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"We had a wonderful holiday in Selva with Ski Esprit…"
We had a wonderful holiday in Selva with Ski Esprit in early February 2010. This is one of the most beautiful areas I have been to. The scenery is stunning and the ski area is designed so that you can make the most of it. We had a week when the weather was great, blue skies every day bar one and the snow was in great condition as it was still pretty cold.
Selva is right the heart of the ski area with options in most directions. The skiing is more intermediate level and is more limited on runs to resort for beginners than other resorts. That said we were able to take the kids up and they happily skied down the various runs into resort.
There is lots of variety in the skiing with the Sella Ronda - a large circular ski tour around the area, ski parks, ski-cross, a 10.5 km run (dubbed James Bond run following use as a scene in one of the films), world cup runs and even a car to ski over (the kids loved that).
We took advantage of the ski-hosting on the fist day, which was really useful for getting to know the place and picking the brains of someone who knew were all the best runs were.
This was our 5th holiday with Esprit and the staff were as good as ever. This clearly varies from year to year, but we mostly have great service. We were looked after well by both the chalet and resort staff. The kids (6 and 9) were in ski school all day. This is the Xtra version of the normal ski school as they prefer skiing to snow club. They really liked their instructors, but they want to ski with us given any chance.
Chalet Wiesenheim is one of Esprit's lower cost chalet's so it doesn't come with the facilities you get with other chalets such as sauna, hot-tub, etc. We were on the ground floor with two rooms and a separate, shared bathroom. We didn't think this was a problem with a little forward planning. The bedrooms were large enough. The lounge / dining area was smaller than expected and was cramped at breakfast. The rest of the time it was absolutely adequate.
The food was great and there is always plenty of it, like the wine.
The chalet is a 5 min walk from the nearest piste (10 in your snow boots after a long day skiing, but there is a ski track which gets you closer). We only ever had to walk back once, most of the time we used the offer of a ride in the minibus, which means you can get the lifts which are a longer walk away more easily too. After a good night of apres ski, we had a slow start one morning, but the chalet hosts were still able to offer us a lift even though it was later than they typically offered.
I would definitely return to Selva again, there was so much skiing we have yet to do. I would probably look for a different Chalet to get some additional comforts - which you pay for. This holiday was great value for money and I would do it again.Read moreLessMumsnetter dross
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"What a dump! The rooms they sell as having a…"
What a dump!
The rooms they sell as having a kitchenette are really kitchens - with about a foot around the beds that must have been built in there.
The eating/ relaxing area is too small for the number of costs with only soft seating for 8 in a chalet of 20! Breakfast is a crush with not enough room for everyone round the table at the same time.
The nursery is in the basement, quite dark. The SnowClub was in another chalet and was very cramped. The SnowClub staff last season were not great, but as always it can vary from season to season. I complained to Esprit about them leaving DD on the floor sick and asleep without calling me.
The chalet staff were lovely though and made up for Esprit on the whole.
We complained particularly about the accomodation and we were made to feel like we were lying - in fact the opposite was true.
The food was good and well cooked by the staff, who worked very hard. The resort looked good, although the Wiesenheim is well out of the way and requires you to either wait for the minibus or lug your skis.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- A judge ruled Wednesday that suspended Vikings cornerback Chris Cook will remain free on supervised release and is allowed to travel outside Minnesota with his team while he faces a felony domestic assault charge.
That won't happen this week. Cook will not travel with the Vikings to Sunday's game at Carolina, spokesman Bob Hagan said. Cook remained suspended without pay and on the reserve/suspended list, which means the team can replace him on the active roster.
"The fact that he will be suspended from our team really lets you know how concerned we are about what happened," coach Leslie Frazier said.
Cook, 24, was charged with domestic assault by strangulation for allegedly trying to choke his girlfriend over the weekend. Authorities said he became upset early Saturday when he found out his girlfriend of 10 months had spoken to an ex-boyfriend.
The woman told police Cook threw her on the bed and tried to strangle her. She freed herself, but then he hit her and grabbed her neck again, the complaint said. Prosecutors said police arrived at Cook's suburban Eden Prairie home to find the woman crying and bloodied, with marks on her neck and hemorrhaging in her eye, consistent with strangulation.
Cook made his first court appearance Wednesday and did not enter a plea, which is standard.
He is free on $40,000 bail and must have no contact with the victim. Judge Robert Small said if Cook wants to leave Minnesota for non-business-related reasons, he will have to clear that with probation officials.
Cook appeared in court in a black suit with a black shirt and white tie, his dreadlocks pulled back in a ponytail. He answered the judge respectfully with "Yes, sir" and "No, sir," and left court without comment, hopping into a waiting black Mercedes.
His next court hearing is Nov. 22.
