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Watkins Glen International (WGI) announced via press release on Tuesday, June 17, that the Zac Brown Tribute Band will take to the Red Cat Summer Stage at the track as part of the Sahlen's 6 Hours of The Glen weekend, June 26-29. According to WGI, the band will entertain spectators behind the Sir Jackie Stewart Grandstand on Friday, June 27.
"There is a lot going on during this race weekend – even more than before, and the band is another reason that people should come out and witness the action," stated Michael Printup, President of Watkins Glen International. "For as little as 75 dollars fans can enjoy an entire weekend of entertainment."
This will be the Zac Brown Tribute Band's second appearance at WGI. In 2013, the Zac Brown Tribute Band opened for Tim Dugger on the Red Cat Summer Stage for Cheez-It™ 355 at The Glen.
According to WGI, the Zac Brown Tribute Band (ZBTB) is considered to be the "nation's premier Zac Brown tribute band and the only seven-piece tribute band in the country." With all members hailing from New York State, the Zac Brown Tribute Band presents audiences with a wide range of original songs as well as covers.
Opening act, Tim Ruffo of Maine, NY will be making his debut at The Glen after recording two albums and performing acrossr New York and Pennsylvania as a solo artist with the Tim Ruffo Band and The Ruffo Brothers.
Influenced by a variety of Outlaw Country icons such as Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash, as well as groups such as Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones, Ruffo "creates a country rock sound rooted in emotions drawn from personal experience," according to WGI.
Tickets are available at Watkins Glen International.

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South West servicemen among pallbearers at funeral
Servicemen from Cornwall and Somerset were among the pallbearers at Baroness Thatcher's funeral in London today.
The body of Britain's first woman Prime Minister was escorted to St Paul's Cathedral with full military honours.
In Sidmouth, people gathered at the Conservative Club to pay their respects, but in death as in life, Margaret Thatcher proved divisive with questions asked about the cost of her funeral.
Jonathan Gibson reports:
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West Country MPs pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher
Sarah Wollaston, the Conservative MP for Totnes and Hugo Swire, the MP for East Devon, both took to Twitter to give their reactions to the news of Margaret Thatchers death.
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has paid tribute to Margaret Thatcher during a visit to Penzance in Cornwall. The former Prime Minister died after suffering a stroke earlier today.
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On Tuesday, April 20, an offshore oil drilling platform, Deepwater Horizon, exploded in the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana. The rig, owned by Transocean Ltd, was under contract to BP.
U.S. Coast Guard official's say the magnitude of the oil spill is astronomical; to give you an idea, 210,000 gallons of oil is oozing into the Gulf of Mexico a day, that's 5,000 barrels of oil per day.
State and local emergency operations officials from Mississippi, Alabama and Florida are working in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard and British Petroleum to stop the flow of this oil.
Coast Guard officials tell us a 'dispersant' is being applied to the oil slick, which according to the Deep Water Horizon Response, the dispersement is reportedly being somewhat effective in controlling the spread of oil. Also, BP has deployed more than 41 miles of booms in Pensacola.
Capt. Mike Barker, Emergency Operations Public Safety Director, tells NewsChannel 7," "From Pensacola they will start going east, from Panama City they will move west until they meet in the middle."
According to a press release by the DEP, "Booms are not a failsafe solution. They can become ineffective in high seas, strong winds or currents over one knot."
On Friday, Governor Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency for Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay and Gulf Counties. Monday morning, Governor Charlie Crist added more Florida counties to that list.
"I want us to be prepared and I don't want us to be on our heels, I want to make sure we're leaning forward. I want to make sure that we are in front of this thing as much as we can. We all know and understand, I'm sure, how precious our beaches are, how important our environment is to our economy. As the governor, I want to do everything in our power to have every asset available to us."
Although it is unclear exactly if and when the oil spill will make its way to the Florida coastline, emergency officials are not taking any chances and say they are preparing for the worst.
"Last week we began identifying places on the beach where we can place roll off dumpsters that can accept oil soaked sand, that is the worst case scenario," said Mark Bowen, Chief of Emergency Services. "We've identified the areas of the beach that can be worked once a day with a front end loader to pick up sand."
Most panhandle counties including Bay and Walton have already set up a 24-hour a day citizen hotline. The Walton county citizen hotline number is 267-2000. If you want to volunteer for the clean-up effort, log onto the Walton County sheriff's office web site; you can find that link under the "Related Links" section.
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I am working on a large modelling and mapping project that will require the processing of significant numbers of 1d models through ISIS Mapper. Has anyone had any experience of scripting tools in ISIS mapper to batch process the extraction of model results or the interpolation of 1D results?
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PBDE exposure equal to that of lead exposure
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used as flame retardants in plastics and in textile coatings. Serious health effects have been linked to PBDE exposure however, toxicity depends on the compound and the amount that one is exposed to.
In a new study involving Simon Fraser University researchers had examined whether in utero exposure to PBDEs is associated with child cognitive function and behavior in a U.S. study sample.
In a prospective birth cohort, researchers measured maternal serum concentrations of BDE-47 and other PBDE congeners in 309 women who were enrolled in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study, between March 2003 and February 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The mothers were 16 weeks of gestation, over 18 years, resided in a house built before 1978, had no history of HIV infection and were not on medication for seizures or thyroid disorders and their children were followed in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The researchers measured PBDE concentrations during early pregnancy. The mothers provided blood samples at the prenatal enrollment visit.
Cognitive and motor abilities were measured using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II; at one, two and three years. Children's behavior was measured by using he Behavioral Assessment System for Children-2 annually at ages two to five years.
The researchers found that a 10-fold increase in PBDE concentrations in early pregnancy, when the fetal brain is developing, was associated with a 4.5 IQ decrement, which is comparable with the impact of environmental lead exposure.
The researcher s say that these results confirm previous study findings that suggest PBDEs may be developmental neurotoxins
Professor Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH, Scientist Level 3, CFRI, Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University and one of the researchers of this study commented in a public release "The results from this and other observational human studies support efforts to reduce Penta-BDE exposures, especially for pregnant women and young children." "Unfortunately, brominated flame retardants are persistent and North Americans are likely exposed to higher PBDE levels than people from other parts of the world. Because of this it is likely to take decades for the PBDE levels in our population to be reduced to current European or Asian levels."
The researchers write "The research highlights the need to reduce inadvertent exposure to PBDEs in the home and office environment (e.g., via dust), and in diet (e.g., via fish or meat products), to avert potential developmental neurotoxicity in pregnant women and young children Additional research is needed to illustrate the mechanistic pathways linking PBDE exposure and neurodevelopmental deficits and to investigate BDE-209 and OH-PBDEs for human developmental toxicity. Finally, research on the neurodevelopmental toxicity of the other flame retardants used to replace PBDEs is also urgently needed."
While PBDEs were voluntarily withdrawn from the U.S. market in 2004, products manufactured before then may still contain PBDEs, which can continue to be released into the environment and accumulate via indoor dust.
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My Server Pre Patch 3.3
Saronite Bars - 2 gold each (16 gold for a transmute)
Titanium Bar - 30 gold each
If you buy out Saronite Bars now on my server at the current price you will be able to sell after patch 3.3 for 18+ gold and make a profit. Just how low will Titanium Bars drop? I guess I should pull out my crystal ball and tell you... 20 gold each. I am predicting that Titanium Bars will fall 33% in price and saronite bars will go up to the point where one stack is worth around 2.5 Titanium Bars.
So let's say my perfect storm happens and Titanium bars fall to 20 gold, Saronite Bars rise to 50 gold a stack. Regardless of how you stockpiled bars to resell them as titanium ore you would be selling for the same price as just selling the bars post patch. This is important however, for if you do buy up saronite bars for 2 gold a piece or lower pre patch 3.3 then you will be able to sell both titanium bars and saronite bars for the same profit margin, thus making it easier to unload your stock faster.
