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For 55-year-old Korthilamma , a fish vendor, an early evening trip every day from her house in Colachel in Tamil Nadu to the Vizhinjam fishing harbour is necessary for the next two months to earn a living.
"The heavy monsoon has made it impossible for our people to venture out into the sea in our region and hence we have to come all the way here to the harbour to buy fish," she says. Rightly so, the harbour-cum-market is unusually crowded in the evenings. Fish vendors from Colachel to Anchuthengu are now frequenting the harbour to buy fish for sale.
"This side of the harbour is safe from the monsoon fury, and fishermen always get a good catch in this area. Hence people from the nearby areas also come here," Paniyadi Ramesh, a fisherman from Vizhinjam, says.
With the trawling ban, they will have to depend on local sources to get fish. "Most of the people here own traditional boats and at this time, these fishermen are the only people who can provide fish for such vendors," he says.
Though this is not a profitable business, many vendors from other areas are forced to continue this daily trip.
"Even if we stay here and try to sell them, it ends up in a quarrel. Why should I take all this trouble? So even if it is late evening, I travel back to the city and sell them. I often return late at night," Soumya, who lives in Poovar, says.
This seasonal shifting of fishermen and fish vendors to the harbour, however, has been beneficial to the local shops at the harbour, for whom the three months are the most profitable season.
"They (fisherfolk) cannot live without their daily dose of betel leaves and tobacco and since people from many regions are coming here, this is the best season for us," 47-year old Mary, who has put up a small pan shop close to the market, says.

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Penn State goes to Dublin: My favorite Irish scenes in photos, videos
A look back at some of our favorite photos and videos from Penn State's trip to Dublin, Ireland for the Croke Park Classic against the University of Central Florida on Aug. 31, 2014.
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In Ireland, it's all in the pudding … for breakfast, that is.
The Penn State football players are eating simply while in Ireland. We, on the other hand, must be culinary adventurers. Up next, breakfast pudding.
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Penn State and football? First, our Irish initiation
Our colorful cab ride from the airport gave us just the right kind of introduction to Ireland. Now, on to the Penn State football and the food.
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PSU's Franklin getting in game mode ahead of Croke Park Classic
While he wants his players to enjoy the experience the trip to Ireland will bring, Penn State coach James Franklin was adamant that the team's priorities remain Saturday's game against Central Florida in the Croke Park Classic. "Number one, we're … Continue reading
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Chat Penn State football and the big trip to Ireland with beat reporter Frank Bodani tonight from 8 to 9. We'll also hit on injuries, recruiting and any other updates from preseason camp.
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Penn State tickets on sale Monday for Croke Park Classic in Dublin, Ireland
Ticket sales open Monday, Dec. 9 for Penn State's appearance in the Croke Park Classic in Dublin, Ireland.
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York City church raffling off tour tickets for Penn State's Croke Park Classic game in Ireland
For $100, you can buy into an Irish tour package that includes two tickets to next August's Penn State Croke Park Classic game vs. Central Florida.
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Talk of Ireland turns to talk of NCAA sanctions for Penn State leaders
Penn State's Dave Joyner and Bill O'Brien came to talk about next year's game in Ireland but also ended up discussing the NCAA sanctions.
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O'Brien delivers destination game in Ireland
YDR reporters Jim Seip and Frank Bodani discuss Penn State's game in Ireland in Nittany Nation's most recent podcast. By Jim Seip/Frank Bodani, York Daily Record, July 10, 2013
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Unfortunately, such is what distinguishes the magician from the entertainer who does tricks.Originally posted by Jeff Haas:
...You're never going to change the icon. ...
The Shrek2 characters, like little red riding hood's cross dressing wolf foil are good examples of reframing in action.Originally posted by Friday:
... Will there be a cataclysmic event(s) to "assist" this? Can this evolution be manipulated, or will it happen regardless? ...
To change the icon, we need to change the stereotype.Originally posted by Jeff Haas:
You're never going to change the icon.
We have an additional problem that comics don't face. We have Harry Potter and Gandlof in a media cat fight over whose robes we should wear on the catwalk of public awareness.Originally posted by Brian Marks:
Can Magicians change their icon? not without television
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that almost precisely what Penn & Teller have done?Are we ready for a magician who goes out and does what Lenny Bruce did?
Penn may be brash, though I sincerely doubt P&T are looking to provoke thought in their audiences.Originally posted by AntonioMCabral:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that almost precisely what Penn & Teller have done?Are we ready for a magician who goes out and does what Lenny Bruce did?
I disagree wholly.Penn may be brash, though I sincerely doubt P&T are looking to provoke thought in their audiences.
I agree they have been somewhat annoying to those in our community who fret over exposure. Staying with a general audience perspective, can you imagine them doing a two human transposition with a black guy and a white guy? Then perhaps finishing the trick by showing four Chinese kids and both guys nowhere in sight? It's a cute coin trick that might translate well to an illusion show if you can get away with non PC material.
I like P&T, just don't see them as out there making a difference the way Lenny Bruce did.
I guess we disagree. To me at least, Lenny Bruce went after racism and the Catholic Church ( some of its institutional behaviors - not the faith ) while as you say, P&T did a torn and restored with a copy of the constitution, and flustered a few magicians with some exposure in routines. Okay we disagree.Originally posted by AntonioMCabral:
I disagree wholly.
First of all, Penn and Teller are all about provoking thought in their audiences. That's what all the so-called "exposure" is all about.


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More fiddle and steel guitar, please.
Fiddle and steel guitar make country music sound better.
That's all for today.