Cook's attorney, David Valentini, said he hasn't yet seen evidence in the case and declined to comment on the charges.
Valentini claimed Cook's suspension was for only one week because he missed last Sunday's game against Green Bay while sitting in jail, just blocks from the stadium, but the team said that's not true.
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Lurking exes tend to cause problems for relationships because
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Healthy physical intimacy is critical to a long-term, happy
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If you find you earn in different financial brackets, you can
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You need to be attracted to your partner. But you might be
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You need not worry about your partner's past as long as you can
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experiences and worked through.
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There was a time when Anna Jean Bishop's skin care regimen consisted of splashing soap and water on her face.
But 80 years and two decades of desert living does a lot to a fair-skinned complexion. After developing skin cancer on the top of her head (she golfed for years without covering it), the Sun Lakes resident underwent three months of chemotherapy and changed her skin care routine, incorporating mild, nonsoap cleansers, moisturizer and sunscreen.
"It's a tremendous difference," Bishop said. "I just wish I had been more careful when I was younger."
Problems ranging from malignant growths to dry skin are prompting seniors to visit the dermatologist more often, making geriatric dermatology a growing medical speciality.
"The attitude is no longer one of resignation to aging," said Dr. Toni Stockton, a Mesa dermatologist. "This is just a phase in their lives. They start to think they're old when they're 80."
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A bill that would make it illegal to use a cell phone while driving--even for talking--unless the driver has a hands-free device--has passed the Illinois Senate.
The measure passed the Illinois Senate by a vote of 34-20. The matter does have to go back to the House for consideration of an amendment that deals with ticketing.
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The measure further strengthens Illinois' commitment to curb distracted driving. Back in 2009, the general assembly made it illegal to compose, read, or send an electronic message while driving. It also set restrictions and a fine for those caught using a cell phone in a construction zone.
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The federal government spends almost $8 billion on preschool programs across the country, mostly on low income 4-year-olds. States spend billions more. But with at least 30 states planning to expand access to pre-K and President Obama promoting "preschool for all," what constitutes a quality preschool program?
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Tue, Jun 14, 05 at 1:06
I have a potted hibiscus that I just repotted because it seemed rootbound and then some! But even before I did that, it keeps getting more and more yellow leaves that fall off while making blooms on every stem. It is getting leggier every day and I am pinching the new growth to make it bush. Why do you suppose it is gettig yellow leaves?
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Any time you dramatically change the environmental conditions of these (temperature, amount of water, light, repotting, etc), leaves will yellow and drop off. The plant will eventually regrow new leaves adapted to the new conditions. These plants are like ficus benjamina. LOL |
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A federal judge will decide whether Tea Party members who wear their hearts on their sleeves can wear their politics on their shirts at polling places.
A lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix claims Coconino County election officials violated the rights of Diane Wickberg when they forced her to cover up her shirt proclaiming, "Flagstaff Tea Party -- Reclaiming Our Constitution Now'' before being allowed to cast a ballot at last month's primary. Attorney Clint Bolick of the Goldwater Institute, which filed the lawsuit on Wickberg's behalf, said that violates her First Amendment rights.
But Coconino County Recorder Candace Owens said the T-shirt ran afoul of state laws which prohibit "electioneering'' in polling places.
Owens told Capitol Media Services she cannot spell out at exactly what point the language on someone's T-shirt -- or any other clothing button or sign -- becomes forbidden.
"It's a fine line,'' Owens said.
She said her election officials deal with situations on a "case-by-case basis.'' But Owens said that, in this case, her poll workers decided properly.
Bolick, however, said that "case-by-case'' arrangement is not acceptable. He said she should have developed "objective standards'' to ensure that would-be voters are not harassed or disenfranchised.
The outcome of the lawsuit will determine more than what sayings on clothes are permissible. It is designed to fire a warning shot of sorts at election officials throughout the state.
Bolick wants Judge James Teilborg to impose punitive damages against Owens. He wants punitive damages assessed against her, saying she acted with "evil motive or intent'' and that her conduct was "malicious, oppressive and in reckless disregard'' on Wickberg's rights.
"We think what Candace Owens has done here is really to become a renegade public official,'' Bolick said.
"We certainly expect to seek modest damages,'' he continued. "But we want to send a message to elected officials they cannot deprive people of their rights because they are personally offended by their political beliefs.''
Owens said, though, that what Wickberg was doing clearly went over the line which bars electioneering within 75 feet of the polls.
She is not alone in her belief that some case-by-case analysis is necessary to determine when someone's clothing crosses the line into electioneering.
That's also the assessment of Amy Bjelland, the state elections director. She signed a joint letter with Owens to the Goldwater Institute saying "every evaluation of a claim of electioneering must be fairly analyzed in the context of each election.''
Bolick said he has nothing wrong with that -- up to a point. What's missing, he said, are the factors to be used in that analysis.
