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A Peru man who was found guilty on February 7th after trial was sentenced this morning in Hampden Superior Court. The jury deliberated for about 17 hours over a four day period before returning its verdict against 38 year old ADAM LEE HALL a/k/a LEO MAZOLI.
HALL was found guilty on three (3) counts of MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, three (3) counts of KIDNAPPING and three (3) counts of INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS OR OTHER PERSON. The jury found that HALL kidnapped and then killed 44 year old David Glasser, 58 year old Edward Frampton and 47 year old Robert Chadwell. The three Pittsfield men were last seen at a Pittsfield apartment shared by Glasser and Frampton on August 28, 2011.
HALL was also found guilty on one (1) count of KIDNAPPING, one (1) count of POSSESSION OF A FIREARM DURING THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY and one (1) count of CONSPIRACY, TO WIT: INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS OR OTHER PERSON in connection with a plot to kidnap and intimidate David Glasser on August 14, 2010.
The jury also found HALL guilty of one (1) count of ARMED ROBBERY, one (1) count of ASSAULT AND BATTERY BY MEANS OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON and one (1) count of INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS OR OTHER PERSON. Those charges stem from an incident in Peru involving David Glasser which occurred on July 21, 2009.
Judge C. Jeffrey Kinder ordered that HALL serve consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on the charges of MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE against David Glasser, Edward Frampton and Robert Chadwell. HALL was given a 12 to 15 year state prison sentence, to be served on and after the life sentence imposed against Robert Chadwell, on one (1) count of ARMED ROBBERY against David Glasser. He was also given an 8 to 10 year state prison sentence, to be served on and after the ARMED ROBBERY, on a KIDNAPPING charge against David Glasser and a sentence of 5 to 7 years, to be served on and after the KIDNAPPING sentence, on the charge of POSSESSION OF A FIREARM DURING THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY. HALL was given concurrent state prison sentences on the other charges.
The investigations were conducted by the Berkshire Detective Unit assigned to the District Attorney's Office and the Pittsfield Police Department. They were assisted by the FBI, the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office and members of the Berkshire County Drug Task Force.


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More than eight million households will be £1,330 better off on average next year after benefiting from tax cuts, according to Treasury figures rushed out by the Liberal Democrats. The release of the official analysis by Danny Alexander, the Lib Dem chief secretary to the Treasury, was likened by one source to a "smash and grab raid" on the Tories' election campaign. It is intended to overshadow David Cameron's announcement of the Conservative's tax-cutting manifesto today as the coalition partners battle for position on the issue. Nurses, care workers and teachers are among those most likely to have benefited from the coalition's signature policy of raising the personal tax allowance threshold, according to the document. The Treasury figures also include a regional breakdown of those benefiting and projections showing who will benefit most under plans, supported by both government parti
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Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Brian Roberts went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs batted in, as the Baltimore Orioles got past the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Camden Yards.
Oscar Salazar finished with a pair of hits, including a solo homer for Baltimore, which has won four of five and heads into the All-Star break in last place in the AL East with a record of 40-48.
Dave Trembley was back managing the team after serving a two-game suspension by Major League Baseball for his actions in a game on Tuesday night in Seattle.
Brad Bergesen (6-3) took the win after allowing two runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander walked two and fanned three. George Sherrill pick up his 20th save of the season with a perfect ninth inning.
Marco Scutaro and David Dellucci knocked in the runs for the Blue Jays, who have dropped five of six and have won only three times in the last 15 games overall. They sit at 44-46, good for fourth place in the AL East heading into the All-Star break.
Manager Cito Gaston was back with the club after missing the last two games while attending his sister's funeral services.
Marc Rzepczynski (0-1), who was making only his second big league start, was saddled with the loss after going six innings. The young lefty surrendered five hits, three runs, struck out five and walked three.
Home plate umpire Ron Kulpa left in the bottom of the third inning after taking a foul ball off the mask in the bottom of the second. He was replaced by Dale Scott.
Baltimore broke through for a pair of runs in the third. Roberts laced a double to center that brought home Cesar Izturis, then later in the inning Nick Markakis lined an RBI base hit to right.
Salazar's solo homer to left with one out in the sixth gave the O's a three- run cushion.
Lyle Overbay led off the top of the seventh with a double and scored on Dellucci's double. Raul Chavez then singled to put runners on first and third with one away. Scutaro's sacrifice fly to center drew the Blue Jays to within 3-2. Danys Baez took the mound for Bergesen and retired Aaron Hill to end the inning.
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Catesby Denison grew up in Alexandria and attended North Carolina State University, graduating in May with a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation & tourism management.
Denison currently lives in Caswell County, N.C., and is spending the summer working at the Danville Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department supervising the outdoor adventure camp program.
Denison said she hopes to find full-time employment in the area when the internship is complete.
"I'd really like to stay here," Denison said, saying she has remained involved with non-profits in the region, including the Conservation Fund in Chapel Hill, N.C., where she did a full-time internship last summer and continues in a part-time capacity.
Denison said she hopes to work with more non-profits during her internship with the foundation, and is looking forward to being involved in a variety of projects.
Samanthe Tiver, from Lumberton, N.J., is a graduate of William & Mary, and was one of DRF's eight summer interns in 2010.
Tiver earned a bachelor's degree in economics with a minor in mathematics. She examined an evaluation of nonprofit organizations in Virginia and North Carolina for her senior honors research.
