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From the Desk of Mark D. Lerner: Hello from the Winter Meetings
- It's been great to be back talking baseball with Nationals President of Baseball Operations & GM Mike Rizzo and his staff as we look forward to 2015 and focus on building our club for another 162-game — and beyond — challenge. That's not to say that we've pushed 2014 out of our minds. I still haven't recovered from the abrupt end to our season — but it has only served to fuel Mike, manager Matt Williams, and the rest of our organization to put together another great team so we can make another run at a World Series championship next season.
- The task in front of Mike and his staff is not an easy one. As an organization, and with Mike at the helm, we've always taken the approach that we must focus on improving our ballclub for the immediate, and long-term, future. That's never been more important than now, as we enter a new situation for our team with many of our young, talented players having reached the Major Leagues at the same time, and obviously now potentially reaching free agency at the same time. But the way Mike has built the organization the last several years, depth has been of extreme importance and that allows us to be in a position where building our team — for 2015 and beyond — can mean that anything can happen. That's one thing I always love about the Winter Meetings in particular: the excitement, anticipation and buzz in the air. Everyone is curious to see what each team will do, and where free agents will land.
- For us, the Winter Meetings are also a chance to get our entire baseball operations department together, and especially all of our professional scouts, for really the only time all year. It's always so great to catch up, meet some of the new people that we've brought into the organization, and have so many wonderful baseball minds in the same room. Our front office staff has been working all year to prepare for this week, and it's exciting when the ideas really start bouncing around the room.
- I'd be remiss if I talked all about the excitement of this week without mentioning NatsFest this Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. We are so thrilled to be bringing NatsFest back into the District and back at the Convention Center.This is always one of my favorite events of the offseason. It's always so wonderful to see all of our players after a few weeks apart, and of course to get a chance to interact with all of you, our great fans. I know, from all of the planning that has gone into it, that this will no doubt be our best NatsFest yet. From the new games and programs they've been prepping to the new space that we'll be utilizing inside the convention center, I just can't wait to get there on Saturday morning and to enjoy a full day of Nationals spirit with all of you.
I look forward to seeing you all soon and think NatsFest will be the perfect kickoff to the holiday season.
From the Desk of Mark D. Lerner: Checking in from Spring Training
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Hello, everyone.
Let me start by stating that things could not be better here in Viera. The weather is wonderful, the workouts are crisp and the results have been encouraging. Yes, a team's Grapefruit League winning percentage can, at times, be misleading, but winning games is always better than the alternative.
Seven wins, four losses and a tie. But what is most encouraging is how Manager Matt Williams has them playing the game. I love the aggressive base running. Taking an extra base. How fantastic was it to see Danny Espinosa score from second base on Saturday on a dribbler back to the pitcher? This brand of baseball really is infectious.
Fifteen home runs in 12 games. Only five allowed. That's a good ratio.
Strong offensive starts from stalwarts like Ian Desmond (.286, 2 HR, 3 RBI), Adam LaRoche (2 HR, 4 RBI), Wilson Ramos (.474, HR, 10 RBI) and Ryan Zimmerman (.389, HR, 2 RBI) among others.
And many of our young players are making their marks. Zach Walters is hitting .615 with four extra-base hits and five RBI. He is as hot as anyone. Brian Goodwin and Michael A. Taylor have each made memorable catches in the outfield. Matt Skole hit .357 and four of his five hits went for extra bases before he was assigned to Minor League camp earlier this week so that he can get additional at-bats.
- I have not even mentioned the pitching. There truly are too many to name, but I'll risk mentioning three standouts: Taylor Jordan (team-leading 11 strikeouts), Jerry Blevins (3.2 hitless innings) and A.J. Cole (6.2 scoreless innings).
- Forgive me if I think it is 2005 all over again watching Jamey Carroll and Luis Ayala perform admirably as they battle for roster spots. Jamey's approach at the plate (.333 OBP), base running and defensive versatility are all a real plus. Meanwhile, Luis can throw a strike whenever he needs to. He has that same veteran savvy gene our friend Livan Hernandez had during his playing days.
- And Matt Williams? What's not to like? Crisp, precise and purposeful baseball usually yields wins. I love what Matt brings to our dugout and clubhouse. I especially like how our team has taken to his aggressive nature.
- I was pleased to see President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo sign Michael Gonzalez to a Minor League deal last weekend. Gonzalez was a big part of our bullpen's success in 2012 and there are very few southpaw relievers who can match his experience in tight situations. Welcome back Michael!
- I just counted. Only three of the club's 18 errors have been committed by players who were "regulars" in Washington last season. And one of those miscues was charged to Mr. Perfect, Denard Span! Remember, Denard did not commit an error last season. As I have said before, he should have won a Gold Glove!
- I'd like to thank all of our fans in Central Florida, but especially those from our local area on the Space Coast (Viera, Melbourne and Rockledge). The crowds for the Cardinals and Yankees games in the last week were the two largest we have ever enjoyed hosting.
- As for our fans from back home, I've had quite a few friends remark upon arrival in Viera about the significant pockets of Nationals fans on their flights from DC to Orlando. It's hard to ignore all the smiles and Curly W shirts, sweaters and hats. It is great to see so many of our fans catching on to just how special Spring Training is.
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Muskegon County Circuit Judge James M. Graves Jr. on Monday ordered David Daye Pennell, 1616 S. Maple Island, to prison for 14 months to 10 years after Pennell pleaded no contest to breaking and entering a building with intent to commit a felony. Pennell was also ordered to pay $320 in restitution, fines and costs.
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Originally published at: http://www.howtogeek.com/175824/8-reasons-why-the-windows-desktop-is-awesome/
We've written some particularly negative things about Windows recently, focusing on the reasons why using the traditional Windows desktop can be a frustrating experience. Do we just hate Windows? Not at all. The Windows desktop is an amazing platform.
I too hate-love widoze, and have said any number of times I wish they would put some of the R&D $$$ into finding that which we would like, and will work, because like I've also said before, I miss the old "Look what I can do!" that used to come from owning a computer running Winodws.
Great Article. My only beef with it is "Have you ever tried using an iPad or Android tablet as your main device? If you're someone who cares about productivity, you probably haven't. These devices are still so limited that they only allow you to view one application on screen at a time." This simply not true of all Android devices. I can use split screen on My Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Note II (athough it is a bit rough on that size screen). I do college work and can chat with friends at the same time. The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 does an even more amazing job with this. I hear rumors that the next Google 10.1 device will do this as well. I do still love m windows desktop tough!
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Beat me to it! I was about to say the same thing.
Wow! you weren't kidding when you said that you'd talk about positive things too! Good going. Nice to see this one.
Care to enlighten us as to what those would be?
from Arkimede(.biz).I first saw a computer in 1983 and still use a program from 1987, that still works in Windows 8, and maybe I added some, like harrasing the Dutch ingeneers in the team of W 8 that during the beta , there was never a response to 16 bit, but now they gave in. This program (Perfect View) runs the orders from Russia to Italy's goldsmiths of Anghiari and feeds 15 workers there.So, I DO agree that Windows allows you to be productive!!!!!
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Another great article Chris. I think it would be safe to say that ALL PC geeks everywhere have a love/hate relationship with WinDoze.
We spend our days guiding others through the Microsoft forest, helping them avoid the toadstools, giant spiders, coral snakes, and ROUS's... And then for our own leisure we take a sojourn through another land, like Linux or Mac or Android, and we marvel at how clean and orderly and friendly these places are. But then we notice that we cannot hunt our favorite prey, using our favorite old Bow. And all the trees and flowers and wenches begin to seem too.. tame.
So we go back, and see again that the forest we grew up in is indeed a wild place, full of all manner of poisonous plants and predators. But it also has tumbling brooks, quiet glades, and mighty oaks.
No, it ain't perfect. But it's still home.
Well written as an article, but many weak points. It kind of read like the same type of self-assuring cheerleading piece that Mac, Amiga, C64, and Linux users used to have to resort to in the face of the Microsoft juggernaut. Shows how much things have turned around in just the last five years or so (well, for Mac & Linux anyway).
First, 1 & 2 have nothing to do with Windows itself. The same can be said for building a Hackintosh or Linux machine. My OSX HP Probook was $550, and my Linux Mint i7 / 8GB / dual-view tower came to about $1200 including two 23" LED monitors.