What do you think will happen with the prices, make a guess in the comment sections on the price of a stack of 20 saronite bars vs a titanium bar.
My Server Pre Patch 3.3
20 comments: on "Saronite Bars vs Titanium Bars After Patch 3.3"
While in theory this would be nice, the reality is that saronite is easily farmed and is a much larger market than Titanium. I suspect we won't see any movement on saronite at all- the amounts of saronite that will be put into titanium are dwarfed by the numbers used for other purposes (crafting ench mats, mainly). The only effect this change will have is to drop the price of titanium to 16 saronite ore.
My 2 copper :)
mus1k said... November 15, 2009 at 9:29 AM
I concur with Euripides mostly. I'd stack couple of tabs of saronite ore just in case, but won't be hasty to convert it to bars even, so that i can prospect em, if titanium hits the ground.
More interesting question is: how will the tit.bar price affect the ore price. One would think that the ore price must fall accordingly, but i feel it will not be the case for a while after the patch hits.
Goth said... November 15, 2009 at 9:47 AM
I believe Saronite will go down in price not due to the transmute, but in spite of it. With the advent of 3.3 we will be witnessing the death of the saronite shuffle - which is the main reason prices for saronite did not decrease dramatically during the epic gem shift.
Until jewel crafters can prospect epic gems from bars of titanium. I expect to see very little movement on the price of titanium ore until Blizzard increases its drop rate.
This is good (or bad) news for ilevel 200 starter epics since this change will make titanium bars readily available for titansteel goods.
Don't forget...
A lot of people will be undercutting each other trying to unload bars. I have also been buying ore at the same price and prospecting a good deal of it (smelting some for part 2) to stock up blue label gems.
A lot of people are still working on saving up for BoA items and are still leveling alts. Crafted items for fresh level 80s are still good sellers for me, and with everyone getting titanium cheaper, the prices of Eternals and other common items for crafting might rise.
Cheap bars are nothing if you don't have the materials to go with them.
Goth said... November 15, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Let me explain this in a little further detail with hopes that every enchanter that reads this blog will pass the word and will immediately get on Blizzard "suggestion forums" and beg for mercy.
This is a critical junction for the enchanting profession. I have been an enchanter since the game came out - I was there when we had to work for tips - before the angel that is vellum came into being.
The auto disenchant function will render the enchanting profession all but sterile. I am a disenchanter and let me paint the picture so that everyone understands. I know the value of my goods and price them accordingly. The current increase in dust proc rate equates to 7 dust per high end green. 7-10 greens drop per heroic run and that will amount to around 2 stacks of dust, 3-5 greater cosmic's and 3 shards. You do the math and understand that disenchanting greens for instance runs is not the norm - I have "never" disenchanted a green because I know my bread and butter - an enchanter would only disenchant blues and purples if they are worth their spit.
Unlike myself and other disenchanter's we know the value of our goods. "JoeLoL" does not and he will be more than happy to unload that dust which use to sell for 40-60 gold a stack for 10 gold or less because he only vendered greens before anyway. That my friend is where the problem lies with god and everybody getting enchanting mats.
This will not only be the death of the saronite shuffle, but will very much be the demise of enchanting as a profession.
Please anyone that cares or anyone that is listening flood Blizzard's "suggestion forum" and beg for reconsideration.
Thank you.
Interesting. On my server titanium bars are also 30G but saronite bars are cheap, hovering just above the vendor purchase price, i.e. 1.30 - 1.40 gold each. I'm not going to buy lots of these in the hopes of profiting post-patch because it's risky business.
Like someone else mentioned, saronite is very easy to farm. Just doing my dailies I would return with 2 stacks or so of saronite ore and currently I have a whole guild bank tab filled with ore and bars.
I believe that the prices for titanium bars and titanium ore will stay separate. Ore can only be gained by farming and it remains scarce, hence it will keep its high price. It is also in high demand by JC. Bars can now be created by one additional method, from a very common ingredient (saronite) and their price will go down.
I might be wrong but in preparing for this scenario I have liquidated all my titansteel bars and titanium bars at current prices, just in case. In any case, I don't need them for crafting so there was no point in stockpiling them.
As for enchanting mats, I have also sold most of my dusts and essences, keeping only a couple of stacks in case I need them. I too believe that their prices will drop a lot after 3.3.
Anonymous said... November 15, 2009 at 12:10 PM
I must have missed this part, but why would we expect Saronite bars to go up?
I can read that it has something to do with the enchanting change, but can anyone explain it clearer please?
Grodus said... November 15, 2009 at 1:09 PM
Saronite bars are going to go up because Transmute: Titanium (8 saronite bars) will no longer have a cooldown. It has nothing to do with enchanting, Goth just used this as a 3.3 speculation forum instead of discussing the topic at hand.
Goth said... November 15, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Goth just used this as a 3.3 speculation forum instead of discussing the topic at hand.
Yep, I guess I did, but it is inter-related to the saronite question which I am speculating will decrease in value in relation to the death of the saronite shuffle.
Sorry for the Hi-jack Marco.
Grodus said... November 15, 2009 at 2:44 PM
I'm sure Markco doesn't mind. In response to your comment though, there will likely be a decrease in the cost of enchanting mats, but that means that you'll be able to make scrolls way cheaper. I'd suggest dusting off the old armor and weapon vellums.
Goth said... November 15, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Grodus said...
I'm sure Markco doesn't mind. In response to your comment though, there will likely be a decrease in the cost of enchanting mats, but that means that you'll be able to make scrolls way cheaper. I'd suggest dusting off the old armor and weapon vellums.
I hope I am wrong, but if not and 20% of the people on your server run 5 heroics a day, you are talking about a lot of enchanting mats and "JoeLoL" outnumbers us 50 to 1.
I just don't want to be stuck back in trade whoring for enchants on some street corner again.
Not a pretty picture.
Orcstar said... November 15, 2009 at 6:16 PM
I think saronite will go up. But it's only anecdotal so I might be wrong.
2 friends of mine farm titanium to sell it. The saronite is a byproduct. This is why saronite sell just above vendor price here. The real gold is in the titanium.
If they find out I can make unlimited titaniumbars with the transmute their incentive to farm titanium will go down. Their profit decrease and they might go and try do something else.
noSleep said... November 16, 2009 at 9:54 AM
i don't really see saronite spiking for long, but i do see titanium dropping and staying low. I see alot more titansteel, since many don't burn their titansteel cooldowns daily due to the cost of titanium, so i expect alot more 'wtb titansteel cooldown' advertising in trade, so the 'titansteel cooldown' will probably be worth more.
Marketeer said... November 16, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Orcstar just hit a home run.
Currently, titanium price is set by "normal" supply and demand. By "normal", I mean, as the price goes up, more people farm it.
Saronite, on the other hand, is a by-product. Many of my fellow raiders will buy stacks of Saronite to craft their new +5 sword of awesomeness, but balk at the price of titanium (or titansteel) and head out to farm it themselves. In the process they farm tons of saronite and just throw it up on the AH "to get rid of it." (Their words, not mine.)
If you want to know where the Saronite price will be a month after the patch, just ask "at what price will people decide to farm Saronite?"
My prediction: 3.5g Saronite Bars, 28g titanium bars, 16g titanium ore (compared to 2g, 30g, & 17g on my server today)
Anonymous said... November 16, 2009 at 10:33 AM
@ the qq about auto de. Unless I'm wrong, the auto de will be the lowest tier of rolling, ie need before greed before de
If your getting your panties in a bunch over this, calm down, and just roll greed for the items ;)
JKlos said... November 16, 2009 at 12:36 PM
I thought the way it worked was when someone wins a green item, they can choose to receive the item or the DE mats instead. Or maybe I'm way off...