Tiver was recognized as the college's most outstanding economics graduate and earned the Frederic Carr Memorial Cup for exemplary leadership, scholar and character.
Wendi Everson, DRF's program officer, said Denison will likely work on the River District Festival and other projects and Tiver will work on education and economic development efforts.
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Kinda sounding like Kent State. Sounds like Erwin wants blood and/or obedience at any cost.
"Approximately 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, Capitol Police observed a group who were marching, chanting and shouting in the Capitol rotunda. The Capitol Police received a noise complaint from workers inside the Capitol building regarding the extreme noise. At approximately 2:00 p.m., the officers approached a female who was identified as the leader to cite her for disorderly conduct and no permit. While the officers attempted to talk with the female, another member of the group interfered with the conversation."
Well YEAH, to call 911 EMT for help!!
"The officers gave him a verbal warning, which he did not follow. He was subsequently arrested for disorderly conduct and also resisted arrest. During the incident, the female had a medical emergency unrelated to the detention and was transported to a local hospital for medical attention."
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Morgan Management LLC plans to buy a parcel of land along South Avenue behind Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and build a 100-unit luxury apartment complex overlooking the Genesee River.
A project site plan envisions a $20 million building covering much of the property from the popular eatery to a ramp to eastbound I-490 and extending to South Avenue over the eastern entrance of the former Rochester subway tunnel.
The proposed three-story, W-shaped structure would include an underground parking garage on its eastern side by the entrance to the historic subway tunnel.
The Genesee Riverway Trail would run between the complex and the river, through a promenade in front of the building.
Morgan Management expects to have formal applications ready for city approval in two weeks. The company has the property under contract, subject to city approvals.
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The nunciature cited "post-surgery complications," in the announcement, adding that the 73 year-old archbishop has been placed on assisted ventilation "to attempt recovery of his lung function."
Don Clemmer, assistant director of media relations at the U.S. bishops' conference, told CNA on July 25 that the nunciature's statement is the only one being released on the archbishop's condition at this time.
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To support the Bearded Ladies Cabaret in the development of Andy: A Popera - an interactive, Pop-Up opera inspired by the life and legacy of Andy Warhol
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To support a site-specific installation by renowned German artist Katharina Grosse, which will transform a five-mile stretch of the Northeast Corridor Rail Line in Philadelphia.
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4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and [thus] were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers' houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers' houses, eight. | 4 A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar's descendants than among Ithamar's, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar's descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar's descendants. |
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You may remember the movie points from last year the world's smallest stop-frame animation, taken using a Nokia N8 with a macro lens? When it came out doing that achievement, the only way was up. Gulp, the successor of points, created by the same team at Aardman Animation, and Wieden + Kennedy, joined N8s suspended from a crane on a beach and sand sculptures used to tell the story of a fisherman in their daily catch.
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Its not a trail pic but its kinda funny its a long story how i ended up with the wheels and tires but i threw 2 on the front for a little photo shoot dont worry i didnt drive around on them or anything.
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Man that is great.........I like it........lol :D Pretty damn funny.
man i like the front tires better! haha just kiddin'... :D ... the new tires and wheels look sweet
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Kudos to police and MnDOT First drivers who cleared a two-vehicle crash on southbound Hwy. 169 at Medicine Lake Road in near record time. The crash blocking both the left and right lanes was there only a couple minutes.
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Two crashes on eastbound 394 have cleared, but traffic continues to bunch up from General Mills Blvd. to downtown Minneapolis.
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Wide-format Color Printers--Riding the (Tidal) Wave of Profits
March 1998Big Opportunities
As wide-format business grows to gargantuan proportions, so does the sea of possibilities. In an ocean of opportunity, applications are limited only by the user's imagination.
Some of these applications are revolutionizing the fields they're being used in. For example, Media Works is taking its products into the courtroom, where huge, full-color graphics are being used by attorneys to emphasize evidence.
"Graphics help drive a point home to the jury," says Dietsch, who does similar work for engineers, turning proposals into public presentations.
Nebraska Printing Center is also involved in a unique wide-format application: rotating signage. (You know, those signs that surround the court in athletic arenas and change advertisers every few minutes?) NPC makes the signage for a client who builds the rotating equipment, which, notes Stewart, is being used in collegiate arenas across the U.S.
As applications expand, wide-format is taking the country by storm. And printers that haven't invested in the technology may be left out in the rain, says MT&G's Stockman: "Wide-format is definitely a technology that if the competition has it, you need it, too. We didn't want to miss the boat."
Word is getting around about WFP, and that word is becoming the printer's best friend (via repeat customers). It's also a printer's best sales and marketing tool (via new customers). Wide-format's ability to produce high-quality products at a relatively inexpensive price is a testimonial in itself. "Wide-format is selling itself," says Dietsch. "It's blowing the customers away."
"You can't be all things to all people," says Stockman, "but with wide-format printing, you come pretty darn close."
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Hissss (also known as Nagin: The Snake Woman) is an independent co-production between the USA and India, directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch. The film, based on the legend of Nga, is about a snake woman whose mate is captured by an American hunter. The snake woman decides to take revenge on the hunter. George States played by Jeff Douchette an American traveler comes to jungles of India and captures her mate. She transforms into a stunning attractive woman (Mallika Sherawat) who is not aware about the civilization and ventures into the city in desperate search of her lover.
