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Australian Visa Application Center for Pre-lodgment Enquires
If your enquiry is related to a pre-lodgment visa application process including how to make an appointment, or for information on the requirements to lodge a visa application, please contact the Australian Visa Application Call Center on 09000 7860 or by mobile phone on short code 9999. The call center operates Monday to Friday from 08:00am to 05:00pm. Calls will be charged at the premium rate of 15 Pakistan Rupees per minute.
Further information about the Australian Visa Application Centers is available at www.australiavisa-pakistan.com.
Visa and Citizenship Section for Post-lodgment Enquiries
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection at the Australian High Commission is only available to answer telephone enquiries relating to applications that are currently under assessment, between 08:30am to 12:00pm Monday to Thursday. The operators are unable to respond to pre-lodgment enquiries if you have not lodged a visa application at the Australian Visa Application Center.
What's new
Notice regarding online visa applications (subclass 400/600 applications)
Since 23 November 2014, Pakistan and Afghan citizens have been able to lodge visitor visa applications online. Online applications lodged by Pakistan and Afghan citizens who are resident in Pakistan and Afghanistan are processed at the Australian High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan. This facility allows applicants to lodge applications via the internet and to provide all required supporting documents without the need to lodge paper applications. The types of supporting documents required in support of online applications has not changed and is identical to paper applications lodged at Australian Visa Application Centres in Pakistan. Applicants who chose to lodge online must submit documents listed in the visitor visa checklist and submit them via their IMMIaccount which is created at time of lodgement.
From 1 March 2015, applications that do not include any supporting documentation at the time of lodgement will be decided on the information provided at time of lodgement. In many cases this will lead to the refusal of poorly documented applications. It is a mandatory requirement that all supporting documents are uploaded via a client's IMMI account. Applicants are advised not to provide supporting documents by email or in any other manner to the Australian High Commission as these documents will not be considered when an assessment or decision is made on online lodged applications. Applicants who are refused for not providing sufficient supporting documents will need to reapply with the requested documents.
From 1 February 2015, Citizenship by Descent applications for Afghan nationals who reside in Pakistan and Afghanistan will be processed at the Australian Consulate-General in Dubai. Applications can be lodged online by creating an ImmiAccount.
For detailed information on Citizenship, including eligibility, document requirements and how to lodge an online application please refer to the Australian Citizenship website.
Increase in Partner Visa Application Charge from 1 January 2015
How much is the Visa Application Charge (VAC) now for Partner or Prospective Marriage visas?
The amount will vary based on your circumstances. You can calculate the total cost for your visa using the Visa Pricing Table at http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Fees.
What subclasses are affected?
This increase will apply to permanent Partner visa subclasses (subclasses 100 and 801) and the Prospective Marriage Visa (subclass 300).
What if I have already lodged my application?
The new fee will only apply to Partner visa applications lodged on, or after 1 January 2015.This increase will not affect you if you have lodged a valid application prior to 1 January 2015.
What other options are available if I can't afford the increased VAC?
You may consider applying for a visa under the skilled stream, which generally has quicker processing times. Visit the department's website for more information at: www.border.gov.au/work
Why has the cost for Partner visas been increased?
This price increase is part of a range of measures being made by the Australian Government to repair the budget and fund policy priorities.
Can I receive financial assistance to pay the VAC? Can the VAC be waived?
There is no provision to waive, reduce, or pay a Partner or Prospective Marriage visa application charge in instalments. For your application to be valid it is a legislative requirement that the VAC is paid and assessment of your visa application can't commence until payments have been made.
How can I lodge a Partner visa application before 1 January 2015?
You should lodge your Partner visa application online via ImmiAccount as this service will be available over the Christmas/New Year Period. You will also have quicker confirmation that your application has been lodged and you will be able to track the progress of your application online.
Online lodgement for Visitor Visas (subclass 600) from 23 November 2014
From 23 November 2014, the Australian Government is providing online access to Pakistani passport holders to apply for a Visitor Visa (visa subclass 600).
Some important information about this lodgement channel is listed below -
- Potential applicants are asked to take note that none of the legal or documentary requirements have changed as a result of this ability to lodge through online channels and after lodging online, applicants are required to provide supporting documentation on the attached checklist via their Immiaccount (see below).
- Applications without supporting documents may be decided on the basis of the information provided; this will almost certainly lead to refusal of these applications and the Visa Application Charge will not be refunded.
- Applications with obviously fraudulent information will be refused and these applicants may be subject to a minimum three year exclusion period. In accordance with DIBP privacy policies this information may be shared with other missions.
- Applicants from Pakistan are reminded that they will still be requested to attend an Australian Visa Application Centre to provide their biometrics after lodging the application and that once they choose to lodge online all future document requests must be actioned through their online Immiaccount.
- Almost all applicants need to pay a visa application charge, if you are exempt from this charge you should state this in your reasons for travel very clearly or your application will be invalid and will not be considered.
Visit here for futher details on online visa lodgement process.
See: TOURIST (SUBCLASS 600) E-LODGEMENT APPLICATION CHECKLIST
New Measures to Mitigate the Risk of Polio Transmission to Australia
Threats to public health
To protect the Australian community from public health and safety risks, visa applicants must be free from any disease or condition considered a threat to public health or a danger to the Australian community.
Wild Poliovirus
Polio is a highly infectious virus that invades the nervous system.
On 5 May 2014, the World Health Organization declared that the transmission of wild poliovirus is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and identified 10 countries as being of risk. These countries are Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria.
Due to the very high vaccination coverage against polio in Australia, the risk of polio spreading in Australia is considered to be low. It is nevertheless considered appropriate for measures to be put in place that mitigate that risk.
Polio – New measures for visa applicants
If you have spent a period of 28 days or longer on after 5 May 2014 in Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia or Syria, or any combination of these countries, you should provide your polio vaccination certificate. If you are lodging a new application, this should be provided at the time you apply.
Applicants attending a medical appointment with a panel physician should bring their vaccination certificate to the medical appointment.
If you do not provide the vaccination certificate at the time you apply, or at the time you undertake your medical appointment, the Department may request you obtain a certificate separately and this could delay your application.
Exempt Visa Subclasses
These measures do not apply to the following visa applications:
• Resident Return visas – Subclasses 155, 157 and 159
• Privileges and Immunities Stream - Temporary work – Subclass 403
• Special Purpose visa – Subclass 444
• Transit – Subclass 771
• Maritime Crew – Subclass 988
• Diplomatic – Subclass 995
• Declaratory – Subclass 998
For more information on polio, see the Australian Department of Health website.
