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MANATEE COUNTY -An Avon Park motorcyclist and his passenger had serious injuries after their Harley-Davidson hit a deer at 3 a.m. Thursday on State Road 64 in Manatee County, authorities said.
Curtis B. Jackson, 65, was going east on S.R. 64 when he encountered a deer on the road, one mile from Dam Road, a Florida Highway Patrol report said.
The bike hit the deer and overturned on its left side, sliding 316 feet before coming to a rest on the eastbound lane, the report adds.
Both Curtis Jackson and his passenger, Shirley E. Jackson, 70, also from Avon Park, were thrown off the bike, the FHP adds.
They were taken to Blake Medical Center and were not wearing helmets, the report adds. Alcohol was not a factor, the FHP adds.


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Berea Police are on the scene of an active one-step meth lab in a residential area.
The lab was found Wednesday afternoon on Cassius Court. It was found in an attached garage of a home people were currently living in.
Three people have been charged. Two were arrested at the home. One was arrested by Richmond Police, following a traffic stop in which they found a mobile meth lab in the car.
All three were also charged with animal cruelty. Four dogs were found in the home, one was in a cage next to the meth lab. That dog had burned from chemicals used in the meth lab.

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So while I've been busy blogging my little fingers out, blogging has been upstaged by this new kid on the block. Something called "Facebook."
"Be my friend!" I kept hearing.
"You dork, I'm already your friend," I'd respond.
And then I'd get "the look," the one that told me who the dork really was. Because obviously, they were referring to the Facebook-type-of-friend and could I possibly be any more of a Luddite?
Uh, yeah. Have I mentioned my turntable lately?
But I finally caved in and opened a Facebook account to see what the fuss was all about, and suddenly started getting all these "friend" requests. Okay, sure. I'll be your friend. And yours. And yours. Oh, but good gawd, not yours.I believe that restraining order is still in effect, dude. Go away.
Okay. So now I've got friends.
And in the process I've learned that while Facebook is great for reconnecting with old friends, it's also a euphanism for exponential minutia. Because now that I'm on Facebook, I'm privy to fascinating, fun-filled facts about how other people spend their days, such as:
9:45 am: "Going for a cup of coffee."
10:08 am: "Ordered a soy latte, extra hot. Burned my tongue."
10:29 am: "Return home. Watching The View. Wassup with Whoopi's eyebrows?"
And so on. Ah, but now even Facebook is passe. This doesn't surprise me because I do seem to have that Midas touch. If only I'd stayed away from Facebook, it would still be the hottest thing since my friend's soy latte. Facebook comments are too long, trend-seekers say. Too lengthy. Too verbose.
Now, it's all about Twitter.
Twitter this. Twitter that. Tweet me, bro. Limited to something like 143 characters, "tweets" are brief little postings meant to capture the immediacy of life. And, perhaps, the mundane?
5:05 pm: "Blink."
5:06 pm: "Blink."
5:08 pm: "Blink, blink" (dust in eye)
5:09 pm: "Kink (owowow cramp in leg!)"
5:10 pm: "Wink" (hey there, cutie!)
5:12 pm: Blink
Gripping commentary, indeed. Tweets make a Facebook posting sound like an excerpt from Les Miserables.
So don't bother looking for my Twitter account anytime soon. I'm not even sure I'll maintain my Facebook site because if my life bores me, I can only imagine what it might do to you. Can we say narcolepsy?
At least blogging allows me to construct complete sentences, convey an occasional opinion and get things off my chest. Like ranting about sites that capture the microscopic details of life. Or maybe announcing to everyone that I'm about to pull a Whoopi and go pluck my eyebrows.


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Kylie Minogue may have egg donor baby
And talking about her own attempt to have a child, the singer reveals: "I"ve looked into various options. "I don"t know if I"m going to go down any of those roads yet, but I do need to look at what might be potential paths that lead to a family. They can do incredible things now, especially in America," the Daily Mail quoted her as telling Glamour magazine.
Despite this, Minogue said that if motherhood does not happen, she is 'content" with her life and finally feels that she is getting back to her pre-cancer best.


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We've heard from various carriers and manufacturers on their plans to upgrade existing phones to Android 4.0, but despite the fact that updates for the Galaxy S II have been available for multiple markets (including the US) Samsung has remained curiously quiet. Until today: the company finally posted a comprehensive list of devices that will see Ice Cream Sandwich. All four major US carriers and WiFi tablets have been detailed - with one important exception.
AT&T users will see updates for the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S II Skyrocket (both of which have been leaked already), the Galaxy Note, the Captivate Glide, the Nexus S and the LTE version of the Galaxy Tab 8.9. On Verizon only the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 7.7 will be updated. The Now Network's Nexus S 4G has already been updated to ICS, but the Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch will also see an upgrade. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 WiFi editions will also be updated.
If you're a T-Mobile customer you've no doubt noticed the omission in the paragraph above. Samsung says that they're "in close communication with T-Mobile" to assure that ICS update come down the pipe "in the coming months", but hasn't detailed which devices will get the upgrade. The Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus seem like obvious candidates, but we hope that the newer Galaxy S Blaze 4G isn't overlooked. Samsung didn't give any dates or timeframes for the devices that they confirmed.
Of course there's more to the US wireless industry than the Big Four, but Samsung didn't seem particularly interested in discussing the smaller regional carriers. Most of these companies have a pretty poor track record concerning Android updates, but it would be nice to get some info, particularly for those who have just released new Samsung products like US Cellular's Galaxy S Aviator and Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE variants.


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Short film screening as part of the Arab Film Festival
As she frantically searches for the key of the apartment to start a busy day, a young wife and mother (Hend Sabri) expresses her feelings of entrapment in her domestic life and social role.
Director: Sherif El-Bendary
Egypt, 2006, 9 minutes
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Cost: $10.00 general admission, $8.00 students/seniors
This short film is being shown together with the feature film Leisure Time and the ticket price includes both films.
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Our Champ has made it through to the final in Rome with a 7-6(5),6-4 win over 36 seed Benoit Paire to set the juices flowing with the prospect of another Nadal clash. As against Janowic, Roger was pushed by some excellent play but again showed his class on the important points. Our Champ had to overcome a break of serve half way through the first set and went on to win the tiebreaker. Roger then went in front early in the second set and never looked back.
Now comes the big one against his old rival Nadal – the way they are both playing at the moment promises another Roger - Nadal classic. "It's nice to have these revival moments for both of us," Roger said. "I'm sure we're both looking forward to it. I clearly am."