Anonymous said... November 16, 2009 at 2:00 PM
"I thought the way it worked was when someone wins a green item, they can choose to receive the item or the DE mats instead. Or maybe I'm way off..."
Nah, it's a new option on the loot window. So Need, Greed, DE, Pass.
It will only go to DE if everyone hits DE or Pass. And the group only gets this option if there is an enchanter in the group with high enough skill to DE the item.
Anonymous said... November 17, 2009 at 6:39 AM
Even if you have the option to roll greed, people will surely expect you to roll disenchant. You really want to go against the grain?
I concur with most that has been said. Titanium bars and Titansteel will drop in price, saronite ore and bars might go up slightly, and infinite dust will go down even further. Oh, and borean leather will go up slightly with arctic fur going down (in case we forgot).
Anonymous said... November 17, 2009 at 8:57 AM
titanium bars and ore should drop in price, as there will be more titanium bars (thanx to transmutes) and more titanium ore (since the ore is no longer required to get the bars), which in turn could result in the price of epic gems going down (more epic gems prospected since there's more ore to prospect)
Saronite on the other hand shouldn't see much of an increase in price
Justin said... December 3, 2009 at 10:23 AM
Anonymous said...
Even if you have the option to roll greed, people will surely expect you to roll disenchant. You really want to go against the grain?
uhhh... yes?
I'm an enchanter and I'm not DEing greens in heroics. I'd rather sell them.
I will roll DE on any BoP items that nobody wants, but anything BoE tha drops will be greeded by me.
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While Kid Rock titled his new album Cocky, he seemed nothing but humble as he swapped songs and stories with Hank Williams Jr. during a taping for "CMT Crossroads."
The pair hung out Thursday at Williams' digs in Paris, Tennessee, where cameras captured them barbecuing, drinking brews, jamming and shooting Williams' Civil War-era cannon. On Friday, Kid Rock jokingly dubbing himself "Kid Country" and Williams performed for about two hours in front of a small studio audience in the back of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
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"It's nice to see country-rock and hip-hop come together in one room," Kid Rock remarked after one of his performances Friday night.
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Playing a red, white and blue guitar in front of a stars-and-stripes backdrop, Kid Rock opened the concert taping with his 1999 hit, "Cowboy." Williams backed him on vocals and harmonica and moved around onstage like a horse-riding cowboy. Then Kid Rock delivered two songs from Cocky the Southern-rock ballad "Lonely Road of Faith" (the only song taped twice) and the rap-rocker "What I Learned Out on the Road" while Bocephus cheered on from his seat in the audience.
Kid Rock performed the blues vamp "Baby Come Home," another new song, backed by Williams on harmonica. Kid Rock said he learned the blues from listening to Williams, and he was inspired to write the song after Williams gave him a vintage lap steel guitar.
After Kid Rock's opening set, Williams and Kid Rock sat at the edge of the stage, where they performed acoustically and answered questions from host Greg Martin and members of the audience.
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Student dancers, student volunteers, faculty, staff, alumni and family members from throughout the University system packed the Bryce Jordan Center for the concluding THON event Feb. 18–20. Penn State Fayette was represented by 55 students and six dancers, who participated in the exhausting 46 hours of dancing.
Penn State Fayette THON Team advisor Chad Long says, "The parents and family of the Fayette THON Team should be so proud. Our students are making a real difference in the lives of so many families fighting cancer. As a Fayette County native I'm extremely honored to live in a community that is so generous."
Among Penn State's 19 Commonwealth Campuses, the Fayette THON Team has been the No. 1 fundraising campus 11 of the past 14 years; the team placed second in 2005, 2006 and this year, coming in a few thousand dollars behind Penn State Altoona.
THON is a yearlong fundraising event contributing to The Four Diamonds Fund, which is striving to beat childhood cancer by helping children, and their families, treated at Penn State Children's Hospital through superior care, comprehensive support and innovative research. Each February, the fundraising concludes in the no sitting or sleeping, 46-hour dance marathon called THON (short for Dance Marathon). This combined effort has become one of Penn State's most unifying traditions.
A family with a child being treated for pediatric cancer at Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey is automatically eligible for support. The Four Diamonds Fund has helped more than 2,000 families since 1972. Approximately, 100 new families receive support each year. The Fund assists with the cost of treatment that insurance does not cover, as well as expenses that may upset the welfare of the child, such as car repairs, rent or household utilities.
The 2011 Penn State Fayette THON TEAM included: THON Chair John Marcolini Jr., Advertising Captain Stephanie Sluk, Campus Programming Captain Karen Leatherberry, Community Programming Captain Brittany Washington, Financial Captain Anthony Polvinale, Moral Captain Corey Spaw and Public Relation Captain and dancer Donya Leichliter; dancers Tiffany Blocker, Erika Doppelheuer, Jordyn Hartsek John Peck and Autumn Ruse; team members Ashley Baker, Katie Baluch, Chantelle Bellavance, Jenna Brewer, Nicholas Brink, Jacob Buckel, Braden Delmar, Kiley Detar, Stephen Dzambo, Caitlin Fike, Malina Foley, Nicole Garrety, Brett Greene, Cody Gibson, Athena Han, Sallee Herbert, Heather Hunchuck, Kelly Huston, Cecelia Imler, Becky Johnson, Kayla Johnson, Jamie Kelley, Tiffany Lehman, Sammy Lenhart, Brent Lint, Emily Marchewka, Nicole McKenzie, Samantha Molton, Amanda Murray, Anisha Nayak, Jen Naymick, Nick Nicholson, Cody Palmer, Alexis Polito, Beth Porterfield, Alison Reagan, Brittany Remington, Zak Risha, Shirley Rojas Acosta, Angela Simmons, Meagan Slates, Sydney Sterling, Holly Stowinsky, Brittney Stremp, Amanda Tringes, Alicia Williams and Allen Wontroba.
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Over the past few months, there has been plenty of discussion online about whether Elle magazine engaged in "fat-shaming" with its covers of Melissa McCarthy in a coat and Mindy Kaling in a head shot. The gist of the conversation has been that Elle did not show enough of these women's skin, therefore implying its disapproval of their greater-than-size-six bodies. One HuffPo blogger went so far as to assert that "you should be upset over Mindy Kaling's cover, even if she isn't," arguing that "It doesn't really matter what these two ladies feel about their covers [...] [T]here's a problem [...] when it adds to [the] trend of marginalization for women who aren't celebrated nearly as often as the mainstream ideal."
Whew! I'm glad we have that straight. Just to be clear: we should all be upset when a larger-than-supermodel-sized woman isn't naked on a magazine cover. But what about the flip side? Should we be concerned when a woman is given a free pass to violate many accepted standards of public behavior because she has a fit, attractive body?
During Sunday night's Grammy awards, Beyonce performed her song "Drunk in Love" with a costume and dance moves most commonly associated with strippers. Partway through the performance, Jay-Z joined her, and she began grinding on him. The network censors reportedly bleeped out some of the lyrics to the song, but found nothing wrong with Beyonce waving her fishnet-and-thong-clad rear end at the audience.
And the mainstream press had nothing but good things to say about Queen Bey. From MSN: "BEST. Bey and Z Steam Up the Stage. That opening. Beyonce's wet look [...] The couple's 'Drunk in Love' shut down the awards just as they were getting started." From CNN, listing the five moments "among the best": "Old royalty, new royalty [...] There was plenty of deference to Jay Z and Beyonce. The pair led off the show with a rousing version of 'Drunk in Love.'" Finally, the most revealing comments come from the Associated Press: "MUSIC TO OUR EARS: Beyonce and Jay Z are the First Couple of music these days, and the opening duet on 'Drunk in Love' proved why. Terrific lighting effects and cool performance, and if Bey is in love with her body a little too much, she's done the work to earn it."