More fiddle and steel guitar, please.
Fiddle and steel guitar make country music sound better.
That's all for today.
Filed under Dear Country Music, Miscellaneous Musings
From an interview with The Boston Globe, via Country California:
Country music has always been filled with artists who write their own songs. But I think in the '80s and '90s it went through a phase where everyone was recording songs written by other songwriters; which gives those songwriters great success and a way to provide for their families, but I think the fans also love to hear what the artist has to say from the artist's mouth. And that's, I think, one of the reasons why Taylor Swift has done such an amazing job and has been so successful, because she's baring her heart to her fans and it's so relatable. – Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum
Where to begin? I'll start with the fact that Scott is wrong on the merits. There were plenty of artists who wrote their own songs during the eighties and nineties, though the best ones had the good judgment to balance their best compositions with great songs written by others, rather than weaken an album by not recording outside material that's superior to what they've written themselves.
I have more of an issue with the idea that today's country artists have improved on what came before them with this supposedly new approach. I'm sorry, but today's current crop of country stars are collectively less talented, less compelling, less interesting, and quite frankly, less capable with a pen, guitar, and microphone than even the B-list stars of the eighties and nineties. There aren't that many who can sing or write, let alone do both.
Study Taylor Swift for her marketing acumen. There's a lesson to be learned there. But for all that is good and holy. please look to Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, and just about all of the other big eighties and nineties stars for how to produce good country music. For Scott to think that her generation is actually improving the genre, she must either have remarkably bad taste in music, or a nineties record collection that runs no deeper than Linda Davis.
Filed under Miscellaneous Musings, Say What?
September has a lot of album releases that I'm really enjoying or looking forward to. In fact, it's the most lucrative month for music for my taste in quite some time.
Last Tuesday (September 7), Rounder Records released The SteelDrivers' second album, Reckless (which is pretty spectacular, by the way) and this week, they will be releasing Robert Plant's follow up to his 2007 collaborative album with Alison Krauss, also on Rounder. From the streaming preview that can be heard on NPR's website until release day, the album is a wonderfully rootsy project helmed by Plant and Buddy Miller and includes guitar work from Darrell Scott. October will also finally see the release of Joe Diffie's bluegrass album on the label.
When one learns that an album will be released through Rounder Records (which has recently been sold to Concord Music Group), it's pretty much automatically expected that the project will be quality. Whether it's The SteelDrivers, Robert Plant, Joe Diffie, John Mellancamp, Alison Krauss or Willie Nelson, it's reasonable to assume certain aspects of a Rounder release, including that the album may even stray from a typical artist release to be more rootsy in approach, as is the case with the recent Willie Nelson and John Mellancamp albums, along with the upcoming Diffie project. More often than not, I can count on Rounder Records to please my musical sensibilities, even with unexpected artists, since I never expected that Robert Plant would be recording some of my favorite roots music.
As much as I love and count on Rounder Records to produce great music, my absolute favorite record company is Sugar Hill Records (owned by Vanguard Records). Incidentally, Joey+Rory will be releasing their anticipated second album through Sugar Hill on Tuesday (September 14). Additionally, Marty Stuart's recent release, the excellent Ghost Train, was released through them as well. Other artist who have been associated with Sugar Hill include, but are not limited to: Nickel Creek, Ricky Skaggs, Guy Clark, Dolly Parton, Darrell Scott, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, The Duhks, Sarah Jarosz, and the list goes on. As with Rounder Records, many artists seem to release albums with Sugar Hill as a deviation from the music for which they are most popularly associated, as is the case with Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs, and even Rodney Crowell, who released his venerable The Houston Kid on the label.
Right now, it seems that my favorite record labels aren't in the business of releasing music that we hear on mainstream country radio, though Joey+Rory are attempting to crack through. While I don't have the inside knowledge to say that it doesn't exist, we don't hear about the red tape and politics that is ever present with major companies like, lets say, the infamous Curb Records, which has produced some rather publicly disgruntled artists, most notably Tim McGraw and the two Living Hank Williamses.
But when I was a kid, MCA Records was the label that seemed like the powerhouse record company for country music to me. Some of my favorite artists were on that label, including Trisha Yearwood, George Strait, Reba McEntire and, of course, Vince Gill. I admired the country roster of Arista as well, which included Alan Jackson, Diamond Rio, Radney Foster, and Blackhawk.
Along with reminding you about some good releases that have recently been released and will soon be available, this is the very long and self-indulgent way of getting to the question of:
What is the record label that you most admire and can count on to release your favorite music?
Filed under Americana, Conversations, Features, Miscellaneous Musings
Another summer has come and gone. For those of you headed back into the classroom, here's some helpful advice from some country music stars:
1. Avoid social stereotypes.
The girl in the bleachers might be your dream girl…
…and overlooking that guy with the guitar can come back and haunt you.
2. Always finish your reading assignments.
Especially if you're gonna write about what you read.
3. Math Class is important, too.
4. Sometimes passing notes can be a good thing.
5. Work hard, but keep your worries in check.
It'll all work out in the end…
…as long as you stay in school.
Filed under Miscellaneous Musings
It's pretty rare that the CMA nominations garner much attention outside of the country music press, but the always excellent Whitney Pastorek at Entertainment Weekly has a lengthy article trying to rationalize the exclusion of Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift from the Entertainer category.
It's amazing that in a year where a record was set for the most nominations by a female artist, there can still be a valid accusation of gender bias among the nominations. Women have been poorly represented in the Entertainer category for pretty much the entire history of the CMA Awards. Even when you include duos or groups with female members, there have never been more than two out of five nominees that are women.