-3. Software LibrarySomewhat valid and yet still weak at the same time. How many different word processors, databases, or spreadsheets does any one person use? As for variation of type, I have never gone looking for anything for Windows, OSX, or Linux equally, and not found it. Including some pretty far-fetched ideas that I was sure I would have to write myself."lots of browser choice" - most of which started on Linux. "experience competing ecosystems" - every OS has emulaters and virtual machines. [rest of paragraph] - all of which you can do, sometimes better and/or easier on other systems too. The only thing I ever missed after leaving Windows was DeLorme's Street Atlas.
-4. Software Backwards CompatibilityAgain, largely true and largely myth. Lots of things break as an OS advances including Windows. Programs broke from 95 to 98 to ME. After I got my first XP machine about 1/10 of my software had to be replaced (not updated) when SP2 came out. The second paragraph is just propaganda. And DOS / 95 / 98 programs no longer ran right or at all under ME / XP onward. On Linux most things are recompiled as the kernel changes.
-5. Oh, come on! I don't even have to say anything.
-6. True. Although, again, you're stretching it with the backward compatability thing.
-7. Not true. You can install anything on Linux and Gatekeeper on OSX has three different settings including off. Again (see #5), the only validity to this point is if you're going to compare a desktop OS to one smart phone.
-8. For the same reasons as points #3 & #4, this is just not true. I personally have never, ever, one time, installed any mainstream Linux on any x86 PC and had it fail or not be able to use some component. As for OSX, yes you have to be more careful about what you buy, but it's not like there are whole classes of components you can't use. There will be high-end graphics cards that work, multi-track audio cards, high capacity HD's, etc. Also, OSX can support a lot of add-on hardware directly - some things don't even need a driver.
Aside from gaming (a definite), about 2/3 of this article could be titled "Pretty Decent Reasons To Keep Using Windows". But "Awesome"?, "Amazing"?, [insert eyeroll here]. Hey, I'm not putting down anyone's choice, whatever works - go for it. Just be real about it too.
Look, @beirwer , if you're going to pound the man's article, you might want to mention the fact that WINE will allow you to run Windows programs and drivers on Linux as well.
Pound? It was not my intention to "pound" anyone or their work. Other than point #5, and calling his comment about Apple dropping Rosetta propaganda, I didn't think I was even being critical. I was merely stating corrections (as I saw them), and discusing points. If I came off heavy handed then I apologize (to Chris).
If you think I was being overly critical read some of the thrashings he got from the MS-shills & wSheep after the other article. "...please let your head clear BEFORE sitting down to try and write anything", "...a few too many drinks at the pub before writing this article...", "Stop bitching and learn...". Oh, that's constructive.
I did briefly mention that all OS's can run emulators and virtual machine software. It was not in the scope of my reply to go further. However, I would never recommend Wine to anyone. In my opinion it's just not that great a solution. I did run XP in a VM on both my machines for a time. But after just a few months I realized the only thing I was still doing with it was running Street Atlas, and I was using Google Earth, Yahoo Maps, and Mapquest far more.
Cheap Hardware: ok this has nothing to do with Windows. Linux runs on the same hardware as Windows so this being a plus for windows means it is also a plus for Linux thus negating it as a reason for Windows.
Hardware Choice, Including High-End Hardware same thing as #1, negated. This is a valid point against Apple but irrelevant when it comes to Linux.
Software Library: Everything you mentioned can be done on Linux as well. Netflix and Amazon Video used to be an issue but as of 6 months ago they are both supported. Every browser that is worth mentioning is available on Linux as well and as @beirwer stated most were even started on Linux. - The only thing that Windows can claim to have when it comes to software over Linux is MS Office & Large Commercial Apps. I am a web designer so I use Photoshop which means I am forced to run Windows in a Virtual Machine any time I need Photoshop. Windows has those kinds of apps at thats it. (though the software library part should also mention all of the viruses that it supports, technically those are a part of the library as well)
Software Backwards Compatibility - Except for when Windows moved from 95 - 98...then again with 98 - XP (not to mention the fiasco of M.E.) the issue happened again with XP to Vista. FINALLY Vista to Windows 7 didn't cause any issues but now Microsoft wants people to make "Metro Apps" instead of full Desktop Apps which causes confusion and incompatibility with the new Windows App Store.Linux on the other hand, doesn't have backwards compatibility but that is because it doesn't need it. Linux based OS's are released every 6-8 months during which time developers have access to Alphas, Betas, and Release Candidates so they can make their apps compatible with the latest versions as well as the newest kernels. Linux doesn't have backwards compatibility because it doesn't need it...everything is constantly being developed to ensure that compatibility across all flavors of Linux.For example, Windows releases one new version every 3-4 years potentially breaking things such as XP to Vista. Linux on the other hand releases every 6 months meaning that by the time Windows releases ONE TIME, Linux is on the 6th-8th release with apps all still working.
Multiple Programs at Once - come on dude...seriously? That is every desktop operating system on the planet.
PC Gaming - this one is a valid point for now but it is quickly changing to be a Linux based feature due to Valve releasing Steam on Linux and pushing the development of Linux games including releasing statistics that say that performance is MUCH better on Linux. That doesn't even take into account that Valve is releasing SteamOS and SteamBoxes which are based on Linux. So yes right now, this is a reason to run Windows, but that is quickly changing.
Open Platform - it is more open than OSX but not even close to how open Linux is. Microsoft is also pushing "Metro Apps" more so than desktop apps so they can have tablet compatibility and such. You can't even put a desktop app in the Windows 8 App Store.
"As a user, you can get your programs from anywhere and run them without worrying about app store approval processes and arbitrary rules that create categories of banned apps." - though of course you do have to worry about whether or not what you downloaded was legitimate or a virus.
"Want to install a server, or some sort of system administration tool that requires complete access" - this applies to Linux as well even more so because Linux often comes with these kinds of tools by default.
----- To close, Windows is far from "Awesome" or "Amazing"...if you like it then feel free to use it but I'm going to have to say that the fact that Linux was DESIGNED with Security in Mind from the start makes it much more AWESOME than Windows could dream to be.
I know some people are going to complain about "this linux guy" providing this rebuttle but I am only doing so because of the fact that he mentions Linux in most of this article. The majority of the reasons listed in this article applies to both Windows and Linux meaning that the reasoning is flawed for why Windows would be awesome.
The gaming stuff though is a valid point...so 1 out of 8 which will quickly become 0/8.
No no. This ain't a Linux/Mac/Windows debate. Just a well placed step-back look at what Microsoft did for us. And while I'm an extreme foam-at-the-mouth-with-Windows-shortcomings kind of guy at times, today, just happy to nod complete agreement..This year will be 30 years since I bought my first PC, my IBM PC1 which still sits on the shelf, with it's 64K of memory and 180K floppies. I learned Basic/Assembly/COBOL and C on that machine, I played Zork, I used my 300 baud modem with acoustic coupler to log on to bulletin boards. Halcyon days indeed. Windows was still over the horizon, leave alone Linux and the Mac-cool-Universe. But its been a great and affordable journey. And it would never have been the same without MS and its Windows.
Sorry, shouldn't have called it "pound", just thought, figured you were picking points, or being picky or, well... anyway, I was just looking at the fact that the article was one that for once wasn't a "Why I/We Hate/Don't Like Wonder/Wish Win X/P/Vista/7/8..." and I started with a Timex Sinclair 1000 using Basic, moved to Commander/Commander Light and a few other variations, and then Windows came on the scene and gave us a GUI! Look, a desk top! And from there the computer moved from Tech/Geekdom only, to general public use, so while they may have fallen behind the curve on some things, memories are like Grandchildren to me, and I still wish them well (even though I go to Linux as a first choice, I still use Windows, gotta keep a finger in).
This article was one of the best that I have ever read regarding the Windows environment. Ironically, my first computer was an Apple II GS but it did not last long as the IBM clones hit the market. Businesses are still predominantly Windows and that is why, I believe, many of us have personally standardized on that same platform. I am preparing to build my own PC for the first time and many of the points raised in this article are why I am going to build it for a Windows OS.
