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Posted 20 October 2012 - 07:29 AM
Check out this track and share your thoughts:
Posted 20 October 2012 - 07:48 AM
i thought people were on his nuts for no reason, but i downloaded rejex and he can rap better than most mf's out there
Posted 20 October 2012 - 07:51 AM
Posted 20 October 2012 - 08:20 AM
i heard reports that its like sexual intercourse with your thoughts when i talk about the shoes in which I walk????????!?!?!??!?!!
lol, "????????!?!?!??!?!!" is the I think this could be a dope line but I don't understand the significance of it.
I love seeing young cats rhyme like this. A couple of years ago Hip-Hop was down, at least thats what many were lead to believe, but its in a really good place right now. I would argue that Hip-Hop is better than its ever been, and thats with all due respect to the different eras in the genre/ culture. Got to thank the OG's for inspiring the youth like this because without them, young artists that spit like this wouldn't exist.
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Posted 20 October 2012 - 08:29 AM
He's better than that Odd Future stuff
I dont see the nas comparison at all. Nas flow is more poetical if thats a word
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Posted 20 October 2012 - 09:24 AM
He and Black hippy movement is what is right with hip hop.
He's better than that Odd Future stuff
I dont see the nas comparison at all. Nas flow is more poetical if thats a word
right, the nas thing is waaay off base, he only gets bundled in with odd future cos of his age this kid has a thing for mid 90'2 beats not some fucking horrible synth preset shit that tyler and co constantly vomit over, i saw via instagram that he has hooked up with pete rock can only be a good thing.....
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Posted 20 October 2012 - 10:05 AM
i saw via instagram that he has hooked up with pete rock can only be a good thing.....
I haven't seen that, but he does seem to have a pretty good grasp and respect for whats good in Hip-Hop. He's got vocals on some Dilla and Doom beats - - even though the former has become a bit inordinate over time; he even mentions hoping to work with Madlib in the future; I respect that. It's going to be interesting to see how he grows and matures as an artist...the fact that he's still a teen is mind-blowing!
Posted 20 October 2012 - 10:40 AM
...just realized you started a Joey Bada$$ thread some time go, my bad
Posted 20 October 2012 - 08:50 PM
. Hmmmm.....this is going to be real interesting ill keep my ear open. He's definetly influenced by the early 90s era you can hear it in his flow. I see this kid working with pete and premo not so much madlib for some reason. I dont see him on a madlib beat, i dunno....,
i saw via instagram that he has hooked up with pete rock can only be a good thing.....
Posted 20 October 2012 - 10:24 PM
but yeah i really like this guy
Posted 20 October 2012 - 11:28 PM
badass is dope as is
anyone who thinks hip hop is dead doesnt know whats up....
Posted 21 October 2012 - 02:37 AM
Posted 21 October 2012 - 06:48 AM
i thought people were on his nuts for no reason, but i downloaded rejex
This is where my thoughts are at the moment, without a single download yet...
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Posted 21 October 2012 - 09:21 PM
They don't feel the name
But they say that music dope though
Fuck it that's how it's supposed to go
These bloggers too emotional
from daily routine by badass
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Posted 24 October 2012 - 09:31 PM
I just realized this dude is not affiliated with A$AP Mob or whatever they call themselves. Rappers, stop using cash symbols as letters not only does it look terrible its confusing as hell.
changing my name to $hak£y finch
Posted 28 October 2012 - 12:49 PM
changing my name to $hak£y finch
As long as the dollar sign is offset with the pound sign, or any other currency's symbol, I think I'm cool with it.
Posted 28 October 2012 - 08:53 PM
lol, "????????!?!?!??!?!!" is the I think this could be a dope line but I don't understand the significance of it.
naw thats me being impressed
Posted 29 October 2012 - 05:12 AM
true New York Hip Hop Sound
Eh, with age and knowledge i've come to feel that there is almost no such thing as a "true New York Hip-Hop sound." There have been different eras in Hip-Hop, and there are equally as many propents for each of these terms - - everyone interprets what is "true" differently. I'm from Long Island, NY, where legendary artists like Rakim are from, and I have an idea of that which is a more pure form of New York Hip-Hop, but i'm sure even that perception is distorted or just highly subjective.
most New Yorkers forgot about because they allowed cornballs like Diddy to get them drunk off that sparkling wine shiny suit c/rap.
and to this I would like to say that the sound or movement of Hip-Hop as a whole was compromised way before Diddy...its too easy to use him as a scapegoat for commerical Hip-Hop/ Rap.
Posted 29 October 2012 - 10:17 AM
Peace officeTime,
Despite the fact that I disagree with you to some degree, please allow this born and bred Brooklyn native from East Flatbush share his historical perspective on this for a moment.
Absolutely, thank you for taking the time to provide your personal experiences in the field - - thats what forums are all about.
Regarding the:
- suppossed misconception that Turntablism originated in Brooklyn, as opposed to the Bronx - - I've never heard such a claim. Instrumental figures in what is recognized as the developmental stages of Hip-Hop tell a story of it starting in the Bronx; you can ask Kool Herc, GrandMaster Flash and/ or KRS-one about that.
Even then, I don't give much credence to the idea of a sole individul pioneering specific elements of Hip-Hop or any other genre; I say this in regards to the assertion that the Legendary Hitman Howie Tee is "music's True Father of sampling." Hip-Hop, as you wil acknowlege, is an amalgam of virutally all distinguished musical genres. No one man pioneerd sampling, breaking, emceeing, graffiti, or turntablism - - all of these pillars came into the fruition that we recognize through morph, not spontaneous idea or implementation.