For further immigration about the migration health requirement, including the requirement for evidence of polio vaccinations, see: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/
Information on Local Arrangements
Being a signatory to International Health Regulations (IHR), the Pakistani government has issued a directive that all international travellers are required to carry polio certification before boarding an international flight. It is mandatory for any individual spending a month or more in Pakistan.
People traveling out of Pakistan can obtain the vaccination and certificate from any major public hospital at city, district and provincial level as well as from DHO offices. In cases where there is a medical reason for not being vaccinated, the designated physician will record the reason on the vaccination certificate.
Additional information regarding the vaccination includes:
i) The polio certificate must be signed by a designated senior hospital official.
ii) The polio vaccination and certificate will be valid for one year.
iii) Any person who has planned their trip earlier can be vaccinated four weeks before the date of travelling.
iv) For further information, travellers are advised to visit their local hospital.
Fraudulent Email in Circulation – Family Resettlement Program
The Australian High Commission is aware of a fraudulent e-mail being distributed within Afghanistan and Pakistan claiming that the recipient has been selected for the Australian Government 'Family Resettlement Program'.
This e-mail is not genuine and it is recommended that people not respond to the e-mail and do not send any personal information.
Visa scams
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has recently become aware of scam emails being sent from email addresses ending in '.pn' and claiming to be from the department or another Australian Government agency. We have not sent these emails and these are not genuine departmental email addresses.
An example scam email address is 'firstname.lastname@example.com'
The scam uses multiple email addresses, but the common feature is the '.pn' ending. Also be cautious of job offers that instruct you to contact the department through an email address that ends in '.pn'. Our genuine email addresses do not end in '.pn'.
The scam will direct you to pay through a Western Union money transfer. We will not ask for a payment directly to the department through Western Union. Also be aware that we do not offer a 'resettlement programme' through unsolicited emails or an 'electronic ballot'.
For more information on how to identify this scam, see migration related scams
For more information on email and internet scams, see email and internet scams
For more information on migration fraud, and how to protect yourself from it, see migration fraud
Operation Sovereign Borders
Key messages
- The Australian Government has introduced its toughest border protection measures ever called Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB).
- Under the policy, anyone who comes to Australia illegally by boat without a visa will never be settled in Australia.
- The policy applies to everyone: families, children, unaccompanied children, educated and skilled. There are no exceptions to this policy.
- The Australian Government's policy is intended to deter people smugglers by denying them a product to sell and prevent tragic deaths at sea.
- There are two options for people who travel illegally by boat to Australia:
- they will be intercepted and safely removed from Australian waters; or
- they will be sent to another country for offshore processing.
- Processing and resettlement in Australia will never be an option.
Introduction of Service Fees
From 1 July 2014, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection is moving to a full user-pays model at all biometric Australian Visa Application Centres. This means that the Service Delivery Partner will charge clients a service fee for visa application lodgement and biometric collection. This is in addition to visa application charges.
See: Service Delivery Partner Flyer for the Service Fee charges
From 1 June 2014, the contact numbers for the Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC) have changed. The new contact details of the AVAC are:
Landline: 0900 07860
Mobile: 9999 (the mobile short code number is temporarily unavailable to Zong, Warid and Telenor users)
Operating hours: Monday – Friday 0800 to 1700
If you would like to provide any feedback on the quality of our telephone services, please submit your feedback by email to email@example.com - please list the subject line of your email as "AVAC telephone service".
Online lodgement for Visitor visas (subclass 600) from 9 May 2014
From 9 May 2014, the Australian Government is providing online access to nationals of Afghanistan to apply for a Visitor Visa (visa subclass 600).
The online visa lodgement system is available to applicants at their convenience, seven days a week, without the need to apply in person or send in application forms by mail. Applications can be made at www.border.gov.au (See: Online Services).
To start an application, you will first need to create your own online account, known as ImmiAccount. ImmiAccount lets you create and manage all your online visa applications in one place. You can use your account to:
• lodge and pay for your visa application
• continue a saved application
• attach documents if required, and
• check the progress of your application.
Please note that you will need access to a credit card to pay for an online application. A third party may complete an online application on your behalf with your consent.
If your visa is granted, you will not require a visa label in your passport, as your visa details will be stored electronically. You can check your visa conditions before you travel to Australia using the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) system.
See: Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO)
For more information about online visas and which nationalities are eligible to make online applications,
See: Apply for a Visa or Citizenship online
Note: If you do not have access to the internet, you can still make a paper visa application. If the applicant is outside Pakistan (eg. in Afghanistan) the application should be sent by courier to the Australian High Commission, Islamabad to the address below.
Immigration and Citizenship Section
Australian High Commission
Constitution Avenue & Ispahani Road
Diplomatic Enclave No. 1
Sector G-5/4
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A year after becoming one of the top NCAA Division III receivers in the nation, Mount Union's Cecil Shorts III is a candidate to reclaim an old position.
Cecil Shorts III sacrificed football's most glamorous position for the good of his team.
This year, the Mount Union College All-American will have a chance to throw his hat back in the ring.
Shorts will get reps at quarterback and receiver next week when the defending NCAA Division III national champion Purple Raiders kick off preseason practice.
The senior from Cleveland played quarterback for his father at Collinwood High School and was under center when he first came to Mount Union. Last year, he became the Raiders' top receiver with 77 catches for 1,484 yards and set a league record with 23 touchdowns.
"Quarterbacks have to throw a controlled amount and wide receivers have to run a controlled amount in the preseason," Mount Union Head Coach Larry Kehres said. "He knows all of his routes and assignments and is in great condition. I think he can take perhaps 50 percent of his practice time to work at quarterback as opposed to backing off and watching other wide receivers."
The Raiders have to fill some big shoes left by the departure of quarterback Greg Micheli. The 2008 Gagliardi Trophy winner is the only player to be named MVP of two Stagg Bowls and has the best passer rating in college football history.
Shorts was non-committal about which position he preferred during Tuesday's Ohio Athletic Conference Football Media Day at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"If Coach feels like it's best for the team for me to play quarterback, I'll play quarterback," Shorts said. "If it's best for the team I play receiver, I'll play receiver."
An injury that cut short his freshman season kept Shorts from gaining ground on the quarterback depth chart. He backed up Micheli the following year, but also caught 12 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns.