Indeed. The message comes through loud and clear: thin, fit women should show as much skin as possible. Performing a dance best suited for one's intimate partner in front of a national television audience is de rigueur if you look good doing it. As the UK Daily Mail crowed, Beyonce's appearance was the result of "a 22-day vegan fast."
True, some individuals complained about the unsuitability of Beyonce's performance for an awards show that aired at 8 p.m. in New York and 5 p.m. in LA -- but these critics were, by and large, parents commenting via Twitter. The mainstream press was united in its acclaim for yet another fit body on parade.
Maybe, then, this is what it's all about: not that Melissa McCarthy or Mindy Kaling should be naked on a magazine cover, but that Beyonce shouldn't be nearly naked on stage. Maybe we should stop including "hella sexy" in our list of qualifications for successful women. Maybe rave reviews for Beyonce's bump-and-grind do just as much harm to the average woman's self-image as do head shots of size-eight Mindy Kaling. Maybe our praise for actresses and female recording artists should be for their acting chops and their voices, rather than their bodies. Heck -- maybe we can judge and appreciate female artists (and professional women in all fields) the same way we do their male colleagues: on the merits of their work, not on their physique -- or how much of it they flaunt in the national media. Maybe Melissa McCarthy can help Beyonce find a coat that comes in her size.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara University's men's soccer team took another step towards winning its first league title since 2007, using two first half goals to drop second-place St. Mary's College 2-1 Friday at Buck Shaw Stadium.
Santa Clara (9-4-5; 6-0-4 WCC) runs its unbeaten streak to 12 games and enter the final weekend of the regular season controlling their own playoff destiny. Wins against Portland and Gonzaga would give SCU the West Coast Conference title.
Entering the match, St. Mary's (10-6-1; 6-4-0 WCC) was one of four teams remaining in the championship race after beating USF Wednesday night. The Gaels had won four straight.
Erik Hurtado – the reigning WCC Player of the Week – set up freshman teammate Phillip Muscarella for the go-ahead goal 16-minutes in. Hurtado's perfectly placed baseline cross found Muscarella in position to score and the rookie starter finished it for his first collegiate goal.
Following an SMC foul deep in their own territory, Hurtado would score himself later in the first half. Brandon Zimmerman elevated a free kick that Hurtado headed-in. It was Hurtado's third goal in as many games. He leads the team with 13 points this season.
"When you have an exciting player like Hurtado and others up there that can score goals, all you need is the ball at his feet running at somebody - good things will happen," said Santa Clara's Cameron Rast, who was honored prior to the game for reaching the 100-win milestone as a head coach. "That was a great clipped ball to the back post for Phil's goal. The second goal was Hurtado's out of the air. Those were the difference tonight."
Trailing 2-0, SMC staged a late rally. The Gaels generated 11 corner kicks on the night and finally cashed in with 12 minutes to play when Agustin Cazarez's offering was cleaned up in traffic to put St. Mary's on the scoreboard.
"St. Mary's is a difficult team to play, they are athletic, committed, work hard and are well coached," said Rast. "We needed to get on top of them early to win it, and our guys did that."
Santa Clara was able to hold on and stay unbeaten in WCC play and atop the league standings with two games left (Portland, then Gonzaga next weekend).
"You can't play Portland before you play St. Mary's, you can't play Gonzaga before you play Portland," Rast said about the pressure of trying to win-out and take the title. "I thought this was the one that could be the most volatile and uncontrolled. This was the game I really wanted our guys to focus on."
Broncos Win Again, WCC Soccer Title Within Reach
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara University's men's soccer team took another step towards winning its first league title since 2007, using two first half goals to drop second-place St. Mary's College 2-1 Friday at Buck Shaw Stadium.


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Entrepreneurs Unpluggd is a unique event series created by Stella Fayman and Tim Jahn. The events seek to create an intimate, engaging environment for entrepreneurs to learn actual lessons from actual experiences. It's hard to do that with 3,000 people spread out in a giant auditorium at a keynote full of theory and fluff.
We keep the crowd to a manageable size, host our events in intimate theater settings, and seat the speakers right next to you in the audience. As past speakers have said, "it's the sort of thing you don't normally talk about in the company history section on your website. It's a little more intimate."
You can expect the following from your experience at Entrepreneurs Unpluggd:
- Valuable networking with fellow entrepreneurs and innovators
- Great speakers sharing actionable information in an intimate setting
- Exposure to resources and tools you can use to grow your business
Stella Fayman
Stella Fayman is a serial entrepreneur based in Chicago. She was a founding member of venture backed payments startup FeeFighters, which was recently acquired by Groupon.
Stella is passionate about all things entrepreneurship and startup life. Her current startup, matchist connects entrepreneurs with quality freelance technical talent. She is also a full time student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
When not blogging about startups in her blog Startup Stella or tweeting (@startupstella), Stella can be found discussing business ideas with anyone who will listen as well as cooking, reading, or exploring Chicago.
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Tim Jahn made his mark interviewing hundreds of entrepreneurs from all around the world, starting with his original interview series Beyond The Pedway in 2009. He's written about startups and entrepreneurship for MSN, Fox Business, The Huffington Post, American Express OPEN Forum, and Crain's Chicago Business.
Tim supports youth entrepreneurship as a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council and was previously a director of the Ignite Chicago event series.
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Alon's current focus is bringing his newest invention to life. He is the creator and inventor of the Partner Pillow. His inspiration for this product came several years ago while experiencing the dead arm and neck cramps that plague most couples attempting to cuddle together. Frustrated by the inability to spoon in comfort he set out to create a solution that everybody can use.
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Christine created Sprk'd Online Marketing and Design in order to help startups and small businesses grow by creating content and marketing that doesn't suck. By combining the learnings of User Experience Design with the principals of Visual Design, she leads the Sprk'd team to create content that drives conversions. No matter the industry, she believes quality content relevant to user needs (i.e., your potential customers) is not only achievable but fun too. How can we help you? When she's not busy writing about herself in the third person she can be found trying out new Paleo recipes, playing volleyball, or writing reviews of Chicago's Bloody Mary's (but don't tell the Paleo Police).
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- Grow Your Business by Building Buzz – February 26, 2014 Chicago
- Working Remotely: How to Do It Right and Why – January 22, 2014 Chicago
- Resolution Ready: How to Stay Healthy While Starting a Business – December 10, 2013
- Startup Secrets: Best Practices for Email Marketing – February 2013, Chicago
- Recognizing and Capitalizing on Opportunities – October 2012, Chicago
- Fall Startup Law Summit – September 2012, Chicago
- "How To Build A Disruptive Startup" – August 2012, Chicago
- Fundraising Summit – July 2012, Chicago
- "Make Your Passion Your Next Startup" – June 2012, Chicago
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- "How to Find Your First Customers" – November 2011, Kansas City, MO
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Walking with William of Normandy
A Paramhansa Yogananda Pilgrimage Guide
by Richard Salva
Chapter 12—The Twelfth Kriya
Were you with William? Many who feel a connection with Paramhansa Yogananda probably were. Perhaps a trip to Normandy will answer the question. But that is not the only reason to go.
Each of a spiritual master's incarnations has a unique flavor. William's lifetime was highly active and visible. His actions changed the world. He held a position of authority and leadership, he played a large role on the world's stage, and he channeled divine power and will through everything he did.
Lifetimes pass like waves, washing over the sands of centuries. Through the ever-changing backdrop of places, people, and languages, one constant remains—God pursues us, bearing his message of love and redemption.
William, that great leader of souls, came again as Paramhansa Yogananda to lead us in the conquest of delusion. He has placed in our hands the "weapons" of techniques, teachings, and grace. If we would only make the effort, we too can claim as our own the Kingdom across the sea.
May Yogananda walk with you.