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Freshman Matt Van Scyoc scored 16 points and senior Mike Groselle added 13 as The Citadel cruised to a 62-45 rout of Montreat tonight at McAlister Field House.
The Bulldogs improved to 2-1 on the young basketball season. Montreat, an NAIA squad from North Carolina, is 1-3.
Van Scyoc, a 6-6 swingman, hit 6 of 9 shots, including four from 3-point range, and grabbed seven rebounds. Groselle was 6 of 8 from the field.
The Bulldogs built a 30-15 lead by halftime, with Groselle scoring 11 points and Van Scyoc 10. The Citadel shot 54.5 percent and held Montreat to 33.3 percent in the opening half, but still struggled with turnovers, committing 10.
The Citadel continues a five-game homestand to open the season Saturday against Union.


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is an unabashedly antiwar film presented at an extremely timely moment. It isn't a perfect film. As a portrait of the former Beatle, it is notably incomplete. But it has heart. It delivers Lennon's and Yoko Ono's message of peace with great persuasiveness, and many Americans will identify with it and find inspiration in the example that it sets.
The film picks up with Lennon just as his propensity for activism is set to explode. Writers/directors David Leaf and John Scheinfeld waste little time emphasizing the cultural significance of Lennon and the Beatles prior to the group's politicization in the 1960s. As a result, audience members unfamiliar with the meteoric rise of the Beatles and their impact on popular culture (i.e., people raised on other planets) may be at a loss to understand exactly what the sensation surrounding Lennon was all about. But the film stays true to its title and remains focused on the causes and eventual culmination of the investigation that the U.S. government brought against Lennon and Ono, claiming (and proving conclusively) that the government's motivations were entirely adversarial.
Faced with the lunacy of the Vietnam War—a conflict portrayed here as bearing striking similarities to the war in Iraq—Lennon and Ono waged a public-relations campaign of civil disobedience and performance art in an effort to popularize nonviolence and a heightened sense of personal accountability regarding the military actions of the world's governments. Making fine use of the vast horde of archival material available to them, the filmmakers feature highlights from the couple's antiwar activism, from the songs that Lennon wrote ("Give Peace a Chance," "Instant Karma," "Imagine," etc.) to their "bed-in" honeymoon and poster campaigns.
By 1972, Lennon and Ono were perceived as a serious enough threat to Richard Nixon's reelection campaign that a decision was made to have them silenced. Exactly who made this decision is unclear, but enough documentation is presented to make a strong case that it was mandated at the highest levels of government. Proceedings were instituted to have the couple deported, and a long and excruciating legal battle ensued. By the end of it, Lennon and Ono remained in their beloved New York City and Nixon had left the White House in shame, but the result was less an outright victory than a successful war of attrition. Despite winning the right to remain in the country, the couple's activism had been severely curtailed and the movement of which they were a part had more or less disintegrated.
The U.S. vs. John Lennon unapologetically pursues the same antiwar agenda as the one pursed by its subjects, and it is no surprise that the effort was supported and endorsed by Ono and the many other celebs who make appearances. The film's thesis is clearly articulated by Gore Vidal near the conclusion of the film: "Lennon represented life, and Mr. Nixon, and Mr. Bush, represent death." Both Vidal and the filmmakers seem to imply that the struggle between life and death is ongoing and unending, a fact that must be faced honestly for any idealism to be maintained over the long haul.
The filmmakers ultimately manage to render what might otherwise have been dated subject matter in a manner that is extremely relevant today. If Lennon's success at defending his civil liberties and speaking out against violence and imperialism is any indication of the possibilities open to the artists among us, then there remains considerable hope for the future.
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Exhibition space reopens with a show examining the life cycle of black gold
After a £9.2 million renovation of its new home on Ramillies Street by the Irish architects O'Donnell + Tuomey, the Photographers' Gallery re-opened to the public on Saturday with a slick new look and an expertly curated exhibition of works by the veteran Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky. Although just before the renovations began there were whispers among the photography community that the Gallery had begun to lose its relevance and critical edge, the new space and exhibition programme will surely allay any such fears.
The original Victorian warehouse has been extended by two storeys, a move that has both doubled the previous exhibition space as well as transforming the site into a grand six-floor venue for photography in the centre of London. This modern extension is linked to the original red-brick building by an external black sleeve that supports the new steel-framed extension - an elegant move that preserves the beautiful brick facade while showcasing the steel's clean lines. The extension also playfully makes reference to the body of a camera, with large feature windows which function like apertures or viewfinders to the landscape of surrounding Soho.
The primary exhibition space at the top of the building is given over to the exhibition Burtynsky: OIL, a selection of over 30 works from Burtynsky's 15-year project devoted to exploring the impact of oil on our lives (the full series is now also available as an iPad app). The subject of the show, in brief, is the life cycle of oil - ironically a resource that is produced from decaying matter. The subject of Burtynsky's series is hardly revolutionary - the positive and negative impact of oil on our lives ranging from buses and lotions to the destruction of natural habitats and war is a well-aired topic. But to read Burtynsky's images purely through the line of political or environmental comment is to bypass the works themselves. These photographs are exquisite in their execution and detail, revealing a depth of complexity to those patient enough to meditate on the landscapes they depict. It is in fact from the simple point of landscape that one should approach Burtynsky's photographs; the photographer captures the contemporary sublime with the tempered eloquence and drama of Turner or Caspar David Friedrich. (Pictured above left, Breezewood, Pennsylvania, USA, 2008)
The exhibition begins at the very top of the building with large-format photographs of oil fields filled with strangely motionless drills that stand like lonely giants in perfect formation across the desolate landscape as far as the eye can see. The images are rhythmic and strangely sad. Looking more closely you notice there are no humans in these first images, just the evidence of our presence in the monolithic and aggressive machines we construct to dig and pump the black oil out of the earth. From these lonely oil fields, Burtynsky moves onto to the mazes of pipe that take the crude oil to the refineries. Here the pipes are not so much foreboding as out of place in the lush natural landscape and for a moment one wonders if the images themselves are a collage of two different scenes - so out of place are the shiny silver tubes. Yet it was the next two photographs that caught my attention for the longest - images of the insides of the oil refineries. Here the multiple pipelines swirl together into neat geometric patterns as mesmerising as a neatly ordered abstract painting, yet silently cold, as if you are looking at images of an autopsy with the intestines of the factories laid bare under the flayed skin of the exterior. (Pictured above left: Shipbreaking #13, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000)
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It is a baby sleep sack.
Again made for my friend Sam's baby shower last weekend.
Despite the name, this is not meant for the baby to sleep in unattended. It is meant to help keep the newborn warm while cuddling with mom or dad. I can't wait to take pics of the baby in the sleep sack - which I promise, I will post on here!
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Lucia Perillo
Lucia M. Perillo is an American poet.
Lucia Perillo grew up in the suburbs of New York City in the 1960s. She graduated from McGill University in Montreal in 1979 with a major in wildlife management, and subsequently worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She completed her M.A. in English at Syracuse University, while working seasonally at Mount Rainier National Park, and moved to Olympia, Washington in 1987, where she taught at Saint Martin's College. For most of the 1990s, Perillo taught in the creative writing program at Southern Illinois University.[1]
Her work has appeared in many magazines such as The New Yorker,[2] The Atlantic Monthly, The Kenyon Review.[3] among others. A traditional poet of (mostly, but not exclusively) free-verse personal reflection, she has written extensively about living with Multiple Sclerosis in her poems and essays.[4] On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths[5] is her most recent book of poetry (Copper Canyon Press, 2012). In 2012 she also published a collection of short fiction, Happiness is a Chemical in the Brain, which was shortlisted for the 2013 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize.