Playing Shorts more at receiver became an option last season when the Raiders were looking to fill the void left by Pierre Garcon. Shorts, who also is an All-American sprinter, embraced his new role and was voted the OAC's top receiver.
"In '07, Cecil was emerging as a receiver and we had three other seniors," Kehres said. "Last year he was the top receiver. If he wasn't practicing at receiver, there was a bigger dropoff in what Greg had to work with. It made more sense for him to practice exclusively as receiver."
While open to either position, Shorts says there is something special about playing quarterback.
"Having the ball in your hands every play, the whole game is on you, you can get all the praise and all the negativity," he said. "I like both positions, but I do miss quarterback."
Kurt Rocco is another candidate to take over at quarterback. The senior from Cincinnati played 13 games as Micheli's backup last season and threw two touchdown passes.
Page 2 of 2 - Kehres can envision a potential Rocco-to-Shorts connection.
"His strength is he can throw the intermediate and deep ball extremely well," Kehres said. "If Cecil is streaking down the field wide open, there's a pretty good chance Kurt will put that ball in a good spot.
"The questions revolve around the pressure of playing the position day in and day out. That's what we have to find out in preseason camp."
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For a more clear understanding of the formation of Freedom Lodge No. 328 F&AM., it is interesting to review some of the activities of North Star Lodge No. 119 A. Y. M., in the northeastern part of what is now Pennsylvania. The first Officers and charter members of Freedom lodge No. 328 were members of North Star Lodge No. 119.
From Stocker's Centennial History of Susquehanna County published by R. T. Peck and Company in 1887, it is stated that North Star Lodge No. 119, A.Y.M. was instituted in Gibson at James Watson's house in 1816. The charter for this lodge was granted in England to Clifford District, which then embraced a large extent of territory, and the different places where the Lodge under this charter held its meetings before it was finally surrendered, would read like a romance.
It appears that the Charter was originally granted to Judge Samuel Preston, a pioneer and prominent Quaker settler at Stockport, Wayne county. Other Wayne county pioneer settlers and members were Samuel Stanton and Elijah Dix at Mount Pleasant. John Comfort from Lanesboro area was another pioneer settler and member.
As long as James Watson lived, the greater number of Lodge meetings were held at his home; but it is recorded that some meetings were held at the homes of members at Harford, Dundaff and Mount Pleasant. The following persons were remembered as having been members of North Star Lodge: William Dougherty, Nathaniel Chaflin, Eliab Farrar, Joshua K. Adams, Captain Amos Payne, Dr. Streeter, Major Labon Capron, Hosea Tiffany Jr., Amos Tiffany, Captain Freeman Peck, Jacob Blake, Nathan P. Thatcher, Enos Thatcher, Joab Fuller, Nathan Aldrich, Rufus Kingsley, Dr. Braton Richardson, Peter Williams, Charles Tingley, S. P. Chandler, Milton Tingley, Elisha Williams, Moses B. Weaton, Job Benson, Torrey Whitney, ----- Hanners, Thomas Carr and Michael J. Mulvey. It is of special interest to the members of Freedom Lodge, No.328, F. A M. that the members have in their possession the apron that was the property of Nathaniel Chaflin.
During the anti-Masonic agitation the Lodge did not meet very frequently. After James Washburn died, Charles Tingley, his executor, found the chest containing the Charter and other paraphernalia of the order; and being a Mason, he called a meeting of some of the old members at his house. They assembled there and concluded to re-organize and commence work again; but here a new difficulty arose.
While the lodge had been sleeping, a contest had arisen in the State between the Ancient York Masons holding charters from England, and the Free and Accepted Masons, organized under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. The old Lodge gave five degrees including the Mark Master's degree, which further conflicted with the Royal Arch chapter under the Pennsylvania jurisdiction; and further, returns had to be made to England, which was very inconvenient. Most of the members that now belonged were old men, and all of their Lodge Associations clustered around the North Star Lodge and they stood out stoutly against surrendering their old English charter.
They initiated two or three members after re-organization, but the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania insisted upon their surrendering their charter. Judge Tingley was a timid man and finally favored surrendering the Charter which was accordingly done, and Freedom Lodge No. 328, F. & A.M. was chartered from Pennsylvania; its warrant was issued September 6, 1858; it was instituted May 5, 1859, and its meetings were held in Harford. William H. Adams was the Grand Secretary - Peter Williamson was the Grand Treasurer.
The Officers and Charter members of Freedom Lodge were: Torrey Whitney, W. M.; Joshua K. Adams, S. W.; Charles Tingley, J. W.; Milton Tingley, Treasurer; Alonzo M. Tiffany, secretary; Stephen P. Chandler, Jeremiah Rogers, John M. Mulvey and Charles H. Miller.
As a stated meeting of the Lodge held November 1, 1860, it was voted to change the place of meeting from Harford to Burrow Hollow (now Gibson) and it is written in a General Return to Grand Lodge dated December 26, 1860, that this meeting was held at Gibson - 18 members at that time. At a stated meeting held October 4, 1865, it was voted to change the place of meeting from Gibson to Jackson and the December meeting in 1865 was held in Jackson - 42 members at the time.
For a period of 48 years Freedom Lodge continues its meetings in Jackson. During this period the membership kept rather constant in 1866 and in 1872 the membership for each year was 58 and in 1879 the low number in membership was 47. During the afternoon of Thursday, July 24th 1913, the two-story frame building in Jackson owned by Hosea Benson was hit by lightning and burned. Freedom Lodge lost its equipment and a lot of its records in this fire as the building was a complete loss. For some months after the fire, Freedom Lodge held its meetings in the Gelatt Grange Hall in Gelatt. The Stated meeting Wednesday evening December 2nd 1914, as held in the I.O.O.F. Hall in Jackson, this location was the place of meeting for about four years.
During 1917 and 1918 there was serious discussion among the members about moving her lodge to Thomson. At a stated meeting February 12, 1919, a motion was made by Brother Edwin L. Hill and seconded by Brother Clayton S. Bowell and Brother Fred W. Barrett that Freedom Lodge be moved to Thompson; There was a special meeting held February 28th, 1919, to take action on this motion, and favorable action was taken. The stated meeting of April 9th, 1919, was the first meeting of Freedom Lodge held in Tallman Hall in Thompson, During the remainder of 1919 Fred D. Wrighter and Willard F. Spencer were acting secretaries - 60 members at the time. At a stated meeting in December 1919, Willard F. Spencer was elected secretary, and he continued in this office until the end of 1935, at which time C. Dean Blauvelt was elected Secretary, and he continued to hold this office until his death in February of this year 1958; at the end of 1957 the membership of Freedom Lodge was 113 members.
