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1. Understand the Objective
The primary objectives of informational interviewing are to…
- investigate a specific career field.
- assist in narrowing options.
- obtain advice on where you might fit in.
- learn the jargon and important issues in the field.
- broaden your network of contacts for future reference.
- create a strategy for entering your field of interest.
2. Identify an Occupation(s) for Informational Interviews
Identify one or more occupations you would like to investigate. Assess your own interests, abilities, values, and skills, and evaluate labor conditions and trends to identify the best fields to research. Read all you can about the field before the interview.
Decide what information you would like to obtain about the occupation/industry.
Prepare a list of questions that you would like to have answered. Find out as much information as you can about each place before setting up an interview.
3. Identify People to Interview for Informational Interviews
Start with lists of people you already know: friends, fellow students, present or former co-workers, supervisors, neighbors, etc. Professional organizations, the yellow pages from the phone book, organizational directories, and public speakers are also good resources. You may also call an organization and ask for the name of the person by job title. There's no one in the world who you can't try contacting. People like to help students out with job information. One student whose dream job was to run a Fortune 500 company called the president of Levi Strauss & Co., asked for an informational interview, and got it.
To find a working professional, go to your college career center or alumni office and ask for a list of people who are working in the field that interests you. Locate alumni, people you've read about, or people your parents know.
You should be prepared. Research the organization, person you'll be speaking with, product produced by the organization, etc. If your contact is an alumnus/alumna, look him/her up in the Alumni Office's biographical material, if available. Try easily-accessible periodicals, such as local and large metropolitan newspapers.
The more you know, the better you'll be able to formulate questions pertaining to the organization and job. The more knowledge you have, the more confident you will feel about your ability to communicate effectively. Write to organizations for brochures and pamphlets for additional information. Ask yourself what it is you want to know and then figure out who has an investment in knowing that sort of information. Use the University library.
4. Never Ask for a Job
Don't mix informational interviewing with job seeking. Employers will grant informational interviews when they firmly trust that you will not hit them up for a job. The minute you begin trying to get a job, the employer will feel misled. If you discover a job that you do want to apply for during the interview, wait until the informational interview is over. The next day, call the employer and tell your contact that the informational interview not only confirmed your interest in the field, but also made you aware of a position for which you would like to formally apply.
Sometimes the interviewee may offer you an internship or job. It's happened on numerous occasions. Many people have conducted informational interviews and have done nothing but ask questions and yet have been offered employment. What do you do if they offer you an internship or job? If it sounds good, take it! Suddenly your life could change in an instant!
The typical job searcher is going around asking for a job instead of asking questions to find out more about the job and the employer. A job searcher needs to know the basics about the employer and what the company is about. The fact that you are seeking only information will help set you apart from the hundreds of others who are walking in to ask for jobs and being told no. Approach the employer with the attitude that you are seeking career advice. It is, therefore, usually a good idea to set up an informational interview with a resource person before there is an actual job opening in your area of interest. Most managers and supervisors feel uneasy or uncomfortable talking with a potential candidate when the organization is actively recruiting to fill the position. However, you may find it helpful for future reference to find out the name of the manager or the person who does the hiring. (Be sure the information you get is accurate!)
5. Prepare Ahead of Time for Your Interview
Ask only those questions that are appropriate and important to you. You will convey your motivation and interest to the employer by acknowledging that the information the interviewee is giving you is important.
- What is your job like?
- What happens during a typical day?
- What do you do? What are the duties/functions/responsibilities of your job?
- What kinds of problems do you deal with?
- What kinds of decisions do you make?
- What percentage of your time is spent doing what?
- How does the time use vary? Are there busy and slow times or is the work activity fairly constant?
- How did this type of work interest you and how did you get started?
- How did you get your job? What jobs and experiences have led you to your present position?
- Can you suggest some ways a student could obtain this necessary experience?
- What are the most important personal satisfactions and dissatisfactions connected with your occupation? What part of this job do you personally find most satisfying? Most challenging?
- What do you like and not like about working in this industry?
- What things did you do before you entered this occupation?
- Which have been most helpful?
- What other jobs can you get with the same background?
- What are the various jobs in this field or organization?
- Why did you decide to work for this company?
- What do you like most about this company?
- How does your company differ from its competitors?
- Why do customers choose this company?
- Are you optimistic about the company's future and your future with the company?
- What does the company do to contribute to its employees' professional development?
- How does the company make use of technology for internal communication and outside marketing? (Use of e-mail, Internet, intranets, websites, video conferencing, etc.)
- What sorts of changes are occurring in your occupation?
- How does a person progress in your field? What is a typical career path in this field or organization?
- What is the best way to enter this occupation?
- What are the advancement opportunities?
- What are the major qualifications for success in this occupation?
- What were the keys to your career advancement? How did you get where you are and what are your long-range goals?
- What are the skills that are most important for a position in this field?
- What particular skills or talents are most essential to be effective in your job? How did you learn these skills? Did you enter this position through a formal training program? How can I evaluate whether or not I have the necessary skills for a position such as yours?
- How would you describe the working atmosphere and the people with whom you work?
- Is there a basic philosophy of the company or organization and, if so, what is it? (Is it a people-, service- or product-oriented business?)
- What can you tell me about the corporate culture?
- What is the average length of time for an employee to stay in the job you hold? Are there incentives or disincentives for staying in the same job?
- Is there flexibility related to dress, work hours, vacation schedule, place of residence, etc.?
- What work-related values are strongest in this type of work (security, high income, variety, independence)?
- If your job progresses as you like, what would be the next step in your career?
- If your work were suddenly eliminated, what kinds of work do you feel prepared to do?
- With the information you have about my education, skills, and experience, what other fields or jobs would you suggest I research further before I make a final decision?
- How is the economy affecting this industry?
- What can you tell me about the employment outlook in your occupational field? How much demand is there for people in this occupation? How rapidly is the field growing? Can you estimate future job openings?
- What obligations does your employer place have on you outside of the ordinary work week? What social obligations go along with a job in your occupation?
- Are there other things you are expected to do outside work hours?
- Are there organizations you are expected to join?
- How has your job affected your lifestyle?
- What are the salary ranges for various levels in this field? Is there a salary ceiling?
- What are the major rewards aside from extrinsic rewards such as money, fringe benefits, travel, etc.?
- From your perspective, what are the problems you see working in this field?
- What assignments/projects can I expect to be assigned as an entry-level person in my career?
- What are the major frustrations of this job?
- What interests you least about the job or creates the most stress?
