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Digital Marketing is For KidsJuly 24th, 2014 by Allison Chaney
My 13 year old, Jacob, is starting his own business. Some days that's pretty cool. Other days I wish he would just go ride his skateboard and be 13. But I've decided to encourage this entrepreneurial behavior so here we go.
Last night, we were talking about branding and marketing strategy. As I broke it down for him, I saw the light bulb come on and it was like I opened the flood gates of creativity. If only I could reach all of my clients in this same way. Well, I'll give it a shot. Let me know how this works out for you.
First, you have to think of your end game. What are you trying to accomplish? For Jacob, he's creating a brand. He wants it to be popular and recognizable so people buy his stuff. Sound familiar? You want people to buy your stuff right? Easy peasy. We talked about the Nike "Swoosh" and similar brand logos where a simple design is so common that most people instantly know what it is. I pointed to his shoes. His Nike shoes. "Ya get it?" I said. And there was the light bulb.
Now, let's back it up. How do you get to a point where your brand is recognizable in this way? Jacob's logo is a swirl. Simple, cool, and fits his company name "Dizzy Skate Co". Initially, Jacob just wanted to start slapping stickers with that swirl everywhere. But how will people know what that is? If they see a swirl on a sticker or t-shirt, then what? By asking him this question, his answer was what started to drive the plan. He said "I want them to go to my website and buy my stuff."
Great. Now you know you need a website. But how will they know that they can buy that stuff on the website? Put the domain name on the stuff, right? We're getting there. You have to loop them in. You have to make these kids want your Dizzy gear so bad that they beg their parents and promise to clean their rooms for a week just to get their hands on a Dizzy hoodie.
Now think of your market. Who's going to buy your stuff and where are they? Well, that was a no-brainer for Jacob. These kids live on screens like their life depends on it. Facebook, Instagram, Vine, Twitter. So be there. And then, a proud mom moment happened. He said "I have to figure out how to get their attention and be interesting enough to get them to notice me." Yep, we call that engagement. Jacob started using the hashtag #getdizzy in the social media content that he created around Dizzy Skate Co. So he had already set the foundation, created the accounts, and started the conversation. He's had some good business advice along the way.
Back to the stickers and t-shirts. That swirl idea was pretty cool, but now what will happen if there's a hashtag that says #getdizzy? Kids are curious. They are going online to figure out what that's all about. And what will happen if @DizzySkateCo and some social media icons are on these stickers or shirts? Or even a logo with Dizzy Skate Co? Now we're on to something.
We all know that in the world of marketing, you have to make that call to action very clear. You have to get their attention and then tell them what to do. With a hashtag like "#getdizzy", the possibilities are endless. "Ask me how to #getdizzy", "How do you #getdizzy", "This is how I #getdizzy". And #getdizzy can mean literally getting dizzy from doing a crazy skateboard trick that makes you dizzy to getting Dizzy t-shirts and stickers. Love it. The kid came up with all of that. Now let's put those brilliant creative ideas in action.
Next you need a plan. Jacob has this notebook that he jots down all his ideas in. I drew a timeline for Jacob to help him visualize the process: Logo Design > Create Social Media Accounts > Populate Social Media with Content > Build Website > Create Stickers and Shirts > Drive People to Website Through Social Media > Sell Stuff > Distribute Products to Stores > Open a Skate Shop > Be Brand Famous
This is just a rough idea, and some things will happen simultaneously while other steps may change as this evolves. Jacob was getting held up on that. He couldn't lay out a timeline because he thought it had to be set in stone. I just said start somewhere and you can always change it.
Once that was laid out, it all became clear to Jacob what he had to do next. And then the million dollar question: "what should I post on social media?". So I drew another chart in that notebook. I listed his social media accounts down the left and across the top wrote some ideas for what to post on social media:
- stuff about skateboarding
- original image content (the kid lives on Instagram)
- original video content (Jacob has a GoPro so this will be fun)
- links to website
- shout outs and support for other local businesses with similar markets and complimentary products/services
- use of the hashtag #getdizzy in original content
At that point, he lit up like a Christmas tree. "I get it! I've got content for days! Ok mom I'm good, I gotta go post some stuff now!" Success! When we laid it out like that, it made total sense and the kid is off and running.
Then came the two million dollar question: "what happens if someone searches for Dizzy Skate Co." Well buddy, you're in luck because that's mom's job – getting websites to show up in Google when people search for them. So we searched for "Dizzy Skate Co.". Guess what ranked? His Facebook page, and his little Google Sites page that he started building himself so he could learn the basics of how to build a website. And that is how it works. I wish explaining SEO was always that easy.
Today, he has a clearly laid out plan. He's finalizing some content for his website so he can build that and have a place to tell his story, sell his merchandise, and house his amazing content. He's creating engaging social media content to help reach his market and gain interest for his brand with the ultimate goal of driving users to his site to buy his stuff. And now, he's going back to that one page business plan, provided by his business advisor Tom Lunney of ASBC, and he knows how to answer those questions that perplexed him just a few days ago.
Watching a 13 year old "get it" like this renews my faith in being able to help other businesses be successful with their digital and brand strategies. I might just start saying "if a 13 year old gets it, then so can you!" It's as simple as this: define your goals, make a plan, be awesome and don't give up on your dream! It's exciting to watch this fall into place for Jacob and if you are ready to knuckle up and get real with your digital strategy, then learn from this kid. He's got it figured out. I'm pretty sure the kid will be brand famous.
Oh, and if you want a t-shirt or sticker, send him a message on his Facebook page. The full website dizzyskateco.com will be live soon!
How to NOT get Lost in the Maze Called GoogleJuly 9th, 2014 by Alex
Some of you I may have already met, others may have no idea who the heck I am. So…greetings! I'm Alex, the latest addition to the Bare Knuckle team. I started two months ago with a new found passion for digital marketing an appetite to dive in and start learning all about SEO! This leads me to the point of this glorious blog post.
Within the first few hours of work, I was wondering what I had gotten myself into. Keeping track of all the ranking factors in Google's algorithm is nothing short of intimidating. Well, good for me – and good for you – I've stumbled upon a great infographic that breaks down all the factors Google spiders search for. Over 200 Factors!?! I don't know how the geniuses at Google can even keep up with them all. The good news is that Bare Knuckle Digital is here to knock out each of these for you and make sense of the algorithmic confusion.
Google + just made patriotism a lot easier!June 30th, 2014 by Bryan
As we prepare for Tuesday's game versus Belgium it reminds us that the nations dedication for team USA during the 2014 World Cup has escalated to new heights. Simply watching our country take the pitch against the worlds greatest soccer players is no longer sufficient.