- 1989 Samuel French Morse Award, Northeastern University Press
- 1990 Norma Farber First Book Award, Poetry Society of America for Dangerous Life
- 1991 PEN/Revson Award, Pen American Center, NY
- Purdue University's Emery Poetry Prize
- 1993 Illinois Arts Council Award for Creative Non-Fiction
- 1994 Finalist, National Poetry Series
- 1995 Verna Emery Poetry Prize, Purdue University Press
- 1995 Iowa Poetry Prize
- 1997 Kate Tufts Discovery Award
- 1997 Balcones Prize, Austin Community College for The Body Mutinies
- 1998 Chad Walsh Poetry Prize, The Beloit Poetry Journal
- 1998 Pushcart Prize for "Bad Boy Number Seventeen"
- 2000 MacArthur Fellow awards—bestowed by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- 2003 Pushcart Prize for "Shrike Tree"
- 2005 Pushcart Prize for "In the Confessional Mode"
- 2006 Finalist, L.A. Times Book Prize
- 2010 Washington State Book Award for Inseminating the Elephant[6]
- 2010 Bobbit Prize, Library of Congress for Inseminating the Elephant
- 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry finalist for Inseminating the Elephant
- 2012 WA State Governor's Arts Medal
- 2012 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award finalist for Happiness is a Chemical in the Brain
- 2013 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize finalist for Happiness is a Chemical in the Brain
- 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist in Poetry for On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths[7]
- 2013 Shelley Memorial Award
- 2013 Pacific Northwest Book Award for On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths
- Dangerous Life. Northeastern University Press. 1989. ISBN 978-1-55553-059-4.
- The Body Mutinies. Purdue University Press. 1996. ISBN 978-1-55753-083-7.
- The Oldest Map with the Name America: New and Selected Poems. Random House. 1999. ISBN 978-0-375-50160-9.
- Luck is luck: poems. Random House, Inc. 2005. ISBN 9781400063239.
- Inseminating the Elephant. Copper Canyon Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-55659-291-1.
- On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths. Copper Canyon Press. 2012. ISBN 978-1-55659-397-0.
- Time Will Clean the Carcass Bones. Copper Canyon Press. 2016. ISBN 978-1-55659-473-1
- I've Heard the Vultures Singing. Trinity University Press. 2007. ISBN 1-59534-031-9.
- Happiness Is a Chemical in the Brain. W. W. Norton & Company. 2012. ISBN 9780393083538.
- ^ http://www.coppercanyonpress.org/catalog/index.cfm?action=displayAuthor&Book_ID=1400
- ^ http://www.newyorker.com/search/query?queryType=nonparsed&query=lucia+perillo+&submit.x=38&submit.y=1&submit=Submit&bylquery=&month1=-1&day1=-1&year1=-1&month2=-1&day2=-1&year2=-1&page=&sort=
- ^ http://www.kenyonreview.org/?s=lucia+perillo
- ^ Perillo, Lucia (2007). I've Heard the Vultures Singing. San Antonio: Trinity University. ISBN 1-59534-031-9.
- ^ https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg={1910F6F9-CE8E-4CB3-8CD5-B04B9A918B23}
- ^ Copper Canyon Press
- ^ John Williams (January 14, 2012). "National Book Critics Circle Names 2012 Award Finalists". New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2013.


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Actually, Pac didn't even reach high school. He only got as high as grade 5 due to extreme poverty. The writer should have researched better.
There are still many Filipinos, especially those who consider themselves the intellectual elites, who cannot accept the fact that Pac became a congressman. And they are the first to throw brickbats at him whenever there is the slightest controversy. One of the earliest criticisms against him on Twitter was about his grammar. One of the tweets shown on TV actually used the F word on him, and when Pac responded to him to the effect of "Complain to your bald grandfather", the poster even had the audacity to complain that Pac's language was unseemly for a congressman.
He's better off maintaining distance between himself and haters.
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Pac isnt a saint, he might be view like one by those who adore him or watch him in the ring but outside of that he's only human like the rest of us, he has PR people who makes it difficult for him to be himself too.
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Can someone tell @sugarshanem that he wasn't the reason why Manny deleted his account? lol.
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No one claims that he is a saint. He's been criticized a lot before for various things, some were valid and some were not. But it is the fact that he is Mr. Everyman that makes most people relate to him. Given all the accolades that he has received, it's actually surprising that he is still on a relatively even keel compared to other athletes and celebrities who were changed for the worse or even got destroyed by fame and fortune. Just take a look at all of the starlets and studs making a mess of their lives in Hollywood.
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Blasted on Twitter, Pacquiao scraps his account
By Steve Cofield
Boxing's pound-for-pound champ is tough as nails in the ring, but he wilted in the toughest arena in the world -- the Internet.
Congressman Manny Pacquiao's affair with social media was a short one. After dealing with a fake account that sprouted up in January, "Pac-Man" decided to try Twitter with a real account in late February.
Pacquiao quickly found out there's no buffer on Twitter. His problems began a few days ago as he watched a Filipino Congressional impeachment hearing from afar. Training for his fight with Shane Mosley in May, Pacquiao tried to ease concerns about his absence from Congress during the major vote. From GMA News:
"I vote NO! and I can give my explanation thanks," he [tweeted] emphatically just a few minutes before midnight [on Mar. 21].That unleashed a hail of criticism from followers, who wondered why Pacquiao wasn't fulfulling his political duties.
"to hell with @congmp. Why the [expletive] did you run for congress when you know you'd barely be present?" said @RAndRat.According to GMA News, Pacquiao responded with a personal shot at one tweeter who asked, "Why are you not at the plenary?"
Pacquiao shot back: "@momblogger e di mag reklamo ka doon sa lolo mo hahahaha thanks" (Go tell it to your grandpa!)More than a few angry Filipinos fired back:
"he shouldn't tweet that way. he is, after all, a billionaire congressman," said @emvisi.Pacquiao decided he'd had enough of the people and their unfiltered access. GMA News says @congmp was deleted at 4:20 p.m. on March 23.
good decision by Pac. twitter is for homos.
at least he got in a potshot on that [email protected]'s grandpa before he deleted the acct.
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Although Pacquiao dropped out from High school, currently he's taking his education through special instruction.
Similar to GED where a person can pursuit his dream to finish high school and beyond.
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UNIVERSITY PARK — During warmups for Saturday afternoon's PIAA Class AA boys basketball championship game, 13-year-old Garrett Carr of Wellsboro walked up courtside at the Bryce Jordan Center with a camera phone and one thing in mind.
To get a close-up photo of Terrelle Pryor.
''I have a lot of Terrelle Pryor memorabilia. I've followed him since his junior year. I live a ways away from him, but I try to listen to as many games as I can,'' Carr said. ''I hope he goes to Penn State. He's probably the best athlete Penn State's recruited in awhile.
''We're here for all the games this weekend, but mainly for this.''
Carr wasn't the only one. A crowd of more than 6,000 filled the BJC to see Pryor's Jeannette team defeat Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion, 76-72, in overtime.
Such is the captivation Pryor, only 5 years older than Carr, has on so many in the state, even the nation.
They came to see Pryor at Penn State. But Pryor didn't come to see Penn State. And, judging from his postgame comments, he probably won't, at least for an official visit.
''I'll be deciding next week. Next week, I'm going to say the school I'm going to, sign it, and get it over with,'' Pryor told a huge throng of reporters. ''I don't know yet [if I'll take any other visits]. I'll probably be done.''
He later clarified that he expects to announce this coming week where he'll play his college football. That makes it unlikely any other officials visits will be scheduled.
Pryor's recruitment has caused a buzz like no other since he revealed at the press conference intended to be for his signing that he wasn't going to sign yet. A 6-foot-6 quarterback compared to Vince Young, Pryor continued to look at Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and Oregon — he had already taken official visits to the first two of those schools, but wanted to set up visits to the latter two.
Pryor also offered another revelation Saturday afternoon.
''It's down to two schools,'' Pryor said. ''I can't tell you which two.''
Pryor didn't want to get into too many specifics when talking about Penn State. He mentioned that he looks at the environment as ''country'' and that he felt comfortable with his knowledge of the program through his numerous unofficial visits over the years.
Pryor was asked if he had any regrets about his handling of his recruitment.
''I think I should have looked into the schools a little earlier,'' Pryor said. ''You get to know the coaches. It's hard to tell them 'no.'''
Jeannette's run in the basketball playoffs made the wait longer and the anticipation grow. With WPIAL playoff games, followed by state playoff games every Wednesday and Saturday, it didn't give Pryor much of a window to try to schedule the visits to Penn State and Oregon, even though his basketball coach would have allowed it.
''It is what it is,'' added Jeannette basketball coach Jim Nesser. ''I want him to experience everything he has to experience.
''He had the right to do whatever he wanted to do. He earned that right. He made a commitment to this basketball team.''