What a tragedy! Haven't i told you before that Fefderer is ''chicken''. If any player opposes him a little he gives up very very easily. See what Gulbis or Ferrer has done to Nadal. He is humiliating himself. Better go home eat a potatoe pan with his wife & children.
Wow this is even more embarrassing than I thought Rog, Nadal fans are going to love this. You should just not play on clay Nadal is eating you alive. well see you at Wimbledon.
Is he able to win more than 1 game in set? I don't think so.
I really cannot understand how he can serve like a couple of evenings ago, 11 aces with ease and no double faults and then it goes, like it did yesterday and today. When he started with one today, I sat up and took notice, he really looked in form in the first game, I thought yes, we have RF! That did not last long. It seems two months of training has not sorted out the problem.
Pffff i said 45 it must be 1 hour
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Our hearts are bleeding 💔💔💔
They only let us watch the match on skysports half way through, The result is as I thought. Federer being battered. God I hate being right sometimes.
FEDFHURER Paul Annacone nor the coaches of the whole ATP are able to
beat Nadal on clay maybe Djoko's goach or Pasos the ex coach of Guga...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc., of St. Louis, Mo. announced a voluntary recall of the Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears. The teddy bear's eyes could loosen and fall out, posing a choking hazard to children. The Colorful Hearts Teddy is a stuffed animal about 16 inches high with black plastic eyes. The bear's fabric covering is printed with multi-colored heart shapes. Consumers should immediately take the recalled teddy bear from children and return it to any Build-A-Bear store to receive a coupon for any available stuffed animal from Build-A-Bear. For additional information, contact the firm toll-free at (866) 236-5683 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT and on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT, visit the firm's website www.buildabear.com or email the firm at email@example.com.
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Private landlords unprepared for voids
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Westminster negotiates lower private rents on former council flats
The vast majority of private landlords (90%) say they don't factor in the financial impact of voids when letting their property, new research has revealed.
And the National Landlords Association's study found that when it comes to covering the cost of a rental void, 19% of landlords with just one property use their day job earnings, while 17% said they used their own savings or personal resources.
But 16% of landlords said they just accepted that their properties had become void and didn't do anything about it.
Among those who responded to the research, 34% said they had experienced a void period in the last 12 months.
According to the NLA, the findings suggest that a significant number of landlords may not have a business plan in place when they start letting.
"It's imperative that prospective landlords don't underestimate what they're getting into," said Carolyn Uphill, chairman of the NLA.
"We've always said that being a landlord is a business and to run it successfully means you have to plan for the future to make sure you avoid the pitfalls such as voids.
"We recommend budgeting for 10 months' rent in any 12-month period to allow for missed rental payments and voids. It's also essential that landlords carry out checks on potential tenants to minimise their risk of non-payment."
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L.A.Hog, on 31 January 2014 - 10:51 PM, said:
Alabama and LSU are the best in the west,but several teams can come and challenge each year.
That's the way I see it.
Hey I like playing in the East right now no doubt about that, especially if UF keeps up their new trend


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Amgen granted Tesaro exclusive, worldwide rights for the development, manufacture, commercialization, and distribution of small molecule inhibitors of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). Tesaro plans to develop one or more compounds for oncology indications including ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
The companies consider ALK a promising molecular target for the development of a cancer therapeutic since it is generally not expressed in normal adult tissue. Abnormal ALK fusion proteins are thought to be a key driver of certain types of cancers including lymphoma, neuroblastoma, and NSCLC. Recent clinical trials of an ALK inhibitor in a subpopulation NSCLC patients demonstrated a link between cancer and abnormal expression of ALK proteins, according to Tesaro and Amgen.
"Molecularly targeted therapies associated with companion diagnostic tests could allow for more rapid and efficient drug development and increase the likelihood of success in defined patient populations," points out Mary Lynne Hedley, Ph.D., Tesaro's president and CSO. "ALK inhibition shows great promise for a specific and identifiable population of patients."
Founded in March 2010, Tesaro secured $60 million in start-up funding two months later from New Enterprise Associates and the Tesaro management team. The company's pipeline includes rolapitant, a selective neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist that has completed Phase II testing for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Phase III trials of rolapitant is planned to commence this year.
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The Pit and the Pendulum
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Welcome to Style Sessions! This week I'm sharing a laid back look that I would normally wear on a weekend. I adore down-to-earth, comfortable fashion, but still need to inject a hint of glamour. I don't think you can ever go wrong with tan and white for a relaxed, earthy feel and I mixed this with metallic gold sandals and a gorgeous bow bangle for a splash of sparkle!
Today our Head Stylist Laura from A Touch of Tartan is very generously giving one Style Elixir reader the chance to win a $75 Shopbop Gift Card! I have been a big fan of Shopbop for years (they literally have everything!), so enter using the Rafflecopter below and in no time you could be shopping up a storm!
Last week was another big Friday's Fab Favorites Link Up event! I had fun collaborating with our Co-Hosts, Laura from Laura Wears, Carolyn from CCMcAfee Perspective and Alana from Alana Marie. If you haven't already, it's not too late to join the link up – click here to share absolutely anything!
In case you're new here, Style Sessions is live every Tuesday from 12am PST. It's all about sharing what we've been wearing, or if you're on a budget, a virtual outfit you'd love to wear! Every week I also select someone to showcase as 'Head Stylist' in the next edition – it's a perfect way to meet new bloggers, showcase your personal style and your blog.
Down to Earth…
As much as I adore dressing up, I have to tell you – I love nothing more than wearing relaxed, comfortable clothes. I like to call it effortless chic! You want to feel put together, stylish and a little bit glam… for me, this outfit sums that up. I'll often wear something such as this on the weekend and can't go past the colors of white and tan. Mixing it with other earthy tones, like this green blouse from Gypsy05 and luxe Cuore & Pelle handbag, is a perfect way achieve a boho glam look.
Outfit Details: White Jeans | Gypsy05 Print Blouse | Cuore & Pelle Handbag | Castellammare Jewellery Gold Bow Cuff and Bangles c/o | Maya Brenner Initial Necklace | Juil Gold Sandals c/o | Tan Belt (similar from GAP, use code HOL2013 for 35% off everything until tonight!) | Pave Stud Earrings | Victoria's Secret Lip Gloss in Reverie
You've probably noticed I love a good metallic, so a touch of gold is essential. I accessorized with these beautiful bangles from Castellammare Jewellery, the bow cuff has become a wardrobe staple for me – isn't it gorgeous?! I adore an arm party as much as the next girl, but don't like when they become really heavy (or noisy!), so these fine bangles are the perfect way to build a pretty statement look.