In other words, Hip-Hops been around since the man could utter sound.
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 04:20 PM
The B.S. story about the Bronx being the birthplace of hip hop is a huge corporate lie that started by a ultra wack newspaper article
Any reference material on this?
I take Hip Hop history very, very seriously. Too many people take Hip Hop for granted and to me I think it's very important that people know that absolute truth about it, where it comes from and how things got started.
I don't know if such a thing as an "absolute truth" exists - - especially in reference to something that isn't documented - - even then, as we see in this discussion, one could still formulate a valid argument against the claim. I too take Hip-Hop history very serioiusly, but I do find other questions to be of greater consequence than establishing what burough it originated or thrived in.
Perhaps you could explain what would be different if texts posited Brooklyn, rather than the Bronx, as the birthplace of Hip-hop.
Posted 01 November 2012 - 04:37 PM
scary how this kid for being so young knows 90's throwback rap so well.
This basically substantiates 9th Wonder's theory on the evolution of Hip-Hop with society and time:
Posted 04 November 2012 - 11:10 AM
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Posted 04 November 2012 - 12:05 PM
DOPE as FUCK!
This kid could stop rhyming now, reflect on his short-lived career ten years from now, and still have more to say than a lot of rappers ever will. He just shared a stage with the Roots!
Side Note: That looked like a 12" of his 1999 mixtape...I thought mixtapes were just for promo use. A lot of the production featured on there isn't original. How can he sell a product without licensing from the producers?
Posted 04 November 2012 - 01:05 PM
How can he sell a product without licensing from the producers?
Good point.
That beat is a freddie joachim-beat. it's maybe the first time i hear somebody rapping over one of his beats.
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Richard Childress Racing in Wine Country ... In 54 starts at the 10-turn stadium course, Richard Childress Racing owns two wins, with Dale Earnhardt in the 1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 and with Robby Gordon in the Save Mart 350 in 2003, one pole award (Earnhardt, 1995), 13 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C.,-based team has led 137 laps at Sonoma, completed 5,574 of the 5,620 laps contested (99.2 percent) and recorded just one DNF (Did Not Finish) over that stretch (1989-2012).
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Interactive RCR ... For up-to-date news and exclusive content, visit RCR's Twitter page - @RCRracing - along with the RCR Sprint Cup Series team Twitter pages - @RCR27PMenard, @RCR29KHarvick, @RCR31JeffBurton and driver Twitter page @KevinHarvick. Information about the 14-time championship winning organization can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RichardChildressRacing and at www.RCRracing.com along with official driver pages - www.facebook.com/PaulMenard27, www.facebook.com/OfficialKevinHarvick and www.facebook.com/OfficialJeffBurton.
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Rheem on the Hood ... The red Rheem logo will adorn the hood of the No. 29 RCR machine this weekend at Sonoma Raceway for their fifth of seven appearances during the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season. Rheem will also be featured on Harvick's Chevrolet at Michigan International Speedway in August and Talladega Superspeedway in October.
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Race Rewind ... Harvick and the No. 29 Rheem Chevrolet team had a 16th-place finish in the 2012 Save Mart 350 at Sonoma after running out of fuel during a mid-race run.
What are your thoughts on racing at Sonoma Raceway? "Road-course racing is fun. We have taken the time to make sure the car is right for a track like this one. I feel like Sonoma Raceway is a place that we've been to enough times where we can hopefully take some of the notes from those prior races and be alright. I enjoy that race and really look forward to heading out there."
It's being said that Sonoma Raceway is becoming a payback track and drivers are becoming more aggressive in their driving style during this race. What are your thoughts on that observation?
"The racing is more aggressive. I think the paybacks you see at Sonoma Raceway probably come from incidents during this race, not from any other track. Lately, it seems like the cars come home more beat up from this race than anywhere else. This is definitely a narrow track with a lot of slow turns, so you have to be very aggressive to make passes on this track."
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Career Wine Country Stats ... This weekend's 110-lap event marks Burton's 20th start at the 1.99-mile facility and 671st-career Sprint Cup Series entry. Burton garnered one top-five and five top-10 finishes at the Sonoma, Calif.-based race track with his best start coming in 2002 (third) and best finish coming in 2007 (third).
Building momentum ... Through the last four Sprint Cup Series events, Burton and the No. 31 team have quietly built momentum and are recovering from bad luck early on in the season. The RCR driver has accumulated four consecutive top-15 finishes, including a top-10 effort last weekend at Michigan International Speedway, and climbed four positions in the NSCS driver championship point standings to 17th.
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The Heart Walk in Sonoma ... Fans can start their Save Mart 350 race weekend off on the right foot by joining NASCAR driver Jeff Burton for a one-mile walk and breakfast, all in the name of heart health. Burton will team up with a Bay Area heart transplant survivor in the first-ever Heart Walk to BEAT Heart Disease at Sonoma Raceway. The Heart Walk, a collaboration between Sonoma Raceway, Save Mart Supermarkets, the American Heart Association and General Mills, will begin at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time on Friday, June 21, in the Club 7 hospitality tent above the Turn 7 Terrace of Sonoma Raceway. The event will be followed by a heart-healthy breakfast sponsored by General Mills and Save Mart Supermarkets. The Heart Walk ticket package, which includes a seat for Great Clips Fast Friday NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, participation in the Heart Walk to BEAT Heart Disease and breakfast, are $25 each and may be purchased through Sonoma Raceway. Five dollars from each ticket will be donated to the American Heart Association to help in the battle against heart disease, the nation's number one killer of women. Fans that already have tickets for the Great Clips Fast Friday can make a simple $5 donation to join the BEAT Heart Walk at the event.
