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Ike Turner
is certainly one of the most dehumanized figures in rock history. Mention his name and the first association that comes to most anyone's mind is "abusive husband," not "soul star" or "rock & roll pioneer." According to legend,
was a tyrannical ogre who used physical violence and psychological intimidation to control his infinitely more talented wife
, while indulging his own appetites for cocaine and women at every turn. That's not entirely accurate, although by most accounts
did quite a bit to earn that reputation; he spent time in prison due to his drug problems, and his own refutations of
's allegations of abuse have been inconsistent at best over the years. Still, this view of
as villain does a disservice to his very real musical legacy as an instrumentalist and bandleader. As a pianist in the early '50s,
helped lay the groundwork for rock & roll; he was also a distinctive guitarist with a biting, nasty tone, and was one of the first to make the whammy bar an integral part of his sound. It's true that he was nowhere near the singer
was, and it's probably also true that she was his ticket to stardom; moreover, his songwriting, while sometimes inspired, often possessed a generic quality that made consistent chart appearances difficult. But as a bandleader, his disciplinarian approach -- when it wasn't manifesting itself in darker fashion, that is -- resulted in undeniably tight, well-drilled ensembles and some of the most exhilarating live shows the R&B world ever saw -- centered around
, yes, but spectacles nonetheless. If
isn't exactly the most defensible character around, in the end his musical strengths and weaknesses deserve the same objective appraisal as anyone.
Izear Luster Turner, Jr. was born November 5, 1931, in Clarksdale, MS, the heart of the segregated South. His father was beaten to death by a mob of angry whites, and growing up in a hostile environment unquestionably hardened
. He found his calling in music from an early age; he learned boogie-woogie piano firsthand from his inspiration,
Pinetop Perkins
, and as a teenager talked himself into a DJ slot on the local radio station, where he played everything from the jump blues of
Louis Jordan
to country & western. He formed his first band while still in high school, and by the late '40s had assembled an outfit dubbed
the Kings of Rhythm
. In 1951,
the Kings of Rhythm
traveled to Memphis to record at
Sam Phillips
' Sun studio. Their original tune "Rocket 88" (actual authorship is still disputed) was recorded with a lead vocal by sax player
Jackie Brenston
, and as a result was released under the name
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
, not
Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm
. "Rocket 88" zoomed to the top of the R&B charts and is today regarded by many critics as being quite possibly the first true rock & roll record.
subsequently departed for an unsuccessful solo career, while
and his band became session regulars around Memphis; they went on to back legendary bluesmen like
Howlin' Wolf
("How Many More Years"),
Elmore James
Otis Rush
("Double Trouble," "All Your Love"),
Robert Nighthawk
Buddy Guy
, and
Sonny Boy Williamson II
, plus an assortment of Sun artists. During the early '50s,
switched from piano to guitar, and also doubled as a talent scout for
the Bihari Brothers
' Los Angeles-based Modern Records, where he helped get early breaks for artists like
Howlin' Wolf
B.B. King
During the mid-'50s,
the Kings of Rhythm
to East St. Louis, where they rose to the top of the local R&B circuit;
rejoined in 1955, and the group also continued its session activity.
sometimes issued records under his own name on labels like Flair, RPM, and Federal, also using the aliases
Icky Renrut
Lover Boy
. Adopting a revue format for their live performances,
the Kings of Rhythm
worked with a revolving group of vocalists during this period. One was a teenaged singer originally from Tennessee named
Anna Mae Bullock
, who met
in 1956. She joined the revue, and moved into
's house after becoming pregnant by the band's sax player; soon, she and
began their own relationship and had a child of their own, marrying in 1958.
's new (and latest) wife got her first chance to sing lead on a recording in late 1959, cutting "A Fool in Love" for the Sue label. Released the following year, the song was a runaway smash on the R&B charts, peaking at number two.
realized he'd discovered a potential breakout star, and reshaped the band into
the Ike & Tina Turner Revue
, with
now the centerpiece of the act. It took a little time for all involved to get their bearings, but in the meantime, the hits kept coming; "I Idolize You," "It's Gonna Work Out Fine," "Poor Fool," and "Tra La La La La" all hit the R&B Top Ten, a string that ran through 1962. (All except "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" were written by
.) 1962 also saw the release of
Dance With Ike & Tina Turner & Their Kings of Rhythm Band
, an all-instrumental album that showcased
's unpredictable guitar work at its best. As
Ike & Tina
became one of the hardest-working, most popular acts on the so-called chitlin circuit, they recorded for a number of independent labels over the next few years; however, since
's original material was increasingly standard-issue, their chart fortunes declined somewhat.
At the same time, the temptations of fame were proving too much for
; he developed a severe addiction to cocaine that, when mixed with his dominant personality and quick temper, made for a volatile combination. According to
's autobiography,
grew increasingly violent, beating her frequently and even burning her with cigarettes and coffee if she got out of line.
himself disputes the severity of
's claims, but it's worth noting that he had a widespread reputation for being difficult. When producer
Phil Spector
attempted a commercial comeback around
in 1966, he struck a deal with
: in exchange for being allowed to record
would receive full credit and billing on the records, but
would also not be allowed to set foot in the studio or to meddle with the finished recordings.
's collaboration with
produced the epic "River Deep - Mountain High," still regarded by many as one of rock's greatest singles, and
's involvement was nil -- which, naturally, didn't sit well with him.
In 1969,
Ike & Tina
were invited to open for
the Rolling Stones
, and
realized that changing times had made
the Revue
's rough, nasty brand of soul music more palatable to white rock audiences. Accordingly,
incorporated contemporary rock & roll covers into
the Revue
's repertoire, giving them a whole new lease on life. Versions of "Come Together," "I Want to Take You Higher," and "Proud Mary" revived
Ike & Tina
's chart fortunes -- especially "Proud Mary," which became their first Top Five pop single in 1971 and also won a Grammy. However,
's off-stage problems were taking their toll on the act; 1973's "Nutbush City Limits," a song written by
, would be their last major hit, and
walked out on him in the middle of a 1975 tour.
The Turners
' divorce was finalized the following year, and
never quite recovered from the loss. For a while, he quit touring to settle in and run the recording studio, Bolic, he'd opened in Los Angeles in 1970. He was too accustomed to life on the road, though, and formed a new outfit that, naturally, didn't measure up to his past success; he also released a couple of solo records on Red Lightnin'.
's cocaine addiction drained most of his finances, and his recording studio burned to the ground in 1982. He ran afoul of the law as well, and was arrested numerous times on mostly drug-related offenses. When he and
were jointly inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, he was unable to attend the ceremony because he was serving prison time. When
's autobiography was adapted into the 1993 film What's Love Got to Do With It,
signed away all of his rights, allowing the filmmakers to take narrative liberties for dramatic effect if they chose.
attempted a comeback after being released from prison; he also remarried and finally overcame his addictions to live a clean, sober life. At first he tried to keep up with the times musically, but after touring with
Joe Louis Walker
as a pianist and guitarist, he realized there was more demand for his original style, and formed a new version of
the Kings of Rhythm
. His autobiography, Takin' Back My Name, was published by a U.K. company in 1999, and in 2001 he released a new album,
Here and Now
, which was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Traditional Blues Album category; it was also nominated for several W.C. Handy Awards (the blues equivalent of the Grammys) and took honors for Comeback Album of the Year.