He said that the specific Tea Party group to which Wickberg belongs is neither a recognized political party nor did it endorse any candidates.
In fact, Bolick said it would be irrelevant even if the Tea Party had endorsed someone, even if a candidate campaigned on that endorsement. He pointed out that candidates put notices on their signs of significant endorsements, ranging from newspaper editorials and environmental groups to fire fighter and police unions.
"Does that mean a police officer has to cover up his uniform?'' he asked. Bolick said there is no substantive difference between that uniform and Wickberg's T-shirt.
"That's an extreme point of view,'' Owens said.
She said, though, there are other circumstances where a T-shirt might matter. For example, Owens said, she would advise election workers to require someone wearing a Sierra Club logo to cover up if that organization were actively supporting a ballot measure.
Owens also rejected Bolick's contention that the lack of formal recognition of the Tea Party makes Wickberg's wear at a polling place acceptable within the law.
"It doesn't say 'party,' it says 'electioneering,' she said.
"People have run (saying) they're affiliated with that philosophy,'' Owens said. "It's political in nature.''
And that, she said, makes wearing that attire forbidden by election laws.
Bolick said he intends to ask Teilborg for an injunction before the Nov. 2 general election.


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Layer Seven DDoS Attacks
What is Layer 7?
The process of sending and receiving data from one host to another, data encapsulation, is possible due to the existence of a seven layer protocol suite […]
Estonia: To Blackout an Entire Country – Part 2
General Security
IV. Attack Targets & Impact
The main targets appear to be information distribution channels owned either by the Estonian government, or the private and business sector web portals. They specifically […]
Estonia: To Black Out an Entire Country – part one
General Security
The cyber-attacks that befell Estonia in 2007 is a case much discussed and underrated at the same time. Many tend to ignore the eloquent fact that this incident represents […]
U.S. Cyber Policy – Course and Legal Aspects
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Fitting cyber attacks to jus ad bellum — Consequence-based approachPart III
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There are people from the field of law, and not only, who do not think that everything with fitting […]
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The consequence-based duo tests
The focus of this contribution is placed on two tests which employ the consequence-based approach that, in turn, aims to categorize cyber attacks as a use/threat […]
Fitting cyber attacks to jus ad bellum — Consequence-based approach Part I
General Security
Introductory presentation
While still reviewing the instrument-based theory, there was a slight allusion at some point that oftentimes from practical reasons the gravity of acts occurring in the international medium […]
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General Security
1. Criticism and Possible Flaws of Consequence-Based Approach and Seven-Factor Test
There are people from the field of law, and not only from that field, who do not think that […]
Fitting cyber attacks to jus ad bellum — Target-based approach
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The target-based is the second approach that theorists and practitioners use to tuck cyber warfare into the unfitting law framework that jus ad bellum represents, at least concerning […]
Fitting cyber attacks to jus ad bellum — Instrument-based approach
General Security
The coming of new technologies is challenging to many fields of human activity. In particular, there is a discrepancy between IT and the laws that regulate armed conflicts. […]
Gauss: Between technology and politics
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The purpose of this work is to present the reader research of the Gauss malware platform as one of the ultimate nation-state cyber exploitation toolkit. Like every sensible human […]
GhostNet – Part II
General Security
Behind the GhostNet notion stands an entire international worldwide network of infected computers belonging to places having high political, economic, media, or emblematic importance. One result among many in […]
GhostNet – Part I
General Security
Several years after the revelation of GhostNet, a massive case of cyber exploitation directed mostly against the Tibetan community, in terms of originality, this contribution appears as an interesting […]
The Cyber Exploitation Life Cycle
General Security
For the purposes of this article, the term "cyber exploitation" will represent all the subversive activities that include interstate "breaking and entering" somebody else's computer and network. For further […]
Cyber Exploitation
General Security
Over the past couple of years, cyber exploitation has established a reputation of something more than mere nuisance. The repercussions of these acts are often severe; ranging from a […]
The Attribution Problem in Cyber Attacks
This article examines the problem of attribution of cyber attack from all sides. The attribution of activities carried out through the Internet is extremely difficult and, in many […]
Invoking Article 51 (self-defense) of the UN Charter in Response to Cyber Attacks – II
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Cyber attacks through the perspective of the armed attack notion
A cyber attack cannot rise to the level of an armed attack as prescribed in Article 51 "because it lacks […]
Invoking Article 51 (self-defense) of the UN Charter in Response to Cyber Attacks – I
General Security
Among the series of problems with regard to the legal regulation of cyber attacks is how the self-defense doctrine applies to them. In itself, the self-defense notion was always […]
Using Technology To Enhance Public Safety
General Security
This article is focused on the sport football (or soccer in the USA). Nevertheless, the same technology and security measures can be applied in virtually any other major sports […]
The cyber attacks on Saudi Aramco, RasGas, and U.S. banks in the context of international law
When it was created, the Internet was launched as a classified military experiment, but nowadays it is a widely used tool that has a multitude of purposes. Recent cyber […]


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32 And there was war between Asa and Ba'asha king of Israel all their days. | 32 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns. |
33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Ba'asha the son of Ahi'jah began to reign over all Israel at Tirzah, and reigned twenty-four years. | 33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned twenty-four years. |
34 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jerobo'am and in his sin which he made Israel to sin. | 34 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, walking in the ways of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit. |
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Sounds absolutely wonderful, a great followup to your previous album!Arve
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Is he the father of the child or not? Is she lying about all the accusations she is laying on him? All these questions are the order of the day on Trisha. The show has DNA tests and lie detectors in almost every episode so it should be fun to see who is caught out growing the Pinocchio nose.