Never. Think about that for a minute. If this category's nominees are to be considered reliable, the CMA is essentially saying that there has never been a time in the past 44 years that more than two of the genre's top five acts have been female, and in the past decade, there's never been more than one.
Why is this coming to a head this year, when it's been a problem all along? Because there is no rational argument that exists, in this era of decreased record sales and economic downturn, for the exclusion of Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift from this category. Ironically, the inclusion of another female artist – Miranda Lambert – makes the oversight even more obvious. By any historical standard for this category, Lambert would be jockeying for fourth or fifth place, at best.
With all due respect to Brad Paisley and Keith Urban, their success this year would not get them into this category if they were women. Yet two women who have far exceeded them this year by every measurable standard, two women who are more immediately recognizable and widely beloved than Paisley and Urban have ever been, are left off of the list.
There's a bias here, and it's hurting the credibility of the CMA. How is it possible that acts long past their prime, like Brooks & Dunn or Vince Gill, were still getting Entertainer nominations regularly, yet superstars like Shania Twain, Faith Hill and Taylor Swift only made the cut once? Has there truly been no woman besides Reba McEntire in the last 25 years who has been one of the five top entertainers more than once?
Even if you strain your reason to justify Swift's exclusion because she was a little less visible during the last three months of the eligibility period, the Underwood snub is the most blatantly unfair this category has seen since the days of Shania Twain, who somehow only earned one nomination while she was absolutely destroying the competition at an international level that has never been matched.
Perhaps the voting methodology of the CMA awards, which allows voters to pick up to five nominees in each category, has exacerbated the "token female" dilemma. I don't know, and I really don't care. Because in an era where even the ACM Awards are showing better taste than the CMA's, the flagship organization of country music needs to address its female trouble while it still has a single shred of credibility left.
Filed under CMA Awards, Miscellaneous Musings
The new country music stars of the nineties grew up with the pop/rock of the seventies. It's no wonder that many of them revisited songs from that era.
Some of these covers became big hits, like Billy Dean's "We Just Disagree" and Brooks & Dunn's "My Maria." Various album cuts and tribute projects demonstrated Lorrie Morgan's fondness for Bonnie Tyler ("It's a Heartache"), Garth Brooks' love for Kiss ("Hard Luck Woman"), and more than a dozen artists' affinity for the Eagles.
It's just a matter of time before today's country stars start remaking pop and rock hits from the nineties. Here's a few that I think would work well:
Rascal Flatts, "One More Try"
This Timmy T. hit topped the charts in 1991. It would be a perfect fit for the Flatts boys. They could elevate it into something great.
Carrie Underwood, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
You need a powerful set of pipes to pull this one off. Who could do it better than Carrie Underwood? Okay, yes. Wynonna. But among the artists on the radio dial today, no one could tackle this with better results than Underwood.
SHeDaisy, "You're in Love"
This band could cover just about any Wilson Phillips track, but this one's dying to be a hit all over again.
What nineties non-country songs do you think today's country stars should cover?
Filed under Back to the Nineties, Miscellaneous Musings
I've always been something of a chart junkie. While I don't pay as close attention as I used to, I still have a pretty good handle on historical trends. One artist I've been keeping an eye on is Carrie Underwood. When each official country single from her first two albums peaked at #1 or #2, it caught my attention.
But I never expected the trend to continue, with three more #1 hits from the new album. The source of that belief was the history of women on country radio, especially in the twenty most recent years that were based on actual monitored airplay instead of radio playlists. Since that change, far less records have gone #1 or #2.
When "Undo It" reached #2 last week, Underwood became the only female artist in country music history to have eleven consecutive top two singles. Until then, she was tied with Tammy Wynette, who scored ten consecutive top two singles from 1967-1970. All but one of Wynette's singles were #1 hits, with the only #2 being "I'll See Him Through." With "Undo It" moving to #1 this week, Underwood has only two singles in her streak that didn't top the charts: "Don't Forget to Remember Me" and "I Told You So."
"Undo It" is Underwood's tenth #1 single. How rare is it for a female to reach that milestone? The last woman to reach it was Rosanne Cash, her tenth #1 being "Runaway Train" in the fall of 1988. Earlier that same year, Reba McEntire scored her tenth #1 with "Love Will Find Its Way To You."
Underwood's support at radio is unprecedented for a female artist in the modern chart era. In less than five years, she's already tied for the most #1's since 1990, and she's moving quickly up the all-time list as well:
Most #1 Hits by a Female Artist – Monitored Era (1990-present):
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Why do you think that Underwood has been the one to push up against country radio's glass ceiling so much? Can she keep this up? Will she eventually get to the top of each list, or is there somebody below her that might jump ahead?
Filed under Crunching the Numbers, Miscellaneous Musings
Radio has never been my primary way of receiving country music. Growing up in NYC, we had a decent country station in 103.5 WYNY. But 24-hour CMT was better, back in the days when it played everything from the hot new artists to the legends to Canadian imports in roughly equal rotation. By the time that the station folded, I was heading to Nashville and attending college. By the time I was back to NYC, the internet had replaced the video outlets as my preferred method of discovering new music.
But radio is the way most country fans have discovered new music for generations now. So why not give it another try? Normally, I wouldn't, but as we began an overnight drive up the east coast, I was growing weary of the easy listening station that was on. Air Supply will do that to you. So I went up to the next station, and the radio displayed that it was a country station.
The sound, however, was virtually identical to the seventies and eighties light rock I'd been listening to already. By the chorus, I was able to discern that what I mistook for a lesser Gordon Lightfoot was actually Zac Brown Band. "Highway 20 Ride" was the song. Not bad, but kind of faceless and generic in that Seventies Gold way.