Finally, I truly got down-to-earth with these sandals from Juil. Let me say, these are no ordinary shoes – it's all about their unique copper dots. The concept is based on studies which have shown maintaining a direct connection between our bodies and the earth's surface is beneficial to our health. These shoes utilize the earth's giant magnet (which has an endless supply of electrons), the idea is if we stay connected, electrons are absorbed to neutralize and release the harmful free radicals in our bodies. I'm always fascinated when science and fashion collide!
Outfit Details: White Jeans | Gypsy05 Print Blouse | Cuore & Pelle Handbag | Castellammare Jewellery Gold Bow Cuff and Bangles c/o | Maya Brenner Initial Necklace | Juil Gold Sandals c/o | Tan Belt (similar from GAP, use code HOL2013 for 35% off everything until tonight!) | Pave Stud Earrings | Victoria's Secret Lip Gloss in Reverie
Meet Our Head Stylist and Fab Fashionista…
I am excited to introduce you to Laura from A Touch of Tartan. Hailing all the way from Scotland, I've come to adore this warm, bubbly and very sweet fashionista! I've also fallen in love with her ridiculously cute dog, it's a Chow Chow called Yogi!
Laura's blog is all about budget-friendly style and if you love celebrity fashion, she also does 'copy that look for less' editions. One of my faves is this look from Olivia Palermo, she is definitely one of my style icons! Laura also features her own personal fashion and the girl can do it all… how gorgeous is her moto jacket and tweed look (perfect for winter!), or this leopard blazer and tall boots combo. Plus, I know we all love stripes around here – and Laura is no different! This striped maxi dress from her recent vacation made me want to add even more stripes to my wardrobe.
So Laura's obviously stylish (I think she looks like a celebrity in the main photo above!), but she is also super generous! To share her love of fashion and shopping, Laura's giving one Style Elixir reader a $75 Shopbop Gift Card! For your chance to win, simply enter using the Rafflecopter below…
What is your go-to look? My go to look has to be something I can throw on quickly and that is warm (living in Scotland, the weather isn't always pretty), so it has to be a pair of skinny jeans, a nice top or sweater and a pair of boots.
Which fashion trend are you currently loving? My favourite trend right now has to be the camouflage print. It's everywhere and I particularly like skinny jeans with camo print. I am currently trying to settle on a pair but there are so many that I like, I can't decide!
What inspired you to start your blog? I started my blog whilst studying at university. I had been reading some other blogs and really liked their content, I felt like it was something I would also be able to do. The blogging community appeared to be really friendly and I was keen to join and make some new friends near and afar! My blog started off mainly beauty related and now although it mainly focuses on fashion, there is still some beauty intertwined.
Name three beauty products you couldn't live without: I could not live without 1) my Givenchy Phenomen Eyes Mascara. It is, in my opinion, hands down the best mascara out; 2) Shiseido Pore Refining Foundation, it glides on as if there is nothing there but has the most amazing coverage and 3) M.A.C Lipstick in Angel, it's my favourite lip colour and I can put any gloss over the top and it looks great!
How would you describe your style? I would describe my style as casual chic – I like to keep it simple, comfortable but feminine and chic at the same time.
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We're all tired of winter
With record lows and extended cold snaps, spring is nowhere in sight.
by Amanda Smith, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
Like many of you, the Hoard's Dairyman Farm met its match this winter. Amidst frozen feed, frozen pipes and a few calves lost too soon, we've battled unpredicted and unforeseen cold.
And, as every member of our farm team can attest, they're tired.
It's taken a toll on our 400-plus-cow herd of Guernseys and Jerseys, as well. Production has been steady for most of the winter, averaging 67 to 69 pounds along with a 5.0 percent fat and 3.9 percent protein, but is starting to slowdown.
These high averages enabled the Hoard's Dairyman herd to excel on national breed production lists this past year. For protein production, the Jersey component of the Fort Atkinson,Wis., based herd is eighth in the nation.
The dairy's 115-year-old Guernsey herd is a frontrunner across the board, leading the way for fat and protein production in the nation, regardless of herd size. The Hoard's Dairyman herd also owns 40 of the nation's top 100 Guernsey cows.
"With the facilities we have, our current herd size seems to be the magic number," noted Hoard's Dairyman Farm manager, Jason Yurs. "To help cows better acclimate to and handle the cold though, a smaller herd could have been beneficial." A few weeks before the first cold snap, 25 Jerseys were sold to a local dairyman.
"Diet-wise, we made adjustments to help keep energy intake steady. It worked for a while, but you can tell that the cold is starting to get to the cows. Regardless of our attempts to stay ahead of the temperature, frozen feed hindered our overall impact," said Yurs.
"The perimeters of the silo bags are frozen. Feed came out of the bag frozen, went into the bunk frozen and, finally, went into the cow frozen. This, in turn, elevated health issues, including a higher prevalence of ulcers," he continued.
Our herdsman and veterinarian have been dedicated to finding and resolving such issues before severe production drops are seen.
Like you…we're ready for spring.
The author is an associate editor and an animal science graduate of Cornell University. Smith covers feeding, milk quality and heads up the World Dairy Expo Supplement. She grew up on a Medina, N.Y., dairy, and interned at a 1,700-cow western New York dairy, a large New York calf and heifer farm, and studied in New Zealand for one semester.
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Part of me loves the debunked health and environmental scares. Among my favorite debunked scares are asbestos, silicone implants, DDT, Saccharin, and PCB's. Another favorite of mine is Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) and telephone use causing cancer.
A 10-year study, just released, finds that it is inconclusive whether cell phone use causes cancer. How did this ever become an issue?
Like each of the false toxins listed above, they came into the collective consciousness courtesy of news programs like 60 minutes. This particular scare first reared its head in the late 1980s or early 1990s. A middle-aged woman was diagnosed with and died from brain cancer. The tumor was located near her ear. Her husband observed that she spent long periods of time on their portable phone (pre-cell phone). The portable phones and cell phones have a radio transmitter in it to send the voice signals to the base unit or tower. Radio transmitters send out electromagnetic waves. Conclusion: The EMF's from the telephone must have caused the cancer!