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For more than a decade, a posse of girls spent Friday nights indoors with no plans but TV and each other's company. But when one of them is promoted they discover there is a whole big world out there. It's sort of like the one time when kids have the house to themselves when their parents are away: messy.
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What does an incredible internationally renowned chef cook at home? You are about to find out as Gordon Ramsay takes us to his personal home space and demonstrates how he strips down cooking to the basics. It may be minimal, but it is still all too mouthwatering.
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Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Chief Executive Wasim Khan MBE has been an extremely busy man and is loving every minute of his new job.
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Leicestershire's bowlers showed tremendous character to restrict leaders Worcestershire to 317-9 on the first day of the LV=CC game at New Road.
Worcestershire captain Daryl Mitchell moved to 1,000 first-class runs for the summer and opening partner Rich Oliver also looked in good touch as the hosts raced to 163-0 after 38 overs.
Once Oliver fell lbw to James Sykes for 78, things started to go pear-shaped for Worcestershire, who were 154-9 in the 61 overs of play that followed as County stuck to their task.
Leading wicket-taker Nathan Buck (17-2-62-3) led the charge by picking up 3-1 in the space of 11 balls in the afternoon session while Sykes also claimed a trio of victims.
Dan Redfern picked up two useful wickets and although Jigar Naik did not end with a wicket to his name, the off-spinner gave Leicestershire some much-needed control in his 31 accurate overs.
Josh Cobb can also be pleased with his day. The captain made intelligent bowling changes, including some end switching, and also kept the batsmen on their toes with field placings that were both unconventional and thoughtful.
There was one change to the side that lost to Kent as Leicestershire opted to play two spinners on a placid pitch, Sykes coming in for all-rounder Ben Raine.
The toss went against the team, and the leaders would have been delighted to bat first with mystery spinner Saeed Ajmal in their line-up for the last time before linking up with Pakistan.
For Ajmal to get the best opportunity to shine, the Pears needed runs on the board and Mitchell and Oliver provided a perfect platform. Seven boundaries arrived as Worcestershire progressed to 51-0 after 12 overs, with Oliver looking particularly strong behind point.
To indicate how sedate the surface was, Sykes (22-2-72-3) had been called into action from the Diglis End to bowl the 11th over. Naik (31-11-80-0) was introduced alongside the slow left armer after an hour's play.
Oliver swept Sykes to the fence before a Mitchell cut off Naik just had enough to kiss the rope. Charlie Shreck (13-4-49-1) came on for a second spell in place of Sykes and Oliver pulled powerfully towards the Ladies' Pavilion to collect another four.
A glance off Naik brought Oliver a further boundary and a drive for two later in the 24th over took the former Shropshire captain to a 63-ball 50. Mitchell cut away for two during that over to take the stand into three figures.
Oliver cut and drove fours in the 25th over and he went on to glance and punch away to record further fours. Mitchell cut for four to register his half-century from the 106th ball faced and he moved into four figures with a single off the last ball before lunch, his 54th of the innings. Worcestershire went in on 133 without loss.
Naik and Sykes bowled in tandem after the interval, and Naik was unfortunate to see Mitchell edge either side of Greg Smith at slip to collect a two and a four. The openers tried to unsettle the slow men; Oliver drove to the ropes and Mitchell struck three fours in the space of seven balls, including two clean hits over mid-on.
Sykes landed a key blow by pinning Oliver lbw on the sweep and that started a purple patch for County, who claimed 6-63 in 25 overs. Tom Fell (18, 50b) twice drove for four but an inspired bowling change did the trick. Redfern (8-1-20-2) had bowled an over before lunch and he returned to find Mitchell's edge with the first ball of his second offering, Niall O'Brien completing the dismissal to end the captain's fine knock of 90 (150b).