Race Rewind 2012 ... After starting deep in the field, Burton and the No. 31 Chevrolet team took home NASCAR's official "Improving the Finish" Award by gaining 24 positions over the course of the 112-lap event, persevering to an 11th-place finish last year in Sonoma.
Would you agree that road course racing is some of the craziest racing on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule? "I really enjoy road-course racing, but lately it's gotten out of hand on these restarts with people banging into one another. Track position is huge now because when you get back in the middle of the pack on a restart, it is comparable to racing at a restrictor-plate track in that you'll just have to assume there is a high chance you will be in a wreck. You try to protect yourself from it, but it doesn't matter because someone will just run over you. If you aren't exceptionally aggressive and pushing the guy in front of you out of the way, then someone is going to run you over. I'm a fan of aggressive racing, but I'm not a fan of people running over each other."
What are your thoughts on the new qualifying format at Sonoma Raceway?
"Anytime we can get more time on the race track in practice at a road course before we actually have to qualify, that's a good thing in my book. I also like the new qualifying format for Sonoma (Raceway) where they send more than one car out at a time. More time on the race track is always a good thing and I'm a big fan of the European-style qualifying format, which will make qualifying go by quicker and more enjoyable for the fans


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As "Jack The Giant Slayer" hits theaters this week take a look at other fairy tales that were turned into movies.
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AJ Bombers, Comet Cafe, Frank's Diner, Saloon on Calhoun on bacon show Dec. 30
With stops in Milwaukee, Brookfield and Kenosha, the premiere of "United States of Bacon" on Dec. 30 on the Destination America channel should look familiar.
The show stops at AJ Bombers downtown for a look at the Barrie Burger -- with peanut butter and bacon -- and at Comet Cafe on the east side for its bacon-wrapped meatloaf sandwich and bacon-cheddar apple pie. It takes in the Saloon on Calhoun in Brookfield for bacon happy hour and bacon-wrapped pork "wings." »Read Full Blog Post
Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons take two top WAMI awards
Appleton-bred Americana duo Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons took home two of the three major categories at the 33rd annual WAMI Awards at Turner Hall Ballroom Sunday.
Consisting of Chisel and Adriel Denae, Sons won artist of the year and song of the year for "I've Been Accused." The track appeared on last summer's "Old Believers," produced by Brendan Benson (the Raconteurs) and released on Readymade Records, a label launched last year by Benson and Hartland native Emily White. »Read Full Article(1)
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Elizabeth Edwards calls her artworks "vanitas" paintings, a term normally associated with 17th-century still lifes, because she imbues them with metaphors of life and death.
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In his autobiography, Jack Roosevelt Robinson recalled that "The very young seemed to have no hang-up at all about my being black. They just wanted me to be good, to deliver, to win."
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- What is the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)?
- Does the BBG have a role in formulating program content?
- What is the VOA Charter? What does it say?
- Do the programs contain propaganda?
- Do you try to persuade audiences to have a positive view of the United States or to support specific U.S. policies?
- What is the budget? Who decides where, and on what, the money is spent?
- Why should American taxpayers continue to fund international broadcasting when there is CNN and Sky Channel, etc.?
- How do you make decisions to cut or add languages or programs?
- Some broadcast entities such as VOA and RFE/RL broadcast in the same languages. Is the content of their programs similar?
- How many people do you reach?
- Where can I find BBG audience figures?
- How do you measure effectiveness?
- In what languages do you broadcast?
- Can BBG content be seen in the United States?
Q: What is the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)?
The Broadcasting Board of Governors is both the name of the independent federal government Agency that oversees all U.S. civilian international broadcasting, and the name of the Board that governs those broadcasts.
The BBG became an independent federal government agency on October 1, 1999. The broadcast organizations it oversees include the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), Radio Free Asia (RFA), Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) and the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB).
The Board is composed of nine members with expertise in the fields of mass communications, broadcast media, or international affairs. Eight members (4 Democrats and 4 Republicans) are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The ninth, the Secretary of State, serves ex officio. The Secretary is represented on the Board by the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
Board Members
- Jeffrey Shell
- Matthew Armstrong
- Dr. Leon Aron
- Ambassador Ryan Crocker
- Michael Kempner
- Ambassador Karen Kornbluh
- John Forbes Kerry, ex-officio
- Kenneth Weinstein
Q: Does the BBG have a role in formulating program content?
The role of the BBG is to supervise all broadcasting activities and to provide strategic management for the Agency. It serves as a firewall between U.S. Government policy makers and the broadcasters.
It is the job of the news directors, editors and broadcasters, under the strict journalistic standards spelled out in the U.S. International Broadcasting Act of 1994 and the Journalistic Codes of Ethics of each of the broadcasters, to determine the stories that get covered.
The BBG Board is also charged with evaluating the mission and operation of its broadcast entities; assessing the quality, effectiveness, and professional integrity of its broadcasters; and determining the addition or deletion of language services.
Q: What is the VOA Charter? What does it say?
President Gerald Ford first signed the VOA Charter into law in 1976, and it was subsequently included in the U.S. International Broadcasting Act of 1994, as amended. It serves as a basis for the "standards and principles" for all BBG broadcasting under that Act.
The purpose of the "Charter" is to guard the journalistic integrity of BBG's programming. The language states that BBG programs will serve as a consistently reliable source of news. The news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive. Programming should also provide a balanced representation of American life and include clear and effective presentation of the policies of the United States.
Q: Do the programs contain propaganda?