This scare morphed into the fear of power lines. Living near power lines could give you cancer! After all, some people have seen flourescent tubes glow under them. This in turn morphed into cell phones giving you brain cancer AND cancer in your tender parts that can be found at the same level of your cell phone when it is hanging on your belt.
What are EMF's and where are they found?
There are five forces in the physical that we know for sure exist. They are: gravity, magnetic, electrical, the strong force, and the weak force. (There may be another force on the quantum physics level that creates resonance, but I don't know any more about it than the theory was around about 10 years ago.) As it turns out, the five forces occur with each other.
Think back to grammar school science class. You wrapped a nail with a copper wire and touched the ends of the wire to a battery. The battery sent electrons through the wire flowing from the pole with surplus electrons to the pole that could absorb electrons. When that happens, a field moves outside of and along the wire. That field contains at least both the electric and magnetic forces. While the wire around the nail is touching the battery, the nail is magnetic. When the contact with the battery is open, the magnetism ends.
Electricity is created by spinning a magnet inside a coil of wire. The magnetic force causes the electrons to move along the wire, creating electricity, so long as there is a closed circuit.
Electromagnetism is found everywhere. Anywhere in your home or car where there is electric current there are electromagnetic fields.
Should we all become Amish to avoid cancer?
Sorry, although they don't make Amish they way that they did when I was a child in Lancaster, even those Amish couldn't escape EMF's.
How do I know? Pick up a compass. Why does it point north? The Earth's magnetic field of course. But why does the Earth have a magnetic filed and places like the Moon don't? The Moon is solid all the way through. The Earth has a molten iron core that spins faster than the outer crust of our planet. A magnetic iron core. The Earth itself is a dynamo generating EMF's which repel most of the electron radiation ejected by the Sun protecting all life on our planet.
Should we worry about EMF's? If we should, you had better sell your hybrid or electric car immediately. Electric motors and dynamos throw off tremendous electromagnetic fields. How ironic that such environmentally friendly vehicles would be killing their conscientious owners.
I am quite certain that too much exposure to anything is bad for you. However, as long as your compass continues to point north, the EMF's generated by the Earth are overwhelming any other electromagnetic field (including the power lines and cell phones) around you. Without a doubt, the human body is designed to operate within the EMF's generated by the Earth itself.
On a related, but different note, perhaps sometime I'll write about glowing flourescent tubes and television sets.
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Interesting...however have you ever tried to survey land south of Brazil? Don't know if it's because it was previously mined or just because it contains a lot of iron, but there are some places where one's compass needle does a zig zag as you walk a straight line...Very hard to shoot a fence/property line without a GPS and GPS can be off as much as 6 feet.
So maybe we are getting we are getting it from both above and below?? [lol].
On another note...those rats who were given the saccharin did get cancer BUT were given such high doses that a 150 pound human would have to eat mountains of it each day in order to have the same levels....I think I remember a number like 50 pounds per day for a year. Research results can be skewed to prove a lot of things when minor details omitted.
Yes even water can be toxic if one drinks too much of it. Nothing is without side effects.
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Here's a little something about me, I am a vinyl addict. While my friends got turned on to the compact disc and later got seduced by the simplicity of the audio download, I stayed true to the long-playing record. And I have a good reason to; my father owns a vinyl only record store in San Francisco. It's my duty to keep dust off my turntable and to maintain my thousands of LPs in some sort of order. But when I had my daughter my record collecting changed. I was drawn more to Disney soundtracks than rare Damned releases. As our kid's music section grows, I've notices something, some of these children's records are are just totally weird. Recently, on a lark, I tried to play Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay and my daughter actually tried to rip the record off the turntable. Yeah, there were some questionable releases back in the day and the weirdness doesn't stop there…
Check out this collection of weird and wacky records for kids right here:
Ali an His Gang! 1 of 15You've got to wonder what Muhammad Ali's reaction was when this agent got his this gig. It's an odd one for sure. The album, Ali and His Gang Vs. Mr. Tooth Decay, is all about, you guessed it, dental hygiene. It also features special appearances by Frank Sinatra and Howard Cosell.
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Ken Turner 2 of 15What is going on with Ken Turner? One second he is going on a ride on his motorcycle (without a helmet), the next he's being chases up a tree by a bear, and then he's sitting on a church with a bullwhip. I seriously can not cobble together the logic to explain any of it.
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Sex Explained for Children 3 of 15Ready to have your children learn about the 'birds and the bees'? Why not throw on the long-playing LP entitled, "Sex explained for children." Odd, very odd.
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New Zoo Revue 4 of 15Do you remember the show New Zoo Revue? Yeah, me neither. But just looking at this cover makes me happy that I don't remember it. It just looks wack-a-doodle.
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Weird and Wacky 5 of 15This album is entitles "Weird and wacky" and tries to communicate the marriage of "weird and wacky" in the cover's artwork. A sneaker wearing hot dog? Check. A soda that smiles? Yup. And of course you just have to have a big lipped fish. Photo Source: Allmusic.com
Captain Kangaroo 6 of 15I don't know what it is about Captain Kangaroo, but he just totally creeps me out, especially with this shocked expression on his face.
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Bozo and His Rocket Ship 7 of 15A clown is scary enough, but a clown careening towards you in a rocket? Well, that really amps up the scary.
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Sparkle Plenty! 8 of 15One can only imagine what the Sparkle Plenty Birthday Party "non-breakable everlasting record" contains on it's tracks. But one thing for sure, this blonde haired birthday girl is really not dressed appropriately for a birthday party.
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Healthy and Wealthy 9 of 15"Healthy and Wealthy" brought to you by Slim Goodbody and Kraft. This super weird looking LP features "songs from Adventures of Slim Goodbody in Nutri-City."
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Charlie the Hamster 10 of 15What's a better way to teach your child Bible stories than by Charlie the talking Hamster, apparently a religious offshoot of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Photo Source: Bay of Fundie
Uncle Al 11 of 15I don't know about you, but I don't think I want to have "a visit with Uncle Al and his happy farm and castle," especially when there are scary witches and scarecrows hanging out. Creepy.
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Alphabutt 12 of 15This is not an alphabet album for the faint of heart. Kimya Dawson gives a scatological outlook at the ABC with Alphabutt. An example, "A is for Apple, B is for Butt, C is for Cat-butt, D is for Doo-Doo, E is for Elephant-butt, F is for Fart, G is for Gorilla-fart, H is for Hairy Gorilla-fart"?