Freedom Lodge No. 328 has endeavored to maintain a high standard of work among the craft. It is a well known fact that the real work of the craft is written in the hearsay and lives of the members. One by one the older members have passed away to the Supreme Lodge on High. New men have been added to our Fraternity and have tried to preserve the memory of those gone before, as well as keep up the high standards of Brotherhood that are based on religious principles. Masonry is a realization of G-d shown by the Brotherhood of Man.
It is of particular interest to refer to a man who was a member of Freedom Lodge and whose home was in Thompson. This man was the late Brother Elbert E. Gelatt, who became a member of Freedom Lodge at the age of seventy-two years. He joined Keystone Consistory when he was ninety-eight years old; and he became a member of Irem Temple Shrine at the age of one hundred years; without a doubt at that age, he was the oldest man in the United States or in Canada to join the Shrine.
The older members of Freedom Lodge now, remember the late Homer Spencer of Susquehanna, Pa., a member of Canawacta Lodge No. 360, F. & A. M., who was District Deputy Grand Master. He was a good Masonic teacher and we can recall statements from him of this nature - "Now I have told you twice, we will pass on to something else."
Brother Homer Spencer was succeeded in the office of District Deputy Grand Master by Brother George Bartholomay, Vandling, PA., a member of Forest City Lodge No.439, F. & A. M., and he continued in this office for twenty-six years. His interest in Masonry and in Masons was wonderfully fine, and Masonry in the 15th District was kept at a high level by his fine influence. In 1950 he was succeeded by Brother H. Donald Major, Brooklyn, PA., a member of Harford Lodge No. 445, as District Deputy Grand Master.
The Lodge meeting rooms are now located in the former Thompson School Gymnasium which is owned by the Freedom Hall Association and was in service at the time of the 100 year anniversary observance.
The lodge started the 100 years with a big celebration. Brother Arnold Manning as Worshipful Master, Arnold Westgate as Senior Warden, Lyle Leonard as Junior Warden, and Willard Spencer as Treasurer. The Lodge Secretary for many years, C. Dean Blauvelt, died suddenly in February. Brother Robert H. Benson was appointed Secretary and continued in that position for 39 years. Brothers Manning, Leonard, and Benson are still active and present today. The membership had grown to 112 in 1959. There were 37 members and 107 members including Sanford M. Chilcote, Right Worshipful Grand Master present at the Centennial Celebration. The dues were $10.00 per year in 1959. One of the first expenditures for 1959 was for one thousand stamped envelopes at a cost of $46.40. H. Donald Major was District Deputy Grand Master at this time having succeeded George C. Bartholomew who had served the preceding 24 years. Major was followed by Clark Howell, A. Ralph Taylor, Robert K. Montross, Edward E. Tourje, Nelson Staufer, Dieter D. Dauber, Martin Migliori and currently Nathan A. Foster.
The membership has steadily declined from a peak of 112 in 1959 to 97 in 1970 to 90 today.
On May 1st 1987, Freedom Lodge hosted District Past Masters Night. There were 22 members present along with 109 visitors. The floor did not break!!!
In 1990 the Lodge room was refurbished with plywood covering some of the windows and a fresh coat of paint. A new oil furnace was installed in the basement in 1992 requiring a hole cut in the floor and the furnace lowered through it.
The Lodge became an enthusiastic member of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's "Adopt a Highway" program in 1993, and has continued this road cleaning effort ever since.
In 1994, both Freedom Lodge and Freedom Hall Association participated with the community during "The Great American Race" which was routed through Thompson in its 2,300 mile tour.
On October 15th , 1996, the Pennsylvania State Police Degree team conferred the maser Mason's Degree upon Joseph Michael Walsh. There were 16 members and 47 visitors present.
In 1999, Freedom Lodge sold "Tee Shirts" in a fund raising effort for the Special Olympics. The $7,000.00 raised by the Lodge was matched by $5,000.00 from the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge totaling $12,000.00 given to the Special Olympics. F. Dean Lewis was presented the Grand Master's Award for Community Service by Right Worshipful Grand Master G. M. Deluge for his leadership and assistance to the Special Olympics.
On June 4th, 2004, The Pennsylvania State Police Degree team conferred the Master Mason's Degree upon Jeffrey D. Burman. There were 17 members and 48 visitors present. Brother Burman has severed Freedom Lodge twice as Worshipful Master including during its Sesquicentennial Celebration in the year 2009.
In 2006 The Right Worshipful Grand Master presented the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award to Gary A. Gray, P.M., for his 50 years in Scouting and many years as a Uniformed Leader at Pack, Troop, and District levels. In 2006 the Lodge donated enough money to the 15th District School of Instruction toward the purchase of two cameras for the Grand Masters CHIP program.
Freedom Lodge No. 328 continues to set an example of community service by its charitable work, its participation with Thompson Toddlers, its support of Girl & Boy Scouts, Christmas and Halloween parties and requests for assistance.
On Saturday, May 2nd 2009, Freedom Lodge celebrated its 150th year Anniversary with an Open Meeting of the lodge followed by a Special Commemorative Service at the Thompson United Methodist Church and banquet held at the Thompson Volunteer Fire Company Hall. There were approximately 160 in attendance at the events. Brothers Stephen Gardner, R.W. Grand Master; Jay W. Smith, R.W. Senior Grand Warden; Robert J. Bateman, R.W. Junior Grand Warden; Marvin A. Cunningham, Sr., R.W. Past Grand Master; four Appointed Grand Lodge Officers and five District Deputy Grand Masters attended the celebration. Grand Master Gardner presented five 50-year and six 60-year Masonic Service Awards and delivered an inspiring address.
"What impressed me the most was the depth of spirit of
brotherhood throughout this small town," R.W. Grand Master Stephen Gardner said.
"It goes to show that the greatness of the lodge is due to the dedication of its
membership rather than its size."
Constituted on May 5, 1859, Freedom Lodge No. 328 had its 150th Anniversary
Celebration on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Front Row:
Nathan A. Foster, D.D.G.M.; Robert J. Bateman, R.W.J.G.W.; Stephen Gardner,
R.W.G.M.; Jay W. Smith, R.W.S.G.W.; Marvin A. Cunningham, Sr., R.W.P.G.M.;
Jeffrey D. Burman, W.M.