No. The mission of the BBG and its broadcasters is to broadcast accurate, balanced, and comprehensive news and information to an international audience. The mission to promote freedom and democracy is achieved through journalistic integrity and through the dissemination of factual news and information to an audience that typically does not have access to a free press.
Q: Do you try to persuade audiences to have a positive view of the United States or to support specific U.S. policies?
Our mission is to inform, engage and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. We do this by broadcasting accurate, objective, balanced news and information about the United States and the world. By doing so, and by serving as an example of free and professional journalism, we serve the long-range interests of the U.S.
Q: What is the budget? Who decides where and on what the money is spent?
The FY 2014 budget for the BBG is $731.1 million. As a federal agency, the BBG's budget request is part of the President's Budget request to the Congress. Decisions about funding levels and allocations are part of a decision-making process that takes into account Administration and Congressional priorities, the strategic interests of the United States, the effectiveness of our broadcasts, and the strength of press freedoms in the countries to which we broadcast.
Q: Why should American taxpayers continue to fund international broadcasting when there is CNN and Sky Channel etc.?
U.S. international broadcasting continues to fill a critical void, especially in countries that lack a free press. Access to products like CNN International is far from universal and often limited to elite travelers in their hotel rooms. While the BBG broadcasts in 61 languages, CNN is largely limited to English speakers.
Reaching local populations in their own languages, as well as English, we can provide them with accurate and reliable news and provide an alternative to local media that may be prolific, but may also be government controlled and subject to censorship. Wherever possible, we broadcast in the media—TV, AM/FM or shortwave radio, and the Internet/new media—that give us the broadest possible reach.
Q: How do you make decisions to cut or add languages or programs?
The Agency must ensure that its program decisions reflect the U.S. national interest. Given funding constraints and changing foreign policy priorities, it is sometimes necessary to increase broadcasting to an area in crisis, while correspondingly reducing funding in other areas. Decisions to eliminate or reduce broadcast services are never easy.
Funding decisions are based on a variety of factors including audience access to outlets of free and balanced news, the effectiveness of the current programming, and U.S. strategic interests. Once countries have established reliable and professional media outlets, the need for our broadcasts diminishes.
Q: Some broadcast entities such as VOA and RFE/RL broadcast in the same languages. Is the content of their programs similar?
The difference in the broadcasters' roles lies in their programming emphases.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and Radio and TV Marti emphasize domestic news for their geographically-defined audiences. Covering developments specific to their target markets is their specialty, most notably in countries without a free press or in transition. At the same time, each one also covers regional and international issues and events (including those in the United States, as warranted) to ensure comprehensive news coverage.
The Voice of America emphasizes international and regional news and in-depth coverage of the United States. VOA also covers local events to ensure comprehensive news coverage, especially in areas where it operates solely such as sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa, lone Arabic-language broadcasters in the Middle East except for Iraq, provide a full range of international, regional, and local news as well as consistent coverage of the U.S.
Q: How many people do you reach?
BBG broadcasters reach 226 million people around the world each week with more than 3,000 hours of original programming each week.
Q: Where can I find BBG audience figures?
The Agency conducts extensive research on its worldwide broadcast audiences as part of its annual Language Service Review process. The results are organized by broadcast language in the BBG's Language Service Review book available online here.
Following a year-long Strategic Review, the Agency issued a new Strategic Plan in November 2011 and launched a website www.bbgstrategy.com that is a rich resource for information on BBG market research.
Additional audience research can be found under Other Reports on the BBG website.
Q: How do you measure effectiveness?
The BBG measures effectiveness in terms of the size of our audience, the quality and reliability of our programming, and whether our broadcasts increase the audience's understanding of current events and American society and policies.
We contract with Gallup, an independent research organization, to conduct both qualitative and quantitative audience and market research and rely on industry experts such as AC Nielsen.
Audience size is measured as the number of adults (15+) who "listened or viewed last week" as determined by random sampling in the target area. This is the agreed-upon standard used by most international broadcasters. By that measure, the BBG's audience has increased 80 percent since 2002.
The nature of our broadcasting, which aims at many countries where information is tightly controlled or where populations are hard to access, means that some audiences are difficult to measure. Countries or regions for which we can only conduct non-representative surveys, such as North Korea or Tibet, are not included in our audience estimates.
Q: In what languages do you broadcast?
The BBG's broadcast entities produce content in 61 languages. The list of languages follows.
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- English
- Special English
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- Albanian
- Bosnian
- Croatian
- Macedonian
- Montenegrin
- Romanian
- Serbian
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- Armenian
- Avar
- Azerbaijani
- Bashkir
- Belarusian
- Chechen
- Circassian
- Crimean Tatar
- Georgian
- Russian
- Tatar
- Ukrainian
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- Kazakh
- Kyrgyz
- Tajik
- Turkmen
- Uzbek
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- Burmese
- Cantonese
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- Hausa
- Kinyarwanda
- Kirundi
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- Arabic
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- Creole
- Spanish
Q: Can BBG content be seen in the United States?
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and the media organizations that it supports can now make their content available in broadcast quality upon request within the United States. This is due to a law that went into effect on July 2, 2013, amending the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, known as the Smith-Mundt Act. Amending Smith-Mundt for this purpose was part of the strategic plan adopted in 2011 by the governing board overseeing the BBG. Program materials can be made available domestically, upon request, whenever doing so is consistent with all statutory authorities, prohibitions, principles, and standards. For more information please visit Facts About Smith-Mundt Modernization.


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Man denies threats to coffee company workers
BARRE The Swanton man accused of threatening to shoot everybody at a Green Mountain Coffee Roasters facility in Waterbury pleaded not guilty Thursday.