- If you could do things all over again, would you choose the same path for yourself? Why? What would you change?
- What are the educational, requirements for this job? What other types of credentials or licenses are required? What types of training do companies offer persons entering this field? Is graduate school recommended? An MBA? Does the company encourage and pay for employees to pursue graduate degrees?
- Does your work relate to any experiences or studies you had in college?
- Is there anything you would do differently if you had the chance to be a student again?
- How well did your college experience prepare you for this job?
- What is the range for starting salaries in our field?
- What courses have proved to be the most valuable to you in your work? What would you recommend for me?
- How important are grades/GPA for obtaining a job in this field?
- How do you think my university's reputation is viewed when it comes to hiring?
- How do you think graduation from a private (or public) university is viewed when it comes to hiring?
- How did you prepare for this work? If you were entering this career today, would you change your preparation in any way to facilitate entry?
- What abilities or personal qualities do you believe contribute most to success in this field/job?
- What are the typical entry-level job titles and functions? What entry level jobs are best for learning as much as possible?
- Who is the department head or supervisor for this job? Where do you and your supervisor fit into the organizational structure?
- Who else do you know who is doing similar kinds of work or uses similar skills? What other kinds of organizations hire people to perform the functions you do here? Do you know of other people whom I might talk to who have similar jobs?
- Do you have any advice for someone interested in this field/job? Are there any written materials you suggest I read? Which professional journals and organizations would help me learn more about this field?
- What kinds of experience, paid or unpaid, would you encourage for anybody pursuing a career in this field?
- What special advice do you have for a student seeking to qualify for this position?
- Do you have any special world of warning or encouragement as a result of your experience?
- These are my strongest assets (skills, areas of knowledge, personality traits and values):___________________________________. Where would they fit in this field? Where would they be helpful in this organization? Where might they fit in other fields? Where might they be helpful in other organizations?
- How would you assess the experience I've had so far in terms of entering this field?
The whole interview could be spent finding answers to the dozen or so questions you decide to ask. But as you practice and move further toward your target, questions will probably pop into your head spontaneously based on what you need to know.
Pay careful attention to what's said by the person you interview. Ask questions when something isn't clear. People are often happy to discuss their positions and willing to provide you with a wealth of information.
Try to keep the conversation friendly, brief, and focused on the contact person's job and career field.
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Al Ahly and Esperance of Tunis, two big clubs on African football map will meet for the first time in the final of the Orange Champions League. Al Ahly was founded on April 4, 1907, while Esperance Sportive of Tunis was formed on January 15, 1919. Since then the two clubs have continued to win trophies, both nationally and continentally.
While Al Ahly was voted African club of the 20th century, Esperance has been crowned Champions League winners twice and has featured in three other finals. Al Ahly will be playing its ninth Champions League final meanwhile Esperance will be playing her sixth. The clash of the two will thus be that of giants whose result is unpredictable. Esperance will be home for the return of the final, its third consecutive final. The team has a slight advantage, having had an almost regular championship, even though some of the matches were played behind closed doors. The Egyptian club on its part was without domestic competition since the start of February after the Port Said tragedy that claimed the lives of 74 fans.

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Barairo no Ashita Manga??????, ??????, A Rose-Colored Tomorrow, Bara-iro no Ashita
From JShoujo Scans ? I Can Hear the Ghostly Drum-Beating The first guy Rika ever falls for turns out to be her older sister's fianc?. However, her sister's dream since she was a child was to be a bride, and ever since her engagement to another guy didn't work out a few years earlier due to her not being able to conceive, Rika swore to do everything in her power to help her sister fulfill her dream. Does that include helping her marry the guy that she's in love with?! ? Like Snow Falling on Harbor Yori runs into Kurita, a girl he knew from basketball club back in high school. Back then, she was a quiet girl who had a quirky oddness to her. When he runs into her out of coincidence two years later, however, he finds that she's become an out-going (if not slightly high-strung) girl. A few weeks after their chance meeting, he receives a phone call from the hospital saying she had tried to kill herself, and he finds out the true reason for the drastic change. ? Fight! Yuki's a hard-working 21 year old who's tirelessly slugging away as a coordinator at a English language school so that she can save enough money to go study abroad. She has no interest in guys because she's so set on her goal---that is, until she meets Yuki, a guy with the same name as her. They move in together only days after they met, and at first things go well, but one day, he hits her in the face by accident. The violence escalates as the days wear on --- will their love last?! ? The Days of the Sun Nana and Ichi are twins who are as close as can be. Sure the people around them think it's odd that they still sleep in the same bed --- but they couldn't care less what others think. All they need is each other. One day, they run into a scruffy looking man wearing dark sunglasses who claims that he's their long-lost dad! Is it really him? And why did he choose to reveal himself to them now? Includes other stories which all center around the theme: "a rose-colored tomorrow."
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The UK stock market was broadly flat this morning at 6,024.98, slipping -0.04%, after exceeding the 6,000-mark yesterday buoyed by the US fiscal cliff deal between the Democrats and the Republicans. Investors showed caution this afternoon as they digested the aftermath of the US fiscal cliff deal which still left unanswered questions on spending cuts and debt ceiling.
As the global markets awoke to the still-fragile US economy, doubts triggered in the minds of traders whether the proposed bill was approved as a temporary measure, which would seem clear in the unwillingness to introduce measures that cover either the spending cuts or the impending debt ceiling. However, the subdued mood of the market was shaken by Next, Britain's second best clothing retailer which posted a 3.9% rise in sales during the festive period, leading the company to state that its full-year profits would exceed expectations.
Espirito Santo downgraded its ratings to neutral for Compass Group, a contract caterer. Outsourcing firm Serco shares rose after Espirito Santo lifted its ratings to 'buy'. Buildings and material group CRH ell after it announced that full-year development activity was €0.6bn (£0.48bn), boosted by 18 acquisition and investment initiatives undertaken in the second half.
Experian welcomed the news that Bank of America is ramping up mortgage and corporate lending rates. Seymour Pierce upgraded its rating from 'reduce' to 'add' as the US mortgage lending business shows signs of improvement.
The top ten gainers in the UK stock market this afternoon are Next 3,854.00p +2.17%, Serco Group 550.50p +1.66%, Aberdeen Asset Management 381.10p +1.49%, Standard Life 346.70p +1.14%, Legal & General Group 150.00p +0.94%, Marks & Spencer Group 386.00p +0.86%, Experian 1,020.00p +0.79%, Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 2,196.00p +0.76%, Schroders 1,772.00p +0.74%, and Tesco 345.25p +0.73%.