Second Row: Christopher Lewis, J.M.C.; Edward J.
Kozlowski, Sr., S.D.; Gary A. Gray, P.M., Sec.; Edward Kozlowski, Jr., J.W.;
Loren Stone, S.W.; Charles, Welch, P.M., Treas.; Richard W. Williams, J.D.;
James Lewis, S.M.C.; and Michal Bartczak, Pur.
Constituted on May 5, 1859, Freedom Lodge No. 328 had its 150th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Front Row: Nathan A. Foster, D.D.G.M.; Robert J. Bateman, R.W.J.G.W.; Stephen Gardner, R.W.G.M.; Jay W. Smith, R.W.S.G.W.; Marvin A. Cunningham, Sr., R.W.P.G.M.; Jeffrey D. Burman, W.M.
Second Row: Christopher Lewis, J.M.C.; Edward J. Kozlowski, Sr., S.D.; Gary A. Gray, P.M., Sec.; Edward Kozlowski, Jr., J.W.; Loren Stone, S.W.; Charles, Welch, P.M., Treas.; Richard W. Williams, J.D.; James Lewis, S.M.C.; and Michal Bartczak, Pur.


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For Scent-imental Reasons: Jennifer Aniston to Launch Perfume
Aside from the whole post-Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie pity-party story line that's been perpetuated by the tabloids for the past five years, Jennifer Aniston is the ultimate aspirational brand.
We want her shiny, shiny golden tresses and preternaturally toned, bikini-ready body. But without a personal mane wrangler and a yoga instructor on call 24-7, that's unlikely to happen. Instead, maybe we can just make do with smelling like the winsome star.
Aniston's rep confirms to us that she's launching a signature fragrance, which will put her in competition with a crowded and aromatic field that includes Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Reese Witherspoon, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jennifer Lopez.
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Details of the scent are sketchy at the moment but will be released soon.
According to OK!, Jen, who recently celebrated her 41st birthday with a Mexican getaway, has been developing the perfume for nearly two years, although she is apparently on the fence about what to call it.
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The actress "has yet to get 100 percent behind any name," says an insider, "but the one she favors is 'Aniston.'"
Not so, says her spokesman, who calls the eponymous perfume speculation "wrong."
"It will not have her name," he assures us.
Another moniker that was apparently nixed: Echo.
"It's all about capturing the idea of romance and freedom at any age," the source explains to the mag, "but it's hard to do that in just one word."
Once the fragrance debuts, Jen, who over the last few years has successfully stumped for Smartwater, is reportedly planning a promotional campaign that will include "some really glamorous" TV spots.
So, what do you think Aniston should call her perfume (and no, "Angelina Sucks," "Eau de Regret," "Scorned," and "Brad Lingers" are not options)? Tell us in the comments!
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Johannesburg - Cosatu has finally taken the battle over Zwelinzima Vavi's political survival to his doorstep, hammering him with a charge sheet that sheds light on how he may have spent the trade union federation's money.
A litany of credit card splurges at a jazz festival, the irregular hiring of a junior employee he was sleeping with and their sexual encounter at Cosatu headquarters are among the charges Cosatu will use to try to sink the federation's suspended general secretary.
Vavi, who was suspended last year after it emerged he had sex with a junior employee in her office at Cosatu House in Joburg, will also have to explain his public utterances about Cosatu leaders, including on Twitter.
On Saturday, he used the same medium to accuse Cosatu leaders of leaking the charge sheet in order to spark a media trial against him, but the federation is going full steam ahead with its plan to have him dismissed from his position.
It has informed Vavi that it plans to present evidence and supporting documentation to prove he is guilty and thereafter move to have him dismissed.
The charge sheet confirms that the federation wants Vavi dismissed should he be found guilty of any of the charges against him, also lashing him about what he has been saying about it in the media and on Twitter since he was suspended.
"Subject of course to the findings of the chairperson, it is the intention of Cosatu to move for your summary dismissal in the event of a finding of guilt in respect of one or more of them (charges)," Vavi is informed in the charge sheet.
The charges against Vavi are:
* Recruitment and employment of the employee without following procedure;
* Relationship with the said employee;
* The conversion of the employee to a permanent employee without following procedure;
* Supervision of the employee;
* Distribution of internal grievance and response;
* Personal expenses and personal travel;
* Claiming in a Carte Blanche television interview that he had interviewed the employee with the administrative secretary of Cosatu;
* Breach of suspension condition;
* Utterances derogatory of Cosatu and its leadership.
It is alleged that Vavi failed to supervise the woman's work and ignored complaints about her performance, which resulted in more than R1.1 million worth of the organisation's travel expenses over a period of two years being unaccounted for.
Vavi is also accused of using his Cosatu credit card for his personal use and that of his family, which includes booking flights and accommodation for him and his wife to attend the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in 2012. The expenses for travel and accommodation at the festival amounted to more than R20 000 over four days.
He also allegedly paid for his wife's other travel expenses with the Cosatu credit card.
Other instances where the credit card was used for his personal expenses are listed in the charge sheet, with Cosatu claiming these were incurred while Cosatu was implementing austerity measures.
"The said expenses were incurred at a time to your knowledge (sic) the NOBs (national office bearers) had decided, in the context of Cosatu's serious cash flow problems, that no personal expenses would be incurred by Cosatu on behalf of its NOBs," reads the charge sheet.
Vavi has received backing from Numsa since he fell out with fellow Cosatu leaders, and used the occasion of the union's political school in Benoni to lash them.
There, according to the charge sheet, Vavi called for a special national congress of Cosatu for fresh leadership elections, and attacked Cosatu president S'dumo Dlamini and Nehawu general secretary Fikile Majola for accepting election to the ANC national executive committee.
"You chose to ignore the fact that, of which you were fully aware, Cosatu has previously taken a resolution that its leaders may serve on the ANC NEC. Although you were not in agreement with that decision, you were obliged to respect it and comply with it," reads the charge sheet.
Vavi's Twitter comments are cited, with tweets critical of Cosatu leadership described as derogatory of Cosatu and its leadership. The main charge on his Twitter conduct appears to be the distribution of the grievance lodged against him by the employee when she accused him of rape, and his continued defence of his version.
Vavi on Saturday lashed out at the leak of the charge sheet to the media as a violation of his rights.
His spokesman John Dludlu claimed the leaks would prejudice Vavi.