Alexander J. Garrison, 41, is facing a felony charge of creating a false alarm. If convicted, he faces a maximum of five years in jail and a $10,000 fine. The charge is normally a misdemeanor, but since it would be Garrisons second offense, the charge is elevated to a felony.
According to the police affidavit, Waterbury police were contacted by employees at a call center for the coffee company saying a man had threatened to go to their location and shoot people. The center is directly behind the police station, on Foundry Street.
Police said Garrison called the center and told a receptionist he was upset he was not given a job and then made the threats. Police said they tracked the phone number that was used back to Garrison and called him. He told them he hadnt made any threats because he knew better from getting in trouble for something similar in the past, police said. Garrison told police he had called looking for directions to the companys outlet store.
Police said Garrison had been working as a temporary employee at the companys plant in Essex at the time of the incident in December. The call resulted in the company going into lockdown, and heightened security remained in effect five days later. The company also temporarily closed an outlet store and a visitor center in Waterbury. WCAX-TV reported that the threat was considered elevated because the outgoing CEO of the company, Larry Blanford, and his replacement, Brian Kelley, were in Waterbury at the time of the call.
Garrison was convicted of making a false alarm in 2007, when police say he made a bomb threat against a different company he was working for in Windsor County.
A search of Garrisons residence in December turned up an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, a .22-caliber long rifle and a hunting rifle, police said, but no weapons were found on him when he was taken into custody.
The police affidavit says that on the day of the incident Garrison called the company five times. One of the phone calls came after police had initially called him and he wanted to complain about the company having no right to give out my personal information, police said. The final time Garrison called he asked for an employee by name and wanted to know her schedule, police said.
Garrison was taken into custody by the Department of Corrections the day of the calls to resume serving a sentence for a felony embezzlement charge from 2009.
He also has four convictions for credit card fraud in 2011. He is being held on $5,000 bail.
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On this day: February 21
Published On: Feb 20 2013 11:46:53 PM CST Updated On: Feb 21 2016 01:00:00 AM CST
The Washington Monument is dedicated, Alka-Seltzer is sold for the first time, the peace symbol is born, Malcolm X is assassinated, and Nixon heads to China, all on this day.
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Qualification of Test Material
Each test material is added to a vial containing the Chemical Detection System (CDS) to determine if the test material will qualify for testing. The CDS is a pH neutral solution that contains two pH indicator dyes. A color change can be detected when the pH of the CDS drops below 4.5 or rises above 8.5. Test materials must cause a color change in the CDS to be tested in this assay.
Once qualified, the test material is categorized to determine the appropriate timetable for Packing Group Assignment. The test material is added to two tubes. The resulting color change in each tube is compared to the color chart provided by In Vitro International. A category 1 test material will be evaluated for up to 4 hours; while a category 2 test material will be evaluated for up to 1 hour.
Biobarrier Preparation
After a test material has qualified for the Corrositex assay, biobarrier membranes are prepared. To prepare the biobarrier membranes, the biobarrier matrix powder is completely solubilized. The solubilized collagen matrix, composed of water and dissolved proteins, is then added to a membrane disc containing a porous cell membrane. Once prepared, the biobarrier membranes are refrigerated and used within seven days.
Biobarrier Qualification with the Positive Control
A biobarrier membrane is placed on top of a vial containing CDS. The positive control is then added onto the biobarrier membrane disc. The vial is continuously monitored until a color change (i.e. break through) has occurred. The break through time is then compared to the IIVS positive control historical data range. Following the acceptance of the positive control, the test materials can then be dosed.
Dosing of the Test Material
Each test material is tested in four replicate biobarrier membranes. The biobarrier membrane is placed onto a vial of CDS. The test material is added onto the biobarrier membrane disc. The vial is continuously monitored for the first ten minutes. If no color change occurs, this process is repeated an additional three times until the remaining biobarrier membranes are treated with the test material. The vials are observed until a color change (i.e. break through) occurs. When a color change occurs in each vial, the break through times are recorded. Category 1 test materials are observed for a break through for up to four hours. Category 2 test materials are observed for up to one hour.
Determination of Packing Group
To determine the appropriate packing group for a test material, a mean break through time is calculated from the four replicates. Each test material is evaluated using the appropriate category on U.N. Packing Group Assignment Table. When a break through does not occur in the time alloted, the Packing Group of the test material is designated as non corrosive according the Corrositex protocol.
|U.N. Packing Group Table
|Time Required for CDS Change
|Category 1
|0 to 3 minutes
|>3 to 60 minutes
|>60 to 240 minutes
|>240 minutes
|Category 2
|0 to 3 minutes
|>3 to 30 minutes
|>30 to 60 minutes
|>60 minutes
|Packing Group I
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Cruciferous Challenge and Cauliflower Tabbouleh with Preserved Lemons.
For Health Nut Challenge 5 lets get cooking with the crucial to the diet,Cruciferious veggies. Here are 2 simple steps to participate in the challenge :
1.Create a uniquely healthy side dish,soup,salad or main entree ,with one or more of the following Cruciferious vegetables :
* Kale
* Collard Greens
* Broccoli
* Cauliflower
* Cabbage
* Brussels sprouts
* Kohlrabi
* Turnip
* Radish
* Bok Choy
* Arugula
* Water cress.
2.Leave the link of your post in the comments section(by April 30th) while also mentioning in your post about the Health nut challenge.Old entries can be recycled,I just need the different ideas to incorporate these vegetables in everyday cooking.
