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There will be a joyous celebration on "Family Guy" with the upcoming episode offering the return of a popular family to Spooner Street. Cleveland Brown along with his family Donna, Roberta, Cleveland Jr. and Rallo, are all expected to once again be part of the neighborhood as "Family Guy" viewers tune in. According to Entertainment Weekly on Friday, the reintroduction of the character to the show even has a few jokes about the cancellation of "The Cleveland Show" at Cleveland's expense.
As luck would have it, Cleveland and his family might be back, but on Sunday's episode Cleveland and Peter aren't able to talk that much. Peter's wife, Lois and Cleveland's wife, Donna, get in a huge fight. Putting their foot down, they tell their husbands that they can't hang out together, even though everyone lives close by. To enjoy each other's company once again, Cleveland and Peter put together a plan to bring the ladies back together again.
While the fans always have loved the fun connection between Peter and Cleveland, the "The Cleveland Show" didn't seem to work well as the fans didn't move with the Brown family. Leaving tough choices with poor rating, the show was cancelled and some fans thought the characters were done. However, moving the Brown family back to Quahog, Rhode Island is pretty creative for the writers of the show and it reminds everyone that Cleveland is still a big part of the "Family Guy" story. And people are tuning in to see Cleveland Brown return.
Will Cleveland and Peter be able to talk again on "Family Guy"? Fans who love the characters of the show are counting on Peter to come up with a plan (and as we all know he always does, but some work better than others.)
"Family Guy" airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on FOX.


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The American Payroll Association (APA) and Global Cash Card are pleased to present a special eLearning webinar.
Earn 1.0 Recertification Credit Hours (RCHs) 0.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 1.0 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits when attending this webinar.
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This educational webinar will begin at 1:00 pm ET and end at 2:00 pm ET on Wednesday, February 18, 2015.
A recent survey discovered that 67% of all pitches fail. They fail not because they are based on bad ideas or lack merit, but because they weren't communicated effectively. Crucial communication opportunities permeate our work lives and our personal lives, where results are often determined not only by our actions, but by our words. Saying the right thing the right way can make the difference between sealing the deal, advancing your career, suffering a demotion, or smoothing over family friction. Communications coach Bill McGowan will explain how to craft just the right message and deliver it using the right language -- verbally and nonverbally.
The Webinars will be delivered over the Internet. For each webinar for which you have registered, you will receive an e-mail from Webex.com with instructions and links to download course materials and access the Webinar two days before the webinar and on the day of the webinar. An evaluation email will be sent after the Webinar and a completion certificate can be printed.
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- Location: Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area
- Address: Huodiba, Zhangzha Town, Jiuzhaigou
- Tel: 0837-7739913 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: 九寨度假村
- Lowest Price: $95
Opened in 1996 and redecorated in 2008, the Jiuzhai Resort Hotel is a garden style hotel located near Goukou of Jiuzhaigou, the environment is very beautiful. It is 89km away from the Huanglong Airport and 130km away from the Huanglong Scenic Area.
The Jiuzhai Resort Hotel offers a total of 189 guest rooms of various types. All rooms are parovided with IDD/DDD phone and free broadband internet access and other amenities. As for dining service, there are Chinese and western restaurant in the hotel and meal delivery service is available. Other facilities in the hotel include business center, meeting room, commercial department, parking lot, fitness center, massage room and chess and card room, etc. Apart from these, the Jiuzhai Resort Hotel also provides foreign currency exchange service, laundry service and postal service and so on.
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A student at South Carolina State University was shot on campus Friday afternoon, and police are searching for the suspected gunman.
USA Today reports that the shooting occurred at Hugine Suites, a dormitory on the campus of the Orangeburg college.
A "campus alert" on the South Carolina State University official website confirms the shooting, and the school is lockdown as police search for the suspected gunman.
The Orangeburg Times and Democrat reports that Orangeburg Department of Public Safety Capt. Mike Adams told the newspaper:
"This agency is assisting the Sheriff's Office and we are actively engaged in a manhunt."
South Carolina State University is a historically black university located approximately 40 miles South of Columbia, the state's capital.
The Epoch Times and other local news sources are reporting that one suspect has been identified as Justin Bernard Singleton. Singleton is one of four suspects in the South Carolina State University shooting on Friday.
South Carolina State University officials say they have identified the shooter, and scheduled a new conference for 4 p.m., however the news conference has since been canceled. The school said it will issue a statement.


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Early classifications of matter distinguished inorganic compounds as "involving neither organic life nor the products of organic life." As more sophisticated chemical methods were developed, it became clear that this dichotomy was lacking. Many first-row transition metals are absolutely essential components of catalytic and regulatory pathways of living systems, but the same essential element can be poisonous in higher quantities.
We focus on the chemistry of molecules that control the intracellular balancing act. In addition, we are studying the way structure influences metal-catalyzed air oxidation of organic substrates. We have found that subtle distortions of the geometry can be used to control the reactivity of the terminal metal-oxo center. In all of the above problems, we eventually arrive at a fundamental question: How does the stereochemistry of the coordination center control the chemical reactivity and biological function of the metal center?
As we probe transition metal binding proteins, we often find new inorganic chemistry. We invent or employ a variety of methods in the fields of coordination chemistry and biochemistry to resolve the mechanisms of interest. Common tools include small-molecule crystallography, fluorescence spectroscopy, multinuclear NMR, and EPR spectroscopy. In most cases, we synthesize organic ligands and coordination compounds that allow us to probe the reactivity, spectroscopy, or intracellular chemistry of the target metal ion. In other cases, we clone, express, and purify the target protein in order to probe its structure and function.
In one area we are focusing on chemistry, structure, and function of the metalloregulatory proteins. These small proteins act as metal receptors that regulate gene expression. We have proposed that another class of metalloproteins acts as chaperones for metal ions within the cell. Such proteins may have reasonable thermodynamic binding constants for specific metal ions, but can undergo rapid ligand exchange reactions in which the metal ion is passed to the proper biological partner. Characterization of these proteins will reveal fundamental molecular aspects of heavy-metal homeostasis and may provide insight into fatal metal-based disorders, such as Menkes' syndrome and Wilson's disease.
As we probe the structures and the substitution mechanisms of the metal centers in these proteins, we are learning how many well-established inorganic principles apply in the highly compartmentalized chemistry of the cell. These new rules in turn are used to design inorganic medicines for the control of human disease.
Professor O'Halloran is the director of the Chemistry of Life Processes Institute.


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It's not quite on the level of "Levels," but just search "I Wanna Dance With Somebody Mashup" and marvel at the number of results—for a 25-year-old pop song that for better or worse (mostly better) very much shows its age, it continues to be a primary source of inspiration for pop DJs obsessed with cross-pollination. Undoubtedly, this is because as great a production as "I Wanna Dance" was (courtesy of regular Whit producer Narada Michael Walden, a sparkly, ebullient number filled with synthetic handclaps, hi-hats, horns, and all the other typical mid-'80s trimmings) the real strength of the song still lies in Whitney's vocal, a soaring, soul-lifting vocal that shows just enough restraint on the verses that when it bursts whole-heartedly into the chorus—that rapturous, gloriously double-tracked chorus—the feeling is of pure ecstatic pop release.
As such, Whitney's vocal would sound perfect within just about any half-competent recontextualization, and though half-competence is sometimes a stretch for many, enough DJs and producers have hit home runs with "I Wanna Dance" mashups that we think it's a great tribute to one of Whitney's all-time best numbers to give some of them a shoutout here. These are our four favorites:
"Mission: Impossible, we were called," begins vocalist Bill Drummond. "She'll never join the JAMs!" Indeed, so in demand was Whitney Houston as a collaborator in 1987 that UK agit-pop duo The KLF (also known as the Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu, or JAMs) decided to steal her services without permission, heavily sampling sections of "I Wanna Dance" for their song "Whitney Houston Joins the JAMs" (also featuring elements of the Mission: Impossible theme, the theme from Shaft and a couple other songs.) The song, which predates the mashup proper by nearly 15 years, understood early how propulsive Whitney's voice was on the song, and that even an awkward shoehorning of the song into a messy assemblage of classic theme songs (amidst erroneous shouts of "WHITNEY HOUSTON JOINS THE JAMS!") could send the project into the stratosphere. And it does, trust us.