Things went downhill quickly. The next record was that Steve Holy hit "Brand New Girlfriend", which sounds just as clever now as it did back then. Interpret that as you will. Then Eric Church sang about a girl who was "Hell on the Heart", and Lee Brice screamed about some people who chose to "Love Like Crazy."
Finally, an artist that I liked came on. Tim McGraw. Singing "One two three, like a bird I sing," the start of his worst post-Everywhere single, "Last Dollar (Fly Away)." Suddenly, a feature that had begun as "An Hour With Country Radio" became "one more bad song and I'm plugging in the iPod."
Then I heard the gentle intro to Alan Jackson's "Remember When." I actually do like country music, I'm reminded. And I can hear this song and more on my iPod. Cutting my losses before Taylor Swift or Danny Gokey surfaced, I said a quiet thank you to Steve Jobs and switched from FM to AUX.
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Today is the 21st birthday of our very own Dan Milliken, who can now indulge in one of country music's favorite past times without breaking the law.
In honor of this occasion, we've decided to dedicate some of our favorite songs on that subject to the birthday guy.
I don't drink, but I do love me a good drinking song. In fact, I love so many drinking songs that it's impossible for me to narrow it down to just one favorite. So, I decided to put my iPod on shuffle and discuss/recommend the first one that popped up, which happens to be "I Drink", recorded by both Blake Shelton and Bill Chambers and co-written and also recorded by Americana favorite, Mary Gauthier.
If people know "I Drink", it's likely due to Blake Shelton's version from Barn and Grill. It's a good version, but I prefer the versions from Bill Chambers and/or Mary Gauthier, because they provide the grittiness and moroseness that properly conveys the quiet resignation that the song requires. Therefore, this one's not a party anthem.
From a grown child's perspective, the act of drinking is passed down like a tradition. Just as "fish swim, birds fly, daddy's yell, mama's cry, old men sit and think", the grown child proclaims, "I drink." And that's just that.
I'm going to go all meta and recommend two songs that are as much about getting older as they are about drinking. Kenny Chesney's "Beer in Mexico", which has him pondering why he's not happy with where is in his life so far. And Rodney Crowell's "Song For the Life", which finds him not drinking as much as he used to, perhaps because he's very happy with where he is in his life so far!
Recommend your favorite drinking song for Dan in the comments. Oh, and wish him a happy birthday too, if you like!
Filed under Miscellaneous Musings, Site News
My dad was passionate about many things, and in my memory, he's defined by two of them: c0llecting vintage toys and loving music. Earlier today, my mother and I attended Toy Story 3. He loved the first two films, and it was a way to get closer to him in spirit this Father's Day.
I couldn't let this day end without using my humble little corner of the internet to celebrate some of his favorite songs. A love for country music was something that my father shared with my mother, and thanks to long car trips as child, this love eventually rubbed off on me. This morning, my mother put on the country classics Music Choice channel and it was playing their song: "Blanket on the Ground" by Billie Jo Spears.
It's one of those songs that always seemed to be on the mix tapes that my parents listened to. But there are a wealth of country hits that I associate with just Dad. Some of them I always loved. Some of them I didn't care for at the time. Some I openly disdained and wished he'd never play again. All of them are now among my favorites because they remind me of him.
So in honor of Father's Day, here are some of my Dad's favorite country songs. Share your dad's favorites in the comments!
Alan Jackson, "Livin' On Love"
From my mom's point of view, K.T. Oslin's "Hold Me" perfectly encapsulated their marriage. For my dad, it was "Livin' On Love."
Clint Black, "Nobody's Home"
My dad loved Clint Black, especially his first two albums. This was the hit he played to death when Killin' Time was his album of choice.
Johnny Cash, "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"
Sure, my dad loved "Sunday Morning Coming Down" and "Five Feet High and Rising." But he also loved Cash's campier hits, like "One Piece at a Time" and this chestnut.
Dixie Chicks, "Travelin' Soldier"
No matter what was going on in the room, my dad would stop what he was doing to watch this video. As a Navy veteran, this song really hit home for him.
Dwight Yoakam, "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere"
Another guy that Dad couldn't get enough of. This was a song that I thought he played too much, never caring for it at the time. Now it's one of my favorites of his.
John Anderson, "Seminole Wind"
He bought the album for "Straight Tequila Night", but this quickly emerged as one of his all-time favorite songs.
John Conlee, "Common Man"
I do believe that I'd never have discovered this great vocalist if his greatest hits set wasn't one of the very first CDs my father purchased. I still remember the "Priceless Music Priced Less" logo on the front.
Johnny Horton, "Sink the Bismarck"
Another hits collection dad played the heck out of. I always thought this was Horton's biggest hit because Dad played it so much. I remember being shocked to find "Honky Tonk Man", which I knew as a Dwight Yoakam song, was on there, too.
Kenny Rogers, "The Gambler"
He didn't care for the man's love songs or most of his pop hits, but he had this album on vinyl and I only remember hearing him play the title track.
Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard, "Pancho and Lefty"
Another one of Dad's first CD purchases. I always thought the opening music sounded like a TV theme song.
Marty Robbins, "Big Iron"
Dad loved the Western subgenre of country music, at least as performed by Marty Robbins.
And finally, it's not a country song, but it was his favorite song, and I'll forever associate it with him. Amazing how I used to groan when I heard him playing it on our living room jukebox again, and now I never get tired of it because it's him.
The Beach Boys, "Sloop John B."