The role of the "fan" comes with a lot more responsibilities.
With Social Media being more prevalent than ever it is imperative that we show the world that for 2 months every four years the USA consists of the worlds most dedicated fans!
But with the pressures of work and family, sometimes it's difficult to remember that anything less than extreme passion for the United States of America while watching our team play is well… unpatriotic.
This is why the team at Bare Knuckle Digital absolutely loves what Google + is doing for the newly created die hard American World Cup Soccer fan.
As you can see in the photo, my father and I had simply forgotten to put our game faces on for the USA vs Germany match. Tweeting or Instagraming this photo would be completely unacceptable ..but thanks to Google+ and the magical use of #PaintUSA our embarrassing display of patriotism will forever be remembered as true patriotic glory.
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And always….
A new Beginning for Lil' DynomiteApril 1st, 2014 by Allison Chaney
Bare Knuckle Marketing is proud to announce that our very own Allison Kulage-Chaney aka Lil' Dynomite will be hanging up her gloves in the world of digital marketing to put on her gloves in the world of Women's MMA.
What started as an exercise regimen and great way to work off some steam, has turned into what her trainer Emanuel Faria calls, "a start of a promising career".
We asked Emanuel what he thought when he first saw Allison walk into the gym.
"She walked in the front doors and at first I thought she was one of the fighters daughters. She was maybe five feet nothing and looked very out of place. She eventually made it to the heavy bag, and wow. I knew right then that I was going to train her."
So she was a natural right from the beginning?
"No, she needed a lot of work, but she punched mean."
Punched mean?
What does Punch Mean, mean?
"Why don't you get in the ring and find out."
Although Allison aka Lil' Dynomite is 0-37 in her semi professional career, she feels that this is what's best for her.
So, from the entire team at Bare Knuckle Marketing, we say "Congratulations Allison!" If anyone is going to get into a ring and get punched in the face repeatedly, we're glad it's you!
I got a free t-shirt!January 23rd, 2014 by Bryan
Let me start by saying I am a free t-shirt slut. I have no shame when it comes to getting my hands on a free T.
Not my size…no problem.
Super ugly color and design….yes please.
Sandpaper/cotton blend….sure I'll put it on right now!
Which leads me to this past Friday. Allison and I attended an event hosted by The Circuit at the Hamilton County Business Center. This particular event featured Matt Dooley and Mike Sarow the masterminds behind Kapture. If you haven't yet heard of Kapture you will.
Here is my attempt to explain Kapture… Ever have one of those moments with a friend that was just hilarious or inspiring and wish you could share it with others? Well, with Kapture you can… Seriously if you don't know anything about Kapture go to their website and check it out, these guys are going to be super successful.
But how do I know Matt and Mike are going to be successful you ask. Yes they have their shit together. Yes their product is incredibly well thought out and designed brilliantly. Their marketing? Yeah it's fantastic and sure they had an unbelievably successful kickstarter campaign. Regardless of all these things I know they will be successful because… they gave me a free t-shirt. A good free t-shirt, a well designed, appropriately sized, and comfortable free t-shirt.
So I say well done Mr. Dooley and Mr. Sarow. I appreciate your business venture, your contribution to the tech community, and your passion for your product. But most importantly I appreciate the high quality t-shirt you gave me.
Link Scam – Busted!September 13th, 2013 by Allison Chaney
We have been working with a new client who came to us asking why their traffic dropped so much in recent months. We quickly found that they were working with a company for about a year who was engaging in a highly unethical link scheme. Lucky for our client, they hired Bare Knuckle to get in there and clean up the mess and get them back on track to earning quality traffic and leads.
What's really scary is the fact that they probably never would have known that the $149/month they've been paying for a year has contributed to a significant loss in traffic. On average, they're seeing around 100 visits per month from search engines right now. A couple years ago, it was over 500. Ouch.
The moral of the story here – if it seems to good to be true, it is. Link building is not easy. Therefore it is not cheap. If you find a "deal" or someone selling you the "lowest guaranteed price on the internet", avoid that like the plague. These companies are slick, and they talk a good game. Arm yourself with the facts, and some solid knowledge, and please hire a professional with training, ethics, and solid references.
Just get real. You are not going to be an overnight internet success by paying anyone $149/month for anything. Invest in your success. If you can't afford it, then perhaps you should go find another job and earn some capital before you invest another minute into growing your business.
This case study is a perfect example of link spam, a black hat operation, and how it can cripple a site's traffic.
This so-called link building service has spent a year and more importantly – our client's hard earned money – building 100′s of links that are complete garbage. What's even more shocking to me is that this company willingly shared with me the spreadsheets of 100′s of links that they've built over the last year. Wow. Just… wow. Either they are completely clueless or so arrogant that they really think they can dupe people into shelling out cash for crap.
I checked out the links on those spreadsheets. What I found was red flags everywhere in the form of:
- poor quality sites – I have not found a single site on those lists that looks like anything I'd ever waste a second of my time on. Zero value.
- tons of dead links – sites are broken, shut down, or otherwise not valid. Who wants a link from a site that no longer exists? Again. Zero value.
- several sites with the same IP address. Link Farm. Smacking… my… head.
And if that isn't enough evidence for ya, check this out:
That's a screen shot of all traffic from Jan 1, 2011 to date. Click the image to get up close and personal. I compared organic search traffic (shown in blue) to direct and referral visits. Look where they took the biggest hit – search engine traffic. I also added annotations in Google Analytics for the Penguin updates – all updates that Google implemented to combat link spam. Hit… hit… hit. This company has thoroughly screwed our client. Lucky for them, the Bare Knuckle team is on the case now.
This is no joke people. There are a lot of sleazy businesses operating out there, and companies are falling for what they're selling them every single day. My advice to you is to find an SEO that you trust, who has solid references and practices ethical SEO. If you enlist in the services of someone now because they're cheap, you'll pay for it in the long run.
So what are we doing to fix this? At this time, the scam artists in question (who will remain nameless for now) have agreed to remove the links. We'll see what happens. If they do, we'll submit a kindly request to Google to please reconsider our client's site, as we've stepped in and saved them from the clutches of evil. If they don't comply, well, then we'll gladly share their name.
Oh and one more little nugget for ya – on these evil-doers site, they have a big old badge at the top that says "Ripoff Report Verified". Bwaahahahaha. Even more proof that you can say whatever you want on the internet. Doesn't make it true. Oh well. Onward and upward.