The finest of the Whit mashups, Girls on Top made the inspired decision to pair "I Wanna Dance" with Kraftwerk's 1981 techno-funk standard "Numbers / Computer World," notably sampled in countless pop hits ranging from "Planet Rock" to "My Boo." The chugging electro beat, with its icy cold synths, make for a stunning contrast with the impossible warmth of Whitney's vocal, and the main riff of the chorus makes for a glorious sort of call-and-response effect with Whitney's "Ohhhh, I wanna dance with somebody!" exhortations. The result is a compulsively danceable number that also gives you chills with its unexpectedly stark beauty. Simply put, one of the greatest mashups of all-time.
The only mashup to make our top 100 songs of the year list in 2011 was the Jane Doze's irrepressible "Young Hearts Wanna Beat on Their Own," featuring a healthy dose of Whitney's verse lyrics from "I Wanna Dance" amidst elements of about a half-dozen other songs. The thing that makes the inclusion of "I Wanna Dance" so notable is that it's the only song not of the 2010s included—the others are all recent pop gems from the likes of Ke$ha, Robyn, Katy Perry and The Naked and Famous. It shows how timeless the Whitney vocal is that it's able to mesh so seamlessly with all the other contemporary pop artists—and really, you'd trade back healthy sections of the Katy and Robyn vocals just to get a couple more lines form "I Wanna Dance" in there.
The best of the many "random 2011 pop song mashed with 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'" mashups floating out there on YouTube was this pairing of Whitney with the pitched-down instrumental from Lady Gaga's similarly all-in dance floor anthem "The Edge of Glory." The coupling is a surprisingly natural fit—even the bridges of the two songs seem to pair as if they were meant for each other, and the climactic key change in the Whitney song allows the Gaga instrumental to end back up close to the pitch at which it originally started. By the way, Gaga cited Whitney as a main inspiration for her Born This Way album, thanking her while accepting the Best Pop Vocal award at last year's Grammys. ""I wanted to thank Whitney because when I wrote Born This Way I imagined she was singing, it because I wasn't secure enough in myself to imagine I was a superstar. So Whitney I imagined you were singing Born This Way when I wrote it. Thank you."


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Menifee: Abstract Paintings to be Displayed at Sun City Library
Kathryn V. Crabbe, a Temecula-based painter of abstracts, will exhibit mixed media paintings, prin...
Crabbe's work spans the spectrum from printmaking to organic, abstract paintings to realistic still lives of Native American implements from the surrounding area.
In this exhibition, Crabbe will exhibit Untitled III from her 2011 series, Journey into Intimacy. Patterns and symbols are repeated and serve to evoke deep emotions and reverence for the spirituality of nature.
"I depict an inner landscape of the senses. Part dream, part yearning and part sacred symbol, the work stems from a holistic perception of the world. Emotions are spiritualized into divine patterns pre-existing in nature — the circle, a seed pod," states Crabbe.
Also on view will be a 2011 black and white pencil drawing titled Stone Basket along with several of her sketchpads and journals documenting daily sketches done live and on the spot from nature and around her property.
On display will be L2, a 2011 monoprint from her BodyPrint Healing series of drypoint intaglio prints and monoprints in which she again uses a variety of techniques and methods this time to explore transformative healing through the work.
Crabbe exhibits extensively throughout Southern California. She is a member of the Plein Air Artists of Riverside (PAAR) and the Printmakers Network at the Riverside Art Museum (PNET) as well as a volunteer at the Dorland Mountain Arts Colony in Temecula. Crabbe currently has work in several shows including Art and Earth: My Art, My World at the Murrieta Public Library, Tuesday, May 1 through Saturday, June 30 and she has an additional solo exhibit at San Marcos Library from Sunday, May 6 to Tuesday, June 24, 2012.


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"The retail fuels market is a complex system that is influenced by a wide number of factors. The best strategy for providing long-term relief and stability to consumers is to enact a comprehensive transportation energy policy," National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Vice President of Government Relations, John Eichberger, told Congress.
"The retail fuels market is a complex system that is influenced
by a wide number of factors. The best strategy for providing
long-term relief and stability to consumers is to enact a
comprehensive transportation energy policy," National Association of
Convenience Stores (NACS) Vice President of Government
Relations, John Eichberger, told Congress in testimony on March
8, 2012.
Eichberger was one of seven experts asked to testify before the
House Energy and Commerces Subcommittee on Energy in the
hearing, "The American Energy Initiative: A Focus on Rising Gas
"NACS does not believe that improved efficiency, enhanced sustainability, national energy
security and economic growth are mutually exclusive objectives.
But if they are not pursued in a strategic, coordinated effort,
they can lead to unintended consequences that can derail
progress towards all of the objectives, and, in the end,
consumers will endure the brunt through higher prices at the
pump. Enhancing supplies of traditional energy resources while
conducting an orderly transition to alternatives is the best
way to benefit consumers," said Eichberger.
Eichberger also explained the how fuel retailers operate,
noting that they set prices based upon two factors: competition
and cost. "It is quite literally a street fight. We post our
prices at 20-foot signs on the side of the road and empower
consumers to shop for the best value at 45 mph. In a survey
this year, we found that 40% of customers will drive five
minutes out of their way to save three cents per gallon."
"For the retailer, this means that they must post a price that
is extremely competitive in their market," said Eichberger.
"But we have to pay close attention to our costs as well. In
2011, on average it cost a retailer about 17 cents to sell a
gallon of fuel. In 2011, the average gross margin was only 18.2
cents, so the average profit per gallon was about 1 to 2
So what can be done to help the consumer?
"Unfortunately, there is very little retailers can do, other
than to compete," he said. "Our gross margins so far this year
are averaging 3.6%. There is not a lot of room for maneuvering,
but retailers are doing what they can to offer their customers
the best deal possible. Many are offering discounts to
customers through a variety of programs. Retailers are doing
what they can to attract the price-sensitive consumer, but they
are limited in what they can do."
Eichberger suggested that Congress should consider a few things
to address current concerns over high gasoline prices:
Increase future supplies of oil. The US will never replace
Saudi Arabia in terms of oil production, but a commitment to
increased production of domestic oil resources will send a
signal to the market and will likely help mitigate the
inflationary effect of speculative investment.
Evaluate costs of regulations. Every regulation will impose
costs on the system, and those costs will be passed through to
the consumer. Congress and the administration have to make
decisions about what they believe is in the best interest of
the country, but they need to be aware that the ultimate payer
for all regulations is the consumer.
Harmonize fuel regulations. The current CAFE proposal will
render the Renewable Fuels Standard impossible. Using modest
CAFE projections, the two policies will
combine in 2022 to require 37% renewable fuels in every gallon
of gasoline.
This will cost the retail market at least $22 billion in
equipment upgrades. Meanwhile, it is projected that only 15% of the
vehicle fleet will be able to run on the fuel.
"I am not saying that either policy is bad, but I am pointing out
that when we do not pursue a comprehensive fuels policy, we end up establishing
programs that contradict one another and impose unintended
consequences on the market," stressed Eichberger.