The top ten losers in the UK stock market this afternoon are CRH 1,261.00p -1.71%, Randgold Resources Ltd. 6,150.00p -1.52%, Centrica 336.00p -1.41%, Rio Tinto 3,641.00p -1.35%, Burberry Group 1,248.00p -1.34%, Intertek Group 3,178.00p -1.27%, Croda International 2,358.00p -1.26%, Vedanta Resources 1,207.00p -1.23%, Antofagasta 1,364.00p -1.23%, and Johnson Matthey 2,360.00p -1.17%.


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Question: Although this sounds counter-intuitive, I find that my car (a Ford Mondeo, if that is relevant) always seems to perform better on a damp, cold day rather than on a dry, warm one. Why should this be?
Answer: There are several ways of improving the power produced by an internal combustion engine and one of these is responsible for the improved performance seen by your correspondent.
Cold weather will increase the density of the atmosphere slightly, allowing more oxygen to be inducted into the cylinder. However on a damp day, the air that is sucked into the engine actually contains a significant quantity of water vapour. The water vapour will totally negate this factor so another, more important, factor comes into play.
A petrol engine running at low revolutions is quite efficient at burning fuel. However, at high revs the amount of time available to burn fuel is reduced ...
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THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN is a hit wuxia classic from Taiwan that stars Tien Peng and Polly Shang-kwan. It's a quality actioner with an artful presentation, well received at the time of release, which established filmmaker Joseph Kuo as a major force in the world of martial arts cinema alongside contemporaries Chang Cheh and King Hu. It was the first of many martial arts films from the director of kung fu classics THE 18 BRONZEMEN and SEVEN GRANDMASTERS.
A young swordsman (Tien Peng) out to avenge the death of his family 18 years ago at the hands of several highly skilled fighters is nearly killed during an attack and rescued by swordswoman Flying Swallow (Polly Shang-kwan), the daughter of his chief adversary. He must choose between his desire for vengeance and indebtedness to his new friend. Meanwhile, his rival, Black Dragon (Chiang Nan), patiently awaits the outcome to challenge Tien in a duel to determine who will be the "swordsman of all swordsmen."
According to the original English credits, the film was adapted from a novel by "Chiang Bin Han." I wasn't able to link that name to any well known wuxia author and I'm not surprised. (If anyone knows who the author is, please comment below.) The plot within the adapted screenplay by Su Tien-yung is extremely common. There were dozens of wuxia films released around the same time that dealt with the theme of a young swordsman or swordswoman seeking revenge for the death of a loved one, usually a parent. It is arguably the most common plot device in the entire wuxia genre apart from the constant struggle between swordsmen to be recognized as the best of the best, which also happens to be the primary subplot and title reference for THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN.
While unoriginal and at times overly dramatic, the plot remains engaging thanks largely to Joseph Kuo's strong handling of the material coupled with sweeping cinematography from Lin Tsan-ting. The pair use exceptional lighting, wide overhead shots, tracked panning that follow the action, and striking set and outdoor imagery with bold use of color and poetic composition. It is a far cry from the homely old wuxia films with fixed camera placement and drab settings. At the time, this style could only be likened to King Hu's previously released wuxia masterpiece DRAGON INN. Incidentally, both films were produced by Taiwan's Union Film Co.
Kuo and Lin worked together again to equally great success on the wuxia classic THE MATCHLESS CONQUEROR (1971). Kuo shot several wuxia classics in between before switching to the kung fu genre with TRIANGULAR DUEL (1972) following the mammoth success of Bruce Lee and FIST OF FURY. He went on to make many successful kung fu movies, although nothing quite as polished as THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN.
As was common at the time, the female lead received top billing regardless of how prominent her role was. In this case, Polly Shang-kwan was making her second feature film appearance after debuting in DRAGON INN. Despite her billing, she only has a relatively small supporting role and few action scenes. This was remedied in years to come as she gradually became one of the top female kung fu stars of the 1970s. What may be especially disappointing for fans of Shang-kwan is her reserved performance. She had yet to discover the delightfully impish screen persona that dominated her performances in films like BACK ALLEY PRINCESS. Shang-kuan's hair style in this film deserves special mention. It's an oddly shaped and carefully constructed bouffant, a broad style of stacked hair very popular in developed countries in the 1960s and a common sight to see worn by Hong Kong and Taiwan's leading wuxia ladies at the time.
The star is Tien Peng, a prolific Taiwanese actor, also in his second performance after DRAGON INN. He was frequently paired with Shang-kwan and presumably for lack of real fighting ability was more often cast off to a supporting role. In this film he performs well enough for the less-demanding swordplay action and initially wields an unusual sword that is decorative and colorful but stocky and ungainly compared with the elegant design of the longer and thinner traditional Chinese broadsword, also featured in the film.
Action direction, according to HKCinemagic.com, is attributed to two relatively unknown talents, Sek Chi-ban and Poon Yiu-kwan. The latter notably worked with Han Ying-chieh on A TOUCH OF ZEN.
The choreography in THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN is competent for the era and probably more remarkable for its dramatic presentation than for any screen-fighting skill. King Hu had established a new style of shooting swordplay action in COME DRINK WITH ME two years prior that relied on the director's artistic presentation more than anything and the action in this film follows that trend.
Fight movements tend to be direct with emphasis on killing blows rather than sparring. This was the beginning of a brief era in wuxia film history that was heavily influenced by Japanese chambara films. Dramatic posturing leads into quick strikes that are direct and efficient. Blood flows freely and body counts are high. There is some exaggerated action to remind us that we are watching wuxia and not chambara. For instance, Tien pins one of his adversaries to a tree with a thrown sword while Shang-kwan's character has a trademark move where she throws her sword sheath into the air and kills several attackers with her sword before raising her weapon into the air to perfectly catch the sheath. There is some very noticeable undercranking to speed up action movements.
For its time, THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN put a fresh visual spin on the wuxia genre. Although not quite as iconic or strong on star power, it holds up very well beside DRAGON INN and Chang Cheh's early wuxia films including THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN and HAVE SWORD WILL TRAVEL. It's also one of Joseph Kuo's best films overall and is indication of what he might have been able to achieve with his latter kung fu movies had he had similarly high-grade production standards to work with. This film is most definitely worth tracking down by fans of classic wuxia for its general entertainment value and is essential viewing for anyone looking to undercover one of the best swordplay films to come out of Taiwan that wasn't directed by King Hu.