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Hi - Can a recipe for refrigerator pickles (hot or cold pack straight to refrigerator) be canned? I'd like to make a bigger batch for preserving. Can I just follow the same recipe and BWB can them? Thanks! |
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It's hard to generalize without looking at a specific recipe, but speaking generally the answer is No. Refrigerator pickles frequently have a lower ratio of vinegar to water and would not be safely shelf-stable if canned. In fact, some refrigerator pickle recipes have been pulled by Extension agencies because even with refrigeration there was the risk of listeria. With the many many safe-canning recipes available, there's no benefit in canning one designed for refrigeration. Beyond that, if refrigerating a recipe, be sure that it's one that follows current guidelines. Carol |
Agree with Carol. Many of the old 'family recipes' for fridge pickles are no longer considered safe because of listeria - a bacteria no one knew about in Grandma's and Mama's day - so make sure you are using a safe recipe. And I don't think you would like the effect processing would have on most fridge pickle recipes even it is was safe to do so. It tends to make them go soft or mushy. Dave |
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Kuretake No. 13 + this item = Kuretake No. 40/50. Confirmed.
Requires a light touch to get the full benefit and would be better for someone who has experience with brush pens. I've tried a bunch of synthetics but this one is pretty special. The sable hair tip has a much wider range of line widths than the No. 13's - really, it's a night and day difference. I use it with the platinum converter with some Noodler's "Heart of Darkness" - it's a solid combination. 3 people found this helpful
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This was one of my first brush pens and I'm glad it was - it provides a very
good introduction to what is possible with a brush pen.
The tip is hard and sharp but becomes slightly more pliable after some use. Excellent line variation is possible (very fine detail to a nice thick line) and it is easier to control than standard brush pens (e.g. Pentel Pocket) due to its hardness. My single reservation is that on some paper, I wish the ink was slightly darker and I also wish it held up better to erasing. After some research and experimentation, I have discovered that the right paper makes all the difference (Borden & Riley Paris Bleedproof Paper For Pens - is quite expensive but superb for all of my ink-related illustrations - and wonderful with this pen). 4 people found this helpful
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I purchased one of these a while ago and I must say: this is the best brush pen
I have used. This is vs. the following pens which I have also purchased: PENTEL
XGFKP-A, KURETAKE DT140-13C, TOMBOW GCD-111, and PENTEL XFL2L (each is a jetpens
product code).
Even though this pen doesn't have nearly as many glowing reviews as the Pentel Pocket Brush Pen [PENTEL XGFKP-A] has (as of 6/18/2010), it's performance is far superior. The flow of the ink can be increased by squeezing the soft, plastic ink cartridge that makes up most of this pen's length. This allows one to make very thin, fully-saturated lines by squeezing the cartridge before drawing and allowing the brush tip to become fully wet with ink. With a steady hand, the tip provides great line control with a wide range of thicknesses that make brush pens such a pleasure to use. Another plus is that there is a wide range of ink cartridge colors available when the ink runs out (although as of the time of this review, jetpens only carries black). If there is one issue with the pen, it's that it may be considered a tad too long for some (maybe an inch longer than the Pentel Pocket Brush) but if this is not a problem for you, you've just found an amazing brush pen. 2 people found this helpful
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Swedish is a Germanic language related to Danish and Norwegian but different in pronunciation and orthography. English is by far the leading foreign language, particularly among students and those under age 50.
Sweden has an extensive child-care system that guarantees a place for all young children from 2-6 years old in a public day-care facility. From ages 7-16, children attend compulsory comprehensive school. After completing the ninth grade, 90% attend upper secondary school for either academic or technical education.
Swedes benefit from an extensive social welfare system that provides for childcare and maternity and paternity leave, a ceiling on health care costs, old-age pensions, and sick leave among other benefits. Parents are entitled to a total of 12 months' paid leave between birth and the child's eighth birthday, with one of those months reserved specifically for the father. A ceiling on health care costs makes it easier for Swedish workers to take time off for medical reasons.
In the 16th century, Gustav Vasa fought for an independent Sweden and crushed an attempt to restore the Kalmar Union and laid the foundation for modern Sweden. At the same time, he broke with the Catholic Church and established the Reformation. During the 17th century, after winning wars against Denmark, Russia, and Poland, Sweden-Finland (with scarcely more than 1 million inhabitants) emerged as a great power. Its contributions during the Thirty Years War under Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus) determined the political as well as the religious balance of power in Europe. By 1658, Sweden ruled several provinces of Denmark as well as what is now Finland, Ingermanland (in which St. Petersburg is located), Estonia, Latvia, and important coastal towns and other areas of northern Germany.
Russia, Saxony-Poland, and Denmark-Norway pooled their power in 1700 and attacked the Swedish-Finnish empire. Although the young Swedish King Karl XII (also known as Charles XII) won spectacular victories in the early years of the Great Northern War, his plan to attack Moscow and force Russia into peace proved too ambitious; he fell in battle in 1718. In the subsequent peace treaties, the allied powers, joined by Prussia and England-Hanover, ended Sweden's reign as a great power.
Sweden suffered further territorial losses during the Napoleonic wars and was forced to cede Finland to Russia in 1809. The next year, the Swedish King's adopted heir, French Marshal Bernadotte, was elected Crown Prince as Karl Johan by the Riksdag. In 1813, his forces joined the allies against Napoleon. The Congress of Vienna compensated Sweden for its lost German territory through a merger of the Swedish and Norwegian crowns in a dual monarchy, which lasted until 1905, when it was peacefully dissolved at Norway's request.