P.S. Dear reader, if you discover other details about William or his sites during your Normandy trip, and would like to share them with others, please send me the information [via this website] and I will include it in future editions of this book, with acknowledgements and thanks.
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Martin Luther Biography, Part 11: The Leigzig Disputation
[A] council has sometimes erred and may sometimes err. Nor has a council authority to establish new articles of faith. A council cannot make divine right out of that which by nature is not divine right. Councils have contradicted each other, for the recent Lateran Council has reversed the claim of the councils of Constance and Basel that a council is above a pope. A simple layman armed with Scripture is to be believed above a pope or a council without it. As for the pope's decretal on indulgences, I say that neither the Church nor the pope can establish articles of faith. These must come from Scripture. For the sake of Scripture we should reject pope and councils. (Bainton, 90).
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The Wildcats are now 2-1 on the season after losing on the road at Benedictine, 42-28, last Saturday.
Baker is one of four teams from the Heart of America Athletic Conference ranked in this week's poll, as Missouri Valley is the highest ranked team at No. 9, Missouri Valley follows them at No. 10 and Peru State enters the poll for the first time this season coming in at No. 23.
The Wildcats are one spot behind No. 12 Ottawa University, who Baker defeated back on Sept. 7 in the 'County Line Clash', 25-24.
Baker will take on Avila University this Saturday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. for Family Day and Armed Forces night.
Saturday will also mark the 100th career game for Baker head coach Mike Grossner. The 10-year head coach will lead the Wildcats for the 100th time in his career, he currently boasts a career record of 56-43, the fourth most wins in school history.
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Compensation and how to check a matrix.
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Mossy Creek
Mossy Creek is Virginia's most famous fly fishing destination. Flowing through rolling farmland, it is a classic limestone creek that features tough-to-catch brown trout, undulating masses of aquatic vegetation, swift runs, and steep drop-offs. It is especially challenging to beginning fly anglers, and can even frustrate experienced fishermen. Since no wading is allowed, fish must be approached cautiously from steep banks. Those with patience and technique have often been rewarded with 25 inch brownie hook-ups.
Mossy Creek was first opened to public fishing in 1978. DGIF, Trout Unlimited, and landowners along the stream partnered to create this world-class fishery. It was sealed with a simple agreement that all anglers must carry a signed permit card along with a valid Virginia fishing license. Since that time, fishermen have honed their fly fishing skills and hundreds of browns have been caught and released from its spring-fed waters. Thousands of young brown trout have been stocked into its waters since the 1970's, allowing the food-rich waters and stable flow of Mossy Creek to "grow out" the fingerlings. The result is a popular destination that is sure to resonate with fly casters of all ages.


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Brad Pitt's "Make It Right" charity will be building a home in the Sandy-ravaged Rockaways in Queens, NY, according to NY Daily News. The home will be storm-resistant, energy efficient and cost $50,000 to build. Make It Right's design is one of many storm-resistant homes that will be built and given to families in need.
The homes were created in a competition by the American Institute of Architects and Architecture for Humanity. The challenge was to come up with a storm-resistant, environmentally friendly home that could be made available to the public at an affordable price.
St. Bernard Project, a charity that has built hundreds of homes down south after disasters and that built dozens of homes in New York following Sandy, will partner with Friends of the Rockaways to raise funding for additional homes. The two charities will partner to select a family to get the house being built.
Pitt's "Make It Right" charity's design, The Resilient House, won the competition. It is a modern riff on the Rockaways' renowned bungalows. It was designed by Toronto architects Sustainable.TO. No heating or cooling is required in the home –there is no furnace and a minimal air conditioning unit. Heating is provided by a split roof that allows for a row of windows to keep the house bright and warm.
The second place winner of the competition was more traditional in its design. Called "The Good Neighbor House" it is designed like a Cape Cod and still affordable at $50,000.


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Katz explains that a trigger for depression can be the loss of ability to participate in activities that are important to patients. "A take-home message is that if you are having trouble performing activities that are important to you, perhaps you can find another way to do them," she says. "Physical or occupational therapy or a change in medication may help. If these strategies don't work, try to find other activities that are rewarding to you to replace the ones you have lost."
The study presented at ACR builds on a wealth of evidence that depression is a significant factor for poor health outcomes, especially in people with RA.
One study, presented in 2009 at the annual European League Against Rheumatism meeting, showed that 63 percent of RA patients in the study had a psychiatric disorder, most commonly depression.
Another study, published in BMJ earlier this year, found that levels of psychological distress (defined as depression and anxiety) were correlated with increased mortality, and that even low levels of psychological distress increased the risk of dying.
Amanda Nelson, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, said that although the link between depression and mortality is not new, this study reinforces the association between the two factors.
"Other studies have shown that depression in the general population, in people with cardiovascular disease, and in older people is associated with higher rates of mortality," says Dr. Nelson, who was not involved in the study presented today.
"If a patient notices that he or she is having any of the common symptoms of depression, the patient should discuss it with the health care practitioner rather than waiting for the practitioner to ask about it," says Dr. Nelson. "Depression is treatable if it is recognized."


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Cold food makes Sigma Alimentos hot stuff. The company is one of Mexico's top producers of refrigerated and frozen foods. It sells processed meat, cheese, yogurt, and frozen prepared meals in traditional corner stores and modern supermarkets country-wide. Its brands include El Cazo Mexicano, Fud, and Del Prado. Sigma, the food division of conglomerate


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(As with anything that is mostly true, committing it to language will require overstatements and provisos will be omitted for the sake of the whole. Most of all, it will require patience and the assurance I am aware of the glaring irony and even hypocrisy of the points I will try to make.)*There are two categories of blogging and social media sharing. There are the wounded and broken notes, that share (and often overshare) about death and financial ruin, sentimental memes of affection and de … [Read more...]
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Wiseblood Records, my small but mighty music label, sent out the following memo a few days ago: On August 28, 2014, Wiseblood Records will release our inaugural collection of music, Late to Love, by Sam Rocha. Late to Love is musically inspired by the genealogy of soul music that scans the genres of spirituals, folk, gospel, country, R&B, blues, funk, jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul and nu-jazz. T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Gil Scott Heron, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, and Curtis Ma … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Cafeteria: The Catholic Showdown Started Long Ago
Pope Francis has obviously turned up the volume on a number of issues, and this has generated criticism from those who identity themselves as American conservatives.There are religious voices that rival and complicate the voice of First Things in prominence, at places like Ethika Politika and The American Conservative and elsewhere (including here at Patheos). The more traditional alternatives like Commonweal and America seem to be on the ascendancy.It has become somewhat fashionable to giv … [Read more...]
Images of a Past Still Present: When Children Become Objects
There was a time, not too long ago, when adults heckled children --- protesting the school integration movement.Sometimes these protests became physically violent.But there can be violence in a look.There can be violence in a word. The time of adult violence against children is not over.There was a time, long ago, when --- as Billy Kangas reminds us --- a child named Jesus was an undocumented refugee, too. … [Read more...]
The Apocalypse Will Make Sense, When It Ends
Your punctually tardy weekly apocalypse in eight points:1. Pope Francis has decided to stop giving interviews and instead plans begin to taking them. Whoopi Goldberg, from The View, is reportedly atop his short list.2. Arizona Republican congressional candidate, Adam Kwasman, mistook a bus of YMCA campers for immigrant children and Tweeted his displeasure to the relief of late night comedy writers everywhere.3. President Obama, who holds the all-time record for immigrant deportations with … [Read more...]
The Art of Blogging No. 4: An Interview with Calah Alexander
Calah Alexander was born and raised in Bedford, TX; she blogs at Barefoot and Pregnant. Her style of blogging is subtle: At first glance, she appears to be a mommy blogger, and would be the first to agree with this classification. But in her posts, and this interview process, she reveals a confessional motivation that is driven by a sharp, critical, and searching mind accompanied by a full and generous heart. Her story of life and faith are tightly woven together, and appear here in some … [Read more...]