"Like the continuous selective leaks of details of the forensic probes against him during the five months of his illegal suspension, we believe the purpose of this week's latest leaks is to subject Mr Vavi to a media trial," Dludlu said.
A meeting between Cosatu and Numsa, requested by Cosatu, is likely this week.
Cosatu president S'dumo Dlamini said they had given Numsa the dates of last Friday and next Friday for the meeting.
"We gave them two dates so since it did not happen on the 17th, it will most likely happen next week," Dlamini said.
The meeting is expected to be heated, with Vavi's suspension and Numsa's withdrawal of support for the ANC's election campaign expected to top the agenda.
Numsa deputy general secretary Karl Cloete said they would only this week pronounce their views on these matters before the meeting with Cosatu.
Cosatu is yet to determine a date for Vavi's disciplinary hearing.
Sunday Independent
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Historical overview of spinal deformities in ancient Greece
Orthopaedic Department, "Thriasio" General Hospital, G. Gennimata Av. 19600, Magoula, Attica, Greece
Scoliosis 2009, 4:6 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-4-6Published: 25 February 2009
Little is known about the history of spinal deformities in ancient Greece. The present study summarizes what we know today for diagnosis and management of spinal deformities in ancient Greece, mainly from the medical treatises of Hippocrates and Galen. Hippocrates, through accurate observation and logical reasoning was led to accurate conclusions firstly for the structure of the spine and secondly for its diseases. He introduced the terms kyphosis and scoliosis and wrote in depth about diagnosis and treatment of kyphosis and less about scoliosis. The innovation of the board, the application of axial traction and even the principle of trans-abdominal correction for correction of spinal deformities have their origin in Hippocrates. Galen, who lived nearly five centuries later impressively described scoliosis, lordosis and kyphosis, provided aetiologic implications and used the same principles with Hippocrates for their management, while his studies influenced medical practice on spinal deformities for more than 1500 years.


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[AMA] Working with RubyPage 1 of 1
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[AMA] Working with Ruby
Posted 01 February 2014 - 10:08 AM
To introduce our leaders:
Some extended background on myself: I work Rails and Javascript professionally for a large corporation in the KC area.
So what do you want to know about Ruby?
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Re: [AMA] Working with Ruby
Posted 02 February 2014 - 08:46 AM
What does it do well that is handled poorly in other languages?
Re: [AMA] Working with Ruby
Posted 02 February 2014 - 10:40 AM
This post has been edited by blankwavercade: 02 February 2014 - 10:40 AM
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Posted 02 February 2014 - 11:10 AM
andrewsw, on 02 February 2014 - 09:46 AM, said:
What does it do well that is handled poorly in other languages?
It was literally made to make programmers happy, and I tend to agree that it does. Probably the most useful features of the entire language are the Enumerable library and the use of blocks / anonymous functions to transform them.
Ruby, to me, is like all the good parts of Perl without the cryptic names, just enough lisp to be dangerous, and anonymous functions that won't make you cry like in Python.
Python is too rigid and stiff, with anonymous functions and various other functional aspects being very annoying to use. Ruby allows you to be free, to have fluid syntax, and supports a ton of functional power and anonymous functions. Sure, you can do it in Python but not nearly as cleanly.
Languages like C# and Java just have too much boilerplating and cruft throughout. When speed isn't a consideration I tend to avoid them at all costs. Ruby lets me do the same thing in normally 10% of the time and 10% of the lines of code. Note that it's also normally ~10x slower. The best solution to this I found have been Elixer or JRuby.
blankwavercade, on 02 February 2014 - 11:40 AM, said:
Rails is no doubt a heavyweight in most cases, but with the trend towards Service Oriented Architectures both are definitely still being used. I wouldn't say that front end framework incorporation is necessarily difficult in either case, that's another matter entirely that I'll cover in a second.
In terms of Rails vs Sinatra, some people just don't need the huge feature set of Rails. It's about the same as NginX vs Apache, Apache will normally be better for dynamic pages with heavier loads and NginX will normally be better with static pages with heavy loads
On terms of frontend frameworks, it's an organization methodology. When you start doing more than trivial jQuery it may be wise to consider it, because it's a nightmare to migrate once you make a mess out of it.
The two are mutually exclusive though, you can use one with any framework.
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Posted 02 February 2014 - 11:27 AM
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blankwavercade, on 02 February 2014 - 12:27 PM, said:
Amusingly most pros avoid scaffolding and instead tend to write things out or make their own scaffold generators. Scaffolding is great for a quick one-off, but for serious development you really need to write your own scaffold generators.
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blankwavercade, on 02 February 2014 - 12:40 PM, said:
Just to add to Lemur's good points:
Rails is still in heavy use. another way to look at it is that rails is "cursed" with actually being mainstream - some people just liked the newest thing, which is reflected in the push for all these relatively new javascript frameworks. I'm sure those will get the job done as well.
Where I work, we have a framework that generates internal site frameworks, and the de-facto internal framework is rails (though interestingly, they're moving to JRuby on Rails recently). Investing in rails will still generate great returns.
I prefer Sinatra because it is way simpler - convention over configuration is really only good for me when I know the convention, and rails just does Too Much .
andrewsw, on 02 February 2014 - 10:46 AM, said:
What does it do well that is handled poorly in other languages?
I think a great example of Ruby doing things well is the Enumerable module - being able to each or map anything and pass in a block of code is just awesome. Obviously some languages do similar things, but in Ruby it's trivial to set up a class and make it work in the same paradigm.


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Missing Malak
Re. the story "Positive attitude will be missed" (April 25), about Jeffrey Malak, who worked at the New Kensington GetGo: For those who never met Jeff, it is almost impossible to convey the sincere thoughtfulness and kindness exemplified by him.
Jeff always brought a smile to my face, same as the one he always had. He treated everyone like he or she was the most special person in the world. He changed my outlook on life and unknowingly taught me how to treat others. Jeff was as a spiritual man with a great work ethic who lived a simple life but brought such joy and inspiration to everyone who knew him.
A good reflection of Jeff's popularity was seen at the funeral home — the long viewing line extended throughout the funeral home to the entrance, The people in line were a cross section of the community. They were young and old, rich and poor, of diverse ethnicity and race. That's because Jeff embraced everyone.
I saw Jeff a few days before his untimely passing working at the car wash. I saw an elderly woman pull up to a gas pump, get out and gaze confusedly at the pump, Jeff quickly approached and helped.