Hashtags, No Hashtags… WT#?June 28th, 2013 by Allison Chaney
There was a time long ago when hashtags on Facebook were clickable, and then they took that feature away. But for a long time, people were still using hashtags on Facebook. Even some social media companies and so-called experts were using hashtags. The rest of the social media so-called experts took their jabs at these companies, and some even created entire Facebook pages and groups around the subject, and weren't too nice about it. Check this out:
Please note, I don't condone the use of the "r" word in this context. I'm using this to illustrate a point.
And then, in one day these very people under fire went from idiot savant to marketing genius, thanks to Facebook introducing hashtags on Facebook. One moment they are being teased, and touted as non-experts who are behind the times and out of touch with the evolution of social media. The next moment, they are suddenly ahead of their time, brilliant forward thinking marketing experts, seemingly knowing something that the rest of us weren't privy to. It's all in the perception. Who's right? Who's wrong? Does it matter?
What really matters is if those social media experts are providing value for your business. Are they raising brand awareness? Are they creating conversation that is engaging? Are they reaching out to your market and driving them to convert to a visit, a lead, or a sale? Are they bringing you people who are buying what you're selling? That's really all that matters at the end of the day.
My advice to you, make sure you're working with someone who is keeping up with the news, and know that this stuff changes every day. And most importantly, take everything you hear with a grain of salt. The internet is still the wild west, and we're all in this together, learning as we go along. Oh and one last thing… play nice. You never know when an insult is going to come back to bite you in the ass.
Do You Have What It Takes to Knuckle Up?May 24th, 2013 by Allison Chaney
Join the Bare Knuckle team! We're looking for better than the best of the best. Do you have what it takes? Knuckle up and call us. Check out our job description here.
Ranking Reports are WorthlessJanuary 18th, 2013 by Allison Chaney
There. I said it. I've been thinking it for years, and now I've just come out and said it. Pardon my frankness but I feel like a broken record lately, as I am continually trying to do damage control because someone Google'd themselves and didn't see what they were expecting to see in the search results.
You may have done it yourself, or perhaps your boss just stormed into your office asking what the h-e-doublehockeysticks you're paying for this worthless SEO stuff. It's ok, you're not alone. Google rules the world and we all want to win in Google. But it's time to set things straight and really drive this point home: stop Googling yourself. What you see in the search results will be different than the person next to you, and different than what you see two hours from now. (more…)
How to Win Online: Be Awesome OfflineJanuary 16th, 2013 by Allison Chaney
Seriously. It's just that simple.
I hear the question all the time: how do I succeed online? How do I win with the search engines? How can I get more visitors to my site, more Facebook fans, sell more widgets… Many people look for a magic bullet or some secret sauce. They think Google is some amazing entity that will only grant you a top ranking position if you can crack their code. (more…)

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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee recently voted to approve a resolution backing President Barack Obama's use of United States forces in Libya.
The panel voted 14-5 to approve the resolution that will allow the military to continue to conduct limited strikes using unmanned drones and planes, according to The Washington Times. However, the resolution explicitly forbids the use of American troops on the ground either during the conflict or afterwards.
Despite the passing of the resolution in committee, a number of senators on both sides of the aisle have been critical of the Obama Administration's handling of the Libya situation.
"I think the administration has been cute in their response and I think it's created a mini-firestorm in Congress by their being cute, one tick too cute," Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) told the news source.
Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) expressed concern that the Administration's reasoning on the War Powers Resolution could allow it to "unilaterally inject military force" on unclear humanitarian grounds, reports The Wall Street Journal.
The resolution will go now go to the Senate floor. However, the House rejected a similar resolution by a vote of 295-123, reports The Washington Times.


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It's me ! P-man ! And I have decided to create a new game called "Real of Fake" and here's how you play !
How to play :
- There will be a Art piece here on this post.
- A new art piece will be replaced once the previous one has been answered correctly
- Seeing the art piece, you will have to decide if the art is "real or fake"
- "Real" art pieces are usually based on existing manga, Light Novel, Games (VN/Dating Sims) or anime.
- "Fake" art pieces are completely not related to any known Japanese media other fan "really awesome looking art" .
- Sometimes, I will add in real manga illustrations and sometimes (often) it will be fanart.
- The pictures will be taken from not famous anime/manga/LN/Galge/other formats.
- For every correct answer, give yourself 2 points.
- For every wrong answer, subtract 1 point.
- The first person who gets 24 points (12 pictures answered correctly) wins the game.
- In order to be fair, the first person who answered correctly will be given the point.
Now...lets' start the game !
PS: The first person who managed to get the correct answer for week 1's picture also wins something special !
Score Sheet
Jekroland : 0
Z-comic X : 0
DakatGod : 2 points
Rai-J : 2
Zeally : 1 point
Phantasmguy : 2 points
Picture 4 : HINT : It's NOT Mizuki from Baka to test to Shokanjuu
Previous pictures and answers
Picture 1: http://i.imgur.com/DnDPd.jpg
Answer: Fake. Watashi to Kimi no Monogatari (You and my story) is just a very awesomely drawn fanart.
Picture 2 : http://i.imgur.com/TLfkI.jpg
Answer : Real : Based on Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
Picture 3 : http://i.imgur.com/W1qrI.jpg
Answer: Real: Based on Nekuroma, a light Novel written in 2004 by Yomi Hirasaki, best known for his work in Haganai !


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Philadelphia, Pa. - Duquesne University's women's cross-country team took third place at the La Salle Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, Pa. The Dukes, ranked 15th in the latest Mid-Atlantic Regional rankings, were just 1:13.73 behind the host Explorers for second and 4:28.55 ahead of the fourth place Xavier Musketeers.
The Richmond Spiders won the six-team event. All six compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
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Elliott Sanders, 9, of West Des Moines lost her hair but gained $3,085 for a good cause. Elliott, a third-grader at Jordan Creek Elementary School, raised the money for St. Baldrick's Foundation, a California-based organization that encourages healthy people to collect pledges, then shave their heads to help fund research to cure childhood cancers. Elliott and her mother, Dayle Sanders, shaved their heads recently in Bondurant.
Elliott's dad, Paul Sanders, said Elliott wanted to raise money for St. Baldrick's since her mom shaved her head a few years ago. At the time, Elliott's parents told her she was too young, but they decided to let her join her mom this time.
"Elliott says she's glad she did it," Paul Sanders said. "They put her hair in her lap and I thought she might freak out, but she just giggled. She understands very well why she is doing this, and she has a real desire to do what she can to help other kids."
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A Fancy Sketch Shewing a select specimen of the Cross-Palpable
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A Fancy Sketch Shewing a select specimen of the Cross-Palpable
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 August 1834
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April 13, 2011
"PBS will never be defunded."