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Engineers and designers are highly skilled individuals. Forcing them to enter design changes using tables, forms and spreadsheets is unproductive and uneconomical, and it increases the likelihood of human error—this is the way that most instrumentation software systems currently work. For too long, software vendors have denied engineers and designers the simple practicality of a graphical visual engineering interface with "drag and drop" capability and inbuilt intelligence, ensuring changes are automatically replicated into all the associated data and databases.
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In the face of strained relations with Argentina over the Falkland Islands, a north west firm has secured a prestigious contract in the country.
Salford-based Conductix-Wampfler UK, a mobile energy specialist, is to install its energy and data transmissions systems in the Buenos Aires Metro.
It will be the first deal the firm - which employs 31 staff in Salford - has won in South America, but it believes that more are set to follow.
"This is a particularly important contract win for Conductix-Wampfler UK because it will see us working in South America for the very first time, said managing director Alan Jones. "It demonstrates our commitment to exploring new international markets.
"There continues to be great demand for our products and services and we are now keen to ramp up our profile in South America.
"Negotiations are under way with other major metro networks in this geographical area and we hope to announce more deals later this year.
"We will be delivering products for the Buenos Aires Metro line which will provide an electrical supply to trains in the underground maintenance depot.
"This specialist equipment will be manufactured at our Salford site before being exported and installed by our team of technicians."
Jones said the firm, which currently generates 28% of its revenues overseas, will continue to target the rail sector to drive export sales and future growth.
Even before the new order, the company had experienced a surge in business of almost 50% during the first quarter of 2012, taking orders totalling £1.6m between January and March, up from £1.1m in the same period last year.
In 2011, the company saw turnover rise by 20% to more than £5m, and this year it expects to break £6m.
Previously, Conductix-Wampfler won contracts in the international rail market in Montreal and for metro systems in Bangalore, Algiers and Shenzhen, China.
Conductix-Wampfler, which is part of the global Conductix-Wampfler Group, also provides power and data transmission systems for the mining, ports and utility sectors.
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2010 Article IV Consultation with TuvaluPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 11/16
February 2, 2011
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On January 28, 2011, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2011 Article IV consultation with Tuvalu.1
Despite its geographic remoteness, Tuvalu has not been immune to the global financial crisis. Even with higher government spending, the economy is expected to have almost no growth in 2010 after contracting by about 2 percent in 2009. Major construction projects to build a wharf and a power station have been completed, and seafarer employment—Tuvalu's main foreign exchange earning source for the private sector—is weak. Annual inflation has been negative since mid-2009 (-1¾ percent in November 2010) due to lower global food prices and the strong Australian dollar.
In response to the global crisis, the government continued to support the economy by increasing spending. The large spending increases in the last few years have resulted in a sharp increase in the fiscal deficit from 4 percent of GDP in 2009 to almost 30 percent of GDP in 2010, as domestic revenue, offshore income, and grants fell. The large deficit has led to a rapid decline in the fund available for budget financing to about 20 percent of GDP from 45 percent in 2009. Total spending relative to GDP has increased by 20 percentage points since 2005, mainly due to sharp increases in subsidies, transfers and capital spending.
The current account deficit is estimated to increase sharply to almost 25 percent of GDP in 2010 due to low income and grants. Tuvalu exports little and depends heavily on imports. Gross official reserves have declined substantially in 2010, but still remain high at about 8 months of imports of goods and services. External public debt is at over 30 percent of GDP, but mostly on concessional terms, resulting in low debt servicing obligations. However, total public debt remains high by regional standards at about 44 percent of GDP.
The financial sector is underdeveloped and lending constrained, following rapid credit growth in the early 2000s. Nonperforming loans are high at around 40 percent of total loans. Banks have started addressing high nonperforming loans by sharing borrowers' information and tightening lending standards, including lowering the maximum debt service to income ratio from 50 to 40 percent for all personal loans. Interest rates on lending have changed little in recent years, reflecting limited competition in the financial system.
The growth outlook remains clouded. Growth is projected to be zero or even turn negative in 2011, led by lower government spending, and remain low over the medium term. The outlook is subject to risks related to a delay in fiscal adjustment and the pace of the global recovery. Moreover, Tuvalu is vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change will be a major challenge in light of rising sea levels.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors welcomed the opportunity to discuss this first Article IV consultation with Tuvalu. Directors recognized that Tuvalu faces tremendous challenges because of its remote location, limited land area, lack of resources, serious capacity constraints and the potential impact of climate change. The uncertain global recovery is adding to the country's vulnerabilities. In light of the difficult near and medium-term prospects of the economy, Directors emphasized the need for resolute fiscal adjustment and structural reforms. Noting the limited domestic job opportunities, they agreed that the authorities should promote overseas employment opportunities, which would generate income and help reduce poverty.
Directors urged the authorities to cut spending, given that the Consolidated Investment Fund (CIF) available for budget financing will be depleted soon at the current pace of spending. They called for a front-loaded adjustment mainly through cuts in capital spending, and subsidies and transfers, which increased rapidly in recent years. Freezing wages and reducing travel costs will also be important.
Directors agreed that to ensure fiscal sustainability, it will also be necessary to increase domestic revenue, particularly by boosting efforts to increase tax compliance. At the same time, saving any windfall revenue from offshore earnings into the CIF and formulating a medium-term budget framework will strengthen fiscal management.
Directors agreed that use of the Australian dollar as Tuvalu's currency is appropriate. They underscored however that fiscal adjustment will be key to maintaining external stability.
Directors commended the authorities for their structural reform efforts. They welcomed the ongoing public enterprise reform and looked forward to further progress in regularization of government's financial relations with the public enterprises. Directors stressed that continued improvements in the banking sector and credit culture will help support private-sector development. Noting the steps being taken to address the high level of nonperforming loans, they urged the authorities to accelerate progress on putting in place the supervisory and prudential requirements. Improving the country's statistical capacity will be critical for policy analysis and formulation.


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Doubts raised over Jack's draft
Tim Lane AN INVESTIGATION by The Sun-Herald's sister paper, The Sunday Age, has raised doubts about the veracity of a statutory declaration that enabled Sydney midfielder Kieren Jack to be drafted in 2006.
Cats glory in a win for sport over science
Tim Lane The grand final provided a triumph not just for a club and its community, but also for sport.
Cats can now claim to be the best
Tim Lane Geelong has found a new way to dominate the AFL landscape.
Tougher Magpies are here to stay
Tim Lane Mick Malthouse gets another week, as three points makes all the difference to football history.
The truth of the matter - dollars rule
Tim Lane A week of dazzling football coups have highlighted that money exacts a price on the game.
Adelaide's past, footy's future?
Tim Lane Last week's game at the Adelaide Oval showed what we've lost and how smaller is sometimes better.
Given chance, Fev could be Hall right
Tim Lane Big, bad Barry grasped his new opportunity, why wouldn't Brendan Fevola do the same?
It's certainly not a down low medal
Tim Lane In football's big award, winners are usually grinners and umpires smile upon midfielders.
Drawn to wrong conclusions
Tim Lane If AFL blowouts become a problem, compromising the draw is not the solution.
Club chiefs hit their mark
Tim Lane Poaching and tanking are big issues, thankfully the AFL has not escaped scrutiny.
Lovett saga highlights the way 'image' game played
Tim Lane Football pragmatism versus the rights of the individual - in the end, no winners.
Farewell coach, the price is paid
Tim Lane The great man, Allan Jeans, had an innate, untaught way with people and with words.
Tim Lane
Sport leaves no stone unturned
Tim Lane Plans to heritage list an Australian icon highlights the scrapes sportsmen will endure.
Homing in on any advantage
Tim Lane Playing in front of a home crowd seems to always favour the local team, but why is it so?
Black mark as Swan drops ball
Tim Lane The Magpie star should know that drug testing keeps sport strong and players well paid.
North, south, fleeced, mess
Tim Lane The Kangaroos' move into Hobart sells Tasmania and the game short.