Genre: Wuxia • Joseph Kuo • Polly Shang-kwan • revenge • swordplay • teahouse fight • The Swordsman of all Swordsmen (1968) • Tien Peng


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'Black Box': Kelly Reilly is a 'medicated and unmedicated' bipolar neurologistAdd to Favorites | Black Box
When she's on her medications, Dr. Catherine Black is brilliant. Off her meds, she may be even more brilliant, but she's dangerous, at least to herself.
And that's the tension of ABC's newest medical procedural, "Black Box," premiering Thursday, April 24. Black (Kelly Reilly) is a neurologist and medical director of a neurological center known as The Cube.
Black is gorgeous and involved with two dashing men. She also happens to be bipolar, which she keeps a secret at work.
Her dilemma is whether she wants to live a proscribed life, on many medications and engaged to her restaurateur boyfriend (David Ajala), or off them, riding the waves of inspiration that engulf her and having fierce sex with other men.
When manic, she loves life on the edge, and she gets so perilously close, it's inevitable that she will fall. Yet it's then that she feels completely alive.
On a recent frigid day, at a sprawling New York university, which asked ABC to keep its identity secret because apparently allowing a show to film is declasse, Reilly hurries down a ramp, her white lab coat catching air.
"She is complicated," Reilly tells Zap2it about her character. "She has many different sides to her. I get to play many different women in one character. An unedited side of her comes out. There's the medicated and the unmedicated side of her. There's the side that is nurturing and loving and the side that wants to break everything in the room."
It's revealed in the pilot that Black has a teenager, Esme (Siobhan Williams). Black's brother and sister-in-law have raised her as their own, and the girl doesn't know who her biological mother is.
Reagan Black (Laura Fraser, "Breaking Bad") is terrified that the girl loves her aunt Catherine more than the woman she knows as Mom. Soon, she realizes Esme may be exhibiting signs of being bipolar.
At work, Black connects with patients on a deep level. Each week features real cases, and when patients are on-screen, their problems are shown from their perspectives. In one, a man has "alien hand" syndrome and doesn't have control of his hand. He is a mild bank teller until he's a fearless bank robber who also gropes women.
In an upcoming episode, a woman turning 50 is acting odd. She's fighting the effects of aging by constantly exercising, but she's behaving strangely and, it turns out, only seeing half of what's in front of her.
Doctors cannot figure out why until Black makes the connection. The patient and Dr. Ian Bickman (Ditch Davey) know each other from volunteering at a homeless shelter. Black realizes the woman had contracted tuberculosis, which was altering her brain.
Drs. Bickman and Black are having an affair.
"He is at the top of his game," Davey says. "I see him as being almost machinelike."
As he speaks, extras mill about. One large, bearded man in layers of clothes is pacing, agitated, mumbling. Mothers bring children to wardrobe racks to pick out uniforms. The kids are playing students on a field trip. As they're about to cross the street, a man brandishing a cleaver swings wildly. A mom chaperoning proves herself brave.
When not in front of the camera, Reilly reverts to a British accent, Davey to Australian. They have both moved to New York and researched their roles by talking with physicians.
"I didn't know anything about neurology," Reilly says. "I spent a lot of time speaking with neurologists. Most of the time they are not fixing things. With disorders of the brain, they don't know very much. They have to play a waiting game. They have to do much more problem solving. They have to think in a way that is more abstract."
She spoke with one of the top Harvard neurologists and asked about the most common misconceptions about the field.
"There are things we can cure," Reilly says she learned. "There are solutions even if not absolute cures; there are treatments and always new things to be discovered. For me, what I do for a job, neurology is another area of research. I went way deep into the bipolar mind. I don't want to sink into that naively. I want to be as respectful as possible."
Black meets with her psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hartramph, played by Vanessa Redgrave. Though Redgrave is not on-screen enough, when she is, it's magical.
"When I heard she had agreed to do this, it justified me doing it," Reilly says.
At a press conference, show creator Amy Holden Jones says, "There have been a lot of medical shows, and there's never been a show like this, because it's not about psychiatry - it's not about those issues - it's about neurology."
TV has seen both recently, though not in the same character. Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) on "Homeland" is bipolar. And Dr. Daniel Pierce (Eric McCormack) is a paranoid schizophrenic neuroscientist on "Perception."
There are fascinating stories to mine for this show, and many involved with it hope it sparks debate.
"This is a subject matter people should hear about and know," Davey says. "Just because a guy walks by their door at 8 every night, mumbling to himself, he could be treatable. What we as a community have to deal with, and from a societal point of view, that is important."
He hopes the show can spark a national "conversation, that is a starting point," Davey says. "And that is what art is about, and maybe we can help each other."
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Starting a business is a daunting task. Finding time, money and willpower all are top priorities when getting a company off the ground.
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It's often a source of frustration for entrepreneurs who aren't too tech-savvy. Often times, experts say, small businesses and startups end up working with fly-by-night Web developers who fail to deliver or overcharge for basic services.
The challenges also can be great for larger companies working with Web developers. Keeping a massive project moving forward often is difficult, particularly if it's a high-traffic consumer site.
According to Amanda Blum, owner of Howling Zoe Productions in Cape Cod, Mass., many smaller companies get discouraged working with Web developers because they've been burned in the past. "There's no big governing body or general certification that all Web developers go through," she said. "So it's hard to tell who to hire."
Blum's marketing and Web development firm helps guild clients through the process of getting a website developed or overhauled. A big key to the process, she said, it to create positive expectations and a realistic budget up front. "The budget should depend almost solely on functionality. If you're just serving up basic company info, that's a lot different than building a site that has an e-commerce component — that can triple the price right there."
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"Due to our analysis of the March 1 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Klamath Basin Forecast, which predicts hydrological conditions between April and September, we need to begin now to plan the water deliveries to the Project," Sabo acknowledged.
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Morocco — Nigeria's Under-23 coach Austin Eguavoen has quit after failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.
The so-called 'Dream Team V' crashed out in the group stages of the qualifying tournament in Morocco after losing twice and winning just once.
The 46-year-old leaves after Nigeria, runners-up at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, finished third.
In a resignation letter, Eguavoen cited the qualifying failure for the London Games as his reason to quit.
"I hereby resign my post as coach of the national U23 team despite all the support I received from the NFF," Eguavoen told the NFF.
"I'm so sorry I couldn't make it. I think it's just honourable for me to resign after failing to meet the set targets."