Ferrets: In Pursuit of Excellence awaits you on Netflix.
(This public service announcement has been brought to you by SC.)
Update, 11/14: This clip has just come to my attention, and I feel that it is important:
Cindy Scroggins on
April 13th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
That right there is superior programming.
Sheila Ryan on
April 13th, 2011 at 4:02 pm
That was a fine little keyboard run by the ferret. In fact, I'd like to hear and see more solo work. Still, it'll take a lot to top the canine performance that Our Lucy's been sending about, together with her observation, "Poodle sings the blues."
Amy Mabli on
April 13th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Deron and I watched this a couple of weeks ago followed by a documentary on noodling. And people don't think we should fund this?
Sheila Ryan on
April 13th, 2011 at 5:33 pm
We should fund PBS, and we should fund the poodle.
SC on
April 13th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
I had a powerful Republican moment watching those clips. I couldn't help but think of Guiliani's infamous radio rant about ferret owners…
..this excessive concern with little weasels is a sickness…
…you should go consult a psychologist or a psychiatrist, and have him help you with this excessive concern, how you are devoting your life to weasels…
Cindy Scroggins on
April 14th, 2011 at 9:49 am
I love SC.
India on
April 14th, 2011 at 10:02 am
Oh, you would entertain each other immensely in person, I think.
Phil Bebbington on
April 14th, 2011 at 10:29 am
I love the Ferret tossing, but, that transcript is just beautiful.
Tycho on
April 14th, 2011 at 1:06 pm
You guys should read this.
Taking ferret ownership to a new level.
India on
April 14th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
For some reason I already knew about ferret legging. My officemate, however, did not. Hands are now reflexively shielding genitals at a desk near me . . .
India on
April 14th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
. . . and now, while watching a video of a legging competition: "This is an excellent argument for wearing kilts."
And people wonder why I get so litle work done.
SC on
April 15th, 2011 at 8:06 am
Ferret Legging is new to me. Yikes.
This (apparently well-known but I missed it) Donald Katz story about the King of Ferret Leggers is, um, hmmm, well, consider it research for watching Ferrets: The Pursuit of Excellence:
…"Well, Reg," I said. "I think people in America will want to know. Well — since you don't wear any protection — and, well, I've heard a ferret can bite your thumb off. Do they ever — you know?"
Reg's stiff mustache arched toward the ceiling under a sly grin. "You really want to know what they get up to down there, eh?" Reg said, looking for all the world like some workingman's Long John Silver. "Well, take a good look." Then Reg Mellor let his trousers fall around his ankles.
A short digression: a word is in order concerning ferrets, a weasel-like animal well known to Europeans but, because of the near extinction of the black-footed variety in the American West, not widely known in the United States. Alternatively referred to by professional ferret handlers as "shark-of-the-land," a "piranha with feet," "fur-coated evil," and "the only four-legged creature in existence that kills just for kicks," the common domesticated ferret — Mustela putorius — has the spinal flexibility of a snake and the jaw musculature of a pit bull….
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April 15th, 2011 at 8:57 am
Speaking of ferrets (and weasels generally), there is a stoat video I've been dying to post. For a couple of years now. But I fear it may be beyond even the clusterflock pale.
Maybe later I'll post a link, together with a sternly worded warning/disclaimer of responsibility. Or assign it a "suitability" rating.
SC on
April 15th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Stoats are punk.
My officemate's father has a nice stoat tale. In short, IIRC, he's driving in N. Ireland and thinks that he hit and killed a stoat. A few miles after hitting the stoat, his car starts to make strange noises so he pulls over. The horrible noise continues so he gets out of the car and finds an angry stoat biting its way through the grille of the car, tearing off strips of metal with its teeth. He picks up a stick to knock the stoat off of his car and tries to whack the stoat. The stoat leaps on the hood, goes up to roof, and then in the car. When he moves to the side of the car to figure how to get the stoat out, the stoat goes out the opposite window, heads for the grille, and proceeds to eat more metal, this time tearing enough metal away to get in the engine compartment and also tangle parts of the grille with the radiator fan. And then his troubles with the stoat began. I don't remember all of the details, but I think a tire iron and a repair shop are involved at some point.
Sheila Ryan on
April 15th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
"And then his troubles with the stoat began."
I may have to post my stoat link. For the brave. With blinking, flashing warnings.
Sheila Ryan on
April 15th, 2011 at 3:58 pm
Okay. This is it. WARNING: HATE SCREAMING BUNNY DEATH AGONY? DON'T WATCH.
Okay. It's the narration — the bizarre religious interpretation that gets me.
India on
April 15th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Endnotes to comment 1509889
"Stoats are punk." Refers to the game "Punk or Goth?" in which all animals, vegetables, minerals, fungi, and intangibles in the universe are categorized as either punk or goth. To be one is not better than the other, but everything and everyone is definitely one or the other. There is no middle zone, though there may be disagreement among players.
Nobody disputes the fact that stoats are punk.
"In short, IIRC, he's driving in N. Ireland" In my mind, he was on his way to or from some situation that resembles a day in the life of Cold Comfort Farm, although I realize that's geographically and culturally inaccurate. Nevertheless, that's the context I'm always picturing when I hear (secondhand) one of said officemate's Ireland tales.
"And then his troubles with the stoat began." Refers to the book Maus by Art Spiegelman, IIRC. Another masterpiece of the "And then his troubles began" genre is Dave Eggers's Zeitoun, which I have not read yet because I am pretty sure it will make me want to kill myself. And then there is Greg Grandin's "Katrina Time" review of Zeitoun in the LRB that makes me think it will make me want to kill everybody else, on my way out.
India on
April 15th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Yeah, no, the stoat-on-rabbit video is a must-not-watch. Mostly because of the videographer/narrator, who makes me want to apply a stoat to his neck, and then throw him in a cage managed by Blackwater. Fucking asshole.
Cindy Scroggins on
April 15th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
I love you, India Amos.
Sheila Ryan on
April 15th, 2011 at 4:33 pm
"The wages of sin." A puzzlement.
Sheila Ryan on
April 15th, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Eh, just to get things straight, folks: I am likely farther from your Christian faith than 99.44 per cent of the Judeo-Christian-Muslims who visit this site. Or even those who got a whiff in their babyhood. Born heathen, raised heathen, and hope to die heathen.
Not endorsing the jibber-jabber laid over the video. I figure most of y'all know. Just wanted to tell it like it is.
I just look at such truck and think about how odd it is.
That's all.