Sweden's predominantly agricultural economy shifted gradually from village to private farm-based agriculture during the Industrial Revolution, but this change failed to bring economic and social improvements commensurate with the rate of population growth. About 1 million Swedes emigrated to the United States between 1850 and 1890.
The 19th century was marked by the emergence of a liberal opposition press, abolition of guild monopolies in trade and manufacturing in favor of free enterprise, taxation and voting reforms, the installation of a national military service, and the rise in the electorate of three major party groups--Social Democratic, Liberal, and Conservative.
During and after World War I, in which Sweden remained neutral, the country benefited from the worldwide demand for Swedish steel, ball bearings, wood pulp, and matches. Postwar prosperity provided the foundations for the social welfare policies characteristic of modern Sweden. Foreign policy concerns in the 1930s centered on Soviet and German expansionism which stimulated abortive efforts at Nordic defense cooperation. Sweden followed a policy of armed neutrality during World War II and currently remains non-aligned.
The unicameral Riksdag has 349 members, popularly elected every 4 years and is in session generally from September through mid-June.
Sweden is divided into 22 counties and 288 municipalities. Each county (lan) is headed by a governor appointed by the central government. Each has a popularly elected council with the power of taxation, and each council has particular responsibility for education, public transportation, health, and medical care. Elected municipal councils are headed by executive committees roughly analogous to the boards of commissioners found in some U.S. cities.
Swedish law, drawing on Germanic, Roman, and Anglo-American law, is neither as codified as in France and other countries influenced by the Napoleonic Code, nor as dependent on judicial practice and precedents as in the United States. Legislative and judicial institutions include, in addition to the Riksdag, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court, the Labor Court, Commissions of Inquiry, the Law Council, District Courts and Courts of Appeal, the Chief Public Prosecutor, the Bar Association, and ombudsmen who oversee the application of laws with particular attention to abuses of authority.
Sweden maintains an embassy in the U.S. at 1501 M St., NW Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: 202-467-2600
Consulates General are in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. There are also consulates in 31 other U.S. cities. Call the embassy for locations and telephone numbers.
The Social Democratic party, which took 45.3% of the vote in the 1994 election, has been in power more often than any other political party but has lost some of its public support during 1996-1997 in response to reductions in social benefits and the size of the public sector. The base of the party is blue-collar workers, intellectuals, and public sector employees. It derives much of its power from strong links with the National Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) which represents around 90% of Sweden's blue-collar workers. The party program combines commitment to social welfare programs and government direction of the economy. The party's key challenge today is reducing high unemployment. The Government cooperates closely with the Center Party in the Parliament.
In addition to the Social Democrats, there are six other parties in the Parliament. These are the Moderate Party (22.4%), the Liberal Party (7.2%), the Center Party (7.7%), the Christian Democratic Party (4.1%), the Green Party (5.0%), and the Left Party (6.2%).
The Moderate Party emphasizes personal freedom, free enterprise, and reduction of the public-sector growth rate, while still supporting most of the social benefits introduced since the 1930s. The party also supports a strong defense and Sweden's membership in the European Union. Its voter base is urban business people and professionals, but the party also attracts young voters, main-street shop owners, and, to a modest extent, blue-collar workers.
The Liberal Party's platform is "social responsibility without socialism," which includes a commitment to a free-market economy combined with comprehensive Swedish social welfare programs. Foreign aid and women's equality are also popular issues. The Liberal Party base is mainly centered in educated middle-class voters.
The Center Party maintains close ties to rural Sweden. The main concerns of the Center Party are the elimination of nuclear power and increased centralization of government authority.
The Left Party, formerly the Communist Party, is today a party which expresses some of the traditional values of the social democrats but which is also focused on the environment and opposes Swedish membership in the EU. Their voter base consists mainly of public sector employees, journalists, and former social democrats.
The Green Party is an environmentalist party that attracts young people. The party takes a strong stand against EU membership and wants a new referendum on the issue. The Greens support a phasing-out of nuclear energy in Sweden and hope to replace it with alternative, environmentally friendly energy sources.
The Christian Democrats have their voter base among those who belong to free churches -- Methodists, Baptists, etc. They seek better ethical practices in government and the teaching of traditional values in the schools. They also want to improve care for the elderly and have an extensive family policy program. They strongly support Swedish membership in the EU and the EMU.
On January 1, l995, Sweden became a member of the European Union (EU). While some argued that it went against Sweden's historic policy of neutrality (Sweden had not joined the EU during the Cold War because it was incompatible with neutrality), others viewed the move as a natural extension of the economic cooperation that had been going on since 1972. Sweden addressed this controversy by reserving the right not to participate in any future EU defense alliance. In membership negotiations in 1993-94, Sweden had also reserved the right to make the final decision on whether to join the third stage of the EMU (a common currency and central bank) "in light of continued developments." In a nationwide referendum in November 1994, 52.3% of participants voted for EU membership. Voter turnout was high -- 83.3% of eligible voters voted. In a poll taken in May 1997, however, many Swedes indicated that they were unhappy with Sweden's membership in the EU, and, if given the choice, would not join the EU again. Nevertheless, Sweden actively prepared to participate in the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) that would decide the future of the EU into the 21st century. Main Swedish concerns included winning popular support for EU cooperation, EU enlargement, and strengthening the EU in areas such as economic growth, job promotion, and environmental issues.
The government, with the support of the Center Party, decided in spring 1997 to remain outside of the EMU, at least until 2002.