Risin' with the Blues
, released five years later, was nominated for a Grammy in the same category.
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President Barack Obama has defended the honour of his United Nations (UN) ambassador, Susan Rice, with what New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd calls "virile flare".
Will he now nominate her as his secretary of state when Hillary Clinton steps down?
In his first post-election press conference last Wednesday, Mr Obama said it was "outrageous" to "besmirch (Ms Rice's) reputation" by suggesting she deliberately misled voters about the September 11 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans, including the ambassador, dead.
Ms Rice delivered the administration's talking points on the TV talk show circuit the Sunday after the attack. The script had her say that the attack at that stage appeared primarily to have been a spontaneous reaction to the US refusal to suppress a movie offensive to Muslims.
This, it is now clear, did not fully reflect what the White House was hearing either from its intelligence services or from the Libyan authorities, both of whom had concluded the attack was planned by al-Qaeda affiliates.
The CIA director at the time, Gen David Petraeus, whose resignation Mr Obama has since accepted after it emerged he had been sleeping with his biographer, told Congress on Friday the agency had included references to al-Qaeda in its version of the script but someone had edited them out.
Ms Rice's critics, the loudest of whom are Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, seemingly want to believe that she was complicit in an election season cover-up to protect the claim that Mr Obama's leadership was rendering al-Qaeda a negligible threat.
Her supporters, including most vociferously the president himself, contend she was simply delivering mail for her boss after Ms Clinton begged off, saying she was too drained from the events of the week to do the job herself.
Ms Rice, they say, was not involved in the drafting of the talking points and if mentions of al-Qaeda were excised, the motive was to protect intelligence sources. not to deceive.
Wherever the truth lies, the thought of Ms Rice replacing Ms Clinton is stirring passions, pro and con, both in Washington and further afield.
Her principal rival is said to be senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, but unnamed White House officials are putting it about that Ms Rice is the frontrunner.
The contest is being waged, naturally, in the media, and there, at least, Ms Rice seems to be losing ground.
As people with strong personalities and unconcealed ambition are wont to do, she has made plenty of anonymously talkative enemies since coming to Washington to work in Bill Clinton's White House and later as his assistant secretary of state for Africa.
The New York Times' Ms Dowd and the Washington Post's Dana Milbank both batted for the opposition in Sunday's papers.
"Is Rice Cooked?" the headline on Ms Dowd's column asks hopefully. Very much so, thinks Ms Milbank. "There likely aren't enough Republican or Democratic votes in the Senate to confirm her."
Ms Rice was on the White House National Security Council at the time of the Rwandan genocide. Ms Dowd reaches for a parallel between Ms Rice's actions then and now.
Then, says the columnist, she argued for playing down the scale of the Rwandan killing lest the Clinton administration's reluctance to get involved undermine Democrats' prospects in the 1994 midterm elections.
Now, she was for playing down what she must have known was likely al-Qaeda involvement in the Benghazi attack lest it be grist for Mitt Romney.
Ms Milbank writes of Ms Rice "she can be a most undiplomatic diplomat", a view shared by the anonymous Russian official quoted in the Moscow business daily Kommersant calling her "too ambitious and aggressive" and warning that US-Russian relations would suffer were she to get the nod.
Michael Hirsh, writing in the respected National Journal, argues Benghazi "may be the least of (Ms Rice's) problems."
He expects questions to be raised about her relationship with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and her reasons for wanting to delay publication of a UN report finding that his government had backed the M 23 rebel movement in eastern Congo.
On a visit to Washington for a session of the now-defunct US-SA Binational Commission, then-deputy president Thabo Mbeki was asked at a press conference to comment on reports that he and assistant secretary Rice were not hitting it off. "No," he replied, "I admire her somewhat."
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"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb . . . "
Isaiah 11:6
HEREFORD - That line immediately jumped into my head as I read John Kanelis' March 3 column, "Locals check their partisanship at the door."
I was so moved to the call to brotherhood that I almost forgot who he was talking about.
It's like watching those Tony Sanchez commercials on television. He seems like such a nice man. Why is it that he neglected to tell you that he was running for the "Democratic" nomination for governor?
Could it be because he was a major campaign contributor to the Republican opponent of Ann Richards, the last Democratic governor of Texas, maybe the only truly Democratic governor of Texas?
Could it be because he was one of the largest campaign contributors to George W. Bush's presidential campaign?
Should all those good Democrats in Texas forget Sanchez's record just to get another Democrat into the governor's office?
This is what happens when the lamb lives with the wolf.
On Dec. 12, 2000, the blatantly partisan U.S. Supreme Court totally ignored the longstanding precedent of not interfering in state matters, when it clearly has no national basis in law, and installed Bush in the White House, despite the wishes of the majority of Americans, and, it appears, the majority of Floridians.
Bush tells us to "get over it."
The only thing we have had to "get over" was eight years of peace and prosperity and the hope of eight more.
Now, Kanelis wants us to hold hands with those who foisted this travesty upon us and forget that people like Karl Rove, a man Joseph Goebbels would be proud to call "friend," are responsible for our current predicament, and that he just wishes us well.
Let us be good little lambs and live with the beast.
Maybe Kanelis should call his relatives back in the old country and ask how willing they would be to share some wine and jokes with the Turks. After 400 years of occupation, maybe they would be willing to put aside hard feelings and live together.
Heroes like Theodoros Kolokotronis, Marko Botsaris, George Koundouriotis and Admiral Andreas Miaoulis, names familiar to those of us who have walked the streets of Greece, might not be so willing to forget their sacrifice. I certainly know that the people I have talked to have not forgotten.
I will fly my Greek flag on March 25 to celebrate the birthplace of democracy and Greek Independence day.
Not just independence from the Turks, for it was many years after the Turks before Greece was able to remove all occupiers, including the U.S.-backed colonels, and restore democracy.
The birthplace of democracy has less modern experience with freedom and democracy than the United States, and the lambs of Greece certainly will not be willing to live with a right-wing junta anytime soon.
What is the danger in living with a wolf?
Ask Milton Mayer, an American of German/Jewish extraction and author of "They Thought They Were Free," a book about how "decent men" were duped into becoming Nazis.
He explains how the people were gradually accustomed to being governed by surprise, to hear about decisions that were deliberated in secret (like our energy policy), to being told to trust the government because the people could not possibly understand the complicated information (evidence against Osama bin Laden), or evidence that was so dangerous it could not be released in the interest of national security (military tribunals in secret).
Just trust us, the government said, and you know what happened.
Sure, it can't happen here.
Not unless the lambs live with the wolves.
It is not about Republicans and Democrats gathering as friends.
If a Democrat could be friends with a Republican, then one or the other should be switching parties, for I believe that true friends share ideals.
Politics is not something you do at the precinct every couple of years, but a careful study of which party and which candidate best reflects your ideals, your values, your goals and your aspirations.
A candidate who cannot do that cannot be your friend. A lamb cannot live with a wolf. Not even blood can make that happen.
Ben Larson is a social worker in Hereford and a frequent contributor to the Other Opinion page.
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Diagnostic Hearing Evaluation
You will first need to have your hearing tested by a licensed audiologist. The hearing test will provide a starting point for determining hearing aid candidacy. The audiologist may recommend a physician consultation based on the test results prior to the hearing aid fitting. A current hearing test (performed within six months) is needed for accurate hearing aid assessment.