SC on
April 15th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
I feel a little bit twitchy posting something that needs endnotes but not twitchy enough to toss in another endnote or two:
Yes, the subtitle of Maus 2 is "And Here My Troubles Begin" based on a quote from Art Spiegelman's father. A similar usage of the phrase shows up either toward the beginning of the Primo Levi's The Truce or in a related Levi interview about leaving Auschwitz. Also, the English translation of the title of Italian Communist Paolo Volponi's novel Memoriale–an upbeat tale of a young man who survives a Nazi concentration camp and then runs into trouble when he goes bat shit crazy–is My Troubles Begin. Anyway, when I hear the phrase "And then my troubles began…" I think "Goodbye, tragedy. Hello, melodrama!"
Yup, that stout video would be disturbing without any video. I found myself hoping it would end with the videographer getting run over by a distracted driver. For hardcore Stout porn, this BBC video is very satisfying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNbqvqf3-14
India on
April 15th, 2011 at 8:30 pm
Nay, lad. What you've linked to is hardcore stoat porn.
This is hardcore stout porn.
SC on
April 15th, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Good point. Thank you.
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SUWANEE -- Brice Croxton can't be stopped.
Ten broken ribs, two crushed vertebrae and a severed spinal column couldn't keep him from his passion.
As the "quiet leader" on the Gwinnett Heat adapted sports basketball team, Croxton's determination rubs off on fellow players, said District Coordinator Mike Phillips.
He must be doing something right. The team is 5-0, heading into its final game of the regular season on Saturday against the DeKalb Siver Streaks at Henderson Middle School.In March, the local undefeated hoops stars are headed to the semifinals, their first time in the playoffs in several years.
"I think we're playing extremely well this year," Phillips said. "It's the first time we've been undefeated in basketball. Wheelchair basketball is truly a team sport, and that's how this team plays it," Phillips said.
Croxton, 17, a North Gwinnett High School senior, has been playing team sports his whole life. He started soccer at the age of 3, zipping deftly past other pee wee athletes.
These days, Croxton moves just as swiftly on the basketball court, his arms pumping in tandem, wheelchair gliding over the glossy wooden grain.
Calloused palms grip the handrails as he skids to a stop, passing the ball to teammate Martinez Johnson, 18.
Johnson, a Buford High School senior, said he and Croxton have got an almost-psychic link on the court.
"It's hard to explain," Johnson said. "But we know how to read each other when we're out there."
Johnson, Croxton and Rony Jacob are the team's veteran players. Jacob, 18, said he's enjoyed the past four years on the team. "I like this because it's a lot of fun," said Jacob, a senior at Peachtree Ridge. "I think we will do good in the semifinals, because we have good communication."
Croxton concurred.
"That's why we do well, because of the communication skills," Croxton said. "We all know what each other is thinking. It keeps us working together as a team."
Phillips said that's the idea behind the Gwinnett County Public Schools' Adapted Sports program.
"We all know the lessons we can learn from athletics like teamwork, hard work and sacrifice," Phillips said. "That's all incorporated in the adapted sports program. It gives these kids a chance to be a part of the team, to represent the school system, and it teaches them what it's like to help their peers become better with hard work."
Added Phillips: "Those are life skills they can take beyond the basketball court."
He said that extends to all three of the school system's Gwinnett Heat programs: basketball, handball and football.
When he's not playing basketball, Croxton is quarterback on the football team.
In both sports, Phillips said, Croxton is "the guy all the other players look to ... he's one of the key players in this program."
Phillips said it's hard to imagine "what all that boy has been through to get to where he is today."
"Here's a young man whose life totally changed four years ago," Phillips said. "He hasn't let that affect what he wants to accomplish."
On Jan. 4, 2008, Croxton was in a skiing accident in Breckenridge, Colo.
"I don't remember a whole lot about it," Croxton said. "The last run down the mountain, on the last day of our stay there I had a bad accident. I was out completely. My dad thought I was dead."
He spent the next 51 days recovering in the hospital.
Despite the incident, Croxton has continued to live his life with total independence.
"I watch him come to practice," Phillips said. "He's got a car with special controls so he can drive himself to practice. He's got an apparatus in his car where he can hook up his wheelchair and get in and out by himself."
Added Phillips: "He comes into the gym, and he comes over and gets into his sports wheelchair, straps himself in and he's ready to go."
Phillips said Croxton "leads by example. He's not a rah rah kind of guy. He's quiet, and he plays as hard as he's capable of playing. He wants to succeed, and he wants his team to be successful.
Croxton is glad he's got the Gwinnett Heat.
"I love sports, any kind of competition really," he said. "I know I could never play all the other sports I used to, but I can play this, and it's a lot of fun."
The young man hopes to see his basketball team win the semi-finals in March. "We'll do our best, no matter what happens," he said.
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Stephen Hobson, Lanier Middle
Keitra Douglas, Berkmar High
Kathy Luna, New Holland Elementary
Trintney Whitsel, Mountain View High
Derek Clarous, Lilburn Middle
Martinez Johnson, Buford High School
Brice Croxton, North Gwinnett High
Rony Jacob, Peachtree Ridge High
Giselle Zavala, Shiloh Middle
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STEPHENVILLE — Glen Rose might be from District 7, but it was well-versed in how to slow down Brownwood in Tuesday's 3A bi-district game: Lock down Keeta Vaccaro.
For the better part of the first half, the Lady Tigers did exactly that, leading to a comfortable 52-27 win over District 8's No. 3 seed at Tarleton State.
In fact, Vaccaro, who entered this week as one of the Big Country's leading scorers, didn't find twine until the 1:21 mark of the second quarter. By then, the Lady Lions were already on the ropes, trailing 29-7.
Kayla Goebel scored 17 points and Destiny Ponce added 12 more to lead Glen Rose (23-8), which now advances to face third-ranked Kennedale (26-6) in the area round.
Vaccaro finished with 17 to lead Brownwood, which closed the season at 13-19.
"We knew they like to run pick-and-roll over the top and (Vaccaro) tends to go to the hole, rather than look for the rollers," Glen Rose coach Sheree Hill said. "We just guarded it that way and switched on a lot of screens so we wouldn't have to worry about fighting through them, because she's pretty quick.
"Overall, I thought the kids did a real good job of guarding her. We had a few breakdowns, but overall, we contained her pretty well."
Vaccaro eventually worked her way into some open looks, finishing with eight points in the final 1:21 of the first half to help the Lady Lions cut the gap to 31-13 at the break.
Brownwood missed 20 of its first 21 shots and trailed 26-2 at the 2:33 mark of the second quarter. But with the help of Vaccaro, the Lady Lions finished the half with an 11-5 spurt.