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No More Feeling Weird 13 of 15Does your child feel like they are "weird?" Well, if so, just pop on this album and let the grooves talk to your child about how they are different and how they are like and how this will lead to "no more feeling weird." Oh, if only all self-doubts were this easy to address.
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Star Trek vs. Planet of the Apes 14 of 15Now this is an odd mash up between two movies that have absolutely nothing in common - Star Trek and Planet of the Apes. Just having the two film titles next to each other is confusing.
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Kukla, Fran and Ollie 15 of 15This one wouldn't be so odd if it didn't appear that Ollie was about to take a bit bite out of Kukla. Those puppets can be brutal.
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Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch square pan.
In a Kitchen Aid mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy. Add sugars. Add remaining ingredients, and mix to combine.
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Published in Ellicottville Mountain & Valley News, January 4, 2013
As a photographer and outdoor enthusiast, I am perpetually on the lookout for the next alluring adventure. Lush forests, pristine lakes and enchanted mountains beckon to be found and explored- right here in our own backyard! Accepting the invitation of a friend – I joined the Buffalo Outdoor Meetup Group in their quest to snowshoe the Erie County Forest for the first time this winter.
The Erie County Forest -which is a part of the Erie County Bureau of Forestry- can be found in the hamlet of East Concord which is located in the Southern most part of Erie County. The 3,400 acre park features several miles of multi-use trails, providing year round recreation for hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. There are even a series of trails specially designed for snowmobiling & horseback riding.
As I pulled into the main parking area and walked up to our meeting place, the rustic, woodsy smell of a fire wafted to my nose, reminding me of Christmas morning. I smiled to myself as I thought, 'This is a good start!' Inside the warming hut, I chatted with the group members as we readied our gear and strapped on our snowshoes.
I was excited to learn that there is a working maple sugar shack on the premises (Maple syrup, in my opinion, is nature's best sweet treat). Hundreds of gallons of pure 100% maple syrup are produced by County workers and sold out of the Rath Building in Downtown Buffalo. The maple syrup sales go to benefit the taxpayers, so it is a noble endeavor. And if you want to see for yourself just how they do it-the Forestry's sugar shack can be toured in the spring for free - just call 716.858.7037 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com .
We headed south on the snowy white carpet of trails that the forest rolled out for us. The conditions were great, with fluffy, big flakes gently painting a picture-perfect winter scene. The 23 of us adventure seekers ambled along the Scarbuck Trail, portions of which are shared with the Conservation Trail (part of the Finger Lakes Trail System). The path wound us through breathtaking vistas of snow covered pines, crossing over footbridges, past the working sawmill and through thickly planted hardwoods. We decided against warming up at the cabin in the woods and instead took a detour on a less traveled equestrian trail. It felt really good to get out and enjoy this winter wonderland – I had to fight the urge to whip out my camera every few steps in order to keep up!
My first experience with the Buffalo Outdoor Meetup Group was a pleasant surprise. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I am really impressed with how the group is run and the amount of activities scheduled- not to mention the most important part – the people! Friendly, knowledgeable, fun-loving and spontaneous- this group is a great bunch of folks! If you want to explore the outdoors this winter, I would highly recommend tagging along. With outings being scheduled far north as Niagara County to down south in Allegany County, the group has a large geographical footprint. For more information and to check out the upcoming events, go to http://www.meetup.com/buffalo-outdoors
Reflecting back on this adventure, I find myself wondering - was the Erie County Forest really the hidden treasure here? Or perhaps the real hidden treasure was this great group of people I discovered.
I'll let you be the judge…
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August 28, 2014
With Rosh Hashana less than a month away (starting at sundown on 9/24), many thoughtful people are contacting us looking for Rosh Hashana gift giving advice. Some of the questions we have heard are:
-What should I give my Jewish boss or coworker for Rosh Hashana?
-I'm not Jewish but my best friend is—what should I give?
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-We are going to our neighbors' for break fast, what should I bring?
-What are the best Rosh Hashana gifts for young kids?
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These questions make us so happy. Why? We find it genuinely touching that people take such care and thought into giving the right gift for a Jewish holiday. So let us be as generous with our advice. Here are some general Rosh Hashana gift giving recommendations:
How much do you want to spend? Our Rosh Hashana gifts and kosher gift baskets run the price gamut—from our Holiday Challah Set ($39.99) to our Sweetest 5775 Basket. ($299.99) Or you can send a simple jar of honey and some apples for $20. (Don't forget the shipping cost!). Whatever your budget, stick to it. There is no need to exceed it as whatever you send from the smallest to the most impressive will be appreciated.
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Let's face it, Rosh Hashana—like all Jewish holidays—is a foodie's delight. With the focus on sweetness and apples and honey, there are plenty of choices. My top 3 favorite kosher Rosh Hashana gift baskets are Bee Fruitful Basket, Rosh Hashana Traditions Basket and Sweet New Year Basket. All of these kosher gift baskets honor the apples and honey tradition that is key to ensuring a sweet New Year. Click here for our complete Rosh Hashana dept or here for our online catalog.
If you are a baker, as I am, I would bake an apple cake (terrific recipe here) or some round challah (my favorite challah recipe here).
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-What should I give my Jewish boss or coworker for Rosh Hashana?
Work related recipients should receive gifts that are not personal in nature and should not include alcohol (alcohol is appropriate for clients and customers). It is best to select a Rosh Hashana gift basket that reflects Jewish tradition such as our 5775 Breakfast Basket, Rosh Hashana Nosh Platter or for a different idea: Honey Server and Dish Set with honey. All 3 are impressive and will show your thoughtfulness.
I'm not Jewish but my friend is—what should I give?
For a friend, perhaps you are looking to acknowledge the holiday without breaking the bank. A serving dish, tin of rugelach or round challah and honey are great, low cost choices.
What do you recommend for my college student?
Our experience working with parents of college students indicates that parents have 2 specific goals when sending Jewish holiday gifts to their kids: 1) Remind the child that the holiday is here and 2) Send a taste of home and love. Our Rosh Hashana Nosh Platter and Traditions in a Box were specifically created with college kids in mind. These gifts reflect holiday traditions and are also great for sharing with roommates. Another kosher gift basket often sent by parents is our Rosh Hashana Traditions Basket. Please be sure to read our advice about shipping to college dorms or apartments.
Is it appropriate to give a Rosh Hashana gift to clients and customers?