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1. Which are the African nations in the Round of 16?
2. How many South American countries are in the knockout stage?
3. Who are Netherlands facing in the Round of 16?
4. In which city shall the France-Nigeria match take place?
5. Which will be the last Round of 16 tie to be played?
Answers to yesterday's quiz: 1. Jan Vertonghen, 2. 1, 3. J Boye (Own goal), 4. R Irmatov, 5. Benzema
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West Coast Customs® Creates Zippo Promotional Vehicle
BRADFORD, Pa., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Zippo Manufacturing Company, maker of the world-famous windproof pocket lighter, and West Coast Customs®, the most recognized name in the custom automotive industry, proudly announce that together, the two will unveil a brand new, custom-designed Zippo vehicle at the 2011 Zippo 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen International on August 13, 2011. The production of the new Zippo custom vehicle will be the focus of an upcoming episode of "Inside West Coast Customs", the conclusion of which will be filmed live on site at the 2011 Zippo 200. The episode will air this fall when "Inside West Coast Customs" makes its debut on Discovery's soon to be launched Velocity Network.
"This was an exciting project for Zippo as it represents the coming of a new generation and the future direction of this company," said George Duke, Zippo owner and chairman of the board. "We're excited to unveil this new vehicle at the Zippo 200 with West Coast Customs and are proud to have it parked next to the original Zippo Car – a custom designed 1947 Chrysler New Yorker."
One of the most iconic brands in the world, Zippo is known to be cool and classic, tough and rugged, and above all, trustworthy and dependable; traits which will all be embodied in the new design put forth by West Coast Customs. The one-of-a-kind design will allow Zippo to bring the true spirit of the brand on the road as the company plans to leverage the vehicle as a mobile product showcase for the Zippo Outdoor collection.
"Working with an iconic company like Zippo, that's such a big part of American culture, is an amazing experience," said Ryan Friedlinghaus, CEO and founder, West Coast Customs. "Zippo's quality, reliability and design standards mirror those I strive for at West Coast Customs and to be able to work together to create a unique vehicle for Zippo is an experience in itself."
Following the unveiling, Friedlinghaus will issue the most famous words in racing – "Gentlemen, start your engines" – as Grand Marshal of the 2011 Zippo 200. Friedlinghaus will also lead the Nationwide field in the brand new custom Zippo vehicle during the first warm up lap of the race, with the green flag drop scheduled for 2:00 P.M.
"Zippo has been an incredible partner for 18 years and always finds new ways to enhance the fan experience at The Glen," said Michael Printup, president, Watkins Glen International. "We are thrilled Zippo decided to unveil their custom-made vehicle during our NASCAR weekend and look forward to showing Ryan the pulse-pounding racing action that we have in the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York. I know that I cannot wait to see the masterpiece that the guys from West Coast Customs have built."
For additional information about the 2011 Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International, please visit www.theglen.com.
For additional regarding the new Zippo custom vehicle project, please visit www.zippo.com or http://www.westcoastcustoms.com/.
About Zippo
Zippo markets in more than 160 countries and is one of the most recognized brands in the world. Based in Bradford, PA, Zippo has produced over 475 million windproof lighters, each backed by an unparalleled lifetime guarantee. Zippo's diverse product line includes lighter accessories; butane candle lighters; watches, fragrance, and lifestyle accessories for men; and a robust line of heat and flame products for outdoor enthusiasts. Zippo also owns the Ronson brand of lighters and fuel and W.R. Case and Sons Cutlery Company, both based in Bradford, PA, and Zippo Fashion Italia, headquartered in Vicenza, Italy. Zippo will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2012. For more information, visit Zippo.com.
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I'm trying to build a simple OS X Command Line application in XCode 4.2 beta (Build 4D58). But I'm getting an error when I try to compile it saying:
/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.7.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/NSZone.h:57:22: error: 'CFMakeCollectable' is unavailable: not available in automatic reference counting mode [3] return (cf ? (id)CFMakeCollectable(cf) : nil);
/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.7.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/NSObject.h:173:13: error: use of undeclared identifier '__bridge_retain' [3] return (__bridge_retain CFTypeRef)X;
I guess this has something to do with ARC but I'm not sure what to do have my application compile?


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These days, hiring a photo booth seems like a must-do when preparing for any party or event. Whether you are planning a corporate event, a wedding, a birthday party, an anniversary party or some other special affair, having a photo booth onsite is considered as a great decision by many. It keeps both you and your guests entertained and it definitely prevents them from getting bored. Additionally, it allows you and your guests to have countless irreplaceable photographs which make a great memento to remember your event by. However, what does a photo booth hire really entail? Here are some answers to common questions asked regarding a photo booth hire.
Who sets up the photo booth?
If you choose a professional photo booth rental company, they guarantee you with topnotch and excellent service. This means that you no longer have to worry about setting up the photo booth since they will gladly do it for you. This ensures that the photo booth is properly set up and that it will work smoothly. Setting up a photo booth also requires special care since it needs to be safe for the people who will be inside it.
Who delivers it to the venue? And who will take it after use?
Again, when you hire a professional photo booth rental company, you do not have to worry about delivery and pick up. They will communicate with you, ask where your event will be held and then they will liaise with the venue as well. Knowing where your venue is and talking to the appropriate people there will guarantee that they have permission to set up at least an hour before the start of your event. Photo booth rental companies ensure that the photo booth is set up even before your guests arrive. This avoids disruption of the flow of your program and it prevents causing an annoyance among the guests. Also, the rental company will take down and pick up the photo booth after your event or during the next day. This depends on the hourly package that you avail of.