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You and the audiologist will discuss the different styles and features available in hearing aids. A spouse or family member is welcome during the hearing aid process. This appointment is scheduled to allow an appropriate amount of time for discussion (however may not require the full time allotted).
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6 Questions hanging heavily over summer 2013's movie season
1 Can M. Night Shyamalan regain his touch, or must he find another line of work? He thrilled us with "The Sixth Sense," spooked us with "Signs," then lost us with "The Lady in the Water" and "The Last Airbender." Is this M.'s last chance to turn things around? If he can't do it with Will Smith and his son paired on post-apocalyptic Earth in "After Earth," he might consider wallpapering. (June 7)
2 Can 'Pacific Rim' live up to the hype? Fanboys have buzzed about this big-budget battle between monsters from the deep and save-the-day robots ever since they saw footage at Comic-Con. Director Guillermo del Toro doesn't lack for vision. If "Pacific Rim" has more heart than the wearying "Transformers" franchise, it could be a summer smash. (July 12)
3 Is every sequel an automatic hit? Hollywood loves sequels because they're low-risk with high potential. Some are no-brainers: "Star Trek Into Darkness," "Iron Man 3," "Fast and Furious 6" (May 24). But do we need "Grown Ups 2"? "Red 2"? "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters"? "Kick-Ass 2"? "300: Rise of an Empire"?
4 The horror, the horror -- where's horror? Except for "World War Z," nothing scary arrives until "V/H/S 2" (July 12), "The Conjuring" (July 19), "You're Next" (Aug. 23) and "Grown-Ups 2" (July 12).
5 Will new spins on buddy films win us over? "The Heat" (June 28) pairs Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as mismatched cops; it's directed by Paul Feig. He also did "Bridesmaids," McCarthy's breakout film, so hopes are high. "This is the End" stars James Franco as host of a party with his real-life friends -- Danny McBride, Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill. Nothing puts a damper on a party like learning the world is ending. Or does it? I smell a hit. (June 12)
6 Really? In the spirit of "SNL": Love Channing Tatum, but "White House Down"? Really? Illusionists who double as modern-day Robin Hoods? Really? "Now You See Me" in theaters on June 7; now you don't on June 14. Dead policemen battling aliens in "R.I.P.D." (July 19)? Really? Isn't that basically a "Men in Black" makeover?
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O'Connell, who costars with Jim Belushi on CBS's The Defenders, recently put Romijn's tips to use while posing for the cover of VEGAS magazine.
"It's almost like having my own personal America's Next Top Model tutor," he said at a party Saturday at the Gold Boutique Nightclub and Lounge at Ariato in Las Vegas celebrate his issue launch, with his "tutor" by his side.
O'Connell's education, however, was placed on hold while the couple celebrated time away from their 21-month-old twin daughters, Dolly and Charlie, who were being watched by Romijn's sister.
"This is like our night off," O'Connell said, adding that he really knows more about parenting than modeling. "I've learned just not to get mad – to ignore the behavior but not the child."
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VIDEOBALL is an electronic sport game that features the best of basketball, soccer, football, old-fashioned shooters, first-person shooters, and real-time strategy games - and it's all on one screen, for easy spectating, and it controls with just one analog stick and one button.
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XFX Fatal1ty 8600 GT Professional Series
Game Benchmarks - CoD 2, F.E.A.R. and Oblivio
Published: 1st July 2007 | Source: XFX | Price: |Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 2 is a fairly recent game that uses a lot of DirectX 9.0c features, including real time shadows, amazing smoke effects and some nice looking HDR effects. This makes the game very taxing at these high resolutions. I played a fully patched up version of the game. Once again I played through the game with a two minute gaming session including explosions, smoke and also lots of snow.
Note that for this review I played at 1280 x 1024 with 4 x AA, all other settings were on maximum.
Let's see how the cards fared here:
F.E.A.R. is a game based on an engine that uses many features of DirectX 9.0c. It has volumetric lighting, soft shadows, parallax mapping and particle effects, with a slow-motion mode that really taxes today's top of the line GPU's. I played a fully updated game with the latest patches installed. I played three two-minute runs on a taxing part of the game with plenty of action, using slow-motion for the full time whilst firing at enemy soldiers and using grenades that produce a cool "blast" contortion effect when blown up.
The cards were played at 1280 x 1024 with 4 x AA, 4 x FSAA and soft shadows disabled. All other settings were on maximum.
Oblivion is an awesome RPG with a simply huge immersive environment, great graphics and incredibly realistic scenery. This game is currently one of the most testing games that you can buy and it is certainly a test of the high-end cards here. I chose to do a run-through of the Arena part of the game. I spoke to a character, did some magic whilst in a fight and fought in the arena that is pretty huge. Also as well as doing this test I took a wander around to make sure that the benchmark resembled the general gameplay with each card. In-game settings used:
A pattern is emerging and I can only attribute this to the XFX 650i Ultra motherboard as it is the only difference in setups between the XFX "XXX" Edition 8600 GT and the XFX Fatal1ty 8600 GT Professional Series card.
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It`s a decent performer, and gives u the cooling benefits, if that`s the solution u`r after. @ ~ £111, I don`t think u can go that wrong tbh, cards in that bracket are only give or take a small sum.
The packaging does seem disappointing. Package clutter doesn`t cost the company anything at all, and promo stuff especially. Infact the XFX 7600GT 580m is packaged a whole lot better and is obviously an older card.
What impresses me most is the clocking of the Foxconn GTS card - but that detracts from the topic I guess >.<
If XFX are fishing for some impressive feedback, the backplane slot needs a bit of `tarting up`. Something as simple as XFX 8600 GT Fatal1ty in a green raised stamping on their black background would not only promote the card visually, but further seperate it from the mainstream. From the back as it stands, it looks like a regular XFX -anything- card.
Another thing, people will be put off with the likes of the 3DMark scores - that`s a shame. It`s not enough to dismiss the card imo, when it performs obviously better in `the real world`.
(oh and correct the reference to an 8700 on page 4, I got overly excited when I saw that)Quote
The clocks on that thing seem to be huge compared to stock, I'm suprised it can pull it off as much as it does being passive.Quote
@Rast - the foxconn OC's more as it is a stock-clocked card. People generally would rather buy the fastest out there but the small enthusiast overclocking segment would (and should) buy the cheapest and OC that
Still a nice cooler like this one gives you a great reason to buy the cardQuote
I would have to say though that i see a flaw on page 2 Kemp. The cooler looks like a modified version of the one i have and if thats true the memory is not cooled at all.Quote
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I would have to say though that i see a flaw on page 2 Kemp. The cooler looks like a modified version of the one i have and if thats true the memory is not cooled at all.
Edit: Well yes it is actually cooled according to the image.Quote
One thing I am not sure about is this.
The 8600GT has two Dual Link DVI ports for output as well as an S-Video out. It's at this point I will remind you that no HDTV connection is included, which is a shame. Having said that, the DVI ports are both HDCP enabled so you should be good to go if you want to connect to your HDCP enabled HDTV...if it has DVI-in.
If the card has HDCP, wouldn't a simple adapter cable allow it to be fully compatible with HDMI televisions?Quote
Originally Posted by name='Gibbs'
Kempez could you take a few measurements
Its left me with a dilema now I will Watercool GPU(s) in the not too distant future, once i get my feet wet.Would it be worth Going SLi on this then liquid cool eventualy OC?