Not only is giving a Rosh Hashana gift basket or kosher gift basket to a client or customer appropriate, but it makes great business sense. The point of gifting a client is to thank them for the business and solidify the relationship. What better way to do this than to acknowledge their own holiday therefore honoring them and who they are? We have many many corporate customers—most of whom are not Jewish—who send gifts for all of the Jewish holidays to their clients. This is a terrific business practice that will pay dividends toward your future relationship. One of our most popular corporate kosher baskets for Rosh Hashana is our L'Chaim Wine Extavaganza.
We are going to our neighbors' for Yom Kippur break fast, what should I bring?
Break fast is typically a dairy meal. After fasting for 24 hours, we try to avoid the "shock" to our bodies that meat can bring. The typical menu for Break fast is lox and bagels, sweet kugel (noodle pudding), assorted cheeses, blintzes and fresh fruit. For dessert, rugelach, apple cake, babka and cookies are great choices. A dessert such as apple cake or rugelach are excellent choices that your host and hostess will very pleased with.
What are the best Rosh Hashana gifts for young kids?
When it comes to kids and Jewish holidays, INVOLVMENT is key. Like all of us, kids learn best when engaged. For Rosh Hashana, consider a toy shofar, a fun puzzle or an imagination playset. Of course, some added sweetness like apples and honey is a great addition.
What should my Rosh Hashana gift message say?
When sending a gift, including a gift message is key! A great gift message is "Shana Tova! Wishing you a sweet, happy and healthy New Year. With love, Your Name." If your gift is to a client or customer, a great way to sign the card is "Your friends from ABC company."
I hope that this Rosh Hashana gift giving advice is helpful to you. Feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions. Shana Tova to you and your family.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge make their first public appearance after the birth of their son. Prince William and Catherine introduced their royal baby boy to the world Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (CNN Photo) By Dan Jones(CNN) — On January 6, 1367, at the Abbey of St. Andrew in Bordeaux, a royal baby was born. It was a boy. His father was the Prince of Wales, Edward of Woodstock (known to history as the Black Prince). His mother was a fabulously glamorous princess called Joan of Kent.


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Posted: February 11 2013
Newton South senior point guard Kayla Burton '13 has been playing at the top of her game as of late in Newton South's recent wins over Lincoln-Sudbury, Weston and Waltham.
The Lehigh-bound Burton scored 32 points and dished out six assists in a 71-49 highlight win over Lincoln-Sudbury last week.
Burton also had strong games in wins over Weston and Waltham recently including a 26 point, 10 rebound and six assist effort in a 65-50 win over Waltham.
After starting the season 0-2 and 2-3 overall Newton South has now won six of their last nine games.
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2013 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC) (2008)
Oct. 18, 2008 to Oct. 20, 2008
[Front cover - Vol 3] (PDF)
pp. C1
pp. iv
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Title Page i - Volume 3 (PDF)
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pp. iii
Preface - Volume 3 (PDF)
pp. xiv
pp. xvi-xvii
pp. 3-8
pp. 9-13
pp. 14-18
A Hybrid Genetic Learning Algorithm for Pi-Sigma Neural Network and the Analysis of Its Convergence (Abstract)
pp. 19-23
A Neural Network Model for Concept Formation (Abstract)
pp. 24-28
pp. 29-33
A Novel Nonlinear Ensemble Rainfall Forecasting Model Incorporating Linear and Nonlinear Regression (Abstract)
pp. 34-38
pp. 39-43
pp. 44-48
pp. 49-53
pp. 54-58
pp. 59-63
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pp. 67-71
An Algorithm for Bayesian Networks Structure Learning Based on Simulated Annealing with MDL Restriction (Abstract)
pp. 72-76
pp. 77-82
An Expanded Training Set Based Validation Method to Avoid Overfitting for Neural Network Classifier (Abstract)
pp. 83-87
pp. 88-91
An Improved Seasonal Variation Model (Abstract)
pp. 92-96
Application of Artificial Neural Network and SARIMA in Portland Cement Supply Chain to Forecast Demand (Abstract)
pp. 97-101
pp. 102-106
Application of Least-Square Support Vector Machines in Qualitative Analysis of Visible and Near Infrared Spectra: Determination of Species and Producing Area of Panax (Abstract)
pp. 107-111
pp. 112-115
Back-Propagation Neural Network for Traffic Incident Detection Based on Fusion of Loop Detector and Probe Vehicle Data (Abstract)
pp. 116-120
Blind Source Separation for Noisy Time Series by Combining Non-Gaussianity and Time-Correlation (Abstract)
pp. 121-125
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pp. 150-154
Describing the Information Seeking Behavior: An Investigation on Comparing Learning Models (Abstract)
pp. 155-159
Detection of Protein Content of Oilseed Rape Leaves Using Visible/Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Calibrations (Abstract)
pp. 160-164
Determination of Tartaric Acid of Fruit Vinegars Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics (Abstract)
pp. 165-169
pp. 170-174
Electro-Hydraulic Proportional Self-Adaptive Controller Based on LSVM Intelligent Algorithm (Abstract)
pp. 175-179
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pp. 185-189
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Generalized Complexity Pursuit (Abstract)
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pp. 241-245
Manufacturing Supply Chain Performance Evaluation Based on Heuristic Attribute Reduction and Neural Network (Abstract)
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pp. 267-271
Perception Learning as Granular Computing (Abstract)
pp. 272-276
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pp. 282-286
Recognition of E-Shopper Behavior Pattern Based on a Dynamic Architecture Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithm (Abstract)
pp. 287-291
pp. 292-295
pp. 296-300
pp. 301-305
pp. 306-310
Self-Organizing Map-Based Fault Dictionary Application Research on Rolling Bearing Faults (Abstract)
pp. 311-315
Semi-supervised Learning Algorithm Based on Simplified Association Rules Combining with k-mean and Its Application in Land Evaluation (Abstract)
pp. 316-320
Short-Time Traffic Flow Prediction Using Fuzzy Wavelet Neural Network Based on Master-Slave PSO (Abstract)
pp. 321-325
Spike-Rate Perceptrons (Abstract)
pp. 326-333
pp. 334-338
pp. 339-343
Study of an Improved Online Least Squares Support Vector Machine Algorithm and Its Application in Gas Prediction (Abstract)
pp. 344-348
pp. 349-353
Study on an Information Fusion Method Based on Information Entropy and Wavelet Neural Network (Abstract)