Pewsitter: Brilliant Irony or Self-Parody?
I had never visited Pewsitter* before, and had only heard of it, in online passing, until about ten minutes ago. I don't know about their history or mission of anyone (that I know of) who writes or works there. My sense, prima facie, is that much like The Vortex is made in the image of the O'Reilly Factor, Pewsitter is an imagus Drudge. So be it. My comparison here is simply that: a one to one comparison.*Recently Simcha Fisher posted a fiery post, critical of Pewsitter's phrasing in a … [Read more...]
"The incendiary scene reminded me of Nativist mobs" — Dolan on the Dignity of Immigrants
Yesterday, Timothy Cardinal Dolan posted a brief note at his site where he unambiguously reprimands those treating immigrants with hostility and scorn.A week or so ago, I watched with shame as an angry mob in southern California surrounded buses filled with frightened, hungry, homeless immigrants, shaking fists, and shouting for them to "get out!"It was un-American; it was un-biblical; it was inhumane. It worked, as the scared drivers turned the buses around and sought sanctuary else … [Read more...]
Benedict XVI vs. Francis: The Great Papal Football Finale
A day after the Germans blitzed their Brazilian hosts 7-1, the Argentines have outlasted the Dutch in penalty kicks. This sets the stage for Sunday, where Germany will face Argentina, in the World Cup final, a clash that surely will be of interest to the Vatican, for obvious reasons. I'll be rooting for the Americans to hoist the cup.Not only do we live in the a time of two living popes: We now also witness, for first time in world history, two popes who will surely be rooting for their … [Read more...]
A Christian Case Against the Literal Reading of Scripture
If being a Christian is to be a follower of Jesus Christ, then it follows to think that Christians ought to be like Christ.In many cases this might prove difficult. We do not know everything Christ did on Earth in the finest detail. In other cases, when overextended, this would be silly. It would be outrageous to say (as some people sometimes imply) that women cannot be Christians, because Jesus Christ was a man.Here we see that even when trying to be a Christ follower it is crucial not to … [Read more...]


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Update 3/14/14: A sad update share about Manny - please click here to learn more.
On Thursday morning, a plea was issued for a senior Labrador retriever named "Manny," who was surrendered to the Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control in Lancaster, Calif., on March 10.
The image of his bewildered face, coupled with a video of him quaking on his bed, spurred thousands to network on his behalf.
Manny is now safe...the elderly dog, who was given up by his former family, has been pulled from the animal control facility by the rescue organization, A Purposeful Rescue.
The rescue agency stated:
Manny went right inside his temp foster mama's house, put his head on the dog bed and went right to sleep. Thank you to the village who rallied around this old man. He will see a vet tomorrow and have a full senior panel done and get a bath and a brush! For now, we just wish him the most peaceful sleep any dog could ever hope to get.
No more fear, no more anxiety...Manny can rest easy tonight.
Follow Manny's rescuers at this link to Facebook.
Original story about Manny here.
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excellent stove
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Pretty,nice design,good price,good quality,thank you!
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Features as expected!
By Kate68
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So far so good..One complaint... the coating on the grate is no good. First time I had to clean it, just with sponge some of the coating comes off!
Great ratings on consumer reports
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Easy to install and setup. looks really nice in our kitchen. Time will tell.
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We love samsung
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So we are king of biased as every electronic in our home from surround sound systems, tvs, to kitchen appliances are Samsung. We have always been high pleased with their products but I would have to the dishwasher is my favorite. *Its super quiet *Cleans the dishes the best I've ever seen *You can even smell your dishes are clean *Simple functionality for easy use.
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Great features built-in this dishwasher. Love the front facing LED which lets you know what cycle its on. Lots of pre-programmed functions are nice additions too.
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Looks gorgeous, high quality, feature-rich
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With President Obama's recent nightmare over Russian agression, four Colorado Republicans are also fighting to increase US exports of natural gas (liquified natural gas) to.".. counter Russian agression," wrote Reps. Cory Gardner, Mike Coffman, Scott Tipton and Doug Lamborn. Louisiana Republican also are complaining over any intervention over natural gas production and its export anywhere. Yet, Obama claimed yesterday that Europe should develop its own resources.
"I think it is useful for Europe to look at its own energy assets, as well as how the United States can supply additional energy assets," the President said in Brussels. Although the U.S. could be helpful, the President also stated that Europe and the U.S. are "...making choices and taking on some of the difficulties and challenges of energy development," said the President.
Primary to the opposition in government and the media is the pending nomination of Rhea Suh to be Assistant Interior Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The nominee went through second hearings earlier this year but Chairwoman Mary Landrieu has had to contend with significant opposition, especially from Louisiana lawmakers.
Landrieu was sent a letter yesterday from the Louisiana's House GOP delegation, which includes her top Republican challenger last fall, imploring her to oppose Suh's nomination because of previous comments that natural gas development in the inter-mountain West and Canada is "...easily the single greatest threat to the ecological integrity of the West."
The press is reacting to Suh's pending nomination as well, mainly those representing business enterprise. The Wall Street Journal editorial board contends that Suh would use legislation and endangered species designations to block oil and gas drilling across the West.
"Democrats who vote for Ms. Suh are endorsing a worldview that is hostile to one of the American economy's few bright spots," stated the WSJ
Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that "America's emergency stockpile of oil stands twice as large as the amount required by an international pact," Bloomberg writes.
In addition to the stated scuffles, the US Fish and Wildlife Service are purportedly refusing to hand over documents related to enforcement of environmental laws at wind farms that have caused the deaths of eagles and other protected birds, according to House Republican Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.). Hastings alleges that the Fish and Wildlife Service has participated in a "...deliberate slow rolling of documents and answers for nearly a year." AP
However, Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe dismissed the accusation during a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, stating he and the FWS have made "...super-human efforts to fulfill the committee's requests for information but that the volume of documents sought and timeframe for producing them were "completely unreasonable."
Koch Industries, long known for their Republican interests and environmental disregard, is being called to task by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Henry Waxman to disclose any financial interests in Keystone XL. The Washington Post reported last week that a Kock subsidiary leases approxiamtely 1.1 million acres in Canada, and the lawmakers cite Koch brothers-affiliated organizations have backed campaigns to support Keystone XL. The letter states that it would be a public and Congressional disservice to be misleading about Koch Industries' interests in Keystone XL and its economic interests in legislation.
It would seem there's never enough to do for President Obama but the issue of renewable energy, natural gas and its effect on global warming are undeniable and irrefutable.


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The 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first trip to America continues this summer with The Edgewater Hotel in Seattle offering "Fab Four's World Tour'' package.
In August of 1964, The Beatles famously stayed at The Edgewater Hotel and fished out of their window during the stay. The city was so consumed with Beatlemania that The Edgewater had to install cyclone fencing around the hotel to keep the screaming fans at bay. Some fans even tried swimming across Elliott Bay to reach the Fab Four. After their concert, The Beatles were rushed back to the hotel in an ambulance, while taxi cabs and stand-ins were used as decoys.
The package includes:
• Accommodations in hotel's Beatles Suite
• $20 iTunes gift card to purchase Beatles classics
• In-room Bourbon and Coke — inspired by The Beatles, as one of their favorite cocktails
• Two tickets to the EMP Museum to go back in time and rock out with the best
The package begins at $799 and is available through Dec. 30, 2014.
The Edgewater Hotel in located along Seattle's famed waterfront, with views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.
John, Paul, George and Ringo aren't the only rock stars to have stayed at The Edgewater since its 1962 opening. Led Zeppelin and KISS also have called the hotel home while in Seattle. Led Zep front man Robert Plant still continues to stay at The Edgewater while on tour.