Addressing the press at a post match press briefing at the Media Centre of Grand Stade de Marrakech on Friday evening, the former Super Eagles handler also apologised to Nigerians over the lack lustre showing of the team in Morocco.
He admitted that he has failed the country by not being able to qualify for the London Games, as contained in his contract papers, adding that he is worried about the pains that Nigerians back home will suffer over the team's poor outing at the CAF U-23 Championship.
"I want to specially thank Nigerians, most people have been behind me especially the media and others who know my worth and my ability in the game. I have never said that I am the best but I have always tried to be among the best. I apologise to Nigerians for our failure. We thought we can do well, but we were surprise over what happened.
"Now that my contract is tied to this tournament and even taking the team to the semi-final stage of the Olympics, I know that it has been cut short. You all know what will happen to me. I am ready for it and I will take a break for some times and probably return to the domestic league," he lamented.
"My regret was not keeping my job but the pains Nigerians are passing through now. It hurts a lot, but we cannot do anything about it now. What happened was that the stage was too big for these boys. I have to also say that the officiating in the game against Morocco was questionable.
"If you observe very correctly, we play well in the second half because we had to go into the dressing room to do a whole lot of talking. The change in the second half was the determinant of the technical input we make in the team. I'm not the type that coach on the side," he noted.
The result has nothing to do with the ability or otherwise of the ex-internationals taking over the national teams. Come to think it, as ex-internationals, we are all Nigerians first.
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It's looking like I'll be doing a loop down into central Kentucky on Saturday. I'm planning to head east out of Louisville pretty early on the DR650 and keep a somewhat leisurly pace on secondary roads. If I'm not mistaken, the maximum speed limits along this route will be 55mph and the backroads and tracks will have the usual outbursts of water crossings, gravel, and dirt, but nothing too ridiculous. Anyone interested in riding along or meeting up along the way needs to give a shout.
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I'm always drawn to the lonely places. There's a comfort to be found in quiet solitude that once realized, it's near impossible to dismiss. When riding through areas like these, I'll sometimes shut the bike off and sit there, listening to the random tinks of the cooling exhaust. There's usually little else beyond the wind playing through the grasses and the various insects murmuring among themselves. See that puddle in the next photo? I've ridden 100 miles to hit that puddle and the few others scattered along this stretch of gravel. The state's long-term plan to pave every road, lane, driveway, and goat path has severely limited the dual sporting opportunities, and may help explain the cruiser and crotch rocket infestations found hereabouts.
The gravel drive on the left? That's where my great-grandmother lived. No pics of the dwelling, as it collapsed years ago. I lived there off and on as a youngster, and learned everything needed to be considered a card-carrying Appalachian-American. We didn't have running water or indoor plumbing, and "Mammy" did all her cooking on a wood-fired kitchen stove. We never had fewer than five large coon hounds living under the front porch and there were holes in that old shack you could throw a housecat through without messing up its fur. Looking back, it's a wonder I survived to adulthood.
The midsection of Kentucky isn't very high on anyone's must-ride list, I don't think. It's a mostly non-descript place, sorely lacking in altitude, high-gradient waterways, or much in the way of splendor. It has a smell about it in the summertime, a distant hint of decaying vegetation and stagnant water. Seems like most of the creatures that inhabit this place reflect the same static nature. Generally, nothing appears hurried except the mice and a few species of insect. I was born here back in the early 1960's and while the area has changed pretty dramatically since then, many aspects have resisted the onslaught of time. Regardless, the ravages of time impart their own abstract beauty.
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Another Texas hospital jumps on board the healthy cafeteria menu craze; this time it is Texas Health Plano. Though not associated with an initiative such as the ¡Por Vida! campaign like San Antonio University Hospital, Texas Health Plano felt it needed to provide healthy, affordable options to the employees and guests to the hospital.
Texas Health Plano introduced the "Eat Fit" options in late November. They began to give employees who choose to purchase an "Eat Fit!" meal a 30% discount and since then the healthy option sales have been up 14%. The meals comply with USDA standards and are all under 500 calories.
The dining management team had their hands full designing this menu and had to get creative. They based the menu off of the Hearth Healthy menu that is given to select hospital patients.
To read the whole story on KDAF Dallas/FtWorth, click here.
Have you made a recent change to your menu to include healthier options in the cafeteria? The discount is a great idea to encourage healthy choices among employees, is that something your cafeteria would consider doing? Or do you have other great ideas to encourage healthy eating?
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A local Minneapolis choir leader has been accused Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a Brooklyn Park female minor. After reviewing files, it seems the man has been in an similar situation before.
According to The New York Times, Gregory B. Washington, 32, has been held with a $150,000 bail on two counts of third-degree assault and has an order to stay away from all females under the age of 18.
Latest information provided by The New York Times said at the time of assault the unnamed youth was 15-years-old. The first encounter occurred at her home residence followed by a subsequent assault at Washington's residence in Plymouth.
"We're seeing here that the facts are astonishingly similar, in which he leads a young female through the auspices of the church, had sexual relations with the female and eventually had a child with her," Assistant County Attorney Judith Cole said in Hennepin County District Court of Washington's earlier conviction. "It seems to be a pattern for Mr. Washington."
Pregnancies have resulted from both of Washington's underage endeavors.
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Sagmeister & Walsh are not known for doing things the easy way, and their latest work for New York's Jewish Museum is no exception. With a collection comprising 30,000 objects and a challenging mission to engage a broad inter-generational audience, the museum needed a new look and feel across print, physical and digital collateral that would reflect and enhance its modern role.
Sagmeister & Walsh say: "Our goal in rebranding the museum was to connect the historic and contemporary. The new identity system we created is founded on sacred geometry, an ancient geometric system from which the Star of David was formed. The entire branding system is drawn on this grid, from the word and logo mark, to dozens of patterns, icons, typography, and illustrations. This system invites surprise and flexibility across all media, while always unified in visual language."
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Film: 'Vicky Donor'; Starring: Ayushmann Khurana, Yami Gautam, Anu Kapoor; Directed by: Shoojit Sircar.
When was the last time you saw a Bollywood comedy that made you chuckle and smile for two hours? When was the last time you saw a funny film that you wished wouldn't end? When the last time you saw a film where every actor in a big or small role simply sparkled on screen?
'Vicky Donor' is original and thoroughly engaging. It makes you feel blessed and blissed.