How long does it take to set up?
It takes roughly about one hour to set up the photo booth. The time it takes to set up the photo booth will not be charged since this time will not be counted as a part of the run time of your rental. However, if you request to have it set up by, for example, 3pm due to certain circumstances, but will not be used until 7pm, some photo booth rental companies will modestly charge you with an hourly rate due to the standby time.
Is there a bench or a seat inside the photo booth?
Yes, there are some photo booths with seats or benches for people to sit down on. However, there are also photo booths without them. These photo booths are considered as stand-up style photo booths. It gives additional space and allows even more people to be inside at a time. It also provides more freedom to move around which means that people could strike whatever pose they feel like doing.
These are just some of the most common questions asked by people regarding a photo booth hire. Make sure to do some more research first if ever you want to hire one. However, having a photo booth in your party is without a doubt a fun and excellent addition!


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McCain: Torture did not lead to bin Laden death
WASHINGTON Waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques were not a factor in tracking down Osama bin Laden, a leading Republican senator insisted Thursday.
Sen. John McCain, who spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, also rejected the argument that any form of torture is critical to U.S. success in the fight against terrorism.
In an impassioned speech on the Senate floor, the Arizona Republican said former Attorney General Michael Mukasey and others who back those tactics were wrong to claim that waterboarding al-Qaida's No. 3 leader, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, provided information that led to bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.
McCain spoke with an unrivaled record on the issue.
He's the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, the 2008 GOP presidential nominee who consistently challenged the Bush administration and Vice President Dick Cheney on the use of torture and a man who endured brutal treatment during the Vietnam War.
He also made many of his points in an opinion piece in The Washington Post.
McCain said he asked CIA Director Leon Panetta for the facts, and that the hunt for bin Laden did not begin with fresh information from Mohammed. In fact, the name of bin Laden's courier, Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, came from a detainee held in another country.
"Not only did the use of enhanced interrogation techniques on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed not provide us with key leads on bin Laden's courier, Abu Ahmed, it actually produced false and misleading information," McCain said. He called on Mukasey and others to correct their misstatements.
In a statement, Mukasey said McCain "is simply incorrect," on the bid Laden leads and interrogation.
Mukasey said Mohammed disclosed the nickname of the courier "along with a wealth of other information, some of which was used to stop terror plots then in progress." He said another detainee, captured in Iraq, disclosed that the courier was a trusted operative of Mohammed's successor.
Mukasey, who was President George W. Bush's last attorney general, said former intelligence officials have said that up to 2006 valuable leads came from prisoners who were subjected to harsh techniques, including waterboarding.
"Harsh interrogation techniques were both effective and lawful," Mukasey said.
Last week, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said the U.S. got vital information from waterboarding that led directly to bin Laden.
McCain said he opposes waterboarding, a technique that simulates drowning, and any form of torture tactics. He said that they could be used against Americans and that their use damages the nation's character and reputation.
"I do not believe they are necessary to our success in our war against terrorists, as the advocates of these techniques claim they are," he said.
"Ultimately, this is about morality. What is at stake here is the very idea of America - the America whose values have inspired the world and instilled in the hearts of its citizens the certainty that, no matter how hard we fight, no matter how dangerous our adversary, in the course of vanquishing our enemies we do not compromise our deepest values," he said. "We are America, and we hold ourselves to a higher standard. That is what is really at stake."


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Award-winning San Marcos club fitter helps players perfect their game
Bonk doesn't teach golf. He watches, and watches some more. Once he gets a sense of a customer's swing with the aid of Trackman, a golf radar system that measures spin rate, club speed, carry and launch angle, among other things, he tinkers. He then tinkers some more, whether it be with different shafts, club heads, grips, lead tape or weights.
"Until you find out the differences, how do you pick a club?" he said. "You can go out and spend the money and hope. But what we try to do is pinpoint your needs."
It's worked for Hollister. A longtime 14 handicap when he first met Bonk, he was in single digits within four months and has had an index as low as 7.2. He also won the 2011 Match Play Championship at Admiral Baker Golf Course using clubs Bonk made for him.
"I've spent a lot of money on golf, but the best dollars I have spent have been with Gene," Hollister said. "It's because the clubs were made for me, and I have confidence in the equipment."
Bonk wants to do his part to grow the game, of course, and he's hopeful more golfers will realize that having the right clubs in their hands, regardless of brand name, will make the game more enjoyable.
"I had an older lady that I fitted for a driver, and she was so excited because she was hitting her driver 109 yards and now she's hitting it 25 yards farther," he said. "Is she going to be on the LPGA Tour this year? No. But she's having fun, and that's the key."
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Descended from a family of musicians, Puccini was the most important Italian opera composer in the generation after Verdi. He was born and educated in Lucca, later studying under Ponchielli at the Milan Conservatory. He began his career as a composer of opera with Le Villi, on the story familiar from Adam's ballet Giselle, but first won significant success in 1893 with Manon Lescaut. A musical dramatist of considerable power, if sometimes lacking in depth, he wrote in all twelve operas, the last, Turandot, still unfinished at the time of his death in 1924.