Sweden is a member of the UN and some of its specialized and related agencies including the World Bank, GATT, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Labor Organization (ILO), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (USESCO), World Health Organization (WHO) and others; EU, European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Council of Europe, and others.
Development in Sweden since the 1970s has been less favorable than in most comparable countries. The country suffered severely from rising oil prices, and its export industries lost market shares. This led to a series of devaluations of the krona -- three times in 1977 for a total of 16%; once in 1981 (10%); and once again in 1982 (16%). In 1982, the Social Democrats returned to power and began a period of economic austerity and industrial recovery.
Industrial recovery in the early 1980s restored the competitiveness of Swedish exports, particularly the booming auto manufacturing sector. Sweden continues to be one of the world's wealthiest countries. Exporting one-third of its GDP, this small country is a strong supporter of free trade. In the latter half of the 1980s, Sweden dismantled a battery of foreign exchange controls, and no capital or exchange controls remain.
In 1990, Sweden entered a recession from which it is gradually recovering. Capacity restrictions on industrial output, a moderate growth rate, and eroding cost competitiveness were largely responsible for the economic downturn. GDP declined by 6% from 1991 to 1993, and unemployment has averaged from 12% to 14%. Since then, major structural reform and depreciation of the Swedish currency ensued, and l996 figures show Swedish businesses are once again competitive. The Swedish economy is largely service oriented, although manufacturing still accounts for 80% of exports. Sweden has had to make economic reforms to bring its economy in line with EU requirements after becoming a member in 1995.
Eighty-seven percent of the Swedish labor force is unionized. For most unions there is a counterpart employers organization for businesses. The unions and employer organizations are independent of both the government and political parties, although the largest federation of unions always has been linked to the largest political party, the Social Democrats. There is no minimum wage, and the wages are set by collective bargaining contracts; non-unionized businesses usually follow these standards. Blue-collar workers are affiliated with the LO, the single national confederation. Two other organizations represent 80% of white-collar salaried employees (TCO) and about 50% of the professionals (SACO/SR). These three unions traditionally engaged in parallel national negotiations with the Swedish Employers Confederation, representing some 37,000 companies in 36 business categories on two central wage agreements, which cover 35% of the labor force and subsequently set the pattern for all wages in Sweden. A National Labor Market Board facilitates worker retraining and mobility.
Sweden participates actively in the United Nations -- including as a member of the Security Council in 1997 and 1998 -- and other multilateral organizations. The strong interest of the Swedish Government and people in international cooperation and peacemaking has been supplemented in the early 1980s by renewed attention to Nordic and European security questions. In January 1995, Sweden became a full member of the European Union after a referendum in late 1994 indicated that 52.3% of participants wanted to join. Sweden became a member, in part due to its increasing isolation outside the economic framework of the Maastricht treaty. It sits as an observer in the Western European Union and is an active member of NATO's Partnership for Peace and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council.
Swedish foreign policy has been the result of a wide consensus. Sweden cooperates closely with its Nordic neighbors, formally in economic and social matters through the Nordic Council of Ministers and informally in political matters through direct consultation.
Swedish governments have not defined nonalignment as precluding outspoken positions in international affairs. Government leaders have favored national liberation movements that enjoy broad support among third world countries, with notable attention to Africa. During the Cold War, Sweden was suspicious of the superpowers, which it saw as making decisions affecting small countries without always consulting those countries. With the end of the Cold War, that suspicion has lessened somewhat, although Sweden still chooses to remain nonaligned. Sweden has devoted particular attention to issues of disarmament, arms control, and nuclear nonproliferation and has contributed importantly to UN and IFOR/SFOR peacekeeping activities.
U.S. direct investment in Sweden in 1994 totaled $2.7 billion The largest investments were in manufacturing, followed by finance and insurance, and wholesale trade.
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The National Centre for Performing Arts in Mumbai played host to a unique synthesis of Odissi and Sri Lanka's Kandyan dance
How often has one not heard Mumbai's art loving groups saying, "Mumbai audiences have no time for classical dance"! Even as dance institutions soldier on bravely, the art form has seemed to exist in the quiet back alleys, the high-profile cultural events of pre-1980 days — with disciples of the late Mahalingam Pillai and Kalyanasundaram Pillai, the late Kelucharan Mohapatra, and Kanak Rele holding sway — seeming to be a feature of the past. Against this backdrop, few would have expected the rousing reception from packed halls that the Odissi-Kandyan combination evoked last week at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai. The event was a week-long residency, hosting Bengaluru's Nrityagram dancers and the Sri Lankan Kandyan dancers of Chitrasena Dance Company, featuring workshops and master classes in both dance disciplines.
There were also a seminar and open discussion forum addressing major issues on "Dance Matters: Content, Context, Core", and performances presenting "Samyoga", an Odissi duet by Surupa Sen and Bijayini Satpathy, and "Samhara: The Braid", a blend of The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and Chitrasena Dance Company, visualised by Surupa Sen. To be part of the enthusiastic vibes from viewers and participants in the delightfully appointed spaces of the magnificent NCPA complex — Tata Theatre, Sea View Room, Little Theatre, Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, Experimental Theatre — was to realise that quality and professionalism cannot fail to evoke a response even from those with a supposedly jaded appetite for dance.
