bubble envelope regulations. Mao |
MAO, I am still working on this (because it still is NOT taken care of.) Would you mind sending me a bubble envy from your PO...But only if the clerk of the day charges $1.13...which would be for a Parcel Rate, instead of 80 cents for a 1 OZ Large Envy. Please put the addy of the PO in the envy....again...just back out of mailing it if you are told it is anything less than $1.13....maybe saying you forgot and need to add something to it yet....and try another time....time for another PO sting. Is that entrapment?...lol Once I get it, I will verify it was overcharged. I will then let you know once everything has been done. I would then ask of you to always have a copy handy of the Original Post in my thread with the title. bubble envys now 80 cents-print out for 'your' Post Office! They are going to overcharge because they CAN. They are only going to stop it if you stand up to them with paperwork to back up what you are telling them. If they are asking for postage due, confront them with a copy of the email and a copy of Bulletin #22218. We had GOT to band together in the fight to make them get it right! Bingo...that should take care of it. When you email me for my addy, please put both your member name and Kym's in the subject line. I will then assign it a case number for the 2 of you. It is the only way I can keep tract of all of the dozens of GW emails I seem to receive daily. |
Another suggestion, if I might, Sue, is for them to make note of the clerk's name on their name tag and email that to you as well. That way you have a specific name to give to the Post Master. They are all required to wear badges, so maybe this will help :) Kathy |
Another suggestion, if I might, Sue, is for them to make note of the clerk's name on their name tag and email that to you as well. That way you have a specific name to give to the Post Master. I've been told that the numbers are coded on the postal tapes, and that proves who was at the window overcharging. Once I have that envy in my hand, it is the exact proof needed. Sue...who has been going postal on PO detail this AM...sigh I talked to the supervisor at proudgm_03s PO ans the PM is on vacation. I emailed him a copy of the email that went out to all CSM. I additionally copied it to the CSM in Louisville who initiated the email 3-12-08. Hopefully they will get the message finally or heads will roll! Sue |
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It seems that at least half the times when I see my GF and she says she needs something, I say "Oh, I have one; you can have it." Actually, this weekend it happened to me TWICE with two different GFs. One is getting two sets of queen sized sheets and the other went home with two huge vacuum seal bags.
Maybe if I socialized more, I'd get my house cleaned faster ;) |
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I think you need another GF to give stuff to. |
- Posted by colorcrazy (My Page) on Mon, Jul 4, 11 at 12:21
LOL, Jannie! I kept trying to give stuff to my niece, but she doesn't have much room. Gave a ton of storage stuff to one neighbor when they had to move out of their house for renovations. But with most people, I don't want to embarrass them by offering. If and when they say they need something, that is when I offer mine. |
I'm with ya'! I have outfitted kitchens (pots, pans, tools, dishes, etc) for a neighbor kid and a nephew when each moved away from home and into a dorm or apartment. |
I remember years ago, I had just graduated college and had my first post-college job and a new apartment. My Mom dug thru her stuff and gave me tons of things to set up housekeeping-dishes, linens,small appliances, etc.Believe it or not, she even had unused linens that had been wedding gifts to her way back. I was very grateful. Colorcrazy, do you know any young people starting out who might take your excess things? If not, try culling your stuff and give escess to salvation army or similar charity? |
You know that you have too much stuff when you've moved twice, and the same boxes are in the basement, still unopened. We obviously don't use the stuff. I wish I was brave enough to just throw the boxes away without taking the time to look through them. |
- Posted by luann_in_pa (My Page) on Wed, Jul 13, 11 at 14:16
"You know you have too much stuff when...." when you have storage locker to keep it in, and you haven't even opened the locker in over four years. (True story... a friend asked for decluttering help and insists that the contents of said locker are worth keeping, even though she doesn't even know WHAT is in there!. What a waste of $125 a month....) |
- Posted by colorcrazy (My Page) on Sat, Jul 16, 11 at 20:52
Thanks, Jannie. This will be the last of our "excess" sheets. We now have one set of winter and one set of summer sheets, and that is it. The old towels will get cut up for gym towels. DH does the cooking, but most of the excess corningware, etc. went to the thrift store years ago. Amy, we have a few boxes that stay in the attic closet. We know what is in them, but DH wants to keep his baseball cards and the silverware his great aunt gave him, and I keep thinking I will get back to my crafting. Luann, at least we do not have a storage locker. I agree that would be awful. I had a friend who kept her mother's stuff in a locker for over ten years, paying the fees every month. She had a huge house but was not "ready" to deal with sorting through her mother's stuff. I am way too pragmatic to create that kind of situation! (My mother would have been appalled if I had wasted $$ like that, so I guess she was equally pragmatic.) |
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Ye just put the artwork out on twitter for this weeks G.O.O.D Friday track, will update with the audio soon as it becomes available and now we have the audio.
I'm gonna put it out there, I think this is my favourite G.O.O.D friday track, the production on this is amazing.
Download : Kanye West feat. Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield & Kid Cudi – The Joy
Thanks Ye