Tim Lane
Legends are a rare breed
Tim Lane It's proper that the highest honour is not granted lightly.
Tim Lane
Ratten, the blue collar blue blood
Tim Lane A hard worker on-field, can he hold on as Carlton coach?
Lewis a hero in racism's defeat
Tim Lane One man's courage exposed football's inconvenient truth.
The whistle and the damage done
Tim Lane Pitfalls abound when applying the advantage rule.


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text: Aug 26, 2014 11:29 District 4-5A: This league's about more than Central's Kevin Henry and Terrell Chatman District 4-5A: This league's about more than Central's Kevin Henry and Terrell Chatman Advocate staff photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND -- Central football coach Sid Edwards Advocate staff photo by RICHARD ALAN HANNON -- Central High School defensive back Kevin Henry Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- Central High wide receiver Terrell Chatman Advocate staff photo by ANGELA MAJOR -- Scotlandville High quarterback Levi Lewis Robin Fambrough| email@example.com Aug. 25, 2014; 5:56 p.m. Comments Other coaches contend the choice is obvious. Central High is the easy pick to win District 4-5A. After all, the Wildcats have won six straight district titles and advanced to the state quarterfinals last season. In safety Kevin Henry and wide receiver Terrell Chatman, Central has two seniors ranked in the nation's top 300 recruits for 2015. Yet there's an uneasy smile on the face of Central coach Sid Edwards. The veteran coach knows a setup when he sees it, and he knows looks can be deceiving. "People asked me all summer about this season," he said. "Yes, we have two guys who are highly regarded and they've committed to major schools. And that's a good thing. That doesn't guarantee you'll win, especially in this district." Edwards' comments bring up two valid questions. How do you judge success in District 4-5A? And is it all really about the Wildcats? It's no secret that District 4-5A is often considered to be Baton Rouge's "other" 5A district and doesn't always get the attention District 5-5A gets with its penchant for deep playoff runs and highly regarded recruits. Consider this: District 4-5A technically had three teams in the state quarterfinals last season. Central and Zachary played in 5A, and Scotlandville was a quarterfinalist in the smaller Division I select bracket. Central pulled off the biggest playoff upset by ousting traditional power West Monroe a week after another 4-5A team, Denham Springs, nearly beat the Rebels. Zachary lost to eventual state runner-up Parkway. Scotlandville lost to eventual Division I champion Archbishop Rummel by three points. So it's easy to see why Edwards believes the district race has to be about more than just Central. But things are quite different for teams other than the Wildcats. Zachary has a new coach in David Brewerton, who coached Livonia to the Class 3A title game. After years of playing power football, Denham Springs is embracing the spread era with new offensive coordinator Aaron Vice. There's also a different wrinkle at Broadmoor, where veteran coach Rusty Price and longtime assistant Elliott Wilkins will serve as co-coaches. And then there are the players. Central's Henry (LSU) and Chatman (Miami) are already committed to major schools. The spread offense will display Denham Springs quarterback Torez Kinchen in a new light. "I think (the new offense) definitely interjects some new excitement," DSHS coach Dru Nettles said. "It's a transition year, but it's something the players like, and they're adapting to it. For us, it was more about finding ways to score more points." Zachary junior quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. is another up-and-coming player. Live Oak senior quarterback Michael Claverie is a three-year starter. Scotlandville graduated much of its backfield but has some talented youngsters. Central's Gabe Brown and Scotlandville's Levi Lewis are sophomore QBs set to start for the first time. Interestingly, Scotlandville is viewed as the No. 2 team in 4-5A team, just ahead of Zachary. The Hornets also move into the 5A playoff picture, thanks to an offseason rule change by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. "We've got young guys who are just as talented as some of the guys we graduated," Scotlandville receiver Kaleb Harmon said. "They've done well this summer, and I definitely think we'll surprise some people." Zachary's Brewerton and Scotlandville coach Eric Randall contend that conversations about 4-5A must start with Central. "Central's won six straight titles, and they have a program that is proven," Brewerton said. "The goal for the rest of us is to get to that level. "We spent a lot of time in the spring and offseason focusing on toughness, especially on defense. If we can get the defense off the field more, we believe that will help us achieve our goals." Added Randall: "I have so much respect for the coaches and teams not only in our district, but in the other 5A district as well. Central is obviously successful, and everybody knows Zachary." "But I like the things Dru does at Denham Springs. And you can't overlook Live Oak. (Coach) Tut Musemeche will have a plan just for you, and it won't be pretty. Broadmoor, with Rusty Price, will be prepared. If you're not focused, you'll get beat." If you take a cue from Central's Edwards and the other coaches, it's easy to see there's much more to 4-5A than just Central. The possibilities for an explosive district race abound. The players, like Zachary linebacker Avery Neal, won't let their imaginations run wild just yet. "To be honest with you, I haven't thought about the other teams in district yet," he said. "We've been concentrating on us and making sure we're ready to play our best. On defense, everything for us is faster and more physical. When the time (for district play) comes, I believe we'll be ready." Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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Does the man on the street think he should show an ID to vote? MRCTV's Dan Joseph hits the streets of downtown Washington D.C. to question citizens on voter ID laws.


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A man is arrested at the Dartford crossing as a suspicious item leaves thousands of drivers stranded for several hours.
08:09, UK, Saturday 07 September 2013
Thousands of drivers have been stranded for hours on the M25 after a major security alert closed the Dartford crossing while a coach was also stopped as part of investigations.
A suspicious item was found on the Kent side of the crossing, closing the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) bridge and both tunnel bores for around seven hours.
An Army bomb disposal team sent to the scene later confirmed the item posed no threat, although a male pedestrian was arrested after he was spotted "behaving unusually".
Police said no items were found on a coach stopped in Aycliffe, close to the Port of Dover, as part of the Dartford inquiry.
The vehicle was pulled over on the A20 around two hours after the alert in Dartford, which caused more than nine miles of queues for drivers travelling between Kent and Essex.
The A20 has been reopened and no further arrests were made.
The closures also caused gridlock on other routes, with long delays reported on the A2 in east London and the A13 in Essex.
A spokesman for Kent Police said: "We would like to thank motorists for their patience and support during what must have been a very frustrating wait."
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"Revenge" season 3 spoilers for Sunday night's episode titled, "Homecoming," were revealed by showrunner, Sunil Nayar. He spoke with TV Line and Hollywood Hills highlighted a big spoiler Jan. 4 that viewers will be wondering about -- is Emily's amnesia for real or is she faking it to throw everyone off?
Nayar told TVLine that Emily "has at the moment lost her memory of all of it. We play with the amnesia idea in many different ways. Daniel, meanwhile, will wrestle with the demons."
As previews for "Revenge" episode 11 have shown so far, Emily wakes up and finds herself in the hospital after being shot. She is freaked out because she does not remember who she is or how she got into a hospital bed. She questions Daniel about what happened to her and he realizes she cannot recall the fact he shot her on the boat after their wedding.
In other spoilers, it was also revealed that Emily will not give up her quest for revenge against the Graysons. At some point her memory will be restored, but her methods for getting the Graysons will be changed up. The amnesia is sort of a "reset" to the dynamics that will take the storyline to a different level.
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The Freshly Chopped Supper Club, hosted by Grounded Kitchen and Coffeehouse, had their kick off event last night.
The concept of Freshly Chopped Supper Club is a pretty cool one. On the last Friday of every month, a Chef and DJ are paired together to host a dinner + music evening ,with an over arching theme that brings the two together.
The first theme was Local Tea Fusion. Chef Justin Scott served a tea-infused 3-course meal and Jas Nasty, an urban gardening and local food enthusiast brought great music to complement the theme. Thanks to her, we're now digging Santigold's Shove it.