Since i've been reading the forums i am gettin more tempted (its taken me 10 years to put a multimeter on my PSU)
My current setup is 2 year old being on benifit its hard to keep up but OC'ing will help.Or would i be better off spending the same £ on One card? I Have more questions but i'll limit them Quote
And isn't that card very very pretty!Quote
Hah! Must be nice, considering i have a bigger one on my video card and my memory is not being cooled at all.Quote
Edit: Well yes it is actually cooled according to the image.
XFX Fatal1ty 8600 GT Potential for more oc'ing with liquid
XFX 8600 GTS XXX Massivly oc'd already.
I'd appreciate some input i'm lookin to spend £250 on 2xSLI or One card
As for choice between the two - they're clocked the same, but if you're watercooling you may as well get the cheapestQuote
But for a selfish reason, I`d like to see how the 2 x 8600 get on >.<Quote
Originally Posted by name='Rastalovich'
Ya for the price of 2 x 8600GT, I`d rather 1 x 8800 tbh.
Only if you have an 8800GTX and a wad of cash burning a hole in your pocket, with absolutely nothing else to buy, should you consider SLI.Quote
Originally Posted by name='Rastalovich'
Ya for the price of 2 x 8600GT, I`d rather 1 x 8800xx tbh.
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Dixon escapee nabbed in Baton Rouge
On the morning of Monday, November 10, authorities from Dixon Correctional Institute, West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office, Baton Rouge Police Department and East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Department joined forces to locate a DCI inmate who had escaped from the Prison Enterprises Wakefield Meat Processing Plant in West Feliciana Parish.
The inmate, Anthony Williams, was part of an inmate trustee crew assigned to the meat processing facility. When authorities discovered that Williams was missing, DCI Warden Steve Rader alerted his staff, and they began following Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections policies, which stipulate what should be done in the event of an inmate escape.
Although the inmate was not scheduled to be released from prison until the year 2014, DCI learned that he had telephoned his family the night before and indicated to them that he was scheduled to be released from prison on Monday. Officials also learned that the inmate had made arrangements for someone to meet him at a restaurant in St. Francisville and transport him to a bus station in Baton Rouge.
Through information obtained during the morning of the escape, it was believed that Williams planned to return to his home in Marrero, La. Authorities went to the CATS transit terminal in Baton Rouge, where the inmate had planned to catch a LA Swift bus to New Orleans. As officers were driving in the vicinity of the bus station, the escapee was sighted. The inmate fled to a vacant house where he was captured.
After capture, Anthony Williams was transported to West Feliciana Parish Prison where he was booked for simple escape. He was then returned to DCI.


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Missionary Rachel Smith was carefully telling the Christmas Story to a group of primitive headhunters in the jungles of Peru. With simplicity she told the story of some men who were in the fields guarding their sheep when an angel suddenly appeared. "What did he look like?" asked one. "Just like a man," she answered. …
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Efforts to secure a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Millsaps College were begun in 1931, in the administration of Dr. David Martin Key. Hopes for an early approval were defeated by lack of sufficient endowment, in the eyes of the National Society, to support an academic program of truly first quality. Also there was not a sufficient number of Millsaps faculty who were themselves members of Phi Beta Kappa. Before these deficiencies were corrected, American involvement in World War II led the National Society to suspend the granting of new chapters for a time. After the war was ended, the issue of racial segregation came rapidly into focus on the national scene, and it became clear that the National Council would not charter any institution that was racially segregated.
In 1965 the Millsaps Board of Trustees approved a policy of admissions without regard to race, and a renewed effort to secure a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was inaugurated in the late 1970's. With Millsaps' increased resources, improved curriculum, the attainment of the requisite number of Phi Beta Kappa faculty, the National Society approved a visitation by the Committee on Qualifications. This visit took place in early 1987. Its members recommended the granting of a chapter at Millsaps, which recommendation was approved by the Senate of Phi Beta Kappa and referred to the Council of the United Chapters for final action on the matter. Meeting in San Antonio, Texas on October 29, 1988, the Council voted well over the required 2/3's majority to approve a chapter at Millsaps.
The installation ceremony was performed on March 4, 1989, by the National President of Phi Beta Kappa Society, Dr. Otis A. Singletary. By an appropriate coincidence, Dr. Singletary (who also served as President of the University of Kentucky from 1969-1987) received his B.A. degree from Millsaps College in 1947.
The charter members of the Millsaps Chapter (Alpha of Mississippi) were Priscilla Fermon, Alan Graves, George M. Harmon, Robert H. King, Frank M. Laney, Jr., Richard P. Mallette, Suzanne Marrs, Judith W. Page, Lee H. Reiff, Edward L. Schrader, Elise L. Smith, Steven G. Smith, and Austin Wilson.
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the Installation Ceremony for their own distinguished achievements and as representation of those contributing to Millsaps' high scholarly ideals were five Foundation Members: Ross H. Moore, representing faculty; Homer E. Finger, Jr., representing the Methodist Church; Nathaniel S. Rogers, representing the Board of Trustees; Gwin J. Kolb, representing scholarship; and Eudora Welty, representing the creative arts.


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According to Konami, the word "Another" means "insanely difficult" in the Beatmania IIDX series.
I gave a toy in my store like three glances because it said "another" and it made no sense to me.
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Express the right-hand side of thedifferential equation for in terms of , , ,and .
b)We know that the current in thecircuit is growing. It will approach a steady state after a longtime (as tends to infinity), which implies that the differential term in ourcircuit equation will tend to zero, hence simplifying our equation.The current around the circuit will tend to an asymptotic value. What is ?


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Chuck Harmony
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|Chuck Harmony
|Birth name
|Charles T. Harmon
|East St. Louis, Illinois, United States
|Pop, R&B, Soul
|Record producer, Songwriter, Arranger, Musician, Engineer
|Piano, Drums
|Years active
Charles T. Harmon better known as Chuck Harmony, is an American music producer, musician and songwriter,[1] based in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Early life[edit]
Harmon was born and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois. His religious upbringing by parents that would only allow gospel music into the home saw Harmon establish his musical roots under the influence of leading local church artists. At age 4, he learned to play the drums, which served as the gateway instrument, leading to his growing infatuation with rhythm. A knack for being able to pick up new instruments quickly led to Harmon playing the trombone, tuba, piano, in addition to singing in the choir.
Harmon has production, composition, songwriting and instrumentation credits on many high charting albums including Mary J. Blige's Grammy winning Growing Pains, Ne-Yo's Grammy nominated Year of the Gentleman, Chrisette Michelle's Epiphany, Rihanna's "Russian Roulette", the first single of her album, Rated R. Harmony produced Fantasia's singles "Bittersweet" and "I'm Doin' Me" from her album "Back To Me".[2] He produced Keri Hilson's track Pretty Girl Rock. He also produced or wrote most tracks on K'naan's album Country, God or the Girl, released in 2012.
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- ^ "Producers Corner". Rappagesmagazine. Tanya Du'Shay. October 27, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ Reid, Tyrone S. (September 9, 2010). "Music Review: Fantasia – Back To Me". Seattle Post Intelligencer. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010.


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Having origins in the Slavic parts of Europe, primarily Eastern Europe. Sometimes confused as a race of people rather than a cultural and linguistic term.