The Village People are said t have started an impromptu sing-along of thier hit "YMCA'' in the hotel's bar after a concert appearance in Seattle.
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In an impassioned speech on the Senate floor yesterday morning, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren urged her colleagues to act swiftly on her proposed "Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act." The legislation would allow students and parents with student loan debt to refinance their loans at lower rates. The bill has 23 co-sponsors, all of whom are Democrats.
Saying "Make no mistake, this is an emergency," Warren pointed to warnings from the Federal Reserve, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Treasury that the $1.2 trillion dollars in outstanding student loan debt threatens the security of young adults and the nation's economy. The increasing cost of a college education has forced young people to borrow at unprecedented levels. The burden of these loans prevents graduates from buying homes, cars, and making other purchases that move the economy forward. Under the weight of student loan debt, young people are unable to start small business or begin saving for retirement.
"Allowing students to refinance their loans would put money back in the pockets of people who invested in their education. These students didn't go to the mall and run up charges on a credit card. They worked hard and learned new skills that will benefit this country and help us build a stronger middle class and a stronger America." — Senator Elizabeth Warren
The proposed legislation would allow borrowers to refinance all federal student loans, and refinance private student loans, at rates currently set for new student loans — 3.86 percent for undergraduate, 5.41 for graduate, and 6.41 for Parent Plus loans. Warren believes these rates are still too high, and the student loan program will continue to generate profits for the federal government, but she sees this as a starting point. Because Republicans agreed to these new, lower rates, she believes they will join in support of the legislation to extend these rates to loans currently in repayment.
Warren says this bill will not add to the federal budget deficit. To make up for the loss of revenue, the legislation calls for adoption of the "Buffet Rule." This rule closes some tax loopholes for wealthier Americans. Revenues generated by these tax code changes would go towards lowering interest rates on federal student loans. According to Warren, lowered interest rates would save borrowers, who are now paying as much as 9 percent on their loans, hundreds, maybe even thousands, of dollars each year.
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Wear-Tyne derby offer
by Kate Smith
Take £5 off SAFC kits this weekend.
Sunderland fans can show their colours for less this weekend with a brand new offer across all club stores.
There's £5 off all replica shirts – including home, away and goalkeeper tops.
This offer ends at midnight on Sunday, so make sure you get yourself kitted out ahead of the Wear-Tyne derby.
You can call into any club store or order your kit online at www.safcstore.com


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The first ever Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach will be wrapping up Saturday.
Saturday morning, more than 15,000 tickets were sold to see musical acts on stages all across the beach.
Friday, Brantley Gilbert, Tracy Lawrence, and the Charlie Daniels Band performed with a headlining performance from Toby Keith.
Visitors are enjoying the food, the weather, and the music, but they're favorite part is meeting new people.
Gulf Coast Jam Visitor, Michael Palase, said, "We just met our new friends here. They are from Alabama and we met them here in line. We've been hanging out the three days just having a good old time."
Another Visitor Miranda Nash, said, "I mean we didn't expect it. We got on the shuttle and we met them and we've been spending every night with them and it's a really good time."
Saturday, the party continues with Darryl Worley, the Eli Young Band, and Toby Keith again at frank brown park.
You can find out more information by downloading the gulf coast jam app on your smartphone.


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Simple definition of prison from Mr Goog reads:
A building to which people are legally bound as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial.
A building to which people are legally bound as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial.
What differs a prison from a jail then? These two terms, originally carry different meanings with the latter houses convicted criminals for a shorter period of time. It is smaller in size thus provides less amenities compared to a prison. However, they can sometimes be used interchangeably. Penitentiary and correctional facility are a few other names used to describe a prison. With crime rates on the rise around the world, many new prisons were opened to cater to the demands for more inmates as well as to provide better facilities to them.
With the existence of those new and modern prisons, many older prisons have ceased operations and turned into tourist attractions. Money spent for the upkeep of those prisons to better equip the flocks of tourists who seek to experience the grim life behind bars when one was merely identified by numbers rather than his real name. I could imagine the grisly pictures of the interior of a prison, from the cells to the dining hall to the room of death when it existed to serve its purposes. And now, many of those old prisons are more of an object of history and luckily that is the value sought after by travelers. And here is the short list of 10 former prisons and detention centers around the globe which are opened for tours. The list was happily acquired from CNN Travel Edition and arranged in no particular order.
Top of the list of the to-tour prisons is none other than The Rock or formally Alcatraz. Its original name given by a Spanish seafarer who founded this tiny island in the 18-century was The Isle of Pelicans, which sounded like alcatraz, a type of bird in Spanish. It's located on an island with the same name in San Francisco Bay, California. This facility was a maximum security prison which simply translates to no-breakout level of security.
Former famous inmates of Alcatraz include Alphonse 'Scarface' Capone aka Al Capone; the Chicago crime boss, George 'Machine Gun' Kelly; a bank robber, bootlegger and kidnapper, Robert 'Birdman of Alcatraz' Stroud, Alvin Karpis, Roy Gardner, and Henry Young among other tough prisoners. Alcatraz, as an island or the prison itself have appeared more in pop culture than any other penitentiaries. Maybe Escape from Alcatraz (1979) and The Rock (1996) were just two of the better known movies filmed around this famous island.
Buy your ticket to Alcatraz by joining Alcatraz Cruises' tour and be sure to read a few of its history before setting foot onto the island. The knowledge will add more fun to the trip for sure.
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I'd seen one of the former inmates of Old Melbourne Gaol while visiting Sydney's Madame Tussaud's not so long ago. I mean his wax model, not the real him of course. Ned Kelly must have been a famous criminal who was also hailed as hero by some in Australia during his lifetime that deserved him a wax model. In whatever way people remember him, he met his maker while detained inside this prison. For 87 years since its opening in 1842, this old gaol complex housed inmates of many criminal backgrounds from brutal murderers to petty offenders and homeless citizens.
Find out how your time in Melbourne can be spent in this old prison located right in the center of the city. I think the best way to experience the Gaol's grim stories is by taking the night tour.
As its name implies, this penitentiary building located on an island (Devil's Island) in French Guiana was deemed inescapable, just like Alcatraz. It is surrounded by dangerous waters full of sharks and strong currents. For inmates detained here between 1852 and 1953, nothing was really impossible here. For most prisoners held there, it was their life at stake.
From records, there were several escape attempts with both successful and unsuccessful results. The most famous, successful one should be the escape by Clement Duval in 1901. After escaping the prison and island, he fled to New York and lived there for the rest of his life.
More of this island and its turbulent past can be experienced hands-on by joining some cruises or tours in this South American region.
Little known about this castle which is located in the well known university town of Oxford. Built in 1071 AD with heavy influences of the Saxon architecture, the castle contained a prison within its compound which served as a place of incarceration for political prisoners during the English Civil War by King Charles. Among the condemned who spent their life behind bars in this castle prison were father killer, Mary Blandy and Anne Green, an innocent convict who miraculously survived hanging. I'm wondering how these two female prisoners can brutally outperformed bad guys in England from that era. Any escapees? Never heard one.
For more tales of murder, romance, betrayal, and execution of those former inmates of Oxford Castle, this tour is a perfect choice.
Next, we fly to northern Europe into the country of delicious pastries, Denmark. In the city of Horsens, about 200 km from Copenhagen, lies its state prison called Statsfængsel. Jens Nielsen and Peter Lundin must have been two of the more famous inmates of this prison. Nielsen was the last criminal to be sentenced to death for attempted murder in Denmark when he was beheaded in 1892. On the other hand, Lundin the mass murderer, is kept captive till today at another prison in the Scandinavian country. Escape story for this prison belonged to one Carl August Lorentzen, once a safe cracker turned burglar. He fled this prison by digging 18-meter long tunnel but only to be recaptured days later.