Cauliflower Tabbouleh
Often times I have to think beyond curries to get my family interested in eating vegetables.The tabbouleh is an earthy Middle eastern salad made with bulgur,cucumber and lots of parsley.Cauliflower further enhances the nutrition of the salad.I add preserved lemons for a tangy bite to the salad.
Recipe adapted from Diabetic Cooking
1/2 a head of medium cauliflower,separate the florets
3/4 cup Bulgur wheat(can also use quinoa or roasted buckwheat)
1 cup flat leaf or curled parsley
1 small onion ,finely chopped
1 clove garlic
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 a medium preserved lemon(recipe follows),chopped
1 teaspoon black pepper,freshly ground
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
Bring 2 cups of water to a boil,add salt and bulgur wheat.Cook until tender about 15-20 minutes,drain excess water.
Coarsely grind the cauliflower,garlic and parsley in a food processor.Heat oil in a pan on medium,saute onion and cumin seeds for a minute,add the ground cumin and processed cauliflower mixture.Cook only for 4-5 minutes until tender.Mix in the cooked bulgur wheat.Turn off the heat and mix in the preserved lemons.Serve warm or cold on a bed of dark leafy greens like romaine lettuce or kale.
Moroccan Preserved Lemons
The preserved lemons are an quint essential relish of Moroccan cooking.The pickled lemons add a delicious tang to any salad,stew or entree.
Recipe adapted from Alia's Moroccan cooking video.
6 fresh lemons,rinsed
1/4 cup of salt
1 sterilized jar that can fit all the lemons
Step 1 Cut off any stems of the lemons.Using a sharp knife cut vertically, not all the way to the bottom,make sure the base is still attached.Turn the lemon upside down.Cut again vertically while keeping the base intact.
Step 2. Use a teaspoon and stuff about 1/2 teaspoon of salt on each of the slit of the lemon.Repeat with rest of the lemons.Place in a sterilized jar,make sure all lemon are snug in the jar.Sprinkle another teaspoon of salt over the top.
Step 3 Keep in a dark cool corner of the house for 4 days.Then remove only to check if the juices have started to flow out in the lemons.Return to the corner and keep another month until lemons are all soft and pickled.Every week in between ,swirl the bottle to make sure all the lemons are submerged in juices.
Once pickled can be store in refrigerator for up to 3 months.Before using,discard seeds, rinse in cold water to remove the excess salt.Dice or slice,use in salads ,stews,tagines or Whole grain entrees.
The preserved lemons are my entry for Awed Africa,hosted by PJ of Seduce your taste buds
Thank you for the overwhelming response to Health nut Challenge 4.Hope to post the round up soon.
77 comments:
- Organic said...
Delicious take on the cruciferious veggie and the lip-smacking preserved lemons.I'm going to try the cauli tabbouleh soon.
- March 10, 2010 at 11:10 AM
- Ann said...
Cauliflower in Tabbouleh? Now that is inventive! Bravo!
- March 10, 2010 at 11:11 AM
The preserved lemons are one of my favorite relishes,thanks for the recipe.I'm off to get a bag of fresh lemons =)
- March 10, 2010 at 11:11 AM
Preserved lemons are one of my favorite relishes,thanks for the recipe.I'm off to get a bag of fresh lemons =)
- March 10, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Fantastic idea! I have to try the cauliflower in tabbouleh.
- March 10, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
So fresh and tasty! I love the idea!
- March 10, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- Priya said...
Cauliflower tabbouleh looks marvellous, fantastic theme again Yas..will try to send my entries soon..
- March 10, 2010 at 12:15 PM
- Rachana Kothari said...
Cauliflower Tabbouleh is surely innovative:) Fantastic!
- March 10, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- simply.food said...
Lovely event will send an entry soon.
- March 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM
- Joie de vivre said...
I can't wait to see the round up. I'll think about an entry!
- March 10, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Cool Lassi(e) said...
The cauliflower tabbouleh looks very innovative and might I say pleasing to the eye. I have only heard of a bulgur variation. Count me in for your next event.
- March 10, 2010 at 2:17 PM
Tangy indeed I use preserved lemons in salads.
- March 10, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- Curry Leaf said...
Yum The tabbouleh and esp the preserved tangy lemon :P is droolworthy and definitely healthy.Love the next challenge Yasmeen.will surely participate
- March 11, 2010 at 4:23 AM
- Lori said...
Just catching up on my reading and I've missed a ton of great recipes! We have been eating a lot of cruciferious lately, a great challenge.
- March 11, 2010 at 5:48 AM
- Tina said...
Beautiful clicks dear..Sounds healthy and innovative.
- March 11, 2010 at 6:00 AM
- Sarah Naveen said...
Thats a new idea for me..looks so fresh and yummy
- March 11, 2010 at 6:50 AM
- Muneeba said...
oooo .. another new idea .. and look at the pretty cauliflower, my goodness! I've only recently started to appreciate cauliflower, but erm, ahem, it was fried ;)
- March 11, 2010 at 9:20 AM
- Gulmohar said...
Cool...that's so innovative..looks too tempting :-)
- March 11, 2010 at 9:52 AM
- Bria @ West of Persia said...
Ooooh, gorgeous salad and a fun challenge, Yasmeen. I'll send you my recipe/s soon.
- March 11, 2010 at 9:54 AM
Wish that preserved lemon pops out of the screen.I'm a sucker for tangy foods.
- March 11, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- Cham said...
Interesting recipe with bulgur and cauli!
- March 11, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- Fresh Local and Best said...
I happen to love all cruciferious veggie, so eating them is not a problem in my house. I'm planning to make preserved lemons sometime soon, I've heard they are incredible.
- March 11, 2010 at 8:54 PM
- 5 Star Foodie said...