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Lou Ann Barton
Barton, a 28-year-old Texan, has the power to turn those shards of crystal on Ella's tape commercials into splinters. It's a husky rhythm-and-blues voice that is two parts grit, one part heartbreak and one part getyoassouttahere. Co-producers Jerry Wexler (who's worked with Aretha Franklin) and Eagle Glenn Frey have added band instrumentals that snap, crackle and rock. I'm Old Enough and The Doodle Song are both scorchers composed by Scotland's answer to Bob Seger, Frankie Miller. There's more, and it all sounds refreshing. This woman could even put some spirit into You Light Up My Life.
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Now here's a mystery: A mother and her three kids are found dead, their bodies propped up and posed in a sick sort of wax museum; one of the corpses is wearing a birthday hat. Richard Widmark, the police chief, searches for the missing father, no doubt the murderer. Cut to a hospital where a car crash victim, Keith (Choose Me) Carradine, is getting his mangled face rebuilt; he has amnesia. Carradine falls in love with lovely Kathleen (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) Quinlan; she dumps her policeman-boyfriend Michael Beck; she and Carradine marry and start a new life together. Seven years later Widmark gets a tip that Carradine may be his man and tracks him down. But Carradine still can't remember who he is. Blackout does what a good mystery should: It toys with you, leading you to believe that Carradine is the missing murderer, then convincing you that he's not—back and forth. There are a few weaknesses in the movie. For one, Carradine and Beck look too much alike; that's confusing. And one crucial clue to the mystery is introduced too late. But never mind. Here's suspense and scary stuff. Here's a cable movie that's ready for prime time.
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The Randall boys and girls track teams brought home titles from the Hereford Invitational on Saturday at Hereford High School.
The Randall boys won an outright title, outscoring second-place Palo Duro, 157.5-123.5. Hereford finished third with 85 points, and Clovis, N.M., was fourth with 79.
The Randall girls scored 120 points to share the team title with Clovis. Hereford finished third with 108 points, and Canyon was fourth with 101.
The Randall boys scored big in the relays, winning the 800 relay in 1 minute, 30.17 seconds and finishing second to Palo Duro in the 400 and 1600 relays. Palo Duro ran a 43.79 to win the 400 and a 3:27.88 to win the 1600.
Randall got first-place finishes from Tanner Buschman in the pole vault (12 feet), Casey Felton in the discus (149 feet, 5 inches) and Tyler Willard in the 200 (22.88).
The Randall girls also fared well in the relays, winning the 800 in 1:45.12, finishing second in the 400 in 51.60 and third in the 1600 in 4:16.52.
In the girls highlight race of the day, Hereford's Abby Metcalf won the 800 in 2:21.25, beating Canyon's Class 3A defending state champion Lauren Simpson, who finished second in 2:22.31.
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Gray Magic Concentrate Color Additive
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Covers gray. Makes colors last longer. Decreases fading. For professional use only.
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Aug 8, 2012
Good Additive
I just learned about this product from my colorist. I do my own roots and only go to her about every 3 months. I ordered them and I find that it does help to cover the gray. I add 9 drops when I do my roots and that seems to be a sufficient amount.
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Apr 27, 2012
This Stuff Works!
I began using this on the advice of a salesperson at my local public beauty supply store. I had told her that henna doesn't stick well on my gray hair. I told her that I can't use regular hair dye because I have toxic overload and that it made my joints hurt. She recommended this to make the henna stick.
It works.
It doesn't make my scalp burn, and it doesn't make me sick. What I use it with is plain, organic henna, either cream, powder or Hennalucent, which is henna and a soy conditioner, and either way, it makes your hair absorb the henna better. I can't tell that it has any odor, as all I can smell is the henna.
I think that it's a really good deal. I color my hair about once a month and a bottle lasts me nearly a year.
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Jan 9, 2011
Grey Magic..my Best Hair Buddy
I've been using GM for 20yrs. I have resistant grey hair. I use it with whatever permanent color I choose and either 20 or 30 developer. My haircolor range is from dark mahogany to light coppery red. I love this product! WHY they don't teach about it in cosmetology school beats me.
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Oct 9, 2010
The Gray Blocker
I am African American and have had Blonde hair for the past 30+ years, I use 40 volume peroxide and approximately a 1/4 packet of booster and a fabulous color. Approximatel 7 years ago I spotted Gray Magic in the beauty supply, as I was just beginning to gray I thought I would give it a try, I now add the Gray Magic to my concoction and the results are absolutely wonderful. Unintentional "multiple colored hair "ain't cute", Brown, blonde, gray, uh, uh.
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Feb 19, 2010
So Worth It!
I've been using this over 5 years. I use 10 volume developer with a dye for the beauty supply. I add the 10 drops per ounce of color just like the box says. It penetrates the grey and doesn't fade! I love it! I do take care of my hair though. So if you flat iron/blowdry/hot roll your hair daily, you may not have the same luck.
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Nov 4, 2009
Worked Well With Colorsilk 7a Med. Ash Blonde
Was a little skeptical because of my 20% gray hair on my crown, but Gray magic worked rather well. It did turn the haircolor mixture darker but the color turned out the same . I hope it last long. Also I used only 5 drops per oz. and had color on 20 minutes only.
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Aug 28, 2009
Grey Magic Is Just That
Being a hair stylist myself I always like to try things on myself before my clients, and have just completed the task....So mixed up my colour which is a very dark brown & plum shade, then added the Grey magic. Firstly I was shocked it was a dark colour, and once mixed with my tint "horrified" when it turned bright orange.....But I still applied to my hair, and was getting worried as it stayed orange for 10-12mins, where after my normal plum shade re-appeared. Happily after the required time, rinsed, dryed and was amazed those little resistant stubbourn grey hairs around my hairline which generally don't seem to cover well, have actually gone with using Grey Magic.....So I think it actually does the job it says it does and would definately use again on myself. I would also use it on my dark haired clients, but would be worried to use on the fair haired one's as I think me applying a bright orange product on their normally light hair shade would be a bit scary for them, unless they agreed to let me try. On the whole so far I think it is a worthy product, but will interested to see how my colour lasts over the grey hairs in the next couple of weeks. Just one poor point is that its a shame they dont warn you on the bottle that your normal colour will change to a different colour for a while, but I suppose really if I had thought about it the product puts back yellow & red pigments which is why it works!!
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Jun 27, 2009
Mystery Ingredients?
I can not find the ingredients on the label or web site. There is a warning about dont use near eyes, as can cause blindness and skin irritation. Sounds like it might be the very dangerous ingredient p-phenylendiamine. Which the FDA banned and removed from market in 1938 in all products applied to the skin except hair dye which must be 5% or less. It makes dyes last longer and was used in lash products that caused blindness. Its now reappeared in henna tatoo to make them last longer, but dermatologists are seeing skin rashes and blisterings. My sister had to stop dyeing her hair, due to blistering and swollen eyes. Be very careful.
15 out of 25 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Elizabeth Omps
May 7, 2009
Grey Magic
My grey hair just stopped absorbing hair color. I decided to use 40 volume with my color and added the grey magic according to directions. Im happy to report that there was no residual grey at all and I have some of the most resistent grey on the planet. I should add that my hair is in pretty good shape, hence the 40 volume with torrid steamy cappucino. and the result was gorgeous. go grey magic!
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Skp From Nj
Nov 15, 2008
Does Not Work
I tried coloring my hair with & without this product & the result was the same. So it does not work. I have resistant gray hair & dark hair. The color fades off the resistant hair within a few days.