The opera Manon Lescaut, using the full name of the heroine of the 18th century Abbé Prévost's novel to distinguish the work from Massenet's treatment of the same subject, won great success. Manon seduced by the old Géronte returns to her former lover, Des Grieux, but is betrayed to the authorities and transported to America, where she dies in the arms of her lover, who has followed her. La Bohéme, first staged in 1896, centres on the love of Mim" and the poet Rodolfo in the Latin Quarter of Paris, a story of innocent love, betrayal and the final death of the heroine. Tosca, staged first in Rome in 1900, deals with the love of the singer Tosca for the painter Cavaradossi, their implication in revolutionary activities and death through the machinations of the wicked police-chief Scarpia, himself murdered by Tosca. Madama Butterfly is a story of love betrayed, the innocent Japanese heroine of the title deserted by her faithless American husband and finally
Chamber Music
Some of the musical material of a particularly poignant moment in Manon Lescaut appears in a set of pieces for string quartet by Puccini, Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums), part of a very small output of instrumental music, little of which was published by the composer.


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ANAHEIM – The Ducks have not walked confidently, or definitively, into an offseason since 2006.
That was when Brian Burke checkmated the rest of the NHL by trading for Chris Pronger on the first of July. There were no other issues, and the Ducks hit the ice running and did not stop until the Stanley Cup.
Ever since, the Ducks have started every summer on hold, waiting for calls from Scott Niedermayer and/or Teemu Selanne, tinkering with salary cap calculus.
It's hard to enjoy the golf course, particularly the 19th hole, if you keep having to recharge your phone.
The other problem with recent offseasons is that they haven't been short enough.
For the fourth time in five seasons the Ducks have not escaped April, thanks to the six-game loss to Nashville.
"Making the playoffs is fine," General Manager Bob Murray said, "but just making them is not what we're here for."
Murray plans to disappear for a while, although the questions will follow him, none bigger than the question marks inside Jonas Hiller's head.
The fascinating 2010-11 season might still be headed to glory if Hiller and the offense had ever gotten synched up.
Just as Hiller was headed for the Vezina Trophy, he played three times since the All-Star break, just as Selanne and Corey Perry were gaining top altitude.
Hiller was at Exit Day on Tuesday at Honda Center. He was in a good mood, but not because he knew what 2011-12 will bring.
"In real life it feels all right, but I don't have to stop hockey pucks," Hiller said. "It's not like a broken bone. Nobody can tell how long this will take. It's weeks or probably months.
"It's tough to explain. It's something in the inner ear. It's not like I feel like I'm falling over. I feel like stuff around me is moving side-to-side a little bit."
It was spooky whenever Hiller tried to play, as in the March 24 game at Nashville, when he went 6 for 9 in saves and was pulled in a 5-4 loss.
"The problem was keeping up with the puck," he said. "I was a half-step behind it instead of running ahead. I struggled to pick up the puck when it bounced off something.
"The signals are different than what they used to be. It takes time to get my brain used to it. It's kinda nice that so many people are trying to understand what's going on. People tell me they've had it, or know someone who does. I've had people say they can heal you without touching you. Quite a few suggestions."
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|Users of manual wheelchairs depend on wheelchairs for most of their daily activities. Manual Wheelchair Propulsion (MWP) is an inefficient and physically straining process, which in the long term can cause injury. However, wheelchair users do benefit greatly from cardiovascular exercise with the use of manual wheelchairs. The first step in improving the low efficiency and/or preventing injuries during MWP is to be able to measure these factors. To do this, we have proposed an Equivalent Biomedical Index (EBI) and two Wheelchair Users' Joint Injury Indices (WUJII and WUJII') for gross mechanical efficiency and injury assessments. We have fabricated and validated an instrumented wheel to measure the user's applied loads on the handrim during MWP as part of the data required for calculating the proposed indices. The wheel system has been verified by using general uncertainty analysis, and its specifications have been determined using both static and dynamic experiments. The results have ensured the reliability of the system. Also, a procedure has been developed to determine the angular position of the contact point between the hand and the handrim by using the applied loads and without the use of cameras. This study also focuses on proposing a novel method to determine the optimum seat position of the wheelchair to minimize the values of the injury indices and/or maximize the value of EBI for each user. Eight male wheelchair user subjects were recruited for the experiments. Statistical analysis showed that horizontal seat position was significantly related to all three indices (p <0.05). The response surfaces of the indices for two users were determined by using the proposed method and a Bivariate Quadratic Function. We developed and elaborated "Method I" for analysis of the dynamics of user joints and to calculate the joint loads as part of the factors required to define the optimum seat position. A 3D rigid-body inverse dynamic method was used to calculate the joint loads. "Method II" for analysis of the kinetics of the upper limbs was developed and validated to simplify the experimental procedure and decrease the required post-processing. Method II showed to be reliable for measuring the joint forces.
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A new report argues that state jails aren't meeting their goal of helping toreduce crime by intensively treating short-term, nonviolent inmates, and it recommends that judges no longer be able to sentence felons to state jails without a rehabilitation plan.
The report, published Monday by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank, says that those convicted of nonviolent felonies and normally sentenced to months in a state-operated jail should instead be released with community supervision. That can include treatment programs, community service, strictly enforced probation conditions and the threat of incarceration if certain conditions are violated. The report's suggestions were based on recent data concerning the number of felons who commit crimes after being released from state jails.
Jeanette Moll, who authored the report, said that the people who commit these crimes, which are normally financial or drug-related, are seldom dangerous and don't need to be automatically incarcerated. They have a job, they have a family, they have a community, she said. Putting them in a state jail is going to make them lose all of that.
Instead, she believes, they should get a chance to return to their communities on probation. If they don't attempt to stop violating the law, that judge still has all the power to revoke their probation, she said, but it's the stake [in getting released] that makes probation work, the feeling among state jail felons that they have a chance.
We're not doing anything for these people while they're in state jail, she said, citing the fact that 31.9 percent of state jail inmates released in 2007 were convicted of new crimes within three years, according to a study by the Legislative Budget Board. We're doing nothing to break the cycle of criminality.