Cauliflower Tabbouleh sounds very unique and delicious, an excellent idea!
- March 11, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- Ivy said...
What a coincidence. I am preparing a traditional Cypriot recipe today using cauliflower. It's quite a "tricky" recipe, so if it works I will surely participate.
Your tabbouleh sounds very interesting to try and preserved lemons is something I have been planning to make for quite a long time. When I get some organic lemons shall surely make it.
- March 11, 2010 at 11:24 PM
- Jagruti said...
Lovely event and intresting Cauliflower tabbouleh....
- March 12, 2010 at 2:42 AM
- 3 hungry tummies said...
That is a nice recipe! I'm going to take on the cruciferious challenge :)
- March 12, 2010 at 3:58 AM
- Prav said...
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- March 12, 2010 at 5:14 AM
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- March 12, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- Lori said...
Just made something that would work today. Here's my entry - http://www.fakefoodfree.com/2010/03/nutty-cauliflower-quinoa.html
- March 12, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- Deepa G Joshi said...
That's a wonderful recipe. Very tempting I must say. Great clicks as well.
Thanks for lemon how to cut instruction as well.
- March 12, 2010 at 10:46 PM
- tasteofbeirut said...
Thanks for the posting on lemon; now I have no more excuse not to do it! Love your tabbouleh! (ps the authentic one does not have any cucumber!)
Have a great weekend !
- March 13, 2010 at 7:03 AM
- vegetarianzoe said...
Happy I found your blog. The pickles seems realy interesting. I'll surely give it a shot!
- March 15, 2010 at 1:56 AM
- Mediterranean Turkish Cook said...
The cruciferious vegetables are always on my shopping cart in the winter months. So healthy... Also, your tabbouleh looks so healthy!
- March 16, 2010 at 8:01 PM
- Umm Razeen said...
What a beautiful blog you have!
This is my entry for your wonderful event:
- March 17, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- notyet100 said...
nice theme will try to send in something
- March 18, 2010 at 9:00 PM
- saveur said...
Hi Yasmeen,
Your dish looks delicious.
Here is a link to my submission:
- March 20, 2010 at 5:51 AM
- Umm Razeen said...
Salams, yasmeen again a simple dish for your creative event:
- March 21, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- T3 said...
I liked your Cauliflower Tabbouleh recipe so much I have passed it along to several friends. I love the way you used fresh lemons. Where we live we don't have ready access to fresh lemons so I order them online at http://www.buy-lemons-online.com/ which delivers fresh lemons picked right off the tree and shipped direct. I just went to the the website and I notice that they also have Moroccan Preserved Lemons. A question I have regarding your recipe is what kind of lemons do you use? Eureka lemons? Or Lisbon lemons? Also, do you have any recipes for Sweet Meyer Lemons?
Thanks a million for these terrific tips
- March 22, 2010 at 9:54 AM
- Yasmeen said...
Thanks for your entries Umm Razeen and Saveur :D
T3,glad you like the recipe.Not sure about the kind,I'm guess these are California grown Eureka Lemons :D
- March 23, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- Gita said...
Hi Yasmeen, I have reposted 2 recipes for this event.
My link is
Take care.
- March 27, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- Kiran said...
Dear Yasmeen,A very healthy collection of recipes.I love cruciferous veggies and would like to participate in the event.I am reposting recipes in the archive for this event.Please find them here:
Thank you,
- March 29, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Kiran said...
Hi Yasmeen,
I could not find the comment that I wrote earlier showing my interest in participation for this event and I reposted my entries and pasted the URL with the comment.
I am writing back to you again to make sure you received my recipe url with my previous comment.
Please let me know if you received it or not.If not I will resend.
Thank you,
- March 30, 2010 at 11:28 AM
- myspicykitchen said...
Here is my entry for the event, cabbage pachadi
Nice event!
- March 31, 2010 at 6:21 AM
- Umm Razeen said...
Yasmeen, Here is my entry for your event:
- April 7, 2010 at 8:19 AM
- PriyaVaasu said...
Hey yasmeen, love this cauliflower tabbouleh, i go crazy for this crunchy flower.
Had a post in my blog done last month, reposting it for this event
- April 12, 2010 at 3:40 AM
- Priya said...
Hi Yas..
Am sending my entries for HC5th event..
1)Nutty Cabbage Salad- http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/04/nutty-cabbage-salad.html
2)Pepper Cabbage Dal - http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/04/pepper-cabbage-dal.html
3)Cabbage Almond Kheer - http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/04/cabbage-almond-payasam-kheer.html
4)Japanese Cabbage Pancake - http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/04/japanese-cabbage-pancake.html
Hope everything suits prefectly for this event..else let me know..
- April 12, 2010 at 4:30 AM
- nisha said...
Hi Yasmeen
Here is my entry : Kale Junka
- April 17, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...
Yasmeen, here is my recipe for the event.
I love love love your Cauliflower Tabbouleh recipe.
- April 18, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Umm Mymoonah said...
Salams Yasmeen, Nice healthy theme. Here is my entry to your wonderful event.
- April 20, 2010 at 5:37 AM
- Umm Mymoonah said...
Salams Yasmeen, My another recipe for your event.http://tasteofpearlcity.blogspot.com/2010/04/garlic-and-kale-naan.html
- April 20, 2010 at 6:15 AM
- Suma Gandlur said...
Yasmeen, I am sending over my Kohlrabi Sambhar for the event.
URL is http://veggieplatter.blogspot.com/2010/04/kohlrabi-sambhar-knol-khol-sambhar.html
- April 20, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- harini-jaya said...