This was November's menu:
1st Course: Roasted butternut squash soup made with coconut chai tea, coconut milk & cilantro served with focaccia bread made with white needles tea.
2nd Course: Rotolo di Pollo alla Arcobaleno (stuffed chicken with ricotta, baby spinach & sun dried Tomatoes) orange blossom oolong tea, Jus/Duchesse Potato/Rapini-Cauliflower
3rd Course: Pear Tart with Jasmine Green Tea Glaze and Vanilla Bean Raspberry Mousse
The chef did a good job with the theme. The tea was brough out in every dish without it being too overpowering. The chicken dish was good. Each piece of chicken had a nice mix of white and dark meat.
Tickets are $40 each, and a little extra if you want a guranteed seat with either the Chef or with the DJ.
Although not locked in, the owner of Grounded Kitchen talked about some upcoming themes they are thinking about including one with a Southern twist, and one with a Hawaiian theme.
Looking forward to the upcoming supper clubs. They did a really good job with the first one. Ottawa was in need of something new and creative.
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Applejack - Element of Elegance by grandifloruWatch
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Gotta love Applejack!
btw i love the little joke title!
btw i love the little joke title!
Well whatever she's got.... I likes it.... a lot....
I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU DO! Also she it totally the element of elegance!
Her eyes are very ladylike!
No, she's the element of Honesty.
You're kidding, right?
Of course not! You call your self a brony and all this time you thought she was the element of elegance? What does elegance have to do with friendship?? You weirdo...
this is wonderful, she looks beautiful ^^
Thank you so much! I've always thought that Rarity was one of the prettiest.
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Max's Wine Dive is a trendy place to dine on classy comfort food that is taken to new heights of flavor. Located in an old neighborhood that was re-gentrified into 'Uptown' in Dallas at the corner of McKinney and Lemmon Avenues, there is plenty of parking in a convenient (and free) covered garage just behind the restaurant. Their slogan is 'Fried Chicken and Champagne?... Why the hell not?!?'
Max's could also add another tag line too - 'Gluten-free choices?... Why the hell not?!?'
Max's has a large outdoor porch for dining, as well as a big bar and huge indoor dining area, too. On a recent Sunday afternoon, there wasn't an empty seat to be had. Reservations are recommended. Once you see the menu and taste your meal, you will understand why.
Besides a great assortment of brunch entrees ( eggs any style, 'Hangover Pot Pie', and Creme Brulee French Toast'), Max's also offers gluten-free plates with side dishes like jalepeno cheddar corn grits - which will change your life. The big star of the gluten-free menu has to be the 'Bad Ass Gluten Freindly Fried Chicken.' Crisp and not greasy outside, moist and flavorful inside, this chicken is the one entree to starve yourself for all week so that you can indulge in every last delicious bite. Take a look at their online menu (http://www.maxswinedive.com/dallas-mckinney-ave/menus/) and start salivating.
Max's Wine Dive (also in Atlanta, Chicago, and Denver, and around Texas in Austin, Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio) when describing their establishment said, "Inspired by restaurants and wine bars we love, the Wine Dive provides a unique dining experience where you can pair hand-picked wines with your comfort food and jam out to rockin' tunes on the jukebox."
Note: Max's will be participating in the 2014 Dallas/Ft. Worth Restaurant Week with a special 3-course dinner menu from August 11 - 24 (Yes, it is more than a week, so there is time to make dinner plans... Why the hell not?!?)


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Chapter 4: The Longest Night
I feel my mouth go dry, a feeling of complete dread. I am frozen, and I find myself unable to get up, to move, to go open the door and join everybody else. I don't know what to do. I already know what happened, just from what I can hear. But I don't want it to be true. So I just bury my face in my hands, and I sit there, on my bed, until I finally get up to go join everybody else.
Just as I exit into the hallway, I catch a glimpse of Lucah running down the stairwell. I quickly follow after her, and sure enough, I can hear the noise of other footsteps echoing as well, meaning the other LPers are also hurrying down the stairs. I hurry, catching up quickly with Lucah, and I can see the look of absolute fear on her face. It probably is exactly how my face looks right now. Neither of us says anything to each other; we only hurry further down the staircase. Eventually I pass her, and then I manage to catch up with the middle of the pack of LPers. I turn to Jake, who is running down beside me.
Jake says nothing, just squeezes his eyes shut and then he speeds up.
On a normal day, I may have considered that rude.
But not today. In fact, I feel the same way. I feel that same dread, that same fear..
That same knowing that all is not well.
And we're right.
Because lying in the lobby, in pools of red, are two people.
One is the receptionist lady I remember gave me my keys on the first day.
The second is Tim.
My heart stops, everything seems to stop. The world seems to be standing completely still, as if it has actually managed to stop spinning for once.
For a complete moment, everyone beside me is silent.
A moment later, all hell breaks loose. Everybody either yells, screams, or just cries silently. Beside me, I feel Jon quickly run to Tim's side.
"TIM! TIM!!" Jon yells Tim's name over and over, tears streaming down his face. We all watch as he examines a bullet shaped wound on Tim's head, and then as Jon quickly begins to snap orders at us, his face contorted with pain, anguish, and everything else.
"GUYS!" His voice made everyone shut up at once, and he continued, "GUYS! SOME-" His voice cracked, and for a moment, everyone was silent, except for the sound of teardrops plopping on the ground. "GUYS! SOMEONE
SOMEONE CALL AN AMBULANCE! NOW!" Jon quickly looked back at Tim, desperation in his eyes. When no one moved, he yelled again, "COME ON! I SAID
"But, Jon!" Josh cut in quickly, and then simply just said what we all already knew. "Tim... Tim is
" Josh looked at the ground, unable to continue. I watched in silence as Emile finished the sentence for him.
"No! No he isn't!" Jon seemed to be trying to convince himself as much as he was us; finally, he just gave up and simply just burst into tears. Everybody that hadn't began to cry yet broke loose here. We all just stood, and cried. Nobody moved, nobody made a sound beside the painful noise of a human being mourning.
This isn't right at all.
At some point, one of us- not sure exactly who it was, managed to use the phone behind the front desk to call 911, and then an ambulance came by to pick up Tim and the receptionist lady, even though both of them were goners. Although all of us would've probably gone with Tim on the ambulance, there simply wasn't enough room, so only Emile and Jon went since they were the closest of all of us to Tim with all TRG recording and what not. We all simply watched from the lobby as the ambulance took Tim from us forever, and then we were all shooed away from the police, who had begun investigation on the crime scene.
Now, all of us with the exception of Emile and Jon, are sitting in the general LPer hang out hotel room, technically hanging out, but hardly, unless you count staring at the ground and weeping as so. Nobody spoke, there were just no words, no words to use. No words to describe what had just happened.
Eventually, the policemen came up to interview us individually, asking us what we saw, if we saw anything, the like. Finally, it was my turn to be interviewed, and I went over to the officer who was to interview me. He was some Asian guy who looked to be in his mid 40s.
"Hello, I am Lee Ikeda, with the Seattle Police." He showed me his badge, and put it away. "So, I understand you were one of the friends of Mr. Timothy Bishop."
I nodded, already knowing what was coming. Sure enough, he asked me all the questions I figured he would ask, but I found myself telling him about how Tim had gone back to look for something that he had dropped, that had been for me. Officer Ikeda frowned at this, and I wondered if he was going to say something scornful, but his face softened into one of pity.
"Ah, so that would explain this."
I watched numbly as he revealed from his pocket an undeniably awesome badge, which was of 8-bit Link, the way he looked in the olden games like Zelda II: The Adventure of Link . I picked it up, and then Officer Ikeda let me loose, thanking me for cooperating. I nodded to him, not really listening to him, feeling as if I was hearing a voice coming from outside a doorway, and then walked out of the room, feeling numb.