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Billy Wellman, Kirby Campbell Named Academic All-MAC
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State first baseman Billy Wellman and outfielder Kirby Campbell were named to the 2012 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team for baseball.
The team was selected by a vote of the league's faculty athletic representatives from among a group of nominees that had at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and participated in at least 50 percent of their team's games for the season. A total of 21 student-athletes were named to the team based on their academic and athletic achievements.
Wellman, a product of Jay County High School in Portland, Ind., has maintained a 3.90 GPA with a major in exercise science. A sophomore last season, he took over the starting role at first base down the stretch and finished second on the team with a .324 batting average and 26 RBI. Wellman started the final 14 MAC contests of the season and hit .373 with 15 RBI against league opponents.
Campbell, a local product from Cowan High School, owns a 3.94 GPA with a major in business administration. As a junior in 2012, he played in 32 games and made 14 starts for the Cardinals, collecting 12 hits, eight runs scored and four RBI. Campbell was perfect on all three of his stolen base attempts.
In addition to the Academic All-MAC honors for Wellman and Campbell, five other Cardinal baseball players were MAC Honor Roll selections. They were Sean Godfrey, Cody Campbell, T.J. Weir, Blake Beemer and Mitch Widau.
2012 Baseball Academic All-MAC Team
Billy Wellman, Ball State
Kirby Campbell, Ball State
Patrick Martin, Bowling Green
Andrew Kubuski, Bowling Green
Alex Baldock, Buffalo
Matt Pollock, Buffalo
Zack Cooper, Central Michigan
Brent Ohrman, Eastern Michigan
Bo Kinder, Eastern Michigan
Sam Ott, Eastern Michigan
Tucker Rubino, Eastern Michigan
Steve Weber, Eastern Michigan
Jimmy Rider, Kent State
David Lyon, Kent State
Evan Campbell, Kent State
Matt Rosinski, Miami
Ben Hammer, Toledo
James Miglin, Toledo
Joe Corfman, Toledo
Matt Dolewski, Toledo
Ryan Wilkinson, Toledo


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Blue & Cream BBQ Jump off in Flatbush
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props to my man William Ellis for putting it down every summer in Brooklyn. We go way back to Junior high school in Bed-Stuy art class and lunchroom antics. Last night was the annual BBQ at his crib in Flatbush. Good tunes, people and food! Had a blast and get bent lol. Props to Mike Oasis for getting my ass home safe, As you see on the way home, I was REALLY on one hahahhaa. Props to Alvin, Then I hit the block and Sadat X and Killa, Slice and everyone was chillin on the stoop and I ended sippin more Henny… Officially DONE lol. Check for Will at Habana Outpost on Fulton street every Saturday. he rocks the turntables all afternoon. Check for him and tell him Deka from Radcollector sent you.
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Gameshow builds on '60 Minutes' lead-in
Auds were clearly looking for something fresh on the first Sunday of the summer season as USA scored with a new drama and CBS fared pretty well with an updated version of a classic gameshow.
At USA, lighthearted police drama "In Plain Sight" averaged roughly a 1.8 rating/5 share in adults 18-49 during the 10 o'clock hour and 5.25 million viewers overall, according to Nielsen prelims — besting repeat dramas on ABC and CBS and running second in the time period to NBC's "Dateline."
The Mary McCormack-led skein outperformed the launch of last summer's successful USA drama "Burn Notice" by about 15% in adults 18-49 and by roughly 30% in total viewers. It also fared better than last year's firstrun USA debut of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
USA hasn't done better demos in the Sunday 10 p.m. timeslot since the second-season premiere of "The 4400" in June 2005.
The "In Plain Sight" aud was ideally balanced between the sexes, with men accounting for 51% of the 18-49ers tuning in.
Competition will get tougher beginning this week when Lifetime's "Army Wives" kicks off its second season. The Sunday 10 p.m. hour will also be home to season two of AMC's "Mad Men" beginning in mid July.
CBS, meanwhile, has reason to be pleased by Sunday's debut of "Million Dollar Password." Updated hourlong version of the gameshow, hosted by Regis Philbin, won its 8 o'clock hour in both adults 18-49 (2.2/7) and total viewers (10.7 million), according to Nielsen prelims — drawing the largest overall aud of the night.
It built by 2 shares on its lead-in from "60 Minutes" (1.5/5 in 18-49, 10.0 million viewers overall) and beat out repeat competition from ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," Fox's comedy block and an NBC "Most Outrageous Moments" spec.


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Get in the mood for the Holidays with Nintendo
Nintendo knows that pretty soon everyone will be in the malls trying to find that perfect gift. Unless you are like me and skipping gifts this year. But if you find yourself in a mall, then look for Nintendo at the 35 malls below. They'll be there demoing brand new games from Nintendo for the holidays. The mall tour starts November 23 and will be at the malls below through December 20. "Using the Wii console's popular motion controls, Nintendo Holiday Mall Experience participants can play activities like archery and basketball in Wii Sports Resort™, explore the four-person multiplayer excitement of New Super Mario Bros. ™ Wii, step onto the Wii Balance Board™ accessory to experience new activities and enhanced features in the fitness-themed Wii Fit™ Plus, and more. They can also pick up a Nintendo DSi system to sample hand-held games such as Style Savvy, which lets players manageRead more →By GamingAngel in News 2 Comments »
Spike TV announces the 2009 VGAs!