First time here..Great recipes..
Our entries to ur wonderful event..
1. Baked Brussel Sprouts
2. Cabbage Kootu
- April 20, 2010 at 8:42 PM
- Kanchan said...
Hey Yasmeen..
Here is my entry for your event
Its about Cabbage :)
- April 21, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- PJ said...
Hi Yasmeen,I will defiantly send u some entries.Cauliflower Tabbouleh looks delish and so do the preserved lemons.I am hosting AWED African this month and if u are interested u can send in preserved lemons for my event..
- April 24, 2010 at 7:20 AM
- simply.food said...
Cabbage Rice
Recipe URL-http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/2010/04/cabbage-rice.html
- April 25, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Meena said...
Hi there Yasmeen,
Here is my entry for this Cruciferous Challenge: Traditional South Indian Cauliflower Side-dish aka Cauliflower Podimas and the link is:
- April 25, 2010 at 11:13 PM
- srividhya Ravikumar said...
Hai Nice event.. I am sending following recipes to your event..
- April 26, 2010 at 2:46 AM
- srividhya Ravikumar said...
Hai.. i am sending another recipe to your event..
- April 26, 2010 at 2:58 AM
- Priya said...
Hi Yas..
Here is my 2more entries..
1)Baked Oats Crusted Broccoli Patties: http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/04/baked-oats-crusted-broccoli-patties.html
2)Carrot & Cabbage Halwa: http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/04/carrot-cabbage-halwa.html
- April 26, 2010 at 7:08 AM
- Curry Leaf said...
Hi Yasmeen,Here's my entry : Creamy Cauliflower Mash :
- April 26, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- harini-jaya said...
Here is another entry from us..
- April 26, 2010 at 1:46 PM
- saveur said...
Hi Yasmeen,
Here is another recipe using bok choy:
- April 26, 2010 at 7:11 PM
- sweetartichoke said...
waow, this cauliflower tabbouleh looks delicious and it is a brilliant & creative idea for a pic-nic or summer dinner!
Here is my entry for the Crucial Cruciferous challenge: A cabbage and tofu "millefeuille".
- April 27, 2010 at 4:23 AM
- Yasmeen said...
Thanks you all for the crucial contributions :D
- April 27, 2010 at 6:33 AM
- Cooking Foodie said...
Hi Yasmeen, here is my entry for the event
- April 27, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- sangeeta said...
just saw someone sending an entry here......i missed so many things in the recent past.
i am trying to make it before 30th Apr as i have so many crucifer recipes in a drafts.
- April 28, 2010 at 4:34 AM
- sangeeta said...
this is my entry to the challenge Yasmeen .... i am quick this time n surprised myself...:)
- April 28, 2010 at 5:26 AM
- An Open Book said...
Hi Yasmeen hope i am not too late to contribute. Here is my link: http://mykitchenantics.blogspot.com/2010/04/brussels-sprouts-cooked-with-grated.html
- April 29, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- LK said...
You have a beautiful blog! Here is my entry: Potato & Cauliflower Soup
- April 29, 2010 at 5:07 AM
- LK said...
One more...Cabbage & Peas curry: http://palatedesires.blogspot.com/2010/04/cabbage-peas-curry.html
- April 29, 2010 at 5:14 AM
- Nithu Bala said...
Dear Yasmeen, Here goes my entries...
- April 29, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- Nithu Bala said...
One more entry..
Cauliflower Gravy : http://www.nithubala.com/2010/04/cauliflower-gravy.html
- April 29, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- notyet100 said...
hi there
my entry for ur event
- April 29, 2010 at 9:07 PM
- TAZAIKA said...
Salam yasmeen hope doing gr8 some entry for ur event.
tk care
- April 30, 2010 at 5:08 AM
- Swathi said...
My entry is
- April 30, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Preserved lemons are to die for. I think adding cauliflower to tabbouleh is a brilliant idea also.
Agoura Hills, CA
- June 7, 2010 at 10:22 PM
- Caviar Salmon said...
Is there any difference in the health properties of preserved lemons vs. fresh lemons? Also, in terms of flavor and healthiness does it matter whether they are Lisbon lemons, Eureka lemons or Meyer lemons?
Chatsworth, CA
- June 26, 2010 at 5:33 PM


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Ronald Braunstein rehearses the ME2/strings at the University of Vermont Recital Hall in Burlington.
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Igor Stravinskys 1927-1928 Apollon Musagete was commissioned by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge for a contemporary music festival at the Library of Congress. The 10-movement ballet, based on Greek mythology, is a masterpiece of intimate and subtle classicism, the antithesis of the composers brilliant, raucous and bawdy Rite of Spring though no less moving.
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Police say they are still investigating others in the group, which is blamed for multiple acts of vandalism in the area.
James A. Manning, 21, aka Rabbit, of Barre, pleaded not guilty to two counts of felonious sexual assault on a victim under 16 and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful mischief Wednesday in Washington County criminal court in Barre. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 40½ years in prison and a $20,500 fine.
According to the police affidavit, Manning was in charge of a group called the Brotherhood Mafia that started in Burlington and moved to Rutland and then Barre. Police say a 15-year-old member of the group told them he saw Manning rape a 14-year-old boy for an hour as a form of initiation into the group.
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The witness told police that for his initiation in September, Manning drove him to a soccer field and hit him in the head with a wooden baseball bat. He said he lost consciousness for five minutes, according to the affidavit.
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I congratulate them in that regard because they have, he said. Theyve risen to the level where they have absolutely attracted the attention of the mayor and the City Council. We will be following them until they are sent to prison.
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