Texas Department of Criminal Justiceofficials did not have an immediate comment on the report.
State jails were about intense treatment and education, or get in get out, said state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, who in 1993 proposed the legislation that created the state jail system to relieve overcrowding in state prisons. The problem is now people getting in and out without much treatment and education.
I've been concerned for some time that they've got a good distance from some of their original concepts, particularly with treatment, he said.
The report's primary recommendation is to require probation as a first resort for sentencing the felons who now go directly to state jails. As a result, Moll argues in the report, the immense success Texas counties have shown with community supervision and treatment of felons can be applied to state jail felons.
Currently, state jail felons are not provided any community supervision following their state jail term, Moll wrote. Such supervision would ensure that offenders stay on the right track and obtain housing, employment, or desist from drug use.
Judges would still be able to sentence some of those convicted to shock incarceration, or a short stint of up-front jail time. But sometimes, Moll said, it s not needed.
Whitmire says that the proposal echoes much of what he and other lawmakers envisioned in 1993 and that he's open to legislation to address the high levels of reincarceration. Something between what we do now and what they propose would make sense, he said.
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Effects of GNF-2 and Dasatinib on PDLTCs of Ph + ALL patients expressing BCR/AB-T315I. Proliferation/citotoxicity was determined by the metabolic activity of cells given by the reduction rate of XTT to formazan. The means +/- SD of triplicates from one representative experiment out of three performed are shown. (A) XTT assay using Ph- PDLTCs (HP) upon exposure to 1.25, 2.5 and 5 μM GNF-2 and 125, 25 and 500 nM Dasatinib. (B) XTT assay using Ph + PDLTCs (KÖ) expressing BCR/ABL-T315I upon exposure to 1.25, 2.5 and 5 μM GNF-2 and 125, 250 and 500 nM Dasatinib.
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I've got another one for you. Lets put single handing on hold for a while. Let's say you have two people doing a big crossing. They get hit with a big storm for 3 days both are completely wrung out. They are in the middle of nowhere but expect to get near a shipping channel in 24 hours.
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Recent renovations of Vaudeville Cabaret have transformed it from a ragged, underground venue to a bustling, stylish one with improved quality of sound, lighting, bar facilities and pretty much everything. Young and old, established and upcoming musicians alike come to perform at Vaudeville. Touring bands also come in for the odd performance to raise the roof. This makes for an ideal post-work place where some good music is all you need to relax!
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As most of you know. I left DT Tucson Vaudeville on Congress back in June. I was running that spot doing most of the bookings and also had my TGIF Friday night. The Owners and family-in worker(s) were just lazy, had no clue about anything, rude, and were not on top of their business along with not caring about the music scene as much as me. I was doing all the contact,booking,setting up work while they sit there and profited. Whats positive about this bad situation is learning the business ins and outs and what to do and what not to do. This made me a better person/DJ/Artist and outstanding business entity.- grap or check here http://grapla.blogspot.com/2012/09/tgif-weekly-canned.html... Read More
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While prescription drug abuse is still at an epidemic level throughout the country, methamphetamine can certainly be viewed in the same manner.
With the enhanced efforts of law enforcement, the meth-related arrests have increased.
Unfortunately, the strong possibility exists that a massive amount of others are still in operation.
Over the past few weeks, there have been a significant increase in meth-related arrests in locations that could have resulted in a serious threat to personal property and injury to those nearby. Arrests are being made at locations posing a major danger to public safety.
In 2013, Ohio was the fourth leading state in the country pertaining to the number of meth labs found by various law enforcement agencies at more than 1,000.
This is an alarming trend that seemingly continues to escalate.
Ultimately, continuing to be vigilant to potential warning signs, being educated, having proactive law enforcement, and developing stricter laws can be the movement that aids in lessening the control this drug has on the Appalachian region and our local communities. — The Ironton Tribune
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Food benefits have become a popular target, with Congress cutting benefits late last year across the board and in more than a dozen states again this year. But fundamental changes in the economy mean that more Americans need the benefits than ever before, even though the unemployment rate is slowly dropping.
The recession we're emerging from, and the corresponding loss of well-paying jobs, has filled the program with people who never expected to be there. Americans should understand the value food assistance brings and resist the call for further cuts in the program. The real story is how food stamps help needy families and individuals navigate tough times….
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SCORES of people gathered at Hong Lim Park on Sunday evening for a locally-organised event billed as an expression of "solidarity" for Malaysians calling for clean elections.
Speaking to the crowd, event organiser Jolovan Wham said both foreigners and Singaporeans should have the right to freedom of expression, referring to the arrest of 21 Malaysians on Saturday for illegally gathering at Merlion Park. Mr Wham, a social activist, then read out a statement by 200 Malaysian social workers and counsellors working here who called for free and fair elections and a strengthened social welfare system.
The other speaker was poet Alfian Sa'at who apologised on behalf of the Singapore government for "very repressive laws" on freedom of assembly, in reference to Saturday's arrests. Nine other Malaysians had also been warned days earlier for participating in a protest last Wednesday. He then read out a monologue from his play "Parah", which is about race relations.
Most in the crowd wore black and were issued yellow candles for a vigil. A significant number appeared to be Malaysians who came to observe the event. Several signs expressing support for Malaysia were laid on the ground in one corner of the park. Said businessman Mr Chong Chin Chun, 43, who is a permanent resident from Malaysia: "Our neighbours are here to speak out for us, I will feel very shameful if I don't turn up to support."
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