Without months of dedicated effort in understanding the Kandyan dance culture, the language, the movements, the history, the identity and, above all, the rhythmic content and vowels produced on the ghetta bheda drum, to work out something like "Samhara" would have been impossible. The cross-cultural interaction was made to look natural, almost inevitable, so minutely were the details of movement and Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi's brilliantly simple but utterly befitting score worked out. Each form retained its own space and identity without compromising in any way. None of the painstaking research and hard work would have paid off without two delightful Kandyan dancers in Thaji Dias and Mitilani Gunasinghe, who matched the professionalism of the Nrityagram dancers.
Thaji's guru and relative Upeka Chitrasena is the daughter of Kandyan experts, the late Chitrasena and Vajira, who in the 1940s revitalised and codified what was a ritual dance known as Kohomba Kankariya. Since Kandyan dance is performed only to drums, the interaction was in pure nritta accompanied by instrumental music, just movement creating narrative byplays of dice playing amongst friends with all its innocently mischievous interventions. The long-limbed, antenna-like full leg and hand stretches and broad plie and quick torso thrusts of the Kandyan dancer in a jaunty gait, and the tribhanga (threefold) grace of the Odissi trio of Bijoyini, Surupa and Pavitra seemed the ideal foil for each other. Movement tones frequently had a masculine/ feminine complementing thrust. There was intelligent use of levels, and in the raga music set to rhythm the sense of sheer joy pervaded. If the Odissi dancers were like graceful dancing peacocks, the Kandyan dancers — with the Mayura hasta hands on the side and neck thrust upwards — were like the walking mayura (peacocks). Movements contrasted in alternating tones of challenge and invitation, the dancers coming together and dispersing smoothly in magical precision. Surupa's choreographic patterns never became predictable and the element of surprise kept interest alive. And using not just the mellow sounds of the mardala, but also the syllables produced on the more assertively toned Sri Lankan drum with the "Chingada", "Nomgada" and "Kititaka" syllables, the "ukkuta" type of combinations worked out by Surupa and recited by her were indeed impressive.
"Arpana" in Odissi, offering homage to Parvati's supreme power, beauty, compassion and radiance of a thousand suns, followed by the homage to the five elements (the Kandyan dancers also joining in with movements of their Vannama — of elephants, deer etc.) made an arresting start to the programme. The Shiva Tandava Stotram by Bijayini, with Surupa joining in, was brilliant, a single moment representing "Bhujangamalita" going beyond the body seeming to suggest all the expanse of the cosmos represented in Shivahood.
Krishna's repentance in the Jayadeva ashtapadi "Mamiyam chalitaavilokya…", chiding himself for having caused so much anguish to Radha through his wanton flirtations, became an intense interpretation by Surupa, Lynne Fernandez's lighting exquisite as Krishna's brooding figure slowly fades into the darkness, seeming to leave lingering memories of his pain. Uday on the Sri Lankan drum, Shivshankar Satpathy (mardala), Jatin Kumar Sahu (vocal), Sreenivas Satpathy (flute) and Jatin Kunda (violin) in their intensely involved participation contributed fully to the total impact.
Surupa Sen has a deep voice. But for people to hear her compering, she needs to throw her voice out more instead of seeming to talk to herself.
Most encouraging was the special programme mounted for about 800 school children, with demonstrations — the very intelligently devised brick-by-brick build-up of Odissi with Bijayini's explanations evoking quick responses from the youngsters, many reciting the Natya Sastra verse of prayoga of the pataka hasta along with the dancers. The Kandyan technique was similarly demonstrated.
There was a forum talk on dance criticism followed by a brief introduction to the why and wherefore of work done in Nrityagram. Dancers like Parvati Dutta, a path-breaker who through her institution Mahagami has been doing so much research in Kathak and Odissi, taking the dance to people in a place like Aurangabad; Sunjukta Wagh, who's been experimenting with contemporary dance with Kathak as her base; and Vaibhav Arekar, the Bharatanatyam/ theatre artiste, gave insights into their work. Amidst this and crowded classes of eager youngsters and the not-so-young in workshops, one felt that classical dance may well be ready for a new spring.
Keywords: NCPA, Sri Lankan Kandyan dance, Surupa Sen, Chitrasena Dance Company, Pavitra Reddy, Bijoyini Satpathi


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HOUSTON - Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried earned a B- in his first showing of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The judges approved of his authority but downgraded him for creativity.
His first dunk, a 360 off the backboard, wasn't considered clean enough and only earned him 39 of a possible 50 points. However, his between-the-legs dunk after catching it off the backboard packed a wallop and earned him a perfect 50 in the second round.
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Sadly, I did not have a Swing Wing when I was a child but it certainly would've explained a few things. In fact, it looks like one of my stage moves. Why these didn't take off is beyond me. What's swingin' your wing today?
The Spin I'm In:…If It Ain't Got that S'Wing |
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83 Responses to "The Spin I'm In:…If It Ain't Got that S'Wing"
Hey hi howdy Firepups! Caaaaaaan youuuuuu Digg iiiiit? Anybody else want to rush over to Ebay for one of these things?
I want one with longer wings to really get that thing going.
Hey everyone!
Um….I want a Swing Wing. Look at it! :O! Crazy!
Ugh, under the weather here, waiting to go home and crawl in bed.
Rock on without me.
Hey everyone, I'm a little late to the party, but who rally cares!
did the little refresh comments thingy break?
Comments refresh if you enter a new comment OR if you do a hard refresh.
One of my favorite toys when I was a kid were those Klick Klacks. They were taken off of the market because the glass would shatter into people's eyes. Those were the days.