The delay, the speculation and Pryor's immense ability have only served to make his recruiting saga that much more a spectacle.
''It's been fun,'' said Jeannette principal Stuart Albaugh, who formerly served in the same capacity at Bishop Guilfoyle.
According to Pryor, the attention just comes with the territory.
''Sometimes it gets annoying, but it's something you have to live [with] if you're going to be a great talent,'' Pryor said.
Teammate Jordan Hall said Pryor was largely unfazed during the basketball playoffs.
''It don't really do nothing to us,'' Hall, a junior who himself is being recruited by Division I colleges, said. ''He puts it off when we play basketball. There's no real distraction when we play.''
Although he originally committed to Pitt for basketball his sophomore year, Pryor said basketball will have no impact on his decision. He is considered the likely player of the year in Class AA.
In the game itself, Pryor began to heat up after he had a dunk attempt blocked and Jayhawks coach Jim Nesser called a timeout. Immediately, Pryor drove to the elbow and dished to Jordan Hall in the corner for a wide-open 3-pointer that pulled Jeannette to within four, 9-5.
That was followed by one steal, then another. Then Pryor drove strong to the basket, flipped the ball off the backboard and into the hoop, drawing a foul on the way for a three-point play.
With 5:12 left in regulation, Pryor offered the exclamation point. He skied over a Strawberry Mansion defender to jam home Shaw Sunder's missed trey, bringing the crowd to its feet and drawing oohs and aahs when it was replayed on the scoreboard.
He finished with 23 points, eight rebounds, five blocks, four steals and four assists in what probably will be his final basketball game.
Or maybe it won't be. Ever the man of mystery, Pryor left open the possibility that his fans haven't seen the last of him on the hardwood.
''You never know,'' Pryor said with a wry smile. ''I may decide to go out and play basketball.''


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As a matter of protocol, and probably legality, Amarillo Mayor Kel Seliger routinely closes City Commission meetings by asking for comment from the public separate from items contained in the city commission agenda. Most of the time, there isn't much comment.
Members of the media contained in the peanut gallery (present company included) usually outnumber the general public at commission meetings.
The television ratings for City Commission meetings, which are televised by a local cable station, aren't likely to eclipse "60 Minutes" anytime soon, or for that matter FOX's rather un-intellectual production of "America's Funniest Home Videos of Wild Animals Attacking America's Dumbest Criminals." It is a sad state when "Monday Nitro" is one of the more enlightening if not original programs in the cesspool of network television.
Back to the subject, though. Those in attendance at the City Commission meeting Feb. 9 witnessed a rare treat. As the mayor always does, he opened the meeting to comment from the floor once routine city business was completed.
And, brother, was it open.
Up to the podium sauntered a polite 92-year-old man with a grievance concerning a barbed wire fence he had constructed around his apartment complex to keep a certain disrespectful social element from invading. We'll spare you the mind-numbing aspects of zoning requirements between residential and commercial areas in the city.
For those who were at work that afternoon or viewing the makeovers of cross-dressing lesbians on "The Jenny Jones Show," you'll be glad to know your city government is adequately equipped to handle just about any situation - including the many requests of this colorful elderly gentleman.
Seliger and commissioners Dianne Bosch, Kevin Knapp, Robert Keys and Trent Sisemore didn't miss a beat as the gentleman fired off a broad range of questions faster than an American Airlines pilot recovering from a sudden illness.
The gentleman requested to know the marital status of one of our elected officials (not on the city commission) and closed his presentation by asking if the city was in good financial shape and telling Seliger he was doing a good job and "not to have a heart attack up there."
By the way, our city officials are up for re-election, and they all deserve consideration for just making it through the aforementioned meeting.
"The Fab Five," as we'll affectionately refer to them, all announced their candidacy in the past four days.
Granted, the work of the city commission can be boring - it is supposed to be to a degree - and some meetings are over and done with in a matter of minutes.
You can only dress up zoning ordinances and discharges into the city's storm sewer system so much.
However, there are issues out there, and despite your opinion on substandard structures in the city, they are important enough to consider if you take advantage of the opportunity to vote.
Bosch, who has been on the commission for 10 years, is concerned with jobs, taxes and long-term water supply. Knapp, seeking his fifth term, sees a need to establish a medical clinic in the southeast section of town along with a continued cooperation with the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation.
Sisemore, seeking a third term, mentioned new jobs, reduced crime and the ability to solve problems "we don't foresee right away," such as the requests of 92-year-old firecrackers. Keys, seeking his fourth term, mentioned fire department renovations and reduced crime.
Seliger, seeking a fourth term as mayor, sees an expanded role for Pantex and public participation in preventing crime.
"The Fab Five" has overseen a prosperous period in Amarillo.
The city tax rate, which has not increased in more than four years, is one of the lowest in the state. That, coupled with the successful recruitment of Bell Helicopter, creates quite an impressive legacy for commissioners.
"The Fab Five" are worthy of reelection, but a little competition only helps create a fresh exchange of ideas.
The important thing is you don't have to fight city hall to get results, just vote for your candidate and participate in the democratic process.
The rest will take care of itself. Want proof? For the record, the elderly gentleman reached an agreement with the city to keep his fence. And no one had a heart attack.
Dave Henry is an editorial writer for the Amarillo Globe-News, P.O. Box 2091, Amarillo, Texas 79166. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com. His column appears in the Thursday Daily News.
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A state senator from Buffalo is urging the U.S. Postal Service to reinstitute Carrier Alert, a program providing daily check-ins of the elderly and people with disabilities.
"Letter carriers visit every home and business in the nation six days a week, and there have been countless instances of letter carriers saving lives and serving as neighborhood guardians along their routes," Sen. Tim Kennedy, D-Buffalo, said.
The local branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers also urged the Postal Service to restart the program in Western New York. Kennedy said the program had not been fully implemented or properly maintained in this area.
Carrier Alert requires residents or their families to register for the program, and a letter carrier will put a symbol in the individual's mailbox to inform other carriers to be mindful of signs of alarm, such as a build-up of mail. The program, which operates in other areas of the country, is administered with the Postal Service, letter carriers union and a local social service agency. The service agency has not yet been identified.


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Dr. Guy P. Slaughter, Little Rock, has been named field consultant in obstetrics to the state board of health. —Dr. Barnett P. Briggs, Little Rock, has been appointed acting medical director of the crippled children's division of the state department of public welfare.
Society News.—
The Cleveland County Medical Society has disbanded under this name and has affiliated with the Jefferson County Medical Society. The latter society was addressed at its September meeting in Pine Bluff by Drs. Thomas D. Moore, Memphis, Tenn., on "Ureteral Kinks and Strictures," and Robert Lyle Motley, Memphis, "Indigestion."—Among others, Dr. Henry King Wade, Hot Springs National Park, addressed the Ouachita County Medical Society, September 4, in Camden on "Carcinoma of the Prostate."
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A lot can change over 150 years.
Just for example, since Hungarian immigrant Agoston Haraszthy decided to plant a vineyard in what is now the Carneros region of southern Sonoma and Napa counties, the world has seen the U.S. Civil War, and the invention of the automobile, television and computer, to name a few significant events. All the while, wine was being produced under the name Buena Vista.
My first experience with Buena Vista came in Topeka, Kan., where a friend of mine was trying to sell me a bottle of Merlot. Although I told him I don't really like most Merlot, especially cheap Merlot, he insisted that Buena Vista Merlot at around $8 was a good value.
I bought the bottle, and it was fairly enjoyable, although not distinguishable from many other California Merlots being hastily produced back then. Although I thought about it from time to time, that was my first and possibly would have been my last purchase of a Buena Vista wine.
As I said, though, a lot can change. The winery went through a number of ownership changes, and with that came changes in philosophy.
Enter winemaker Jeff Stewart and viticulturist Craig Weaver. Stewart, a Cal Davis graduate who cut his teeth at La Crema Winery, decided more of the same wasn't the way to go when you've just been handed the keys to a 1,000 acre vineyard in what may be the best cool climate wine region in North America.
With the financial backing of current owners Beam Wine Estates, Stewart and Weaver have methodically sampled the soil of every section of the Ramal Vineyard and begun the process of replanting with specific clones and varietals suited to each block of land. Production was cut from 375,000 cases to just 45,000 in 2004.