How good it feels to watch a director pick up a pertinent issue and convert it into a perky precocious and endearing rom-com which is less rom and, ahem, a whole lot of cum. Indeed 'Vicky Donor' is suffused with delectable plus points, not the least of them being debutant Ayushmann Khurana who seems to be born to play Vicky the...er donor.
Ayushmann-God bless his spontaneity-has formidable competition in the acting department from Kamlesh Gill and Dolly Ahluwalia who play his grandmom and mom, and from the redoubtable Anu Kapoor who as the sperm doctor, adds so much to his role and to the film you wonder why he isn't seen more often in our films.
Each character is written with a keenness for details that go a long way in giving them a life beyond the camera.
Delhi, done to death in film after film, re-awakens in 'Vicky Donor'. Kamaljeet Negi's cinematography makes no overt attempt to explore the city through the topography. Sircar's splendid direction takes us into the heart of Delhi. The people, their homes and specially their spoken language come alive in ways that cinema has ceased to offer in recent times.
I'd give the film the thumbs-up for the sheer exuberance joy and conversational authenticity expressed in the spoken words. Writer Juhi Chaturvedi is a prized find.
And cherish this film's ability to turn the subject of sperm donation into a joyous celebration of life. There are no dull moments in the narration. No character walks by in Sircar's Delhi just for the heck of it. There are no incidental characters. Even the guy on the road who calls out the leading lady's name on Vicky's behalf is there because he belongs to the film's perfect-fitted jigsaw design depicting domesticity and adversity in the competitive city.
Never in living memory have I seen a film where every character comes alive as an individual. If Dr Malpani(Anu Kapoor) is quite a character, so is his assistant Chaman(Bupesh Pandya) and his nurse Lata(K.V Rajni). If Ayushman's Vicky is a scenestealer, so is his romantic lead, the lovely Yami Gautam who as an independent working girl from a Bengali family brings a disarming grace to her character.
'Vicky Donor' is a precious and important work of art. It negotiates an unusual theme with the least amount of fuss and the maximum warmth and vigour. The scenes are woven with seamless serenity into one another. Like life, the film is not only about laughter. The heartbreaking moment where Ayushmann holds his sleeping mother's hand defines the undercurrent of somberness that life in Delhi constantly secretes.
Scratch the surface, and the pain under the bravura display of flamboyance and gaiety comes to the surface.
'Vicky Donor' gets that urbane mix of the light-hearted jaunty mood at the top and the agony beneath, with pitch-perfect accuracy. The very act of attempting a film on a sticky subject like sperm donation suggests a dry staccato treatment. Pulling away from the pitfalls of pontification and self-importance, 'Vicky Donor' simply takes us on a carefree joyride where the blend of pain and pleasure is never forced into the narrative. It just happens.
In a film industry saturated with slapstick double-meaning comedy, Shoojit Sircar has conceived a comedy on sex which is a not a sex comedy. No small achievement this.
Large-hearted and generously endowed with moments that you take away with you from the film even as John Abraham comes on screen for an irrelevant song and dance item, 'Vicky Donor' is the surprise entertainer of the year. It is the warmest, funniest most sensible and sparkling comedy in a very long time. In Shoojit Sircar's vision every single actor shines with a glorious naturalness. Ayushmann is effortlessly the discovery of the year.
As for the film, in Anu Kapoor words, there are impatient sperms, angry sperms, stupid sperms. Seen in those terms this film is quite a fertile piece of work which says a lot more about life than we expect from it.
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Friends, What history failed to do, this movie has done. It has succeeded to present the censored idea of 'sperm donation' as an acceptance in the Indian society without a 'Noise'...
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Ayushman is a multi talented guy, gifted. The movie is superb. For me its a total five. There are scenes that leave you rolling on the floor laughing,literally!! Then there are scenes when you cant help but shed a tear or two. Just loved the complete thing between vicky and the doctor. Yami gautum did a nice job. She has a natural flare. Beeji,dolly,Ashima's father and aunt. Every actor did the justice to their roles. Awesome !! Pani da is a mesmerising number. Ayushman sung soo well.
wow!! this is the feeling the movie left me with!
the trailer hardly does justice to this amazing piece of work. A rather sensitive or to say taboo subject for indians was brilliantly portrayed that too in a comical manner. The dialogues were crispy and kept the story intact!
Ayush, anu and yami were fantastic!! the rest of the cast were good too! I liked the lady playing Dolly and his grandma.
The ending was cherry on the cake...it brought out the other side of sperm donation which people fail to see!
Wish more movies were made and fresh talented faces given a chance to prove themselves!!
John - hats off for taking the risk and having faith in ur script and the new actors!
finally watched it 2day.it was an amazing film.it was a real fun watching it.ayushmaan nd yami were just gr888.everything about this film is just too gd.be it its story,direction,script,acting everything.
ever since i saw the promo i knew i wanted to catch this movie.. cheeky lifestyle humor.. dont rem one of that niche come around ever since khosla ka ghosla.
and while am glad the movie lives up to the promise.. i am pleasantly surprised at the quality of the review.. did not expect such vocabulary on IF considering the general quality of the tellybuzz articles. kudos to the writer.
m happy for yami...will watch this movie for sure...congrats to all the star cast of the movie
Such rave reviews.. I'll have to watch it now. It looked quirky and new from the promos, but good to hear that it actually delivered what it promised.
Mind blowinggg film!!! Totally unexpected this film would be sooo good...!!!
what a song i and everyone like this very much good job Ayushman
well m not going to watch this movie.
but wish you luck Yami n Aayushman
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- 1/4 cup thinly sliced shallot (about 1)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for serving
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 pound bacon, diced, cooked until crisp and drained on paper towels
- 1 cup frozen green peas
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- Fresh chives, for garnish
Bring salted water in a 2-gallon or larger stockpot to a boil and cook fettuccine according to package directions. When pasta is done, drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. (Up to 1/2 cup additional cooking liquid may be added if pasta seems too dry.)
While pasta is cooking, begin making sauce: In a 12-inch or larger saute pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, shallot, salt, and pepper and cook until onions are translucent, about 2 minutes. Add garlic, bacon and peas and cook 2 minutes longer. Add cooked drained pasta, parsley, cheese, and olive oil garnish and cook, tossing, until heated through and well combined. (If necessary, add a bit of reserved pasta-cooking water a little at a time to moisten.)
Remove pasta from heat and transfer to a large serving bowl or to individual serving bowls. Sprinkle with additional cheese and black pepper if desired. Top with chives and serve immediately.