A fine bowling partnership developed between Naik and Buck, with the latter bowler unfortunate to see nine scored off two consecutive balls given Alexei Kervezee (12, 28b) picked up five courtesy of overthrows. Fell cut the next delivery down to the third man boundary.
The seamer kept his cool and brought County right back into the game. The first bonus point was recorded as Fell opted to leave a Buck delivery that came back to clip the off stump. Buck then bowled another jaffa to have Kervezee caught at the wicket, and the paceman took a wicket for a third consecutive over when castling Ben Cox (0, 2b).
Naik had done a fine holding job from the New Road End but Kohler-Cadmore hit a four and three through the off-side in his 20th over. A double change followed in the form of Sykes and Redfern, and the golden arm of the off-spinner struck again as Joe Leach (7, 22b) missed one that turned sharply.
Worcestershire were now 226-6 and added two more runs before tea. There was a tight start after the interval from Naik and Rob Taylor (8-1-24-0) before Kohler-Cadmore and Shaaiq Choudhry started to open up. Choudhry swept behind square for four and Kohler-Cadmore thrice drove with elan to the cover boundary before tickling a four down to fine leg.
The score was 262-6 after 80 overs and the new ball was not taken immediately. Naik and Sykes bowled from the opposite ends for the first time, and the decision to delay the new cherry was vindicated. After Kohler-Cadmore (41, 95b) launched into another neat drive off Naik, Sykes had the batsman lbw on the back foot.
Choudhry (40 not out, 107b) swept and pulled to pick up a brace of fours off Sykes before the bowler struck for a third time as Naik took a terrific catch at slip to dismiss Jack Shantry (0, 10b).
Choudhry flicked a full toss from Naik through square leg for four, and the new ball was claimed after 94 overs. Worcs picked up a third batting point in the following over through an Ajmal single.
Ajmal (20, 29b) struck Buck over mid-off and mid-on with respective shots that went for four and six but Shreck ended the stand of 32 as the spinner edged to O'Brien. Charlie Morris (1*, 7b) joined Choudhry and the duo saw their team through to the close.


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'Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik': A Conversation 20 Years Later
Did you truly hear two future stars back then?
I was just really enjoying the music. You knew when you heard it that this would not be your last time hearing from them. Like even you hear "Funky Ride"––I had never heard an interlude on an album like that before. You may have got that from a DJ Quik album when he would do "Quik's Groove" but for a funky ass song like that to just pop up in the middle of the album with neither of the two rapping on it, just this guy named Sleepy Brown singing on it, it's like this sounds great. Just the way that those guys presented the music you knew this wouldn't be the last time you heard them. Even how the album is on a funk soul vibe then they end it with that alien voice. It's like, Where the hell did that come from? Then two years later, ATLiens come out. So they were ahead of their time.
It was even interesting listening to them perform verses from the first album like "Hootie Hoo" where the girl called Dre claiming he got her pregnant and he hangs up on her. Here he is today a very involved father to Seven. But something else I noticed on that first album was that Dre seemed very angry.
I was thinking about that just the other day. With the Coachella show, all these old photos kept popping up. Mind you these are photos I had already seen, whether at Stankonia [Studios] or around Big. But now when you look at them it's like Wow, they're not smiling in any of these photos. They ain't smilng on the press photos. They ain't smiling on the album cover, not inside. Kind of makes sense because they definitely sounded angry.
This is probably a little of both but I couldn't tell if it was them articulating the frustration of being in your late teens in the hood and on the brink of adulthood or if it was We're from the A and every rapper from New York to L.A. got a scowl on their face so we can't look happy. We gotta look hardcore.
[Laughs] Yeah, probably a little of both.
Even though it felt like they definitely had something to prove to rap purists, it was still with their own sound so there was balance to appreciate. But at the end of the day those two bust. I wasn't so much a "Players Ball" fan. "Southernplayalistic…" was what fell me in love with OutKast. The track alone is just gorgeous and then Big and Dre are murdering. Dre's playing around with flows; his last verse was crazy––"…it ain't brail but it's bumpin.'"
[Laughs] Yeah! That shit was fire!
He was killing. Getting back to them having their own identity, I loved how Big Boi…he didn't throw a jab at the West Coast, but he separated himself with "See juice and gin used to be my friend from the beginning/now I'm just a player sippin' sauce every now and then." It's like last year was all Snoop and the year before The Chronic, but now it's about the south. Even being from New York I had to appreciate that. Even to this day.
Yeah I always felt like I saw something in the way they released the videos. With "Player's Ball" it was like OK they letting y'all know this is how we talk, how we dress, this is where we hang, this is what we do. Then when that "Southernplayalistic…" came out it was almost like they were holding their nuts like Yeah nigga! We here now. This is our shit. We coming to take it over. By the time they dropped "Git Up Git Out" it was like, Well shit, we gonna bring our homeboys too. Now what?