The goal was not to produce more wine, but better wine. "What I saw was a vast vineyard that had an incredible combination of terroir and resources, a place where great wines could be made if we put our minds to it," said Stewart. Gone are the less than $10 wines of days past. Now, the new name, Buena Vista Carneros suggests a step up into wines that are not part of the glut, but wines that are defined by their terroir.
Only four varietals are grown, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and the surprising Syrah. While they are all good, the Pinot Noir stands out as a tremendous reflection of the climate and the commitment to quality.
Early this September, friends, media and members of the wine trade gathered in Sonoma at the site of the original winery to celebrate Buena Vista Carneros' 150th. It was a time to remember the old and look ahead to the new.
Mostly it was a celebration of the rebirth of one of California's oldest wineries. "We think we're putting out wines today at Buena Vista that are as good as anything you'll see out there," Stewart said proudly.
"For me, that's what it's all about."
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One note to those flocking to Tuscaloosa for Saturday's A-Day Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium: It isn't the only worthwhile sports event going on in Tuscaloosa this weekend.
The Southeastern Conference women's golf championships begin Friday at NorthRiver Yacht Club, and there's more local fan interest than you might think. The two teams most likely to be battling for a title during Sunday's final round are ... Auburn and Alabama.In recent years, Auburn's Kim Evans and Alabama's Mic Potter have quietly built nationally competitive programs on both campuses, with Evans' squad carrying defending SEC champion honors to Tuscaloosa.
The Tigers won last year's SEC championship by eight shots over ... you guessed it ... the Crimson Tide, which finished tied for second.
Heading into this weekend, Auburn and Alabama are currently the top two-ranked teams in the conference, according to the latest Golfweek team rankings. The Tigers (view stats here) have finished in the top three (winning two) in six of the nine tournaments they've played this school year. Meanwhile, the Tide (view stats here) has finished in the top three (winning one) during four of its eight events.
But really, this is the SEC, so half the field this weekend is in the national top 20.
Here's how it breaks down ...
3) Auburn
7) Alabama
11) Florida
14) Tennessee
16) Georgia
24) Vanderbilt
26) South Carolina
32) Arkansas
47) Ole Miss
81) Kentucky
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The column that says we asked the tall waitress at the Pennsville Applebee's if she played basketball and she said yes, "but I'm better known for track,'' and a light went on and we said, you're not a Dowe, are you and she smiled and nodded her head, and we finally met Faleesha Dowe, the Times Track Star of the Year.
Good afternoon!
Happy birthday, America!
Let the barbecues begin.
But nobody talks about coming home for the Fourth of July, do they?
Not like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
You want to talk Faleesha Dowe stats?
100m Dash: 12.60
200m Dash: 26.20
400m Run: 54.75.
We remember when only boys broke a minute in the 440-yard run.
At the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger/M-F Athletic Group 1 championships on May 30, at Frank Jost Field, Dowe won the 400 meters in a meet record of 54.75, helped the 4x100 win a record time (48.15) and ran on the winning 4x400 (3:59.53) to help Penns Grove earn its second straight title, 73-57 over runner-up Metuchen.
Is that all?
First Obie will attend Rowan.
The Obie Award is named for the distinguished scientist, engineer and inventor, Oberlin Smith, founder of the Bridgeton-based Ferracute Machine Co.
But the best part of this whole "Obie" storyline had to be meeting the four Bridgeton High student competitors for our $1,000 scholarship — first via their paperwork backstories, then face to face, feeling the breath of their dreams.
Tough choice? Serious understatement.
All these young people are on the cusp of strong science careers, all gifted with intellect and discipline.
But what struck us was Maribel's quiet, determined self-possession, the maturity and self-knowledge that had guided her choice of a future in medical research, the confidence in family at her back.
And we liked her take on Oberlin Smith, the Bridgeton engineering genius the award is named for. Instinctively she saw a role model of tough-minded public-
spiritedness for Bridgeton youth — for all of us — to be proud to emulate.
Maribel will take her scholarship with her to Rowan University. But we've all been rewarded by this campaign. We had near boundless support, from here, but also from as far off as England and Ireland. The Bridgeton Board of Ed- — the guidance staff at Bridgeton High — all paved the way. Several CHABA Board members read and ranked the submissions, and three (Celester, DeMarco, Alaya) took time out to interview and then to attend the June 9 awards ceremony. It was
history in the making for us — we had to be there!
So what's the preservation takeaway? Did we give an "Obie Bump" to the Smith/Ferracute legacy as medicine for low urban self-esteem?
Well, we haven't polled the people yet, but even the formidable Smith scholar Arthur Cox seemed to take some comfort from the groundswell response.
As we joined with Mayor Kelly in celebrating our awardee last week, we got to pass Cox's personally inscribed gift copy of Ferracute — a little like a baton — to this wonderful millennial: Maribel Juarez, glowing frontrunner for another Bridgeton generation. !
The Obie Award is named for distinguished scientist! engineer! and inventor! Oberlin Smith, founder of the Bridgeton-based Ferracute Machine Co,
!In Memoriam:
Jay Gandy, whose name became synonymous over
several decades with Oberlin Smith scholarship and
research, died on May 9, 2014, just as this first award
scholarship campaign was ending.
Ave atque vale.
Hail and Farewell.
Maribel Juarez .
MY KIND OF TOWN: Where in Rio Grande this morning, it was raining so hard, Mike Abbott didn't have time to check his time-and-a-half pay stub.


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Earlier this month in Pittsburgh a group of window-washers outfitted themselves as superheros to clean the windows of a local children's hospital. Reports Mark Molloy of the UK Metro:
Stunned patients at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh were treated to the unusual sight of Spider-Man and Captain America washing their windows.
Batman and Superman also joined in the clean-up, with the grime fighters on a mission to brighten the day of children battling illnesses.
Organizer Edward Matuizek, president of Allegheny Window Cleaning, said his superhero employees received a hero's welcome from the surprised kids.
'All the guys had tears of joy in their eyes behind the costumes – it was very touching and overwhelming how excited the children were,' he explained.
Children rushed to the windows to see the experienced high-rise washers abseiling across the building attached to safety harnesses.
The firm, which spent around £500 on the costumes, has made the scheme a cornerstone of their community work and has more superhero jobs planned for the future.


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Firstly let us take the issue. It relates to the concept of transit sales. Say for example, "X" purchase goods from a manufacturer and sell to say "Y". The goods are directly dispatched to "Y", and "X" is an intermediate person. The question is whether "Y" is a first stage dealer? It is possible that "X" sells it to "A", who sells it to "B", who in turns sells it to "C", who later sells to "Y" and goods are directly dispatched to the "Y" from the manufacture's premises. In other words when there are more than one, say 5 intermediate persons before the goods are dispatched to "Y". The issue is again the same, "whether the "Y" is a first stage dealer?" The invoice clearly shows that these persons are the purchaser from the manufacturer.
A first stage dealer has been defined in the Rule 2(ij) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004[earlier Rule 2(f)] as,
"first stage dealer" means a dealer, who purchases the goods directly from, –
(i) the manufacturer under the cover of an invoice issued in terms of the provisions of Central Excise Rules, 2002 or from the depot of the said manufacturer, or from premises of the consignment agent of the said manufacturer or from any other premises from where the goods are sold by or on behalf of the said manufacturer, under cover of an invoice; or
It is clear from the definition that anybody who purchases the goods directly from the manufacturer under the cover of an invoice issued within the meaning of the Central Excise Rules is a first stage dealer.
Purchase or Sale has been defined under Section 2(h) of the Central Excise Act,1944 as
"sale" and "purchase", with their grammatical variations and cognate expressions, mean any transfer of the possession of goods by one person to another in the ordinary course of trade or business for cash or deferred payment or other valuable consideration;"
It may be noted that sale or purchase under Central Excise means transfer of possession. It doesn't refer to sale or purchase within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act. In this particular case the possession is being directly transferred to "Y" from the manufacturer. Hence "Y" is the purchaser from the manufacturer within the meaning of Section 2(h) of the Central Excise Act. And since "Y" is Purchasing (transfer of possession) the goods directly from the manufacturer under cover of Rule 11 invoice, he is a first stage dealer within the meaning of the Rule 2(ij) of the Cenvat Credit Rules.