"I thought our effort was there all night," said Brownwood coach Heather Hohertz, who has guided the Lady Lions into postseason play in all four of her seasons at BHS. "Glen Rose came out and pushed us out of anything we wanted to do.
"We couldn't get to the basket because they pushed us away. We couldn't get to the free-throw line and were settling for 3-point shots.
"(Glen Rose) just did a really good job and you could tell they had (a lot) of seniors and the experience really showed."
Any chance Brownwood had of climbing back into the game, evaporated with a 6-0 Glen Rose run to open the second half, by the end of which the Lady Tigers had a 37-13 lead.
From that point forward, they never led by less than 19.
"This season was definitely a roller coaster," said Hohertz, whose four playoff berths are the only four in the program's history. "It was up and down, but once we got to district we got on a winning streak and got into the playoffs. ... You have to be proud of the girls for that, because we really didn't know what this team was going to do. ... We did some good things this year and we don't have to hang our heads.
"Not many teams make the playoffs and we were here again for the fourth straight year."
BROWNWOOD (13-19) — Keeta Vaccaro 17, Cassandra Mendez 3, Cherita George 2, Ashley Vaccaro 5.
GLEN ROSE (23-8) — Ashlan Bernard 3, Madi Gibson 2, Kate Goen 8, Reilly Junge 9, Kelsey Potter 1, Kayla Goebel 17, Destiny Ponce 12.
Brownwood 2 11 5 9— 27
Glen Rose 13 18 11 10— 52
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I have a business that I currently make 6 figures at yearly have been doing so for the past 10 years. My question is should i continue to run my business as it is or should I try to put what i do into books & manuals and sale my Idea to the public for say $1999.00 or maybe more or less i don`t know yet, maybe do both until one can replace the other.
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- Startup is too slow. It is probably not possible to equal the startup speed of webOS's built in browser (which is closely tied to the platform) but it still needs to be faster to be useful.
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- Sometimes while running PreFox will become slow for periods of time, clearly it is doing something in the background that needs to be identified.
- Various UI and functionality tweaks specific for webOS.
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The work on this solution took longer than originally expected, mainly because Palm delayed the release of webOS 1.4.5 for its users, it seems.
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Today is National Coming Out Day! Observed every year on October 11, it was founded by Dr. Robert Eichberg and Jean O'Leary in 1988 to promote civil awareness about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues and lifestyles. October 11 is the anniversary of the second March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, which took place in 1987. Over half a million people participated in six days of demonstrations and activities.
National Coming Out Day is aimed at raising awareness of the LGBT community in order to give a familiar face to the LGBT rights movement. It's celebrated in the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.


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Moving in and moving on – all change in 2010
Posted: December 30, 2010|
The year started with a visit to Bristol's very first "pop-up" restaurant. Cloak and Dinner took place in a city centre squat and was only advertised through social media sites but it was fully booked for the four evenings it opened.
There was no menu and diners were asked to pay what they thought the meal was worth. Unconventional, yes, but the food was great, the atmosphere was electric and Cloak and Dinner provided one of the dining highlights of 2010.
In January, I met Mark Newman, who had given up his well-paid career in computer software development to become an artisan baker in Ashton. Mark's Bread has gone from strength to strength this year and people travel from across Bristol to buy Newman's exceptional bread and pastries. He even had a visit from Jamie Oliver, who filmed him for his upcoming TV series.
In February, Clifton Village pub The Grapes was taken over by Bill Butt, the former pop video and wildlife film director-turned chef.
A pub that has always attracted the city's musicians and artists, The Grapes was given a suitably cool makeover with walls covered with local art by the likes of 3D of Massive Attack and Inkie. As well as an impeccable musical policy, Butt's cooking has made this a must-visit pub, whether it's for a Mexican feast or a classic Sunday roast.
Hermanos on Queens Road has long been a favourite haunt for the city's more discerning drinkers, but it became a destination for foodies when mother and daughter team Liz and Sorrel Ferguson took over the kitchen. The short, seasonal menu changed every week and the food was excellent.
Sadly, the Fergusons left Hermanos recently due to family reasons and they have yet to find a replacement. This could be a wonderful opportunity for a talented young chef to make their mark, so hopefully somebody will take it over in the New Year.
There is no stopping Mike Cranney and Joby Andrews, who added a third pub to their collection when they opened The Lazy Dog in Ashley Down Road.
Formerly The Ashley Arms, the Victorian pub was given a stylish new look by the pair and it has become as popular as their other two pubs, The Windmill and The Pipe and Slippers, with good food and excellent local beers and ciders. Let's hope they snap up even more locals next year.
When it comes to finding the perfect location for a cafe, estate agent Tobie Holbrook certainly seems to be able to spot an opportunity when he sees it.
A couple of years ago, he turned a disused shop next to his Redfield office into Grounded, a smart cafe bar. In March, he did a similar thing in Bedminster when he transformed a derelict shop opposite Asda into a second Grounded. It was just what East Street needed and the place has been busy since it opened its doors, serving coffees, lunches and pizzas, including its own home-delivery service.
Although it hasn't been unusual to see restaurants close down completely over the past year, it's still quite rare to see an established eatery move lock, stock and barrel.
In April, award-winning Indian restaurant Myristica moved from King Street to Welsh Back, a move that has proved very successful, as it is busier than ever. It's still one of the best Indians in the city.
There have, sadly, been a few casualties in 2010 and the closure of Cattlemans steak house in Clifton certainly marked the end of an era. A restaurant that had been on The Triangle since the 1980s, it may have been dated, but it still drew people from all over Bristol for its retro prawn cocktail, enormous steaks and bottles of Bull's Blood. Although it wasn't to everybody's taste, it will be missed.
One of the interesting things to come out of the recession was the number of new local restaurants popping up and Prego in Henleaze was one of many new openings.
Co-owner Julian Faiello gave up his day job as a floorlayer to run this Italian-inspired restaurant and it has quickly become a hit with the locals.
In the same month, the old Budokan site at Clifton Down shopping centre reopened as the Three Coqs Brasserie. It was the first joint venture between experienced chefs David Daly, Jonathon Mackeson and Chris Wicks and its modern, ingredient-driven European food was matched by an interesting wine list majoring on organic and bio-dynamic wines – the first Bristol restaurant to do so.
Just along Whiteladies Road, changes were afoot at The Picture House, which opened a second site across the road. Picture House East has quickly picked up a new following for its consistently good food as original Picture House was rebranded as a bar and grill restaurant.
After years of being dominated by cheap and cheerful chain bars, Bristol's waterfront is finally changing for the better.