Hi everyone! May your Friday be better than mine.
In response to Donita Sparks @ 5
In fact, it looks like one of my stage moves.
Hehe. I'm sure it doesn't. Admittedly I don't know about everything that you did on stage, but in the bits I got to see you never looked dumb. Eccentric … yes; very strange sometimes … yes; but never dumb. :-)
In response to thormaillet @ 5
Um… I want a Swing Wing. Look at it! :O! Crazy!
I don't know. These things look like the promote neck pain. :-S
I remember those, loved them.
dropped in today after being away for a while and got a great laugh from this, s'wing baby s'wing
They kinda just sold any damn thing to kids in the 60s. This thing is bizarre.
Oh I remember klackers, they were fun
Hi Samson,
Well, my vanity won't let me argue with you on that.
May I ask when you got your first guitar – or is that too personal?
I think it's ingenious parental tool. Like Ritalin you can wear on your head.
Hah! No kidding, that thing I bet kept some kids busy for days and weeks!
That's just a tame head-top version of the twirling pasties worn by discerning strippers (like the one in "The Graduate).
I'm about to go to the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Next week is the 10,000 Lakes Festival in Minnesota. The week after is Lollapalooza in Chicago.
If I had children Swing Wings would be mandatory, even if I had to make homemade versions.
Homemade Swing-Wing…. I'm on a mission :D
In response to Donita Sparks @ 20
Sweet sixteen.
Thanks for replying. :-)
In response to finifinito @ 14
They kinda just sold any damn thing to kids in the 60s. This thing is bizarre.
In later decades there had been other junk that has been sold to kids. Like for instance bad video games in the late 80s/early 90s. There is a guy called "The Angry Nintendo Nerd" – or "The Angry Video Game Nerd" that has a channel on YouTube with reviews on those games. It's quite funny.
After reviewing the tape a few more times, I feel it is necessary to postulate a theory. I believe this may be the first documented evidence of pre-heavy metal headbanging. You may have made a major anthropological discovery here Donita!
I love the AVGN! He's so awesome!
Jeebus! I have a metric shit ton of those games in storage at my brother's house! Yet another lost opportunity someone else came up with! You realize the origins of All Your Base comes from a bad Nintendo game from back then.
Yes, I saw the headbanging motions immediately. Dizzying, euphoric, then nap time.
Alot of those games are actually alot more fun then something you'd find on an Xbox or whatever. It's kinda sad some of my gaming friends don't know how to appreciate that since all they care about are graphics :(
"Chocolate Rain" version:
I do believe they must have fired up that particle accelerator in Switzerland because I think this video is a sign of the freaking end times.
Jinx! We posted it at the same time!
I have a feeling that the Swing Wing jingle will be trapped in my head when I try to go to sleep tonight.
Here, Donita, try this:
In response to finifinito @ 27
I believe this may be the first documented evidence of pre-heavy metal headbanging.
Picture a whole crowd of Slayer fans wearing Swing Wings at a concert.
In response to Donita Sparks @ 30
Yes, I saw the headbanging motions immediately. Dizzying, euphoric, then nap time.
But that's true for more people, not just head bangers…
haha absolutely retarded those Swing Wings, now I want one! lol
Oh, I have a whole new YouTube phenom I am tracking. Who here knows about Techno Viking? Here is the original, but there are some really funny alternative/response versions. I'm partial to this one and this one.
Heh, there would be ALOT of people getting smacked in the face at that concert with those things!
Ha! All Your Toobz Are Belong To US!
I saw all of these the other night, doing research for the Ted Stevens Poetry Contest…
As we were talking about the 60s, here's some 60s music
(not really)
60s music eh? Guess I'll join in on the fun with one of my faves
You poor dear. How about some nice antidote?
In response to finifinito @ 40
Oh dear. Some people have too much time on their hands. :)
In response to YoungJess @ 45
60s music eh? Guess I'll join in on the fun with one of my faves
Very nice! Thanks for sharing! :-)
Oh my god that first one was fantastic. I've got to check out the others.
Aaaaahhhhh… now THAT'S TALENT!
btw, I think DOnita sold herself short! Do I detect the twinkle of the beginning SWING WING Move at :30 seconds in???
I think I'll share another another vid…..in my opinion, this is the best cover of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8pwfw9LY6o
Ha! Not nearly enough Swing Wing there.
Hey, Young Jess – fantastic. Miss Wilson was treated very badly beccause she liked to have a cheeseburger once in a while… I think that SUXXX…
Here's another great version of the song. (especially for my friend fini)
Yes, but… From tiny acorns, Mighty Oaks Grow!
Hey you're right! That is a classic Swing Wing maneuver methinks! As for the Techno Viking phenomenon, definitely check out the others, it gets even weirder and weirder as you dig through them.
Ok all, I'm off. Have a great weekend and check out the Al Gore video link at the top of the page. xxox
OH! No! You! Didn't!
[smacks forehead] I got Rick Roll'd!