It wasn't until I got out of the room that I broke down again, clutching the badge to my chest as if it was the most precious thing in the world to me.
In a way, it was. It was going to be one of the only reminders I had of Tim with me, for the rest of my life.
I was never going to see Tim again, never going to be able to hear that goofy chuckle of his. Ever.
"Why?" I said aloud to no one in particular, suddenly realizing just how dry my throat was. But it didn't matter.
"Why? Why did it happ
" I stopped, and just sobbed. Tyler, who must have been up next for interviews, came up to me, and then helped lead me back to the Hang Out room before he left again. I made it to one of the armchairs before I went back to sobbing, joining the others who were in there. Emile and Jon must've returned, because I caught a glimpse of them sitting on the couch next to Josh, eyes red from crying. I didn't need to hear what had happened, I already knew from the very moment I first laid eyes on my dear friend.
This was the longest night of my life. It was undeniably the same for everyone else.
I originally uploaded this like a month ago and took it down quickly after, thinking it was too dark. But now I'm all like "Fuck it", people should be able to deal with some death. It happens all the time in real life. Besides, spoiler alert, this isn't the last you'll see of Tim. And no I don't mean ghosts since ghosts are overrated. Same goes with zombies and spirits.
Shit son, you need to upload more often on this story. SHIT GETTING INTERESTING.


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We want to tip our hats to all five of the Team Firebird Junior point's competitors and their families who made the long distance trek to Denver, Colorado, home of Bandimere Speedway and the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Western Conference Finals.
Even though thunder storms and challenging weather affected the early part of the week long event, the Idaho racers showed real perseverance throughout the national event for Junior Dragster participants.
Congratulations to Alex Steen, who finished runner-up overall in the 13 year old division.
Both Clayton Steen and Doug Alwine were good enough to email us some of the results and news from the event.
We understand that Division 6 Jr. Thunder champion Chandler Steen made it all the way to the semi-finals in the 10 year old shootout. Paige Harris showed impressively, too, finishing runner-up in the 10.90 index race.
Both Casey Compton and Kaylessa Alwine represented the Firebird Team in fine fashion, too.
Clayton Steen wanted everyone at Firebird to know, "I just want to say thank you(!!) again to you and your family for giving us the opportunity to race at your facility. It has been a wonderful 6 years and my boys have learned a lot."
To all those drivers who raced on behalf of Firebird and Division 6, we say congratulations for all your efforts. We look forward to seeing you and everyone else in the Thunder and Lightning classes throughout the balance of the 2011 Meadow Gold point's chase.
We'd like to say thanks to special thanks to both Andrea Harris and Shauna for supplying us all the fun photos from the weekend.
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Last night from Buffalo Bill's Star Arena in Primm, NV, televised live on ESPN's Friday Night Fights, 154-pound contender Alfredo Angulo 16-1 (13) banged his way back into the win column by taking out Philly fighter Gabriel Rosado 12-4 (7) in just two rounds. Coming in the bout with his only loss, which was twelve round unanimous decision defeat by the hands of Kermit Cintron, Angulo aimed to make a strong statement, and did so by stopping Rosado, who all though has tasted defeat, has never been stopped in his time as a professional.
Rosado did not go down without a fight, using effective countering in the opening round, but was halted by Angulo's aggression after hitting the deck three times in round two, giving Angulo the much needed win, and a chance to continue his winning ways as he braces for battle in November on the undercard of the Johnson vs. Dawson II light heavyweight clash.
In the co-main event, the undefeated super middleweight rising star Anthony Dirrell 18-0 (15) dogged an overmatched yet game Alfredo Contreras 10-6-1 (4) for seven rounds until the referee Robert Byrd mercifully called a halt to the bout. Dirrell, who was coming into the bouts with two first rounds knock out wins, and had only went six rounds once in his young career, stretched this bout out to seven earning the victory 2:32 of the seventh.
In the swing bout of the night of fight festivities, the unbeaten lightweight Sharif Bogere 12-0 (7) made easy work out of his opponent Rodolfo Armenta 7-2-1 (5) by dropping Armenta twice in the second round which promoted Armenta's team to throw in the towel.
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Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 lbs.
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A fully-illustrated cookbook inspired by Humphrey the wiggling malti-poo which includes his favorite recipes (home-made cheese! tarts!), as well as some Lithuanian classics.
Dr. Laura Elizabeth Pinto is the author of several Canadian textbooks, and is the recipient of a Governor General's Gold Medal. She has published dozens of academic and professional articles based on her research in the areas of education policy, critical media studies, business education, educational leadership, and philosophy of education. She has taught in the University of Toronto initial teacher education program for several years. She is currently Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Niagara University.
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Craigs Brother
So one of my all time favorite bands is making a new record. I am totally stoked and it appears so are they (craigsbrother). There promo song "Thousand Yard Stare" it an awesome rock song as well as a beautiful tribute. Ted is quoted as saying the following on their site www.craigsbrother.com
"This song is dedicated to Roy Brooks Mason Jr., the soldiers at Fort Campbell and every veteran of Iraq who would choose to end their own life."
I googled Roy and found the following article.
SANTA CRUZ — An AWOL soldier committed suicide in a car parked at an ocean overlook on Friday afternoon, three days after he was reported missing from Fort Carson in Colorado.
U.S. Army officials had issued alerts asking for the public's help in finding Pfc. Roy Brooks Mason Jr., a decorated Iraq war veteran, but had no luck finding the 28-year-old.
"We knew that he was missing and we were looking for him," said Fort Carson spokeswoman Brandy Gill. "We were concerned for him."
Around 1:20 p.m. Friday, Mason used the phone in a call box on West Cliff Drive near Stockton Avenue to call 911. He told a dispatcher there would be a dead body in a red Chevy Cobalt parked on West Cliff Drive, authorities reported. He also asked that someone clean up the area quickly "before kids see," an emergency dispatcher said.
Police, fire and medics rushed to the scene, found the car described and saw a man sitting inside with what appeared to be a handgun on his lap, authorities reported.
Officers surrounded the area but waited to approach the car until they had obtained a ballistic shield. They were unsure if he had fired the gun or if he may turn it on others, police spokesman Zach Friend said. Police also had sent a crisis response team to the scene in hopes he was still alive and could be talked down.
However, Mason had shot himself before emergency responders arrived. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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the Pacific Ocean, was packed with walkers, joggers, bicyclists and cars when the shooting occurred. Police said no passersby were injured.
Officials at Fort Carson had reported Tuesday that Mason did not show up to accountability formation that morning and was listed as absent without leave. The Army also reported he may be carrying a gun, but was not a threat to the public.
Mason, whose hometown is Fairfield, had served two tours in Iraq since joining the Army in 2004, according to Army records.
Mason had been awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Army Service Ribbon and the Overseas Service Ribbon.
Mason was the second AWOL serviceman located in Santa Cruz County on Friday as the Memorial Day weekend began.
If you want to download the album and pay a buck or two to support the band, that would be awesome.


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"Love is like the rain. It comes in a drizzle sometimes. Then it starts pouring and if you're not careful it will drown you."(from Breath, Eyes, Memory)
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Also Known As: Sealhenry Olumide Samuel
Nationality: English
Occupation: Pop singer, Songwriter
Born Sealhenry Olumide Samuel, February 19, 1963, In London, England; son of Francis (a plumber and interior decorator) and Bisi (a homemaker) Samuel; raised by father and stepmother Joyce. Education: Received degree in architecture. Addresses: Record Company--ZTT/Sire, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019-6908. Fan Club--PO Box 102, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 2PY, England.