The contrary contention that "X", the intermediate person is a first stage dealer is erroneous and based on misunderstanding of law. Since possession has never been transferred to "X", he has never purchased the goods within the meaning of Section 2(h) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 and as such he is not a dealer at all. It may be noted that to become a dealer, either first stage or second stage, purchase (transfer of possession) is a must. A person who never got the possession of goods cannot be treated as purchaser of goods in the Central Excise.
The CBEC Circulars No. 96/7/95-CX., dated 13-02-1995, 137/48/95-CX., dated 18-7-1995, Circular No. 218/52/96-CX, dated 4-6-1996, Pune Commissionerate Trade Notice No. 76/95 dated 20-07-1995, Vadodara Commissionerate Trade Notice No. 8/95 dated 27-1-95 etc. deals with this question and provides some of the guidelines related to the issue. All these circulars and trade notices reflect correctly the law laid down under the Central Excise Act, however they are not explicit with respect to the legal basis of the stand taken. This may be a cause of the confusion prevailing in the field formations.
The concept of transit sale was explained by the Board in Circular No. 96/7/95 dated 13-2-95 where in it explained that,
"1. A registered person places an order on a manufacturer for supply and delivery of goods directly to a consumer and the goods are accordingly transported from the manufacturer's premises to the user's premises without being brought to the registered person's premises. In such a situation manufacturer will issue an invoice under Rule 52A. This invoice under Rule 52A will contain, in addition to the prescribed details including the consignee's name and address, mentioned therein, the registered person's name and address, on account of whose instructions the goods have been despatched. The consignee in this case will be the end user. In such a situation the registered person's invoice is not required for availment of Modvat credit. The duplicate copy of the manufacturer's invoice under Rule 52A will serve as cover for transport and for availment of Modvat by the end user."
It is clear from this para that "Y", the consignee has taken Cenvat Credit on the strength of the manufacturer's invoice and hence he is the first stage dealer.
Reference may also be made to Board's Circular No. 218/52/96-CX, dated 4-6-1996 vide file no. 267/72/96-CX.8 wherein the CBEC explained that when goods are received to a consignee directly from the manufacturer, even when the invoice shows some other person as buyer, cenvat credit on such invoice is permissible. In this case no other invoice under Rule 57G is required. In fact the intermediate person need not to be registered as dealer of Central Excise. Thus even when name of any intermediate person is mentioned on the invoice, the consignee is eligible to take cenvat credit on the strength of manufacturer invoice. Thus "Y", the consignee has taken credit on the strength of the manufacturer invoice and for that reason he is a first stage dealer.
In fact an intermediate person "X" or "A" etc., even if registered with Central Excise, is not allowed to issue any cenvatable invoice if the goods are not received by them. If the goods are sent directly to the consignee premises, even if the intermediate person is registered he cannot issue a cenvatable invoice. This point is very clear from the Pune Commissionerate Trade Totice No. 76/95 dated 20-07-1995. Similarly Vadodara Commissionerate Trade Notice No. 8/95 dated 27-1-95 makes it very clear that in cases of such sales invoice issued under Rule 52A (manufacturer's invoice) "only" will be a valid document for taking credit. The use of term only makes it very clear that the intermediate person cannot issue a modvatable invoice on such sales and even if he issues such invoices credit cannot be taken on such invoices. Thus when the intermediate persons "X", "A" etc. cannot issue a cenvatable invoice on this sale, or even if he issues no credit can be taken on such invoice, the contention that the intermediate person is a first stage dealer is wholly non-sustainable in law.
There are numerous judgments of the Hon'ble Tribunal on which such Cenvat Credit has been allowed to the assessee to the consignee on the strength of the manufacturer invoice when names of intermediate person/s were mentioned on the invoice. Some of the important judgments on this point are:
1. Inder Poly Fabs (P) Ltd. v. CCE [1998 (99) ELT 420].
2. Mahadev Industries v. CCE [2000 (115) ELT 452].
3. Malawa Cotton v. CCE [2002 (144) ELT 645]
Credit is allowed even when intermediate person is not registered with Central Excise as held in cases of Stadmed (P) Ltd. v. CCE [1998 (102) ELT 466] and Dr. Curies Labs Ltd. v. CCE [1999 (112) ELT 539].
It may further be noted that the intermediate person need not be authorized dealer of the manufacturer to avail credit on the manufacturer's invoice as held in CCE v. Uttam Industries [1997 (89) ELT 87] and in CCE v. Beekay Engineering [2001 (129) ELT 543].
It is clear from these legal authorities that in case of such transit sales:
1. Credit can be taken on the basis of manufacture's invoice only.
2. The intermediate person cannot issue any cenvatable invoice.
3. The intermediate person is not required to be registered with Central Excise.
Thus the intermediate person is not treated as a Central Excise dealer in such cases of transit sales and hence "X" is not a Central Excise dealer in this case of transit sales. It follows that "Y", to whom possession has been directly transferred from the manufacturer, is a first stage dealer.
The judgment delivered in case of Aditya Trading Co. vs. CCE [2003 (152) ELT 103], is not applicable in this case for various reasons. Firstly it was not an issue that whether the consignee is a first stage dealer or not. Secondly, the decisions would have been same even if the Tribunal has decided otherwise the issue. Since the issue was not affecting the decision directly, this point was not contested by the parties in that case. The decision on this point was not necessary to decide the "facts in issue" in that case. Hence the observations of the Tribunal, in this case is not applicable in the present circumstances and cannot be a binding precedence.
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Morning Links: Sex and Romance in Rio, Chaos in Bangkok and More
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 01.28.09 | 8:50 AM ET
- Love this graphic of anatomical terms that most sound like exotic vacation destinations. I'm booked for the Fissure of Rolando.
- Cole Hamels loves Sydney.
- Giant waves battered cruise ships in the Bay of Biscay. Photos at the Daily Mail.
- GOOD rightfully thinks trains need some more support—and more money—on Capitol Hill.
- Inside the quest for alternative jet fuels. Black vomit nut, anyone?
- Another great Time Zones piece: "The Beautiful Chaos of Bangkok"
- Sex and Romance in Rio: Seth Kugel looks at the relationships between male tourists and female locals. Some background on the story.
- A Fugu mishap in Japan injures seven.
- Have you read "the world's best passenger complaint letter"?
- An Alaskan entrepreneur wants a license to sell booze on his Fairbanks shuttle bus. His goal: To make enough money so he can hire another shuttle bus driver and join the mobile party. (via Fark)
3 Comments for Morning Links: Sex and Romance in Rio, Chaos in Bangkok and More
Ling 01.28.09 | 10:10 AM ET
Read that letter to Branson. Those sponge shafts he keeps coming back to happen to be a big delicacy in India. Its funny enough, but the author obviously has no idea about Indian cuisine. Can't say its his fault, though. Virgin should be offering passengers simpler fare, or at least another option.
Jenna Schnuer 01.28.09 | 11:46 AM ET
After the Fissure of Rolando, you might want to drop by Moloka'i for a hike where you can see (what I was told some people call) Phallic Rock. This one doesn't take much imagination at all:
Jim Benning 01.28.09 | 11:51 AM ET
This is exactly why I don't eat blowfish testicles. I hate limb paralysis.


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STARKVILLE – Hard to believe, but in high school, Chris Relf wasn't much of a running quarterback.
"I passed in high school; that's mostly what I did," he said.
The book on Relf since leaving Carver High School in Montgomery, Ala. – where he passed for more than 1,500 yards as a junior – was that he was a run-first guy and a liability in the passing game.
Well, he's certainly done the running thing well. He gained a career-high 131 yards on the ground in Saturday's 41-27 MSU win over Ole Miss, giving him 500 on the season, second on the team to only tailback Anthony Dixon.
On his first series, in the second quarter, Relf carried it four times for 57 yards on an 81-yard scoring drive that gave State a 10-6 lead.
Relf played almost the entire second half and helped MSU wear down the Rebels, but he showed he can indeed chuck the ball around. He had touchdown passes of 2 yards, to Marcus Green, and 34 yards, to Chad Bumphis.
For the game, Relf was 3 of 5 for 43 yards.