They knew what they doing. They were speaking directly to their peers. You may be from Houston, you may be from Compton or Queens, but if you're 18 you're trying to graduate or get into college or you know you're not going to college and your parents holla'n yo ass need a job. You either need to make the grade or some money and that was universal. I don't know if that was by design or just articulating their experience, but everyone who succeeds receives a bit of fortune and timing is everything. They were fortunate enough that their message was an evergreen topic.
That was all that they knew to present. They were fresh out of high school. It wasn't a time when everything was scrutinized. They weren't 25-years-old in the studio saying "What are we gonna say to relate to these kids coming out of high school?" This is before folks would say this is a young man's sport and you gotta rap like this to appeal to them. That's all they knew up to that point. There was nothing to sell. That's what really connected to the people.


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I enjoyed making this recipe - found the corn tortillas too small to hold much - the 2nd time I made it I used large green tortillas - used regular paprika - just chipotle sauce
I really liked this recipe but only gave it 3 forks since I modified the slaw. After reading other reviews I increased the cilantro and lime and used mayo istead of oil (in eastern North Carolina slaw is always made with mayo !). I'll make this one again for sure.
Quite possibly the best taco recipe I've made, and I've made a few. I thought the slaw was excellent and the chipotle cream was fabulous on top. The only change I made was to leave out the zucchini - didn't have any.
Yum! I used fresh sage as suggested. I was pleasantly surprised by the interesting combination of flavors.
Four forks with a couple minor modifications. I used chipotle powder instead of paprika. I though zucchini was inappropriate for this dish; I used two red peppers instead. I used flour tortillas and added guacamole.
A big hit at our house. Nicely spicy for us. Did not have the smoked paprika, used half-sharp Hungarian that I had on hand. Will make again!


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A fresh protest has broken out in the
capital of China's volatile Xinjiang region, with a large group of
protesters blocking a main road in a stand-off with security
The demonstration comes two days after at least 156 people were
killed in ethnic violence in Urumqi.
The latest clash Tuesday came in front of a group of reporters
who were being taken around the city to see the aftermath of
Sunday's riots, when hundreds of vehicles and shops were attacked.
About 200 Uighurs, some screaming that their husbands and
children had been arrested, blocked a road. Riot police were at one
end of the road and paramilitary police were at the other end.
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What's happening around Saratoga.
Monthly Archive for August, 2007
Death by Volvo
Nothing like almost getting hit by a car to get your blood pumping. Leigh and I were crossing Broadway in front of Wheat Fields (at Caroline Street) on a stop over to Saratoga Coffee Traders. Cars were packed into the intersection, obstructing the crosswalk. As we crossed (we had the walk sign), a woman in […]
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For a good cause
A fundraiser is set for Tuesday to assist father-of-three Robert O'Connell in his battle with cancer. O'Connell, 35, was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that occurs in or around tendons and certain joints, in 2005. The cancer formed in his leg and has moved to his lungs. O'Connell lives in the […]
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Whitney gala
I've been working as a reporter in this area for 5 years, but I had never covered the Whitney Gala until this weekend. I volunteered to see what the party was all about and because I figured Marylou only has so many of these left in her. I can tell you she's going strong, and […]
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Fasig-Tipton tonight
The annual yearling sale begins tonight, and it's always fun to go scope out the crowd shelling out millions for the next Bernardini or Funny Cide. Although its invite-only to get a seat, spectators can stand outside the pavilion and watch the auction. (Photo from last year's sale courtesy of TU photographer James Goolsby)
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Spa City shout out in the NY Times
The New York Times featured Saratoga Springs in its Day Trip section of the Travel section Friday. Here's a link to the story: It provides a good overview on what to do in a day in Saratoga, including mentions of the Auto Museum, the track, east side neighborhood, mineral springs and a stop at Maestro's.
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Saratoga Springs soup kitchen
Most soup kitchens see hunger skyrocket around certain holidays. But in the city, need rises in the summer, when the number of backstretch workers at Saratoga Race Course increases dramatically. Many of the mostly foreign workers can't afford to buy hot meals in the city on the wages they earn. So the […]
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Funny Cide Retirement Party
Nostalgia should drip from the grandstand and clubhouse on Friday, Aug. 10 at Saratoga Race Course, where hometown hero Funny Cide will be honored with a day-long retirement party. The first New York-bred to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes will attend the party in his honor, and fans will be treated to a […]
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The view from the top
At the track, there are two levels of reporters. Those who can go in the press box, like these guys, and those who can't (like us bloggers). We were fortunate enough to swing a tour from Jarboe and Wilkin of the press box and the box's roof, where the real reporters watch the races. So […]
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Saratoga Faces: Ian Klepetar
Ian Klepetar is on a mission to make the world bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly. The graduate of Saratoga High School is now 29 and teaching English as a second language to students in southern Argentina. But he's back in town this month to help organize the third annual Saratoga Derby – A Community 5K Run & […]
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Iraqi troops, insurgents battle for Tikrit
The Iraqi military offensive to retake Tikrit, the provincial capital of Salahaddin province, appears to have suffered its first setback as the military withdrew troops from the city after heavy fighting.