Also Known As: Sealhenry Olumide Samuel
Nationality: English
Occupation: Pop singer, Songwriter
Born Sealhenry Olumide Samuel, February 19, 1963, In London, England; son of Francis (a plumber and interior decorator) and Bisi (a homemaker) Samuel; raised by father and stepmother Joyce. Education: Received degree in architecture. Addresses: Record Company--ZTT/Sire, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019-6908. Fan Club--PO Box 102, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 2PY, England.
Recording and performing artist, c. late 1980s--. Joined first band, Stay Brave, at age 15; worked as designer of leather clothing and as an electrical engineer; toured Japan with member of funk group Push; sand with blues band in Thailand; released Killer, a collaboration with Adam "Adamski" Tinley, 1990; signed with ZTT records and released debut album Seal, 1991; collaborated with Jeff Beck on contribution to Jimi Hendrix tribute album Stone Free, 1993.
Q award for Best New Act, 1991; Brit Awards for Best Album, Best Male Artist and Best Video, 1992; Grammy Award nomination for album of the year, 1995 for Seal.
"Killer" (single), 1990.
Seal (includes "Killer" and "Crazy"), ZTT, 1991.
(With Jeff Beck) "Crosstown Traffic," Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, Reprise, 1993.
Seal (includes "Prayer for the Dying" and "If I Could"), ZTT, 1994.
Eclectic British pop artist Seal told Rolling Stone's David Thigpen, "All my songs are therapy. I~m giving therapy to myself." After a splashy 1991 debut--including a Number One U.K. single and a top-selling album--he experienced several tumultuous and difficult years that caused him to confront the meaning of his sudden fame and, more importantly, his life.
Seal returned wiser and more assured with his 1994 sophomore effort, though in certain fundamental respects he was back where he began: with the same influential and supportive producer and the same title. Yet the variety of styles he enlisted--building on the already rich mixture of rock, soul, folk, and dance music that fills his first album--was, if anything, even greater. The journey to this achievement, as he told Q, necessitated a self-acceptance with which he struggled all his life. "You have to work out why you feel so undeserving," he insisted, adding "you have to start healing and you have to start saying to yourself, OK, I am worth it, I do deserve this."
Seal was born Sealhenry Olumide Samuel in London, England; his parents had moved there from Nigeria and divorced when he was still an infant. Raised first by foster parents and then by his own father, he had what he described to Rob Tannenbaum of Rolling Stone as "a rough childhood." In an interview with Mark Cooper of Q he called his father "a bitter person who~d missed a lot of opportunities in life. I think he loved me but was just incapable of showing it." Seal earned a degree in architecture and worked a variety of jobs, from electrical engineering to posting ads for London prostitutes; the latter occupation resulted in an arrest.
After trying to build a music career in London, Seal hooked up with a band called Push, playing funk music on tour in Japan. It was important more for geographical than for musical reaons: "I~d never been to that part of the equator before," he noted to Tannenbaum. "It was right up my alley. Every day was a new experience." After a jaunt with a Thailand blues group, he made his way to India and there had what he called "a few spiritual experiences." The happiness he felt there, he insisted, bestowed a calm and contentment about his future and allowed him to stop wanting a record deal so fervently. He believes this is why he soon got one.
Seal also became convinced that the half-moon scars under his eyes left by a skin ailment were a kind of omen of stardom. "I got really depressed about [the scars] at first, as you can understand," he recalled. "Now I really like them." The scars, he ultimately reasoned, would serve as a kind of insignia. "If I could design something, I don~t think I could do it better." He did design the rest of his distinctive look: head-to-toe leather clothes and long dreadlocks, adding even more flash to his 6~4" frame.
Seal met producer Trevor Horn--who had made a fortune making records for the Art of Noise and Yes, among others, and had his own label, ZTT. "I thought he looked a bit frightening," Horn remembered to Tannenbaum. "I thought he was gonna like all kinds of music I wasn~t gonna like. Then he told me he liked [folk-rockers] Crosby, Stills and Nash and Joni Mitchell. It was quite refreshing." Even so, he was disinclined to sign the fledgling artist.
In 1990, however, Seal took his fate into his hands, achieving immediate success that would grab the attention of Horn and much of the pop world. He wrote a song called "Killer" with British keyboardist Adamski, and its mix of dance and rock--helped by heartfelt singing and lyrics--took it to the top of the U.K. charts. "I remember the first time we got to No. 1," he recollected in an interview with Giles Smith of The Independent, "Adamski and myself were in one of those family inn restaurants on a Sunday near Cambridge, [and] the week before we were No. 4 and [pop diva] Madonna was No. 1." When they realized that "Killer" had gained the top position, "I let out this huge roar. Honestly, families around us were going for their children--there was this six-foot-four black man gone wild in Cambridgeshire."
Seal was unprepared for what would follow. "I guess I was the epitome of the phrase "meteoric success,~' he told Cooper of Q." "My kind of success was different because I had a hit record with something which wasn~t immediately commercial in the pop sense. I took [my song] Crazy round to lots of record companies before Killer and although everybody really liked it, they wouldn~t touch it. But if you manage to get a hit with a record like that, it~s like you~ve broken through with something which allows you so much room." Soon ZTT found itself in competition with other labels that wanted to sign Seal; Horn~s company recruited the young artist by offering him artistic freedom and, as Seal himself told Tannenbaum of Rolling Stone, "quite a bit of money, too."
Though Seal initially brought in various friends from the dance music world to help him produce the album, he eventually surrendered the reins to Horn. The producer told Tannenbaum that the singer~s crowd"were very interested in Chicago house music. I thought that was absurd, when you have that much talent. It~s limited--you don~t sit and listen to it. You can~t go to concerts and things like that." The resulting album, Seal, appeared on ZTT/Sire in 1991 and complemented the dance-floor grooves with acoustic guitars and an overall emphasis on melody and song structure.
Rolling Stone writer Thigpen called the Seal~s debut album "a startlingly original synthesis that seemed to come from some undiscovered place along the axis of rock and soul." Seal~s lyrics on this first album reflected what he later referred to in the Independent interview as a "very young, very idealistic" point of view: "if we only stick together we can save the world." His travels in the east had made him "unstoppable in that respect."
Seal was an international smash, thanks to "Killer" and "Crazy," an idealistic slice of pop-funk that was soon co-opted for a television commercial. And Seal himself was overwhelmed by fame. "You live one way for 26 years, and then suddenly there~s a dramatic change," he reflected to Thigpen. "Five years ago I would get annoyed when my dole [unemployment] check arrived a day late. The next thing I know, I~m getting pissed off if my limo didn~t turn up."
Indeed, as Seal told Cooper, the experience "was completely the opposite of what I~d imagined. If you~re a sensitive person, like myself, you quickly realize that not everybody~s intentions are genuine. And, yes, you have more people around you, lots more people around you, but your space becomes much smaller. People come up to you constantly in the street and they treat you like you~re an alien." Most tragically, "I thought that the adoration would replace the attention that I sought from my father. I thought success or fame would bring me all these things." All of this led to "a very bad period when I had a lot of panic attacks." As he complained to Rolling Stone, "I wanted the money. I wanted to be a millionaire. But fame can be a pain in the ass."
Along with the anxiety, however, came laurels: the Q award for Best New Act of 1991, and three 1992 Brit Awards. Seal even performed at the Grammy Awards ceremony, though he took home no trophies. "The best thing that came out of the Grammys," he reflected to Smith of the Independent, "was that I did an interview for the L.A. Times and for the umpteenth time I was asked about my musical influences and for the umpteenth time I said I really like Joni Mitchell and reeled off this whole piece on why." On tour in France two months afterward, Seal received flowers and a note that said "Thanks for appreciating the work, love Joni." Seal had another brush with greatness when he joined British guitar legend Jeff Beck on a cover version of rock trailblazer Jimi Hendrix~s "Manic Depression" for the Hendrix tribute album Stone Free.