I am particularly fond of the "Drama Prairie Dog" version. I was gonna link up that instead of the Rick Astley, but the adorable snaggle-toothed grin won me over. (Rick's, not the prairie dog's)
Ahh!! I gotta find a way to stop falling into the Rick Roll traps! time for me to buy this shirt: http://www.noisebot.com/i_was_…..-shirt.htm
Pitchfork: Public Enemy, Dinosaur Jr., Mission to Burma
10K Lakes: the usual jam bands
Lollapalooza: Radiohead, The Rancounteurs, Rage Against the Machine, Wilco
plus many others
OK, I'm feeling really stupid here, but can anybody please explain to me what "xxox" means? I've read that several times, yet the meaning is still unknown to me. :-}
"x" is kiss and "o" is hug, and apparently "X" is big kiss and "O" is big hug
Well I am out too, I now have to go listen to some Rammstein on 20 to get the Rick Astley out of my head. Watch your back Jacqrat, nobody rick rolls me without retribution! Have a great weekend folks, see ya next week or sooner!
speaking of kick-ass videos, here's one.
And, in the interest of helping get good ideas off the ground, here's a comment on the youtube page:
I think L7 should make a DVD with all videos + 2 live shows – one from the Slap-Tour and other one from Bricks Tour! + one documentary + Tour 2009 to celebrate all these years of the band. I think it should be a good idea. This video is so cool I could kiss the guy who posted this video, haha. :)
Rick-rolling is another classic. Here a whole stadium get's rick-rolled.
more creative rick-rollings:
Is the Doom one funny or just nerdy?
Oh yes, those videos from INJETT.
Notice how Dee smirks when she's seen the first time after Donita dropped the plectrum. :-)
Oh my god!!! I LOVE that Mario Paint one!!!
Ah, youngjess, you need to buy TWO – one in Navy, and one in Khaki, to match Rick's "blazer" and "Raincoat" he wears in the video, nes pas?
They're not all good though. Now I even have regrets in having posted this. :-/
Hah, you know, that's not a bad idea :D
Samson, I laughed at them – the mario paint one is a new one for me, and gotta love that Tay (chocolate rain guy) did a Karaoke version! SWEET.
jefferson airplane?
here's one of the founding members, jorma kaukonen, guitar player wailin' on those songs…
he lives here….
i had a season pass for the concerts there, incredible opportunity to hear blues and fingerpicking guitar. worth a trip here to see it. any show is a good one. small auditorium and people hangin' out. even jorma. really nice place. they care about music. it's a guitar camp.
one of the most beautiful acoustic love songs ever written-genesis. no video, you don't need one…written as an apology to his love. it's downright amazing anyone can write and play like that.
here's an old one–young jorma and jack–hesitation blues. master.
my friend bobby i talk about once in a while that was in iraq and now in afghanistan working construction is his brother-in-law..maybe shouldn't have said that, but oh well.
please click on them, they are incredible, AND they are my FIRST offerings as a HIGH SPEED INTERNET USER!!!
i can finally go to the spin=i'm-in links!!!!! and the first one was a spin hat toy, perfect. i am the toy queen! (get your mind out of the gutter)
plan on going into the archives real soon, donita.
well crap, i'm epu'd again, and i was ready to play!!!
got here too late.
oh well, gonna take my dog for a ride around the countryside….
oh when i said he lives here, i meant HERE, at the fur peace ranch, but here in se ohio…the ranch is right down the road.
i hope you all click on those, noone plays like he does. it's a pleasure. and an honour.
samson, you're welcome……he's truly a nice guy, and is a 'normal joe' has a quiet life here with his wife and newly adopted daughter, everybody knows them, and they have a great guitar camp where they keep the tradition of guitar playing going. so, i hate to 'drop' names and rarely do….but he deserves to be mentioned and honored, truly a master and a fine human being…there it is. a lot of times when i have mentioned my friend i start to say it, then think, no, that isn't right, no need to say that part….bobby's the one i miss playing guitar when he comes over and gave me my mandolin. he built the stone wall above my fireplace mantle, i was just looking at it today when i was downstairs with the cable guys, they were admiring it…..i did everything i could to keep him from taking that job with kbr. his decision.
was on my way out the door for a drive when it occurred to me i should give a link for-
live at the fur peace ranch radio show-once a week, concerts from the ranch……all live shows. incredible.
any audiophile should bookmark this one. trust me. blues. and fingerpicking style guitar.
other archival stuff is on the ranch site i linked earlier. also concert schedule so you know who is coming up, they fill in with older shows, but all new when you hear them for the first time……right?
enjoy, i'll be listening to a few of the archives now that i have highspeed…….pete huttlinger, long list. robert lockwood jr…..all depends who gave rights for archives/copyrights.
ok, only a little daylight left for callie to see and bark at the cows…….i'm off to support the oil companies by burning unnecessary gas……
A bit late to the show but those Swing Wings (and I would assume the stripper head pasties using a braid) are most likely taken from a traditional dance in Korea…The Korean Ribbon Hat Dance. Maybe Korean War Vets brought them back when they returned in the '50's.
I saw this with a bunch of Korean drummers at the Rainforest Music Festival in Kuching, Sarawak a couple of years back. Those guys could not only loop the ribbon around in time, but make in shimmer snake-like or even spiral around their bodies while they drummed!


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This was the point where things got interesting for me. One lasting memory of the event I have is a one-line message I saw in the Trade channel while in Ironforge. It read simply, "Stay out of Stormwind, it's infected." I did the only thing a sane person would do in that situation and hopped on the first Gryphon to Stormwind. It was like a dream come true. Zombies were thronging the streets, attacking anyone they could get their hands on, vomiting on those they couldn't, and blowing themselves up when all else failed. Nowhere was safe. I could barely see the floor of the Auction House for all the skeletons there; the Bank was similarly decorated and my FPS dropped sharply from the shimmery green glow the infection gave off.


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