Very excited today because SpikeTV has announced their 2009 Video Game Awards which will be a two-hour event on December 12, 2009. This year the show will be LIVE. We've always had a blast at the Spike VGAs. They are fun to cover, the red carpet is amazing because you actually get to interview the people we admire in the gaming industry. This year's awards are going to be more than just awards for the last year. They are going to show global premiers of never-before-seen titles and showcase many new announcements. Companies that will be showing new content are: 2K, Activision, Disney Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts, LucasArts Entertainment, Microsoft Game Studios, THQ, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. With more to be announced later. Halo: Reach will be one of the exclusives showing the opening of the game. Video Games | Halo: Reach | VGA Announcement Promo XBox 360Read more →By GamingAngel in News 1 Comment »
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days announced
That's right, Kane & Lynch are back for a sequel. IO Interactive, a part of Square Enix Europe, is confirming Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days for the Xbox 360, Playstation3, and PC in 2010. Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will have a new visual experience. Which is described as being designed to deliver a "fresh perspective to the words 'intensity' and 'realism' in games". "Gamers are always looking for something new and that is exactly what they are going to get with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days," said Niels Jørgensen, general manager of IO Interactive. "A special thanks to gamers worldwide for their feedback. They are certainly in for a shock as we, with immense pride, welcome back our two dear, violent and somewhat unfortunate friends." FollowRead more →
Gravity Bear Expands the Social Game Experience
Today Gravity Bear unveiled their debut social gaming title, Battle Punks. Battle Punks gives players a totally new experience in the world of social gaming, with 3D combat game play, customizable avatars, and fantasy backgrounds. Start by building a unique avatar using their character creation tool, and then win weapons, spells, experience points, and treasure by showing other community members who's boss. Choose from an array of battle gear and any weapons already won before each bout, all in specially designed 3D environments "Our goal with Battle Punks is to help people have fun and deeply memorable experiences with their friends through games", said Phil Shenk, Co-Founder and CEO of Gravity Bear, "This is the primary mission of Gravity Bear, so our first title is designed from the ground up to be a shining example of that philosophy of community and fun. We can't wait to build a new communityRead more →By dawn in Casual Game News 1 Comment »
Vitality Sensor to be shown again at E3
The last time we saw or heard anything about the Vitality Sensor was at this past E3. Since then it's been nothing but a flat line in terms of new information on the peripheral. But it looks like we're going to get some new information about the Vitality Sensor at next year's E3. In an interview with Kotaku, Reggie Fils-Aime stated: "We will show off the Vitality Sensor with software at E3. I'm not going to give you any more hints beyond that." We've suggested that we may see the Vitality Sensor in use with an upcoming Hudson title which the producer promptly denied. I guess we'll see at E3. FollowRead more →
Interview with Ben Templesmith on PSP comics
The European Playstation Blog has an interview with Ben Templesmith about digital comics and particularly digital comics on the PSP. Ben Templesmith is the creator of Wormwood and will be the first of his titles to be on the PSP. He talks about his thoughts on comics going digital, "the new frontier". FollowRead more →
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sets all time sales records
Yes, we're still talking MW2 on GamingAngels. The title is making all kinds of waves and today it's the good kind… money. Modern Warfare 2 has shattered theatrical box office and video game sales for five-day worldwide sales. The new records for five days of sales is now $550 million according to initial Activision estimates. $550 million is huge. To give you some sort of idea on comparisons with other forms of entertainment, Activision sent over a list of items that they beat out: The largest reported five-day opening worldwide box office gross figures, held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($394 million) The largest reported five-day opening domestic box office gross figures, held by The Dark Knight ($203.8 million) The largest reported five-day worldwide video game sales record, previously held by Grand Theft Auto IV (6 million units, $500 million) The largest reported opening first-day domestic box officeRead more →
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising PC demo available now
Codemasters has announced the Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising PC demo today. Gamers can find information on downloading the demo and how to play the first mission at www.flashpointgame.com in the "Public Affairs" section. The title is currently out on the 360, PS3 and the PC. In additional support/celebration for the game, Codemasters will also be providing premium avatar items on Xbox Live Marketplace. The avatar items range from military themed clothing, t-shirts, baseball caps, camo suits, and Special Forces tactical clothing. When you're done with the demo, enter our Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising swag contest! FollowRead more →
Review: Zombie Pizza
Platform: iPhone/ iPod Touch Publisher: Appy Entertainment Rating: 9+ for Infrequent/ Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence and Infrequent/Mild Horror/ Fear Themes. PASS I received Zombie Pizza to review at the same time I was reviewing a different cooking game: Gourmania. I couldn't ask for 2 more different games. In Zombie Pizza, players to help the zombies by providing pizzas to nourish them. Players are given a cookbook to look over before entering the kitchen. The point then becomes to make as many pizzas as possible that match the recipes in the cookbook. This earns players points and once players reach certain levels, they are awarded with medals. Although Zombie Pizza is rated 9+ for Infrequent/ Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence and Infrequent/Mild Horror/ Fear Themes, I would find it very difficult to believe any child older than 6 or 7 would be disturbed by this game. Yes, players are using human organsRead more →By GamergirlSB in Mobile No comments yet
Buying Microsoft – An Abusive Relationship
It was a summer day when it happened again. The sun hung high in the sky, the temperature found itself comfortable around 75, so naturally I was inside playing Left 4 Dead. Ever since the Survivor DLC, my Xbox 360 had been acting, well… weird. Freezing on the loading screens became a daily occurrence. Frustrating, but bearable; at least it wasn't a Red Ring of Death. That is, until it was. Call me an idealist, but I thought that Microsoft would never let the same customer get Red Ringed twice — No way, they'd fixed it. Sure there were horror stories buzzing around message boards of gamers who had Red Ringed six, seven times, but of course that could never happen to me, right? If the term "fangirl" is appropriate here, I'll take it, but I truly had faith in Microsoft fixing my Xbox when it broke the first time.Read more →By Rachel in Angel Life 7 Comments »


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Lino Stanchich is a Licensed Nutritionist, Kushi Institute Certified Macrobiotic Educator and Counselor, and Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist with over 40 years experience. He is a respected author and teacher of the macrobiotic diet, philosophy, and lifestyle, along with energy exercises (Chi Kung), shiatsu massage, Do-In self-massage, and Conscious Eating Techniques. Mr. Stanchich received the prestigious Aveline Kushi Award from Michio Kushi in 2006. As a former faculty member of the Kushi Institute, Lino currently serves on the K.I. Summer Conference faculty, both in the U.S.A. and Europe. He is a member of the Kushi Institute Macrobiotic Educators Association.
Mr. Stanchich is a multi-lingual educator who has established several macrobiotic learning centers in the following cities: Providence, Rhode Island; San Francisco, California; West New York, New Jersey; Boulder, Colorado; Escondido, California; Tucson, Arizona, and Asheville, North Carolina. He has lectured at major macrobiotic centers throughout the world, as well as to universities, hospitals, medical schools, corporations, and the United Nations Macrobiotic Organization.
Author of the popular books, Power Eating Program, You Are How You Eat, Macrobiotic Healing Secrets, and The Natural Bladder Control Program, Mr. Stanchich has created "Healing Mealtime Music" audio, and the dynamic self-massage and exercise video "Energize Yourself," as well as the laughter therapy audio, "Laugh for the Health of It!" In conjunction with Sean DiMaria, he has recently produced the popular audio, "Using Your Mind to Heal Your Body," to assist people in creating positive and dynamic mental affirmations for periods of meditation while eating. Lino Stanchich has appeared on a wide variety of international radio and television shows.
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Park campaign hits summer swoon
With August the prime vacation season, its hard to get anything done, let alone mobilize the vote.
Partners for Parks met Monday to organize a campaign that they hope will have island voters in September saying Yes and Yes for Parks: to convert the current park district to metropolitan status, and to fund the park system until funding for the metro district begins in 2006.
Enthusiasm and ideas were plentiful Monday night, but turnout was not great enough to find someone to run the campaign. Until one is found, park board member Tom Swolgaard will be the default campaign chair.
A lot of people are out on vacation at this time, said parks pool supervisor John DeMeyer, who ran the meeting.
The summer lull even affects campaign strategies; many service clubs, targeted for visits by park backers, dont even meet in August.
Still, the group has a multi-pronged approach to educate voters and mobilize yes votes: mailing an all-island informational letter, emailing sport clubs, urging petition signers to persuade friends to vote yes, phoning likely yes voters and manning an information booth at the Farmers Market every Saturday starting Aug. 14.
Voters face two park questions on the Sept. 14 ballot. One is the metro park question, which requires 50 percent voter approval to pass. Second is the M&O levy, which requires 60 percent. Approval is needed for funding to keep the park district operating in 2005, regardless of whether formation of the metropolitan park district is approved.
I dont think theres any problem with support (of the parks), DeMeyer said. Its just understanding what these votes mean. (With a metropolitan district) people using the parks probably wont notice any difference except there wont be any M&O levy on ballots (every two years), he said. The same facilities, same programs and same instructors will be there.
The M&O levy question is worded as an excess levy on the ballot, although it will fund just current level of operation for 2005.
If the levy is not approved, DeMeyer surmises the Nakata
Pool scheduled to be closed for maintenance in September would remain closed. The older Williamson Pool would then close at year-end.
Other programs also would shut down until a new levy passes.
There will be no registration (for park-sponsored classes) on Sept. 16 if the levy doesnt pass on the 14th, said Sue Hylen of the park district.