The Harbourside opened its doors on the site formerly known as The River. An all-day bar/cafe/restaurant run by architect George Ferguson and the same team behind Canteen in Stokes Croft, it has already helped to attract a more discerning crowd to the area. We need more places like it.
The ghost of Keith Floyd returned to his beloved Bristol in June when Clifton Kitchen opened exactly where the TV chef had his bistro in the Eighties.
With kitchen-themed wall murals inspired by Sixties pop-artist Patrick Caulfield, there was a distinctly retro feel to the place and its relaxed feel would have certainly gained approval from Floyd himself.
With more and more pubs closing for good, it was good to see a few being given a new lease of life. The Mayor's Arms in Redcliffe was turned into the excellent Raj Mahal City Indian restaurant, serving well above average food at prices that didn't break the bank.
As more and more people looked beyond the insipid and bland coffee served in High Street coffee shops, Clifton Village saw the launch of 194° Fahrenheit.
The idea of Owain George, owner of The Albion gastropub around the corner, this small espresso bar was the first Bristol coffee shop to offer single-origin coffees produced using the pour-over drip-filter technique. It can only be a matter of time before the corporate coffee chains catch up with the independents.
Meanwhile, there were plenty of flames at Grillstock, a two-day barbecue festival in Bristol's Harbourside. Comprising more than 130 stalls offering cooking equipment, food and drink, the centrepiece of Grillstock was a US-style competition with up to 16 teams competing for the King of the Grill trophy. The winner was Clifton restaurant The Cowshed Bar, a place famed for its steaks.
August saw the launch of Souk Kitchen in Southville, run by Ella and Darren Lovell. Concentrating on Middle Eastern market food, Souk Kitchen managed to capture the flavours and fragrances of Marrakesh, Cairo and Damascus. It turned out to be one of the best new restaurants to open in the city this year.
At the end of August, celebrated chef Marco Pierre White opened his first restaurant in the South West. The former three Michelin-star chef and Hell's Kitchen star launched the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse, Bar & Grill at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel at Cadbury House, offering a classic menu that included prawn cocktail with Marie Rose sauce; eggs Benedict with sauce hollandaise; fried haddock and chips with mushy peas; and a selection of steaks.
Just a few weeks after opening their latest restaurant in Portishead, two members of the family behind successful chain Bottelino's opened a new place in Bristol. Fratelli's is the first solo venture for brothers Dante and Pino Botta, who proved they were a chip off the old block with this friendly and affordable pizza and pasta restaurant in the heart of Broadmead.
One of the culinary highlights of 2010 was the opening of The Victoria Park. Former Harvey Nichols chef Steve Gale's intelligent menu takes in international influences inspired by his travels and the pub itself offers a fine selection of real ales. It is the perfect local and its Sunday lunches are already the stuff of legend.
September also saw the launch of The Bank of Stokes Croft bar, the latest venture by Dave Smeaton and James Savage, the men behind The Spotted Cow in Bedminster and The Big Chill Bar. The Bank of Stokes Croft has already become a hit with the Stokes Croft crowd thanks to its well-stocked bar, top-notch DJs and locally sourced, affordable food.
Phil Haughton of The Better Food Company may have been involved in Bristol's organic food scene for three decades but he is still prepared to take risks, as he proved when he opened a new organic supermarket in Clifton in October. Housed in the former Bottoms Up on Whiteladies Road, the shop offers a wide range of organic products and the locals have embraced it.
October saw the launch of The Battleaxes at Wraxall, the first Bristol pub by The Flatcappers, the company co-owned by the Loungers group. An imposing grey stone Victorian building on the edge of the Tyntesfield estate, the pub has been restored to its former glory after years of decline and its extensive menu has already proved popular.
When so many pubs are closing, it's always nice to see one actually being improved.
November was a month of new openings. Rosemarino, a new Italian restaurant, opened to much acclaim on the site of the old York Café in Clifton.
The Kondi Brasserie proved to be just what the people of Henleaze had been waiting for and The Bristol Ethicurean at Barley Wood Walled Garden in Wrington became Bristol's equivalent of River Cottage, specialising in seasonal dishes created from produce grown outside the kitchen door.
November also saw Westbury-on- Trym restaurant Casamia win the final of Ramsay's Best Restaurant on Channel Four. A restaurant that already has a Michelin star, this latest endorsement has helped to put them and Bristol on the culinary map.
As Christmas approaches, all thoughts turn to drink and Bristol gained a new wine merchant, a cider shop and a cracking new bar.
On Gloucester Road, the old Bottoms Up was transformed into Grape and Grind, a smart new independent wine shop run by Darren Willis and his wife Polly.
Meanwhile, a small unit on Christmas Steps was turned into The Bristol Cider Shop by friends Nick Davis and Peter Snowman.
At Clifton Down, the former Outback Bar received a tasteful makeover and became Whitelock & Grace, an uber-cool new bar serving some of the best cocktails in Bristol.
There certainly wasn't a lack of places to raise a glass and say "cheers" or Happy New Year.


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Writing for the left-wing blog ThinkProgress, Matthew Yglesias noted his difficulty in coming up with a suitable slogan representing what the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrators really wanted.
He explained:
My view is that the best demand of all … is "free money for the rest of us." There are a lot of different specific ways this can be implemented, but the ... Powers That Be … have been willing to provide all manner of free money to players in the banking system. Debt cancellation is a form of free money for the indebted. But why give free money only to banks? And why give free money only to the indebted? Why not free money for everyone? "Everyone," of course, includes the indebted. But it also includes ordinary people who didn't happen to avail themselves of the credit binge. It's an idea so good that it sounds almost silly.
"Everyone knows" that you can't just hand out free money to everybody. Except actually you can … in the short term, free money for everyone impacts prices … [but] it would do so in a useful way. I don't know what the best way to turn this into a slogan is, but the point is that if the different institutions that together constitute "the government" worked together, they could put more dollars into our hands. Creditors won't like it because doing this will devalue their existing debt claims, but so what?
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'Red Ruby' grapefruit that had been washed and waxed with carnuba containing 15 ppm thiabendazole (following established commercial practices) was used in the study. Water loss from etched surfaces was measured, and the effect of waxing on reducing water loss from etched fruit surfaces was investigated using nine different waxes. Laser-labeled fruit stored at 10 C and two relative humidities (95% and 65%) for 5 weeks showed no increase in decay compared with nonetched control fruit, suggesting that laser labeling does not facilitate decay. This was confirmed by experiments where Penicillium digitatum spores were coated on fruit surfaces before and after etching. In either case, no decay was observed.