That was Jeff. That is how I'll remember him.
To his family, I can only say thank you for giving me the pleasure of knowing such a fine individual.
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1. Re: Bug? Normal new crop tool behavior?Noel Carboni Apr 3, 2012 9:06 AM (in response to ckc48)
Yes, a Background cannot support pixels beyond the visible edges. Therefore, if you want to preserve those pixels, Photoshop must make your background into a full layer.
Yes, if you save a document with pixels being maintained beyond the edges on one or more layer(s) it will be larger than if you deleted the pixels.
A TIFF can support saving data beyond the visible edges of layers, but a JPEG cannot.
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Thank you, Noel. I wasn't too clear in how that worked.
I think that, for the most part, I will keep the "cropped" pixels during the editing session to allow me to change my mind but, when ready to save, I will discard those pixels by changing the Layer 0 to Background again (unless there is a good reason not to for a particular image.) It helps a lot to understand the mechanics of it, so I really appreciate the thorough explanation.
Since I save in Tiff, ProColor, 16 bit, my files are big enough as it is. Still, it is good to have the option.
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You're welcome.
Life was simpler when cropped pixels were just *gone*, but now we have this ability, and it does actually seem to be getting more and more polished. I believe I've noticed at least some of the filters actually will work on the pixels you can't see now, so that if you do end up anti-cropping (or moving or whatever) the image you won't be left with a weird edge.
Out of curiosity, why not save in the PSD format?
4. Re: Bug? Normal new crop tool behavior?ckc48 Apr 4, 2012 7:19 AM (in response to Noel Carboni)
Hi, Noel,
Fear and convenience. I fear that, at some point, PSD will become obsolete, whereas tif is less likely to since it is recognized outside of Adobe. I try to be forward-looking, which is why I work in ProPhoto and 16 bit which, at this point, is mostly an inconvenience.
Convenience because the printer that does our giclees uses tiff so it's easier to save my master copies that way). I flatten his copy and keep mine layered. That practice extended to my personal photos, even though I have to change to 8-bit and jpg and sRGB for those I wish to print in a less professional setting.
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Robbie: At what stage did you get into producing?
Dante Ross: I saw Prince Paul and those guys doin' it, I had a lotta records and I kinda thought, 'Hey, I could probably figure out the S-900 and the sequencer if I tried' – and I did. I had a couple of partners who were doin' shit, they had a little studio, so me and the SD's kinda became a little team and shit. It was me, John Gamble and my boy Geeby Dajani. We had a basement studio and we started making shit. The first stuff was like Brand Nubian, Leaders of the New School first record, some stuff for 3rd Bass…I think the first thing we ever did was for Shinehead. I started working on 3rd Bass 'cos they were my friends. Sam Sever had used some records I'd put him up on, so I figured why not just hook 'em up myself?
You also had the period where you were producing Everlast and working with Santana.
Workin' on them records with Eric was really beautiful, I hope one day we do it again actually. That was really fun to do something that wasn't 'rap music' per say, it had elements of all the stuff I like – the blues, hip-hop, pop and soul music. I got to take off the 'hip-hop' coat and spread my wings a little bit. Of all the people I've ever worked with in my whole life, I think that the stuff that I am the most proud of [is the Everlast stuff], and people don't really recognize it in my career as much as I personally do. Maybe because I didn't A&R the record I had a little more freedom in exploring that emotional side and the relationship to it. I did a lot of stuff for Korn – I did like six or seven remixes for them – and all those other heavy bands, and that stuff was cool because it's a challenge to make it something that you really dig. I did stuff on the 8 Mile record that was cool and I worked with Macy Grey and shit like that.
Everlast has been an interesting character, even back when he was the so-called 'pretty boy' of the Rhyme Syndicate.
Yeah, 'Never Givin' A Fuck' was my shit. When I first started fuckin' with him and he was fuckin' with Muggs and shit, I was on some, 'Yo! I like 'Never Givin' A Fuck. That was my shit!' He's like, 'You know that? That's cool that you know that shit.' I never really fucked with the Rhyme Syndicate apart from Everlast…not even Donald D. I had the records but I never listened to 'em – except for my man Divine [Styler]! I mean I liked Divine and Eric! That's how fucked-up I am. I just love that weirdo rap.
Weren't they sharing a house and dropping acid together?
Yeah. Everlast told me he was living in a shack it the back of Bilal Bashir's house with fuckin' Divine, takin' acid like every day for a month. It's crazy too, because when I was about 15, 16 I was all into skateboarding, started getting into punk rock, I used to take acid all the fuckin' time! So it's kinda weird that me and him relate the way we do, and I think maybe some of it comes from that fuckin' brain damage from takin' acid as a teenager. Fuckin' this dude too – Del – is the same shit. I'm a psychedelic dude, so I guess there's something to be said of that kindred spirit of psychedelicness. I got over really young – I'm a dude that did all my drugs before I was twenty years old. I just smoke pot and drink beer for like the last twenty years.
You also produced the song that Everlast did on the Santana album?
I worked on three songs with Santana. I did the one that was on the album that Everlast sang, 'Put Your Lights On. The funny shit about that song is the drum loop was in a song I did with Casual that never came out. After we sent them the demo I went out to Cali and we did the shit. It was dope working with this band and working with Carlos, he was a mad cool dude and they had a lotta respect for our vision. That was a very spiritual experience to work with someone who's not only someone I looked up to musically but someone my parents really dug. So to be involved that he recorded that my friend wrote was cool. Another thing is, that's the first song that Eric had recorded and wrote since he had the heart attack. It's very abstract but the imagery is kinda about that, so it was also emotional when we were doin' it. That was one of the only times in my whole life I pinched myself, like, 'Yo, I'm really here right now. This is crazy!' I actually played percussion with them on the song, it was crazy. That was super-dope. I got paid really good money for it, and I got a huge royalty off that record a couple of times. I still get checks for it. And I won a Grammy! It was great. I got to work with again and working with dude is always cool, man. One thing about that guy is he lets me produce him. And it made me think about all the times a rap motherfucker would not let me produce him and made me into a beat motherfucker instead of a producer. I'm workin' with this dude Carlos Santana – who's a legend – and he's letting me produce him. I'll be honest – when it comes to producing music, I'm probably a better producer than a beat maker. I understand arrangement, I can play a little bit, I understand harmony, melody – I understand things that are far beyond chopping a loop up. It's so funny, 'cos my hip-hop career crazy overshadows that shit. People don't give a fuck. People are more concerned at like, 'What happened when you guys made 'Peachfuzz'?' than a song I made a Grammy with. The irony of life…
One thing I gotta say – I had a partner through all this stuff named John Gamble. Up until the second Everlast record I worked on, damn near everything I ever did with him. He was like the engineer of the team, but also a producer, and he's an incredibly underrated part of the element. Geeby Dajani, he was my partner in the beginning. He put us together and then he wasn't really involved from a really early point, after maybe the first Brand Nubian record I didn't really fuck with him on music too much after that. Maybe H2O a little bit, but that was it. The thing was I was more dominant in making the music, so we kinda had to stop working together 'cos I was just too ambitious and driven, so I just kinda went for mine. The whole time though, I had Gamble next to me, helping me clean my shit up, make it sound better, fixing up my programming – very underrated element. I was just wanna give him thanks, props and praise. I just wanna shout out my partner John Gamble, 'cos he's an ill dude.