The Iraqi troops pulled back from much of Tikrit after a ground offensive, which started yesterday, "met stiff resistance" from insurgent forces in the city, the BBC reported. The insurgent alliance includes the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, and the Naqshbandi Army, a collection of former Baathists and ostensible Islamists intent on reestablishing Sunni dominance.
Several armored columns of Iraqi forces entered Tikrit yesterday from the south. Heavy fighting was reported at the provincial council building, Saddam's Hussein's presidential palace, Tikrit University, and elsewhere.
The news of the withdrawal from Tikrit comes one day after Iraqi military officials boasted that they "routed" the fighters, and had "complete success in clearing ISIS from the city, with some militant commanders among the 60 killed."
Iraqi forces are said to have withdrawn to the town of Dijla near Tikrit to regroup.
Insurgents are reported to have heavily seeded the road south from Tikrit to the city of Samarra, which represents the edge of control northward for the Iraqi government, with IEDs, or improvised explosive devices.
The toll of the fighting, which began on June 27 when Iraqi forces air assaulted into Tikrit University, has yet to be fully disclosed. A twitter account of an ISIS supporter, who reported 24 hours ago that "the Safavids [Iranian Shia] retreat 75 KMs away from Tikrit," claimed that 400 prisoners were taken, three helicopters were shot down, and 45 mechanized vehicles were destroyed. The report could not be confirmed.
At least one Iraqi helicopter was shot down during the June 27 air assault at the university, and another may have been damaged badly enough to not be able to leave the ground. Iraqi forces are said to have taken up positions at the university and a nearby base formerly called Camp Speicher by US forces. It is unclear if Iraqi forces remain at the two locations north of Tikrit.
ISIS and its allies seized control of Tikrit on June 11 after its forces captured Mosul to the north and pushed southward. Much of Anbar, Diyala, Ninewa, and Salahaddin provinces remain beyond the control of the Iraqi government, which is struggling to regroup its military after nearly two divisions of troops as well as police and border forces melted away or were defeated.
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Posted by m3fd2002 at June 29, 2014 11:33 AM ET:
I find it a bit ironic that twitter post might be more reliable than Iraqi military officials, although I do miss "Baghdad Bob". I saw one report that an Iraqi official said that most of the IED's planted along the entrances of Tikrit have been detonated. That might have some validity, but the result of those detonations might something the Iraqi military official doesn't want to talk about.
Posted by Alex at June 29, 2014 1:29 PM ET:
I think this shows though the caution needed when reading MSM sources. Didn't the normally reliable Wall Street Journal report a couple weeks back that Tikrit got cleared, with the help of Quds Force? It's very hard to see through this fog of war.
Posted by blert at June 29, 2014 7:18 PM ET:
Tikrit has the potential to become a very, very bloody fight.
1) Iranian shock troops
2) M1A1/ M1A2 tanks
3) Su 25 ground attack jets
4) It, Tikrit, stands in the way of Baghdad's recovery of the route to Balad air base -- a strategic asset.
All of which points towards this being a win-or-die proposition for Malki's faction.
IF -- and it's a big if -- the Shi'ite faction can isolate Tikrit... don't be surprised if an artillery driven offensive hits the city.
It doesn't have any particularly strategic assets in its own right. Turning the whole area into rubble would be consistent with Soviet and Iranian battle tactics.
Artillery dominated tactics are a strain on logistics. The Russians may provide all of the technical support required.
(D30 -- 122mm howitzers come to mind)
Now that the blood is up, I'd expect just about anything is on the table.
Posted by Lisa at June 29, 2014 9:03 PM ET:
If this is so, you now have a state that sponsors terrorism. In other words, you can attack that state with so much force that they will wish they had never ever messed with us. You would have to accept the fact that there will be innocent people killed but it is the only way because you cannot win a guerilla war and you cannot convince them that their form of religion is wrong and you never will.
That is, if everybody is telling the truth and the intell is good.
Posted by Mike E at June 29, 2014 11:09 PM ET:
It's still unclear that the bayji refinary was ever taken by ISIS but the BBC reported that it was. As with the Tikrit situation, it's very hard to believe much of what is reported.
Posted by Nick at June 30, 2014 12:06 AM ET:
Why did the IA decide to retake Tikrit, besides its symbolic importance to the former regime? There are probably easier confidence targets that they could have gone after first.