The researchers concluded that, when compared with sticker-labeled fruit, laser etching provides a relatively tamper-free labeling method, while "the fruit quality remains high as the invasion of the epidermis does not incite decay, provide an avenue for food pathogens, and water loss is easily controlled. The technology will offer the grapefruit industry a safe alternative to adhesive sticker labeling without enhancing decay susceptibility."
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Smallest, lightest a series body
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After years of rumors and speculations of the will they/won't they variety, a brand-new Saab 9-3 has – finally! – managed to roll down the assembly line! Don't be fooled by the fact that this new Saab looks just like the 2009 models the company was building when it was spun off from GM's bankruptcy, however. This car features all-new components designed by Saab engineers and manufactured in Trollhättan, Sweden.
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Before I moved to Colorado from California, two years ago this June, I became accustomed to seeing Saab 900s in large quantities in every self-service junkyard I visited. The 900 was a big seller in California (as was the Volvo 240), and you'd always find a half-dozen or so at the bigger yards. The 900 is a much rarer beast in Colorado; I see the occasional lovingly preserved example on the street, but this is the only junked example I've seen in a few months. (Read More…)
The old Saab was virtually perfect. 1988 900 model. Turbo. Convertible. It was as if the vehicle had been taken through a 21 year time warp right to my lot. The prior owner had become tired of frequent $85/hr fixes and now needed a four door instead of two (in Orwellian speak). He traded it straight up for a 1990 Volvo 240 that had also been cared for so that part of my work was done. But what next? This beautiful red Saab had only 150k original miles and had plenty of life left thanks to a healthy maintenance regimen and the use of OEM parts. The owner was downright wonderful and it was now my responsibility to make sure this level of care carried forward to the new owner… and hopefully beyond.
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In 1971, under President Richard Nixon's administration, it was decided to eliminate the postmaster general's office from a cabinet position and in its place install a Board of Governors. This was composed of 11 leaders of industry and commerce to direct the actions of the Post Office into a model of free enterprise as a profitable organization without congressional oversight.
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Poor Little Fish
Running alongside 100% Design at Earls Court will be Designersblock, where creatives from around the world will show off some of the quirkier works that you will see at the show. On Kithkin's stand will be Poor Little Fish by Yan Lu. The design is supposed to make us think twice about our water consumption. The bowl at the top of the basin is home to a fish and as you use the tap, the water levels go down. They won't be replenished until you turn off the tap, leaving the fate of the poor little fish in your hands.
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Ice Cube the actor faces off with Ice Cube the rapper
I think Ice Cube has a bit of an identity crisis on his hands. This video makes it pretty obvious. This is a sort of music video, a really weird music video. Between the gangster rap lyrics and family-friendly video clips, Ice Cube can't decide if he's a bad boy or a family man. What do you think?


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England outclassed Australia in the 4th ODI to win by 8 wickets and took an unassailable 3-0 lead.
Chester-Le-Street: England coasted to an eight-wicket win over Australia in the fourth one-day international on Saturday led by Ian Bell's 69 and Steve Finn's four-wicket haul to take a 3-0 lead with one match left.
Bell hit nine fours in 94 balls to continue his solid series, having also scored 41 and 75. Jonathan Trott was 64 not out from 102 balls with four boundaries as England closed on 201 for 2, winning with 13 balls to spare at Riverside Ground.
Clint McKay, who claimed 29 for 2, was the only bowler in an injury-hit Australian attack to take wickets in a one-sided and at times tedious contest.
"We probably had the best of the conditions today, but that doesn't count for anything," England captain Alastair Cook said. "We've still got to put in a good performance, and our bowlers set that tone beautifully at the top."
Earlier, Steven Finn twice took two wickets from two balls to finish with 37 for 4 and help restrict Australia to 200 for 9.
Finn failed both times to claim a hat trick but was outstanding throughout and was ably assisted by James Anderson who took 34 for 2 after England won the toss and chose to bowl.
Batting conditions were treacherous, but David Hussey top-scored with 70 from 73 balls and nine fours to help Australia recover from 6 for 2 and 96 for 6.
Australia captain Michael Clarke was the next highest scorer with 43.
After England had limited Australia to six runs from the first five overs, Finn claimed two wickets from the first two balls of the next over.
David Warner was initially given not out by umpire Nigel Llong, but a referral showed he was plumb lbw and the decision was reversed with the batsman out for 2 from 18 balls.
Finn's next ball trapped Peter Forrest lbw for a golden duck. Clarke only just survived the hat trick, the ball missing his bat by millimeters on its way to wicketkeeper Criag Kieswetter's gloves.
"They were great conditions for fast bowling," Finn said. "We realised we had to bowl that fuller length and challenge the stumps and challenge the edges, and we did that very well collectively as a unit."
Eoin Morgan dropped an easy catch off Bresnan at gully when Clarke was on 8, but Australia's batsmen were stifled until 14 came off the 14th over, Watson hitting a six and a four off Stuart Broad.
Watson (28) and Clarke put on 51 but that stand ended when Watson chopped a ball from Bresnan onto his stumps in the 19th over. Three overs later, George Bailey was clean bowled by Ravi Bopara for 9.
Clarke was also dropped by Anderson at first slip off Broad but his luck finally ran out in the 33rd over when Finn clattered his off stump.
Finn then had Matthew Wade brilliantly caught behind by Kieswetter for a golden duck, but Hussey and Brett Lee mounted a patient recovery.
Hussey was dropped off Bopara when Ian Bell failed to hold a difficult chance in the 42nd, and he reached his 50 from 62 balls with a glance for two off Samit Patel.
Lee flicked Anderson for six through square leg in the 46th over, but he was caught for 27 off the next ball by Broad at long on — giving Anderson his 500th international wicket.
In his next over, Anderson removed Clint McKay for 6 when Bresnan took a steepling catch at mid off.
Hussey then fell to Bresnan in the final over, caught on the long-off boundary by Anderson.
England started serenely until McKay missed a return catch off Cook in the 11th over.
Australia then wasted its referral on an lbw shout against Cook from a delivery from Pattinson that pitched outside leg stump.
The bowling attack was weakened when Watson and Lee were forced off with injuries, but the wicket Australia desperately needed came when Cook drove McKay to cover and was caught by sub fielder Steve Smith for 29 in the 17th over.
Bell played on to McKay and was bowled in the 33rd, but Trott and Bopara, who finished on 33 not out, patiently knocked off the runs needed in a chase almost entirely devoid of either tension or drama.
"Probably not enough runs and losing a couple of bowlers didn't help, but take nothing away from England," Clarke said. "They were outstanding once again and they continue to show us how to perform in this short form of the game. They've outplayed us so far."
The series concludes in Manchester on Tuesday.


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