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After joining the short-lived Washington, D.C. band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the Californian hardcore punk band Black Flag from 1981 until 1986. Following the band's breakup, Rollins soon established the record label and publishing company 2.13.61 to release his spoken word albums, as well as forming the Rollins Band, which toured with a number of lineups until 2003 and during 2006.
Since Black Flag, Rollins has embarked on projects covering a variety of media. He has hosted numerous radio shows, such as The Henry Rollins Show and Harmony In My Head, television shows, such as MTV's 120 Minutes and Jackass, along with roles in several films. Rollins has also campaigned for human rights in the United States, promoting gay rights in particular, and tours overseas with the United Service Organizations to entertain American troops.
According to Garfield, military school helped him to develop a sense of discipline and a strong work ethic. It was at Bullis that he began writing; his early literary efforts were mainly short stories about "blowing up my school and murdering all the teachers." Despite the relative affluence of Glover Park, for Garfield "it was a very rough up-bringing in a lot of other ways. I accumulated a lot of rage by the time I was seventeen or eighteen." Much of the rage came from problems at home.
In late 1980, the Washington punk band The Extorts lost their frontman Lyle Preslar to Minor Threat. Garfield joined the rest of the band to form State of Alert, and became its frontman and vocalist. He put words to the band's five songs and wrote several more. S.O.A. recorded their sole EP, No Policy, and released it in 1981 on MacKaye's Dischord Records. S.O.A. disbanded after a total of nine concerts and one EP. Garfield had enjoyed being the band's frontman, and had earned a reputation for fighting in shows. He later said: "I was like nineteen and a young man all full of steam [...] Loved to get in the dust-ups." By this time, Garfield had become the manager of the Georgetown Häagen-Dazs ice cream store; his steady employment had helped to finance the S.O.A. EP.
Unbeknownst to Garfield, Cadena wanted to switch to guitar, and the band was looking for a new vocalist. The band was impressed with Garfield's singing and stage demeanor, and the next day, after a semi-formal audition, they asked him to become their permanent vocalist. Despite some doubts, he accepted, in part because of MacKaye's encouragement. His high level of energy and intense personality suited the band's style, but Garfield's diverse tastes in music were a key factor in his being selected as singer; Black Flag's founder Greg Ginn was growing restless creatively and wanted a singer who was willing to move beyond simple, three-chord punk.
After joining Black Flag in 1981, Garfield quit his job at Häagen-Dazs, sold his car, and moved to . Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Garfield got the Black Flag logo tattooed on his left biceps and changed his surname to Rollins, a surname he and MacKaye had used as teenagers. Rollins was in a different environment in Los Angeles; the police soon realized he was a member of Black Flag and he was hassled as a result. Rollins later said "That really scared me. It freaked me out that an adult would do that. [...] My little eyes were opened big time.
Before concerts, as the rest of band tuned up, Rollins would stride about the stage dressed only in a pair of black shorts, grinding his teeth; to focus before the show he would squeeze a pool ball. His stage persona impressed several critics; after a 1982 show in , Sub Pop critic Calvin Johnson wrote: "Henry was incredible. Pacing back and forth, lunging, lurching, growling; it was all real, the most intense emotional experiences I have ever seen.
By 1983, Rollins' stage persona was increasingly alienating him from the rest of Black Flag. During a show in England, Rollins assaulted a member of the audience; Ginn later scolded Rollins, calling him a "macho asshole. A legal dispute with Unicorn Records held up further Black Flag releases until 1984, and Ginn was slowing the band's tempo down so that they would remain innovative. In August 1983 guitarist Dez Cadena had left the group; a stalemate lingered between Dukowski and Ginn, who wanted Dukowski to leave, before Rollins fired Dukowski outright. 1984's heavy metal music-influenced My War featured Rollins screaming and wailing throughout many of the songs; the band's members also grew their hair to confuse the band's hardcore punk audience.
Black Flag's change in musical style and appearance alienated many of their original fans, who focused their displeasure on Rollins by punching him in the mouth, stabbing him with pens or scratching him with their nails, among other methods. He often fought back, dragging audience members on stage and assaulting them. Rollins became increasingly alienated from the audience; in his tour diary, Rollins wrote "When they spit at me, when they grab at me, they aren't hurting me. When I push out and mangle the flesh of another, it's falling so short of what I really want to do to them. During the Unicorn legal dispute, Rollins had started a weight-lifting program, and by their 1984 tours, he had become visibly well-built; journalist Michael Azerrad later commented that "his powerful physique was a metaphor for the impregnable emotional shield he was developing around himself." Rollins has since replied that "no, the training was just basically a way to push myself", suggesting that Azerrad "needed to get in touch with his inner homosexual".
Before Black Flag broke up in August 1986, Rollins had already toured as a solo spoken word artist. He released two solo records in 1987, Hot Animal Machine, a collaboration with guitarist Chris Haskett, and Drive by Shooting, recorded as "Henrietta Collins and the Wifebeating Childhaters"; Rollins also released his second spoken word album, Big Ugly Mouth in the same year. Along with Haskett, Rollins soon added Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain, both former members of Ginn's side-project Gone, and called the new group Rollins Band. The band toured relentlessly, and their 1987 debut album, Life Time, was quickly followed by the outtakes and live collection Do It. The band continued to tour throughout 1988; 1989 marked the release of another Rollins Band album, Hard Volume. Another live album, Turned On, and another spoken word release, Live at McCabe's, followed in 1990.
1991 saw the Rollins Band sign a distribution deal with Imago Records and appear at the Lollapalooza festival; both improved the band's presence. However, in December 1991, Rollins and his best friend Joe Cole were accosted by gunmen outside Rollins' home. Cole was murdered by a gunshot to the head, but Rollins escaped without injury. Although traumatized by Cole's death, Rollins continued to release new material; the spoken-word album Human Butt appeared in 1992 on his own record label, 2.13.61. The Rollins Band released The End of Silence, Rollins' first charting album.
The following year, Rollins released a spoken-word double album, The Boxed Life. The Rollins Band embarked upon the End of Silence tour; bassist Weiss was fired towards its end and replaced by funk and jazz bassist Melvin Gibbs. According to critic Steve Huey, 1994 was Rollins' "breakout year". The Rollins Band appeared at Woodstock 94 and released Weight, which ranked on the Billboard Top 40. Rollins released Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag, a double-disc set of him reading from his Black Flag tour diary of the same name; he won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word Recording as a result. Rollins was named 1994's "Man of the Year" by the American men's magazine Details and became a contributing columnist to the magazine. With the increased exposure, Rollins made several appearances on American music channels MTV and VH1 around this time, and made his Hollywood film debut in 1994 in The Chase playing a police officer.