pp. 354-357
Sub-optimal Multiuser Detector Using a Wavelet Chaotic Simulated Annealing Neural Network (Abstract)
pp. 358-362
pp. 363-367
The Bidding Tactics Decision-Making for BOT Projects Based on Multiple-Dimension Conjugate Grades Wavelet Network (Abstract)
pp. 368-373
The BP Neural Network Modeling on Worsted Spinning with Grey Superior Theory and Correlation Analysis (Abstract)
pp. 374-378
pp. 379-383
pp. 384-388
pp. 389-393
pp. 394-397
pp. 398-402
pp. 405-409
pp. 410-415
A New Support Vector Machine Model and Its Application in Time-Varying Signal Classification (Abstract)
pp. 416-420
pp. 421-425
pp. 426-430
pp. 431-435
A Transport Mode Selection Method for Multimodal Transportation Based on an Adaptive ANN System (Abstract)
pp. 436-440
Application of a Novel LSSVR Based FLANN Architecture to Dynamic Compensation for Infrared Thermometer Sensor (Abstract)
pp. 441-445
Bayesian Neural Networks and Its Application (Abstract)
pp. 446-450
pp. 451-454
Discovering and Recognizing User's Intention Based on Pro-patterned Extendable Network in Web Active Service (Abstract)
pp. 455-459
pp. 460-464
pp. 465-468
Multicomponent Kinetic Determination Using an Artificial Neural Network with Maximum Likelihood Principal Component Analysis (Abstract)
pp. 469-473
pp. 474-479
Neural Network Model Based Job Scheduling and Its Implementation in Networked Manufacturing (Abstract)
pp. 480-484
Neural Network-Based Early Warning System for Debris Flow Disaster in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Abstract)
pp. 485-490
New Robust Stability Criterion for Neural Networks of Neutral Type with Time-Varying Delays (Abstract)
pp. 491-494
pp. 495-499
Optimal Control with Boltzmann Machines (Abstract)
pp. 500-504
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pp. 510-514
Recognition of Degraded Traffic Sign Symbols Using PNN and Combined Blur and Affine Invariants (Abstract)
pp. 515-520
Simulink Modeling and Comparison of Zhang Neural Networks and Gradient Neural Networks for Time-Varying Lyapunov Equation Solving (Abstract)
pp. 521-525
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pp. 546-555
A Transiently Chaotic Neural Network with Hysteretic Activation Function for the Shortest Path Problem (Abstract)
pp. 559-563
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pp. 569-572
Exponential Synchronization of a Class of Delayed Stochastic Neural Networks with Impulsive Effects (Abstract)
pp. 573-577
Image Watermarking Based on Dual Tree Complex Wavelet Transform and Pulse Coupled Neural Network (Abstract)
pp. 578-582
Local and Global Existences of Synchronized Periodic Solutions in a Tri-neuron Network Model with Delay (Abstract)
pp. 583-587
pp. 588-592
pp. 593-596
The Inhibitive Effect of rTMS on Entropy Coding of Firing Neuron at Hippocampus for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Rats (Abstract)
pp. 597-600
Visual Selection with Feature Contrast-Based Inhibition in a Network of Integrate and Fire Neurons (Abstract)
pp. 601-605
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pp. 637-641
pp. 642-646
Matrix Realignment Method for Calculating the Partial Transposes and the Partial Traces of Density Matrices (Abstract)
pp. 647-651
pp. 652-661
Quantum Chaotic Reinforcement Learning (Abstract)
pp. 662-666
Quantum Complexity of the Approximation on the Classes B(Wrp([0, 1]d)) and B(Hrp([0, 1]d)) (Abstract)
pp. 667-671
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pp. 682-687
pp. 688-691
Two-Dimensional Maximum Entropy Image Segmentation Method Based on Quantum-Behaved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm (Abstract)
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I wish my life could be all musings of science fiction possibilities, but life has a texture to it a passage we all have to travel. My passage has hit one of those sad corners one where a good friend and neighbor has just died from complications stemming from bladder cancer.
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Sorry to hear about your friend passing. It's always hard to see those close to us go, but like you said, we are richer for having known them. I agree with you about the Expanse series. "Leviathan Wakes" was one of the best SF novels I've read in a very long time (I say read, more like devoured... couldn't put it down). Just picked u the second book "Caliban's War" and am looking forward to diving into that once I finish with Hugh Howey's "Wool Omnibus".
Well the urge to "devour' the Expanse novels only gets worse with time Glad you're enjoying so far! It's one of those book series that just seems to strike a chord with everyone!
Sorry to hear about your friend!
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I'm sorry for your loss, but all the same, they never really die as long as we remember them. Plus, that's a beautiful way to remember someone.
Sadness is part of what I feel, but another part is gratitude for his friendship and example. The people around us go a long way to making us who we are... and some donate some pretty quality ingredients
Sorry to hear you lost a friend . In the future remember to keep him alive in your memories/heart . The older we get the more people we help live on .
Yep. True words. We carry our lost friends and family forward. And personally I enjoy my "duty" of sharing their lives through stories told to friends. I like to celebrate the lives that have touched me
Leviathan Wakes, the first book in that Expanse series is only $2.99 as an ebook on Amazon right now. YOINK! Grabbed it, I'm not sure when I'll get around to reading it though.
My customary response to hearing such news is to say:
Sad now.
Sad now.
Yeah. I remember when John Lennon died and they just kept kept playing the clip of Paul McCartney. They asked him what he though of John's death and he just said, "Bummer, man... It's a bummer." At the time I thought it was kind of shallow, but as I've endured the death of friends and family myself, I've come to understand the authenticity of it. It's certainly the equivalent of "Sad now.' And truthfully, what more can we say?
Sorry to hear about your friend.
It was not entirely unexpected. He'd been fighting this for well over a year. Still, last I saw him he looked so good. And he was good up until his last week. All things considered, it ended as best as he could have expected. The downhill slide was quick (days), he went surrounded at home by family, and died in his sleep. We should all be so lucky, when the time comes...
Anyway, thanks
Anyway, thanks
Sorry for your loss
Thanks. Though, y'know, it's not really a loss in the scheme of things. Knowing him gave me experiences and perspectives that I'll carry for the rest of my life, so I'm thankful for what he gave me to carry forward
Sorry for your loss.
Thanks. Mostly I'm concerned for his wife. It's rough when you have a hole like that to fill in your life.