On the pass to Bumphis, the 6-foot-3, 240-pound Relf was facing a fourth-and-10 and had to scramble away from pressure. He hit Bumphis around the 10-yard line, and the true freshman from Tupelo did the rest to give MSU a 27-13 lead with 38 seconds left in the third quarter.
"What people don't understand is, he can throw the ball," Bumphis said. "Whenever they see him in, they automatically think run – which the O-line did a great job; there were holes all night – but he was just able to do so much different stuff."
Relf said he was actually looking for O'Neal Wilder on the play, and Bumphis "got in the way." But it worked, just like everything else Relf did.
The Rebels were powerless to stop him, as he averaged 8.7 yards per carry and had a pair of big third-down runs on the drive that ended in the TD pass to Green and gave the Bulldogs a 20-13 lead.
"They were biting on the dive a lot," Relf said. "The defensive end was coming down, I was pulling it and just running it."
Relf, who's platooned with senior Tyson Lee most of the season, knew he'd play Saturday, he just wasn't sure how much. He took every snap of the second half against Arkansas the previous week, and coach Dan Mullen said he took a play-it-by-ear approach with his QBs.
'He got it rolling'
"We're going back and forth there, and Chris kind of got it rolling. And once he got it rolling and got a little feel for what was going on, we were able to run the football," Mullen said. "They had 11 guys on the line of scrimmage, and we're still able to run the football.
"When Chris got into that flow, we just decided to stick with him right there and keep trying to grind it out."
Lee, who Mullen let take the final snap of the game, has made the platoon system a harmonious one and sounded like a proud father after the game.
"He's put in the work from Day 1, and it was obvious today in the way he played," Lee said. "I'm so proud of him, so proud of what he did for us."
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Classical Indian
The development of Sanskirt, an early form of a caste system, creation of literary epics, and the rise of Buddhism mark:
The Vedic and Epic ages in India
How were the Gupta and Maurya dynasties politically similar?
They were run entirely by Indians and not by outside rulers
Classical India's political climate was characterized most by:
An array of regional political cultures
The Indian caste system functioned as a political institution because:
it enforced rules about social behavior.
What was the religion of India's majority, lacked a central deity, tolerated the increasing wealth, and held a believed in reincarnation?
Unlike china, the values developed in classical India:
Promoted considerable equality between men and women.
The vast Indian subcontinent is partially separated from the rest of Asia by northern mountain ranges, most notably:
the Himalayas
Early literary epics developed by the Aryans were passed on orally and written down in the language:
The Hindu ethical concept of ___ was far less detailed than the ethical codes of other major religions.


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January 16, 2013 - Industry News
Ronnie Milner of Valparaiso, Ind., a professional truck driver for ABF Freight System Inc., of Fort Smith, Ark., has been named a Truckload Carriers Association Highway Angel. Milner is being recognized for helping an elderly couple in trouble on the highway.
On Sept. 13, 2012, around 1:45 p.m., Milner was driving southbound along I-57 near Gilman, Ill., when he saw a white Buick turned sideways across both lanes. He stopped, put on his flashers, and went to investigate
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December 3, 2012 - Industry News
For the fifth year, the Truckload Carriers Association has selected a Highway Angel of the Year who best embodies the spirit of the organization's Highway Angel program. This year's recipient is Kenny Cass, a driver development instructor for FedEx Freight of Portland, Ore.
November 30, 2012 - Industry News
The Truckload Carriers Association's official Highway Angel spokesperson, country music singer Lindsay Lawler, will perform Dec. 4 at the lighting ceremony of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree.
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Fight It! benefit walk
What: JCI Santa Clarita Valley present the 11th annual Fight It! 5K Race with 10K and 1K to benefit the Brenda Mehling Cancer Fund. Registration required.
When: 7:30 a.m.
Where: Central Park, 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road, Saugus 91351
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Photography workshop
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When: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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What: Boy Scouts of America holds its second annual Scout Expo. Young men ages 6-21 and women 14-21 are invited.
When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Bridgeport Marketplace, Newhall Ranch Road and McBean Parkway, Valencia 91355
Water Safety Expo
What: The Los Angeles County Fire Department hosts a free Water Safety Expo. The expo will feature food trucks, games, entertainment, giveaways and lessons about water safety.
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Fire Station 126, 26320 Citrus St., Valencia 91355
Contact: 661-287-3690
Asthma and allergy screening
What: A nationwide screening program sponsored by the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Learn if you are at risk for asthma or find the cause of your nasal allergies. Refreshments served.
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital COC Education Center - Pavilion Building, 25727 McBean Parkway, Valencia 91355
Contact: Dr. Farhadian at 661-259-6996
Blues Festival
What: The Santa Clarita Valley Blues Festival featuring a blues, car show, kids zone and firetruck rides. Free.
When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Mountain View Park, 28502 Seco Canyon Road, Santa Clarita 91390
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Barbecue and salsa showdown
What: Barbecue and salsa booths, a Kid's Zone, food and drink vendors, live music, race car displays games, retail vendors, military displays, LASD Department displays and more. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 7-14, free to children 6 and under, and includes a BBQ/salsa tasting card. Proceeds benefit Special Olympics of Southern California, 999 for Kids, Wives Behind the Badge and LASD Motorsports.
When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Jack Bones Equestrian Center, 26983 Tapia Canyon Road, Castaic 91384
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'Willy Wonka Jr.'
What: Rosedell Elementary School's drama club presents "Willy Wonka Jr."
When: noon
Where: Rosedell Elementary School, 27853 Urbandale Ave., Saugus 91350
Contact: 661-294-5335
The Gentle Barn
What: The Gentle Barn visits Whole Foods Market Valencia for a meet-and-greet with some of its farm animals. Free.
When: 1-5 p.m.
Where: Whole Foods Market Valencia, 24130 Valencia Blvd., Valencia 91355
Contact: 661-260-2377 ext.210
SCVi 'Kids Creating Art' festival
What: Community-wide art festival showcasing the talents of local youth. Demos, live music, games, hands-on activities and more. Free admission; wristband to participate in games and activities costs $7.50.
When: 4 p.m.
Where: Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School, 28060 Hasley Canyon Road, Suite 200, Castaic 91384
Contact: scvcharterschool.org
Bowman graduation
What: Bowman High School's class of 2012 graduation.
When: 5 p.m.
Where: COC Cougar Stadium, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia 91355
Contact: 661-259-0033
Martin Short
What: Comedian and performer Martin Short live. Tickets are $55, $70 and $85.
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia 91355
Contact: www.canyonspac.com, 661-362-5304
'The Great American Trailer Park Musical'
What: A performance of the country-rock and blues musical "The Great American Trailer Park Musical." Tickets are $21 for general admission and $18 for students and seniors.
When: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. on Sundays through June 16
Where: The Repertory East Playhouse, 24266 Main St., Newhall 91321
Contact: www.repeastplayhouse.org or 661-288-0000
Today is Saturday, June 2, the 154th day of 2012. There are 212 days left in the year.
On this date in the SCV: In 1990, a recall drive to oust City Councilman Howard "Buck" McKeon was launched by a pair of residents, one of whom was a former City Council candidate. They claimed that McKeon was too pro-development and did not serve the community.
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Ten years ago: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat offered Cabinet posts to militant groups as part of a government reshuffle. A fire broke out at Buckingham Palace, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people and marring the four-day celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 50 years on the throne.
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Mid-Missouri firefighters climb stairs to honor 9/11 victims
8 Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District fightfighters climb 110 stories
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Members of the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District completed a stair climb Sunday to honor firefighters who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Eight firefighters with the SBFPD climbed 110 stories at Kansas City's Crown Center while wearing their protective equipment.
The crew also carried a card bearing the name of one of 343 New York City Fire Department firefighters killed on 9/11.
"Some of our members felt very strongly about doing something to honor the sacrifice and remember all of the victims," Chief Dennis Reilly said in a statement. "Our members did a very noble thing by participating in the climb and we are all thankful for having this opportunity."
A total of 343 firefighters participated in the Kansas City stair climb.
According to the Kansas City 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, Columbia, Jefferson City, Sedalia and Pettis County firefighters also took part in the event.
WDAF-TV reports proceeds from the climb go to the surviving spouse and family endowment fund. More than 6,000 climbers from eight countries now participate in 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb events.