After relocating to Los Angeles, Seal gradually began work on a follow-up album. Intent on a stylistic departure rather than a recreation of his debut, he selected a new producer. Steve Lillywhite, who~d worked with Irish rock superstars U2, among others, was his choice. But he soon asked Horn to take over. "Steve was wrong for all the reasons Trevor was the right producer," he commented to Thigpen. "Trevor~s a musician first and foremost."
The resulting album--again called Seal--replaced the debut~s pounding rhythms with slyer grooves, while Seal~s singing moved away from the anthemic shouts of his earlier hits and became more nuanced and intimate. The first single, "Prayer for the Dying," a sober, reflective tune with an insistent funk beat, became a Top Ten hit. Jeff Beck played guitar on another track, "Bring It On," and Joni Mitchell joined Seal for a duet in the song "If I Could." It was difficult for Seal to stop working on the project. "One time, I was going to the airport and I just turned round and came back to do more vocals," he confessed to Cooper. "I was dragged screaming from this record and so was Trevor. It was probably the most important thing about the whole record."
"You have to start healing and you have to start saying to yourself, OK, I am worth it, I do deserve this." Seal~s new look--a shaved head--at once represented a concession to California temperatures and a clean break from the past. He~d lived through a number of losses and near catastrophes between the two albums. "I had a really heavy duty car crash in California," he told Cooper. "I nearly flew off a canyon on to a freeway a hundred feet below at peak hour. The car was completely written off and, miraculously, I walked away virtually unscathed. Then I got double pneumonia. The doctors said it was touch and go at one stage but I came out of that unscathed too, with no scarring on my lungs or anything. Then there was a shooting right in front of me on [Hollywood~s] Sunset Boulevard."
Seal claimed that a London healer helped him recover from his illness and clarify his life; he appears on the cover of his second album in the nude, his newly shorn pate adding to the overall image of strength through vulnerability. "My whole approach to this record was one of openness," he told Cooper. He also emphasized in various interviews that the "idealistic" world-saving stance of his first album had neglected the necessity of healing oneself-- spiritually and otherwise--before one could truly help others. Part of this healing meant putting fame in perspective, and allowing his "celebrity" self to surface when he needed to protect his private self. "The days I wanted to be noticed, wanted some feedback," he informed Smith in the Independent,"I could go out there and kind of exude and I~d get recognized," becoming "Seal, pop star, impervious to everything."
Seal the second was generally greeted with critical raves. "This British neo-soul singer~s gift flows from his ability to transform dance floor tracks into spine-tingling, magical experiences," enthused James Bernard of Entertainment Weekly, who gave the album an "A" grade. Reviewer Hobey Echlin of the Detroit Metro Times labeled the effort "Brilliant, subtle, indulgent and sentimental." Thigpen noted that "Seal~s husky, expressive voice sounds even richer and more aged; the new record has an almost folky feel, with an undercurrent of melancholy and introspection that wasn~t there before."
But it wasn~t so much good reviews as good old fashioned radio airplay that helped the achievement sink in. "Somebody played the single on the radio the other day," Seal related to Smith. "I was speaking to my friend Oswald on the car phone. He said: "They seem to be playing your record a lot.' I said, rather grumpily: `Really? Cos I haven~t heard it once.~ Ironically enough as I said that, it came on the radio. I said: `Oswald: I~m going to have to call you back.~"
Pulling over to the side of the road, Seal finally appreciated the finished product. "I~d been listening to it as a song and now I wanted to hear this thing that Trevor had always talked about: I wanted to hear the record. It sounded better on the radio than it did on the stereo at home. And the DJ said, "That was the new one from Seal--well worth waiting for.~" The feeling, he noted, was one he~d felt only occasionally: "almost unquantifiable... just this rush."
Entertainment Weekly, June 3, 1994.
Guitar Player, October 1994.
The Independent, May 12, 1994.
Metro Times (Detroit), June 22, 1994.
Q, July 1994.
Rolling Stone, November 28, 1991; August 25, 1994.
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US Army Opens Laboratory to Research Injuries
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As the US gets more and more deeply entangled in battlefields across the world, the country's army is also getting increasingly worried.
Apart from deaths and injuries under enemy fire, any number of soldiers are also hurt during training.
Apart from deaths and injuries under enemy fire, any number of soldiers are also hurt during training.
They get sprained ankles, torn ligaments and stress fractures just like competitive athletes. So the army has opened a laboratory that applies the science of sports medicine to the battlefield. The Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement Laboratory is situated in Fort Campbell.
AdvertisementScott Lephart, the project's principal researcher from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center noted that the Department of Defense found that musculoskeletal injuries sprains, tears, fractures accounted for more than half of all unintentional injuries to soldiers.
"These were very similar to the injuries we had been studying for the last 20 years in the sports medicine arena," Lephart said.
Through a $2.75 million grant, 900 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell will be tested in the lab, but also during training on base and after they return from deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Much of the information about the soldiers' endurance, speed, balance and other physical abilities will be completely new, Lephart said.
"We don't know what the ideal body fat is for a soldier yet. We know what is the ideal for a point guard or a marathoner. They all need different body compositions to optimally perform," Lephart said.
The tests are designed to recreate the most problematic activities for soldiers, usually repetitive motions that can cause strain on knees, backs and shoulders. Soldiers in the 101st learn to rappel and jump from helicopters, and those landings can be dangerous.
"We know that the landing techniques will increase the likelihood of injury if they are done inappropriately," Lephart said.
In a trial designed to test these landing techniques, a soldier had small reflective balls tagged to his legs. As he jumped off a small platform, high-speed cameras captured his landing and a computer animation showed the force on his muscles and knees.
Another soldier who demonstrated an upper-body strength test, Sgt. Eurace Burnett, 32, twisted his knee several times during multiple jumps out of helicopters, both in training and in combat.
"Once in a while it would swell up, but now I can't jump anymore because of the knee injury," he said.
Researchers hope to develop training programs that soldiers can begin before their next deployment overseas, which is scheduled to begin as soon as this fall for some soldiers at the base.
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The Georgetown Walmart has awarded the nonprofit Georgetown Playground and Park Inc. with $5,000 towards construction of a community playground.
The playground is slated for location on N. King Street, occupying two now vacant lots in the center of town. Georgetown Playground and Park Inc. was formed to obtain the funding needed to complete the project. All donations are tax deductible.
The group is also seeking sponsors for its summer concert series. A total of 17 concerts have been booked between May and September in the Bedford Street Park. Sponsors may choose the date and music or band for the cost of $1,000 per concert. The sponsor will be welcome to meet and greet the crowd and display the logo of their business on the stage.
Anyone interested in either of these projects should contact Angela Townsend in Georgetown's Town Hall at (302) 856-7391.
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Large corporations, small businesses, and non-profit organizations all have experienced malware attacks. It seems no one is left out on the attempt of information theft. This type of crime hurts everyone who experiences it, but it especially harms people and companies not prepared for it.
The top 10 industries affect by malware are mentioned below:
1. Manufacturing (24%)
2. Finance, insurance and real estate (19%)
3. Non-traditional services (17%)
4. Government (12%)
5. Utility/energy (10%)
6. Professional services (8%)
7. Aerospace (2%)
8. Retail (2%)
9. Wholesale (2%)
10. Transportation/Gas/Electric/Communication (21%)
It probably surprises some people what sectors hackers target the most. However, it might make sense when we remember why identity thieves want to create system vulnerabilities. It's usually to steal information, money or both.
However, individuals and entities can prepare for the worst. They need to scan their computers and devices regularly and remove all registry errors. In addition, clean out all the files they don't need.
Furthermore, everyone should use caution when checking emails and clicking on website links, and don't download files from unverified sources. Also remember that even though mobile security threats are on the rise, the majority of cases still affect home computers. Therefore, keep it shielded and clean at all times before any infections spread.