How about Del? He seems like a real character. He's pretty out there.
Working with Del was great, that dude is awesome. Still my friend to this day, I love that guy. He's fuckin' bugged, man. He's burnt, but he's awesome. That's my dude! Anyone talkin' shit about Del? Fuck you. He's great. That's my little bro and shit. Souls of Mischief, him, Casual – all those guys, I fucked with them hardcore. I don't know if you know, but I connected Domino with Hieroglyphics. I used to record shop at Groove Merchant; the guys who owned Ubiquity Records – Jody McFadden and Michael McFadden – they said, 'Oh, there's a kid in the back who makes beats. He's great, you should meet him. He's cool.' I met him – it was Domino. I played him 'Wake Up' by Brand Nubian, that had the Night Lighters sample – the version I did that – he liked that shit. He played me a joint he did that had the same fuckin' loop! I was buggin'. I told him, 'I'm gonna sign with Del The Funky Homosapian – Ice Cube's cousin – I want you to meet them.' He used to rap, his rappin' was meh, his beats were dope. He started fuckin' with them and the next thing you know he became the dude doin' a lotta their beats and their manager.
What happened with Stimulated Records?
I had a label with Loud, I had fun, I was unfocused. I was busy making Everlast records and Korn records. I could've done more with it if I'd been more focused, but I was havin' fun with it. I was in love, I had a very serious woman at that point, and also I was doing big records. I got to follow my dream and make so rock records so it was cool.
So you only released the Sadat X EP and the compilation?
I'ma keep it real – the real reason I did the compilation was I knew they were gonna go out of business, I figured I was gonna lose my deal and it was a way for me to get a lot of money. I made a lot of money doing that record. Here's the deal – I had to get out of my publishing deal, and the way I got out of my publishing deal was I co-wrote half that album. So I used that to get the back-end of my publishing, which was like a couple of hundred thousand dollars. So that was my hustle on makin' that record. Real talk, I was like, 'You know what? Lemme see if I can pull this off.' And I pulled it off. That record was cool and very fun to make. I knew it wouldn't sell a lot but it had a couple of good songs on it.
What about the Kurious stuff?
I know I said some shit about Jorge but I love Kurious. He's one of the best freestyle rappers I ever seen. In San Francisco I seen Kurious Jorge at the radio station, freestyle in front of CL Smooth – like ten dudes with deals – and fuckin' slay everybody. The best shit that I ever did with him, nobody ever heard. Same with Casual. I did so many songs with Casual that people never heard. I have like thirty songs with that dude that no one heard.
Are you ever going to put 'em out?
Maybe. We keep talkin' about it, but who'd put it out?
You knew Paul C. as well?
That was my man! I went record shopping with him. He fuckin' put me up on 'Skull Snaps' and some other shit. The dude was great. Much respect. He was the first person to let me know that 'Get Out of My Life Woman'. 'Any time you see that record, go get that!' When people stopped fucking with breaks, that's when rap music got corny. To me, it lost a lot of the soul.
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The Everlast stuff he did on the first two albums was excellent. Dante brought the best out of Eric, and vice versa.Comment by HipHopHistorian 05.01.09 @
"When people stopped fucking with breaks, that's when rap music got corny. To me, it lost a lot of the soul"
Historian you are 100 pct correct. I think we may do it again one day who knows!Comment by dante ross 05.02.09 @
Another excellent interview Robbie, I think your depth of knowledge & research really brings out the best in people (they open up to the fact your asking good questions) Props to Dante too for being incredibly honest / upfront about everything.Comment by cratedigga78 05.02.09 @
Damn.Those unkut-interviews makes my day each fucking time.Thank you and much props!Comment by holla! 05.02.09 @
Surely Amalgam would put out another Kurious comp, no?Comment by Finally 05.02.09 @
……"When people stopped fucking with breaks, that's when rap music got corny. To me, it lost a lot of the soul" .For real…….Comment by mr sin 05.02.09 @
agree w/ mr sin totally… fuck autotune stole that shit from cher look it up… gimme my sp 1200 yo robbie while we in the era how bout an interview w/ sam sever?Comment by er4se 05.02.09 @
CASUAL IS A BEAST WITH THE RHYMES! I KNOW THAT PROJECT WAS BLAZIN^^^^^^^^^^Comment by Distrakt 05.02.09 @
Great read,interesting to know Dante was into his punk rockmin the early 80's as well..
I grew up on UK and US Punk Rock & Hip Hop and think that the DIY ethic in the early days of both scenes went hand in hand and still do to some extents..Comment by Chris D 05.03.09 @
Dante gives the best interview in hip-hop. He's been around from the beginning and remained relevant for longer than almost anyone else. And he bites his tongue for no one.
I remember when his label (Stimulated Records) had a small message board in the early 2000's. It would consist of a few people asking him questions about the past, and everyone else being a knucklehead and pissing Dante off until he'd challenge them to a boxing match. No one took him up on it.Comment by Scott 05.03.09 @
Works top notch, an insightful read. i finished reading this and was like, more, i need more. Great work Robbie and props to Dante for bringing that real talk.Comment by Brad Strut 05.04.09 @
I wonder if I know this guy… Hiero -Afflicted -Groove Merchant…Comment by Gangalee 05.13.09 @
Word, DANTE u STill a scrup.
word born u out to make money,
Yo peep real hip hop with that 90's Hip Hop Feel
Ghetto VADER,,
from the Bronx,nyc
acid tab vocabComment by Stef 07.07.09 @
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