Partners for Parks will meet every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center for meetings and campaign activities like envelope stuffing parties. Campaign donations for postage and printing can be sent to Partners for Parks, P.O. Box 11726, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. Information: email@example.com.
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We Eat Late, But We Like It That WayKelly Wickham
Thanks so much to the folks at Pillsbury for sponsoring this post and for providing Pillsbury products for me to have some fun with.
We are a late family. I say that to explain that we eat dinner late in our home. It's not really done on purpose and more suits our needs to have a full meal together while sitting at the table so that we can connect and talk to one another in the evenings. It also helps when my oldest daughter, who has a home of her own now, comes over after work and kickboxing to eat with her brothers, The Cuban, and me.
We are also a family full of nicknames. "The Cuban" is a misnomer because he's neither Cuban nor a sandwich, but it stuck.
Since we eat after 7pm each night we have instituted healthy snacking options. Sometimes this is as easy as grabbing an apple or banana from the fruit bowl but we are not opposed to creating something new to keep the children's stomachs happy while they wait for dinner. That's where the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest comes into our happy family story: every year we say we're going to enter and test out recipes on the children only to forget to actually sign up for the contest!
I told you we were a late' family.
When we first began looking into the contest The Cuban went out and bought every Pillsbury product he could get his hands on at the grocery store. Biscuits, crescent rolls, pie crusts, and pizza crusts took over the space in the refrigerator normally saved for gallons of milk and cream cheese and pot roasts. We even bought all the partner brands Pillsbury is associated with and soon our heaving refrigerator/freezer was filled with Smuckers and Green Giant and Yoplait. Normally, I don't even like frozen vegetables so we made a lot of testing recipes. Eventually, my teenaged sons were used to us calling them up to the kitchen (as they live in the basement where the television is actually a projector that displays on the huge wall since I refuse to buy a flat screen tv since all our money is going towards food products!) to have a "treat" before dinner. We've taken to calling them "treats" because they usually associate a snack as something like an appetizer. Let's face it: teenage sons must be carefully dealt with so you don't turn them off to trying new things.
Like pie. The Cuban is constantly making pies.
My sons, both affectionately known as Mouth 1 and Mouth 2, are enormous boys. They each cleared 6 feet tall by the time they were in high school and they have been known to clear out the cupboards before The Cuban and I get home from work. This is probably why we buy products that they're too afraid to test out on their own. (See also: lazy) The only problem with this is that they started coming upstairs to the kitchen to watch us take out a bunch of products from the fridge and start mixing and matching them up until we found a magical combination. Food and kitchen utensils are strewn about and our home-y family kitchen is transformed into a test kitchen with additional elbows and mouths testing out recipes.
I mean it when I say we test a lot of recipes in our kitchen. But we have enough get-togethers with friends who have given us the confidence to try new things. Every time he makes something that's a hit with family and friends he puts it on this invisible list of things he would make if we owned a restaurant.
Our favorite family-tested recipe? Taking Crescent Seamless Dough Sheets and cutting them into squares to put into muffin tins where we stuffed them with Boursin cheese and various jams like Concord Grape and Red Plum for a little sweeter "treat". It was all trial and error and, believe me, my waistline took a hit, but I wouldn't trade that for all the fun times we had in the kitchen voting on which after-school treat to make each day. As my boys got more involved in the making of the treats our family time became more special and they learned how to take simple ingredients and make delicious foods that they are capable of making themselves someday.
You know. When they have to feed the mouths of their children.
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HAMILTON (AP) - A special squad is targeting food stamp fraud in a southwest Ohio county, and authorities say it's already headed off nearly $200,000 in what would have been spending on things other than food aid.
The Butler County squad formed in July includes one full-time and one part-time sheriff's detective, an assistant prosecutor and a county Job and Family Services employee. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the squad's investigations have led to 17 arrests so far.
With about one in seven Americans getting federal food aid after the Great Recession, authorities say it's important to make sure the program is being used as intended. Ohio officials say every county has a food stamp fraud investigator, but state spokeswoman Angela Terez said she wasn't aware of any other counties with a special squad set up.
Butler County Sheriff's Lt. Mike Craft says drug users will often sell their their benefits cards to get quick cash.


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ISB Hyderabad Final Placements 2012: 46 students opt out of placements
| May 14,2012 12:00 pm IST
The Indian School of Business (ISB) announced its placement results for the PGP Class of 2012. The Placement season of its eleventh graduating class witnessed participation from leading domestic and international companies, offering roles across varied functions and geographies.
The placement season yielded a total of 631 offers for the 528 participating students, from 348 companies, which included several first time recruiters. 46 students opted out of the placement process to join their previous employers, return to their family businesses, start their own ventures, etc. About 5% of the class is in various stages of the rolling placements process that will conclude by the end of May. The ISB follows a system of Rolling Placements, a lateral hiring process that is spread over several months, giving both recruiters and students time to find their best fit. During this period, the school also supports and encourages students in their independent search efforts to find their preferred careers.
Some of the leading trends of Placements 2012
1- Growth in Global Leadership Programmes
This year witnessed a spurt in the number of offers for various Global Leadership programmes of leading companies. These are fast track leadership programmes, where the company chooses highly talented professionals and grooms them for senior management roles. A total of 87 offers were made for such roles by 27 companies a significant rise from 28 such offers by 19 companies last year. Participating companies included Abbott, Aditya Birla Group, Bharti Airtel, Citibank, DuPont, GE, HCL Technologies, Ingersoll-Rand, Philips, Pfizer, Siemens AG, Luxottica Group, YES Bank, among others.
2- Leading Sectors: Consulting and Technology
Consulting: The consulting sector continued to be in demand with it constituting over 30% of offers from companies such as AT Kearney, Accenture, Booz & Co, Deloitte, Diamond Consulting, Gallup Pte Ltd, KPMG, McKinsey & Co, Parthenon Group, PRTM, PwC, The Boston Consulting Group, and Valcon Management Consultants.
Technology: The technology sector was the second leading sector that yielded about 28% of the offers through a broad spectrum of roles in Technology Consulting, Sales, Product Management and Project Management. The companies in this sector include Apple, Cognizant, Facebook, Google, IBM India, Infosys, Microsoft, and Siemens AG among others.
3- E Commerce on the rise
Companies from the e-commerce and digital space made their presence felt on campus this year constituting a total of 28 offers from 6 companies, as against the 6 offers from 2 companies in the previous year. The companies from this space were Amazon, Cleartrip, Expedia Flipkart, Makemytrip and Myntra.
4- Pharma and Biotech continue to be in demand
The Pharma & Biotech sector continued to be in demand among the students this year too. A total of 27 companies including Astra Zeneca, Biocon, Dr Reddys, Eli Lily, Indegene, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, made 41 offers this year, as against 28 companies making 30 offers the previous year.
5- International Placements remain unaffected
The tentative sentiment in the global economy notwithstanding, International companies continued to increase their participation in the placements at the ISB making 92 offers as against 83 in the previous year. The positions offered were across 11 countries namely, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, UK, USA, Dubai, Nigeria, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong. Leading companies such as Apple, Astra Zeneca, Bloomberg, Booz, BT, Delta Partners, Expedia, GE, Goldman Sachs, and PRTM were among a list of 73 participating companies this year. Some of the global companies like Novartis and Siemens made offers across multiple countries and with varied roles.