My consolences, good sir. I know the pain you're feeling. I lost both my Mom and my buddy Dave Ledwith here on DA last year. It still hurts
In lighter news, I'm now halfway through writing Chap.2 of my first Trek novella ~ it's coming along really well
In lighter news, I'm now halfway through writing Chap.2 of my first Trek novella ~ it's coming along really well
Yeah - we've talked about Dave. Sounds like you guys were closer, but I still count him as a friend. And it's pretty freakin' neat that his gallery lives on. Heck, I still stumble on new (for me) works of his, so it feels a bit like he's still producing! Even if that's not actually the case, he is continuing to inspire me. And hey, I'm sure we're both better for knowing him as we did, hm?!


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Steve Aoki
Filmed at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the ultra busy Steve Aoki came by for an extended interview. The DJ/producer/label owner gave some history on how growing up in Southern California turned him on to punk rock, skating, surfing and snowboarding. He also runs down some of the biggest misconceptions about DJing and what he does in particular.
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Baker Skateboards founder and pro skater Andrew Reynolds visited the Scion AV All Purpose Show to tell the story of starting his company at 22 years old, and how his age at the time ensured that he didn't overthink it. Later he gets into what works and what doesn't when finding new talent for Baker.
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James Franco
Prince Paul want on location for James Franco's Scion commercial to chat with the world famous actor/writer/director/polymath. Franco goes into his history with other artistic endeavors, from painting, to making music, to poetry. He then explains how the concept of the commercial—the question of who the real James Franco is—plays with public perceptions of him.
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For Lightning center Tyler Johnson, his first trip to Europe last month was tough to top.
Johnson, 23, had an impressive showing for Team USA in the World Championship in Belarus, scoring a team-high six goals. That included two in a 13-second flurry at the end of a quarterfinal loss to the Czech Republic.
Then there was his stop in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on his way home, relaxing with teammates on a boat ride through the canals, watching all the cyclists whiz by in the streets, and checking out the infamous red light district.
"You had to go see it — it's touristy." Johnson said. "It's definitely a different world, though. It's crazy."
And when he got back to his hometown of Spokane, Wash., he got to celebrate his new three-year, $10 million contract with Tampa Bay. He signed the contract while in Belarus.
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Johnson averaged more than 20 minutes a game at worlds on the top line with the Islanders' Brock Nelson and Predators' Craig Smith. Johnson used his speed on the larger ice, believing he gained a lot of confidence while learning a different style.
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Johnson roomed with Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader, saying players had fun as the tournament held events and concerts in Minsk. There were some cultural adjustments, as he found out the hard way when the pre-game meal didn't agree with him before facing Russia.
"I was puking through it," Johnson said. "Obviously there's a lot of different food, don't really have the normal pasta and chicken before the game. Some things your body can't adjust to."
In that game, Johnson went head-to-head with touted Lightning goalie prospect Andrei Vasilevskiy, and was impressed with how the 19-year-old shut them down, stopping 37 of 38 shots in a 6-1 Russia win.
"He plays extremely well," Johnson said. "He had some really big saves. For a young goalie he was very calm and collected in the net, and had a great tournament. It was funny, after the game we came up to each other and he said, 'See you in Tampa.' I didn't even know he knew English."
The tournament ended earlier than Johnson hoped, though the U.S. team nearly erased a three-goal deficit in losing 4-3 to the Czechs. Johnson's two quick goals came with the extra attacker. "That was pretty cool, pretty lucky," Johnson said.
After they were eliminated, Johnson said he and a handful of teammates stopped in Amsterdam on their way back, an experience that whetted his appetite for future overseas travels. Not this summer, though, as his main trip will be going to Las Vegas June 24 as he and fellow Lightning rookie Ondrej Palat are up for the Calder Trophy.
"It has been a great year," Johnson said. "No doubt."
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We began our journey to the main Kumbh Mela grounds at 2am, piled three on a motorbike that would take us only a few kilometers closer before our feet became the only transportation. It was one of the main bathing days when tens of millions of pilgrims come from hundreds and thousands of miles away to dip three times at the intersection of India's most sacred rivers with the hope of achieving moksha, for one's soul to be released from the cycle of reincarnation and transcend beyond the physical world after death.
The roads all around the Kumbh's mega tent-city, which will host more than 100 million pilgrim throughout the two-month long festival, begin to be cordoned off to only foot traffic the night before as rivers of people come streaming in guided by miles of wooden fences. Imagine those lines at Disney World or Six Flags that you snake around for half an hour before boarding a much anticipated roller coaster, now put that in India with muddy dirt roads and millions of people.
Entering the grounds so early, there was a peacefulness to the surroundings like a calm before the storm. The yellow flood lights peered through an ever-present mist of dust and dirt stirred up by the shuffling of the oldest man taking one of his last bathes to the mother carrying her newborn baby for the first of many lifelong rituals here in India.
Our hope was to catch the running of the Naga Babas, naked and covered in ash, surging at the head of the masses to be the first to take the holy dip as they have for hundreds of years. But, like most things in India, if you hope and plan something, it's probably not going to happen.
We arrived at Sector Four expecting the major akharas (different sects of holy men and women) to be preparing their chariots for the procession of saints and a flurry of activity, but it was quiet. Apparently, it would not be until the following bathing day on February 10th that they would march.
Onward we walked toward the Sangam, which is the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers to witness the growing crowds and flowing of hundreds of thousands on the singular mission to be blessed in the waters.
I watched every sector of society from saints to tattooed tribal women from the North that looked more Nepalese than Indian emerge dripping wet from the water having completed the task that brought them there. My friend began to disrobe for a dip, but I stayed back – partially because I didn't feel connected enough to appreciate the meaning of immersing myself in the water — but also because my spare pants had ripped right through the crotch area earlier and one must be modest in India (just another sign that the time wasn't right).
From the Sangam, we walked back to the Avahan Akhara where we found ourselves sitting with a Naga Baba, tending to his fire and chasing off onlookers, who stared too long, with his fire poker. We spent sunrise (Brahma Murat) with him which is considered the most auspicious time when god is on earth.
Unlike the sightseers, we sat as he made chai in a dented tin pot over a fire tendered with the crudely chopped trunks of trees. As the milk came to a boil, he fed the pot and the fire with sugar to sweeten one of India's more popular beverages. He again offered the fire a taste of chai before serving us in small plastic as fire is said to be the mouth of god and the great purifier.
It finally hit me that I was at the Kumbh Mela, where the masses come together to commune with god and reach a deeper connection in themselves to the divine. And as the sun rose above the rivers of people flowing toward the river, we were blessed by ash and began the long walk home to begin another day of work for the Ganga.
Namaste my friends. Til next time.
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