More info on this prison can be found here. Materials and historical artifacts on Horsens and the prison are put together at Horsens Museum, located just outside the prison walls.
If its sole purpose was to break one's mentally, solitary confinement did its job well. For penal reform, not really. Welcome to the home of total solitary confinement, the most brutal kind of mental torture one can have in a prison lockup. This practice was started here at the Eastern State Penitentiary, once a supermax detention facility in Philadelphia.
It used to be the most famous and expensive prison in the world. With strict disciplinary requirement and state-of-the-art architecture of that time, it was the world's first true penitentiary. Among famous inmates held in here were Al Capone, the all-time America's Most Wanted (I guess before he was sent to The Rock) and "Slick Willie" Sutton, a bank robber. Escape? Don't dream about it.
To get a spooky experience inside this real, abandoned prison at night, Terror Behind the Walls would be a good one.
When visiting Dublin, the capital of Republic of Ireland, other than going back to the middle ages at Dublin Castle and taking a stroll around Spire of Dublin monument, one can take a little trip not far from the city center to Kilmainham Gaol. The prison was built in 1796 and had become a symbol of Irish nationalism under the rule of British empire. Many Irish rebellions were captured by the Brits and detained here. Irish Parliamentary Party leader, Charles Parnell was one of them but Eamon de Valera was the more famous inmate at Kilmainham. He led to the country's independence from Britain and won the Irish Civil War later. Execution of prisoners by public hangings were common. Gallows were erected in front of the prison complex as death sentence for murderers and robbers.
Now, Kilmainham is a huge museum. It contains heritage of Ireland that one may find it interesting.
Tasmania, Australia. It's where UNESCO's World Heritage site Port Arthur is located. With several prisons across the country, Australia seemed to be a land of convicts once during the colonial era. Port Arthur's prison known as Separate Prison was in operation from 1830 until 1877. Almost two decades after it first opened its door to prisoners, the prison management changed the punishment method from flogging to solitary confinement. The switch from physical to mental punishment was to promote repentance to convicts. However, it is said that Port Arthur is known more for its restless souls of the dead since there are about 1500 graves without mark were recorded.
If you want to challenge yourself after hours looking and reading on the history of Port Arthur's ruined prison buildings, join the Ghost Tour which runs almost every night. Whether there are ghosts or not in Port Arthur, it's for you to find out the truth. For those who want to get closer to the roaming spirits of Australia's few most haunted buildings, join this tour instead. You'll get to experience ghost hunting using professional scientific equipment built for that purpose.
By 1882 during the Austro-Hungarian period, Hostel Celica was formerly a military prison within military barracks in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The prison was mostly used to keep prisoners of war before Yugoslavia was formed after the collapse of Austro-Hungarian empire. In 1993, the military barracks and its whole area was turned out to be an art square or gallery. After further refurbishment to the prison cells, Celica was reopened to public in 2003 providing reasonably-priced hostel accommodation mostly to tourists.
Looking at the beautiful setting of Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town in South Africa with Table Mountain in the background, I couldn't get to believe its past as a place to keep prisoners away. It existed as an island prison throughout the 17th and 20th century and used to put political prisoners in exile.
The most famous South African revolutionist who fought against the apartheid, Nelson Mandela was once detained on Robben Island for 18 years to complete his 27 years behind bars. That was the price he'd got to pay fighting for the freedom of his country. After his release, he became the President which he well deserved. As the result of the independence, Robben Island too was listed as a World Heritage site, a symbolic to the victory of democracy against racism and oppression.
A museum on the island keeps the events of what happened there during those painful years in the history of South Africa. More information on Robben Island can be found here.
Closer to home
Last but not least, I should not forget the one in my own backyard. Although it's almost vanished to make way for Bukit Bintang Triangle City, Pudu Prison which has long been vacated (since between 1995 and 1996) and in 1997, the main gate was opened to public contained a lot of memories to the former inmates, their families and prison warders. Once Malaysia's most-wanted notorious criminal in the early 80s, Botak Chin had his last day in this prison as well. He was executed by hanging in 1981. The history of the jail complex started way back to year 1891 when Malaya (the then name for Malay Peninsula) was under the British administration. Constructed in phases on a former Chinese cemetery ground using workforce from the convicts, it was finally completed in 1895. At the time of writing, what left of the century-old prison is only the main gate and small part of its front wall.
Also check out Jerjak Island, which used to be a temporary detention island.
In memories of Sergeant 1025 of Taiping Gaol. Al-Fatihah...
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It's been some time, a couple years actually, since McKay Crockett was on NBC's The Sing Off as a member of Vocal Point, Brigham Young University's high-energy acapella boy band who'll be rockin' the Queen Creek Performing Arts Center this weekend. These days, he spends his hours as the artistic director for the 9-man vocal firepower ensemble. Before he boarded a plane this morning, Crockett took a few minutes to visit with Examiner about how Vocal Point's time flies.
"The guys are all full-time students at BYU, so they sacrifice a lot of social opportunities to rehearse and perform," Crockett explained. "We also try to build homework blocks into our tour schedules." Maximizing every hour, Vocal Point has packed two concerts into their brief stay in Queen Creek on Saturday.
"I oversee the group, but everything from the music selection to the arranging, and even the choreography, is a very collaborative effort," said Crockett who earned his undergraduate degree in commercial music from BYU and is currently on staff at the university.
Since the group's high profile experience on The Sing Off, they've been even busier than usual. One of this year's highlights was having their arrangement of Sara Bareille's 'Brave' featured on the 2014 Grammy Awards. They'll perform it at the Queen Creek Performing Arts Center along with other cuts off the new CD they released just last week called 'Spectrum.'
As if the Grammy fun weren't enough, they also just recorded a cover of Disney's 'Kiss the Girl' with video pop sensation Peter Hollens that's gone viral to the tune of more than two million hits over the last few days.
Though Vocal Point may be short on moments to spare, their hours at Queen Creek promise to be some of the most exhilarating flashes of the weekend. As Crockett sees it, the whole point is to expend their energy "bringing joy through positive and uplifting music." What could be more well worth the time?
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A Succulent Christmas Challenge, With Prizes
JM Succulents has found, or possibly made, a Crassula Christmas Tree. For some reason. And there are flocked berries on top too.
I do not approve. On the other hand, if you make one yourself, send me a photo and I'll post it here on the blog. And if you can prove you actually made it, out of any succulents, I'll send along to you a free water wand. Really. I will. I promise. This isn't even a contest – just a challenge.
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When I think of all those jade plants that sacrificed a future as floppy desk decor for the true meaning of Christmas… I need a moment.
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On the 13th day of christmas, my true love gave to me, 13 jade plant cuttings for my tree.


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Sorin Group turns to U.S. with new heart valve device
Italy's Sorin Group, still recovering from an earthquake-battered second-quarter, is refocusing its energies on product launches. The cardiovascular medical device maker is rolling out a new item in the U.S. meant to enable simultaneous implantation of an aortic tissue valve and ascending aorta.
Sorin bills the MitroFlow Valsalva Conduit as the only device of its kind with FDA approval for use along with an aortic tissue valve. And the product is designed to be used with the company's Mitroflow pericardial aortic valve, which has had FDA clearance since 2007.
CEO André-Michel Ballester said the product will help boost its U.S. tissue heart valve product line.
Sorin reported more than $205.3 million in revenue during its 2012 third quarter, and just more than $250,000 in net profit. Profits plunged nearly 100% from the same period in 2011, in large part because of continued fall-out from earthquakes in May 2012 that disrupted the company's Mirandola plant.
While other divisions--such as Sorin's cardiac rhythm management business--grew revenue, others weren't so fortunate. The company's heart valves business, at $36.3 million in revenue for Q3, is a small decline compared to 2011.
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