Posted by bobbyd89 at June 30, 2014 1:41 AM ET:
Caution needs to be practiced on both sides. Many western media sources were reporting 1,700 soldiers executed when it was around 170. Additionally, many places, including this site, were reporting 4 divisions melted away, while it is somewhere closer to 2 divisions. It seems that the western media still hasn't learned its lesson from its mistakes earlier on in the Iraq War.
Posted by AMac at June 30, 2014 8:04 AM ET:
A number of good links at this short ParaPundit post, ISIS: Self-Funding Like A Mafia.
McClatchy piece on recently-released documents illuminating ISIS revenues.
Al Jazeera article on the Iraqi Army's collapse.
Al Jazeera map and timeline.
ISIS posted YouTube videos showing a column of thousands of captured IA soldiers moving through Mosul -- perhaps more than one. Based on the linked Al Jazeerea account of "ghost soldiers" in the IA, Baghdad may have no good estimates of the number of soldiers and police actually on duty when Mosul, Bayji, Tikrit, etc. fell. And thus of the number missing. There's been a notable lack of information about their fates -- captured/murdered/escaped to Kurdistan/deserted. Srebrenica redux?
Posted by Rob at July 7, 2014 6:45 PM ET:
Why do they want to take-over Tikrit? In my opinion, its all about the Holly $ and the oil, USA has had its hands in this pot since the get go and is the major influence & cause of all these wars and wants control of the area/s.. its that simple, its not about territory its about money!


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viable? yes? gives nice attack speed with his ult, rapes face on lich bane procs, and has nice mana regen for more spammage. i don't know. never really thought about it, and i never see it used, nor mentioned in any ap sion guide. my core item build usually goes: dorans ring boots 1 sheen boots of mobility (mejai's) lich bane zhonyas if anything, it would probably be best followed after lich bane. thoughts?
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it's good, but it's a waste of an inventory space when you can be putting better items into it. go less AP and more AD imo.
Just plain attack speed isn't going to help his ult much it alreayd grants AS and lifesteal, AD or crit is what it needs. I never build full on AP Sion, so usually I throw in an Atma's blade which gives some armor and a massive damage boost for the gold and the crit burst. I know it does nothing for Sions AP burst combo, and is probably inefficient if you already have a Zhonya's. I just like being able to drop turrets and champs super fast, and pull off crazy combacks with Sions ult. Though you don't get the Rod of Ages in your build, so you probably don't quite have the massive health pool. Nashor's does give you some sweet CDR which you need for an AP build, dunno if I'd delay Zhonya's for it though. And looking at your build you'd benefit more from Magic Pen, Abyssal, or Haunting Guise, or even possibly Madreds. Dunno though, I rarely play AP Sion unless I'm just in the mood to dominate lane.


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CHICAGO - The family of a 49-year-old man who died of a heart attack after a defibrillator on the Chicago Fire engine sent to resuscitate him did not work - because the batteries hadn't been replaced - will receive $3.2 million under a settlement advanced Monday by a City Council committee.
Frederick Partyka, a stationary engineer who worked for the city, was using a snow blower in front of his home in the 2700 block of North New England when he collapsed on Jan. 22, 2005. Partyka's son, a paramedic with the Hillside Fire Department, witnessed the incident, called 911 and administered CPR to his father while waiting for help. When the fire engine arrived at 3:16 p.m., the paramedic found Partyka in ventricular tachycardia, a life-threatening condition.
But when the paramedic attempted to shock Partyka's heart back into rhythm, the defibrillator didn't work, a lawyer for the Partyka family said. The batteries were old and did not hold a charge. When the old batteries were replaced with spare batteries, the defibrillator powered off again, the lawyer said. At 3:22 p.m., an ambulance arrived with a working defibrillator. But it was too late. Partyka was already dead.
"The industry standard required - and the manufacturer recommended - that this particular defibrillator battery had to be replaced every two years," said Susan Schwartz, an attorney representing the Partyka family. "But, on Jan. 22, 2005, no battery had been purchased by the city since October 2000. They didn't properly maintain the batteries for these defibrillators."
During Monday's Finance Committee meeting, First Deputy Corporation Counsel Karen Seimetz told aldermen that the defibrillators used on that day were replaced in March 2005. The new version uses batteries "automatically changed out with the manufacturer every two years," she said. "In the thousands and thousands and thousands of times these defibrillators have been used, this is the first known instance where this has ever occurred," she said.
Under questioning from aldermen, Seimetz acknowledged that no one knows whether a working defibrillator would have saved Partyka. But, she said, "The problem is under the law, if there's any percentage chance that a person could have survived but for the alleged negligence, that's enough to recover [damages]. Even though he had an underlying heart disease, this might have made the difference. There was no damage to the heart on autopsy."