In 1995, the Rollins Band's record label, Imago Records, declared itself bankrupt. Rollins began focusing on his spoken word career. He released Everything, a recording of a chapter of his book Eye Scream with free jazz backing, in 1996. He continued to appear in various films, including Heat, Johnny Mnemonic and Lost Highway. The Rollins Band signed to Dreamworks Records in 1997 and soon released Come in and Burn, but it did not receive as much critical acclaim as their previous material. Rollins continued to release spoken-word book readings, releasing Black Coffee Blues in the same year. 1998 saw Rollins released Think Tank, his first set of non-book-related spoken material in five years.
In 2007 Rollins performed vocals in the reformed Ruts.
By 1998, Rollins felt that the relationship with his backing band had run its course, and the line-up disbanded. He had produced a Los Angeles hard rock band called Mother Superior, and invited them to form a new incarnation of the Rollins Band. Their first album Get Some Go Again, was released two years later. The Rollins Band released several more albums, including 2001's Nice and 2003's Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three. After 2003, the band became inactive as Rollins focused on radio and television work.
In both incarnations of the Rollins Band, Rollins combined spoken word with his traditional vocal style in songs such as "Liar" (the song begins with a one minute spoken diatribe by Rollins), as well as barking his way through songs (such as "Tearing" and "Starve") and employing the loud-quiet dynamic. Rolling Stone's Anthony DeCurtis names Rollins a "screeching hate machine" and his "hallmark" as "the sheets-of-sound assault".
Rollins appeared on the 1996 studio album Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel Present Highball with the Devil, narrating "Delicate Tendrils". Rollins also appeared in the 1993 Tool album, Undertow. He and Tool front man, Maynard James Keenan, performed the vocals in the song "Bottom".
In 2001, Rollins appeared as the uncredited host of "Night Visions", a short-lived horror anthology series. Rollins was a co-host of the television program Full Metal Challenge on TLC from 2002 to 2003. Rollins was a host of film review programme Henry's Film Corner on the Independent Film Channel, before presenting the weekly The Henry Rollins Show on the channel. He has made a number of cameo appearances in television series such as MTV's Jackass and an episode of Californication, where he played himself hosting a radio show. In 2006, Rollins appeared in a documentary series by VH1 and The Sundance Channel called The Drug Years.Also featured in" Batman Beyond's Return of the Joker"
Rollins put the show on a short hiatus to undertake a spoken-word tour in early 2005. Rollins posted playlists and commentary on-line; these lists were expanded with more information and published in book form as Fanatic! through 2.13.61 in November 2005. In late 2005, Rollins announced the show's return and began the first episode by playing the show's namesake Buzzcocks song. As of 2008, the show continues each week despite Rollins' constant touring with new pre-recorded shows between live broadcasts.
In 2007 Rollins published "Fanatic! Vol. 2" through 2.13.61.
Some feature length movies Henry Rollins has appeared in include:
Rollins has become an outspoken human rights activist, most vocally for gay rights, while deriding any suggestion that he himself is gay. On his 1998 spoken word album Think Tank the straight ally declared: "If I was gay, there would be no closet. You would never see the closet I came out of. Why? Because I'd have burned it for kindling by the time I was twelve ... If I was gay, at this stage of the game — age 37, aging alternative icon — I'd be taking out ads." Rollins frequently speaks out on social justice on his spoken word tours and promotes equality, regardless of sexuality. He was the host of the WedRock benefit concert, which raised money for a pro-gay-marriage organization.
During the 2003 Iraq War, he started touring with the United Service Organizations to entertain troops overseas while remaining against the war. Rollins caused a stir at a base in Kyrgyzstan when he told the crowd: "Your commander would never lie to you. That's the vice president's job. He has also been active in the campaign to free the "West Memphis Three" — three young men that many believe were wrongly convicted of murder. Rollins appears with Public Enemy frontman Chuck D on the Black Flag song "Rise Above" on the benefit album Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three; the first time Rollins had performed Black Flag's material since 1986.
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The White House Historical Association invites you to a Diplomatic History Open House at Decatur House on Sunday, May 18th, 2014. Hosted at the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, this event is free and open to the public and will feature self-guided tours of the historic Decatur House, whose former occupants include foreign ministers from France, Russia, and Great Britain, several secretaries of state and ambassadors. A special exhibit about the former residents of Decatur House and diplomacy in the White House neighborhood will be on display. Artist Peter Waddell will lead drawing lessons for children and adults of all ages, focusing on objects and architecture associated with the history of Decatur House. Visitors will also be able to participate in crafts, trivia and other family-friendly activities.
This event was held:
David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History at Decatur House
Event Address: 1610 H Street, NW
Nearby Parking Garages: 1625 I Street NW / 1750 H Street NW / 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW
Nearest Metro Stops: Farragut West and McPherson Square on the Blue/Orange Line, and Farragut North on the Red Line


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Steve Nash is a professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns. Born in South Africa, Nash played high school basketball in Canada and won a scholarship to Santa Clara University in California. He entered the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft in 1996 and was drafted by Phoenix. He was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. There he was voted into his first NBA All-Star Game and helped the Mavericks move into the Western Conference finals.
Nash became a free agent in 2003 and returned to the Suns. He was named Most Valuable Player two years in a row and led the Suns to win the Western Conference Finals in 2005. He has been one of the league's top three-point shooters, free-throw shooters and has led the league in assists.


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Roughly 2,000 people rallied in Benghazi on Friday (December 28th) to demand that militias made up of former rebels who helped oust Moamer Kadhafi disband and join the army or police, AFP reported.
"Our demands are: dissolve all militias and make their members individually enter the army or police force," activist and law student Bilal Bettamer said at Friday's protest.
"And we want all pro-Kadhafi and Kadhafi-era criminals to be removed from the police and army. We want to end this stalemate between the army and militias," he added.
Former rebels who have refused to join the security forces insist that the authorities first purge themselves of remnants of the Kadhafi regime.


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Impending Weather Postpones Baseball vs. Ole Miss at AutoZone Park
April 2, 2013
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Due to the forecast of rain this evening in the Bluff City, head coach Daron Schoenrock and the University of Memphis has announced that Tuesday's game against No. 17 Ole Miss is postponed. An announcement on makeup date with Ole Miss or another opponent will be made on Monday.
Memphis continues Conference USA play on Friday against UCF at FedExPark. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.