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A.G. Schneiderman Issues Best Practices For Breast Cancer "Pink Ribbon" CampaignsIn Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Nation's Two Largest Breast Cancer Charities Sign-On To Protect Consumers And Charities
Schneiderman: We Applaud These Two Charities For Leading The Way Toward Greater Transparency
NEW YORK – In National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today issued best practices to promote transparency in charitable "cause marketing" campaigns, a growing billion-dollar-a-year industry in which companies advertise that the sale or use of a product will result in a charitable contribution. The best practices follow a year-long review of "pink ribbon" and similar campaigns of nearly 150 companies. While these campaigns have resulted in substantial donations, the Attorney General's review found that consumers often do not have sufficient information to understand how their purchases will benefit charity.
"National Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues to increase our understanding of breast cancer and raise funds for the charities fighting it. Consumers who intend to support this worthy cause deserve to know that their purchases do the good promised by the pink ribbon campaigns," Attorney General Schneiderman said. "These best practices, agreed to by the nation's largest breast cancer charities, will help ensure that cause marketing campaigns provide the benefit that's expected, and that consumers, charities, and above all, the women and families affected by this devastating disease are protected."
Attorney General Schneiderman's Five Best Practices for Transparent Cause Marketing will protect consumers and charities by having companies clearly and prominently disclose key information about each campaign, including the specific amount that will be donated to charity from each purchase. Companies using ribbons and similar symbols on products must make clear to consumers if a purchase will trigger a donation, or if the symbols are used merely for awareness of a cause. The best practices also ensure more transparency in social media campaigns, in which companies promise donations if consumers agree to "like" or "follow" them or their products.
The nation's two largest breast cancer charities, Susan G. Komen For The Cure and Breast Cancer Research Foundation, are showing their commitment to transparency by adopting the best practices.
"Our office commends Susan G. Komen For The Cure and Breast Cancer Research Foundation for signing onto these best practices, and leading the industry to greater transparency and accountability," added Attorney General Schneiderman. "These guidelines will bolster public confidence in cause marketing and hopefully will result in more money going to fighting this horrible disease."
"We congratulate Attorney General Schneiderman for issuing the Best Practices, which will promote transparency in cause marketing," said H. Art Taylor, President and CEO, BBB Wise Giving Alliance. "With companies adopting these Best Practices and following the BBB's Standards for Charity Accountability, consumers will now have the disclosures they need to make informed purchases."
The Best Practices are designed to increase the quality and consistency of disclosure to consumers, requiring participating companies to:
Clearly Describe the Promotion
Consumers should be able to easily understand before purchasing a product key terms such as: the name of the charity; the specific dollar amount per purchase that will go to charity; any caps on the donation; whether any consumer action is required to trigger a donation; and the start and end dates of the campaign. The Best Practices also encourage companies to use a "Donation Information Label," akin to a nutrition label, that will include this information in a clear and uniform format.
In marketing their products, companies should use a fixed dollar amount - such as 50 cents for every purchase - rather than generic phrases like "a portion of proceeds" will go to charity.
Be Transparent About What Is Not Apparent
Companies should disclose what might not be obvious to consumers, including if there are contractual limits on the campaigns, if charitable contributions will not be made in cash, or if a fixed amount has been promised to charity regardless of the number of products sold.
Ensure Transparency in Social Media
Companies conducting cause marketing through social media should be equally transparent as in traditional campaigns, and clearly and prominently disclose key terms in on-line marketing.
Tell the Public How Much Was Raised
At the conclusion of each campaign, the website should clearly disclose the amount of the charitable donation generated.
The Attorney General's Best Practices, as well as other guidance and tips for charities and consumers, are available at http://www.charitiesnys.com/cause_marketing.jsp?. A copy of the Best Practices is also below.
This matter is being handled by Assistant Attorneys General Claire Evans and Karin Kunstler Goldman and Policy Analyst Liam Arbetman of the Charities Bureau, under the supervision of Charities Bureau Chief Jason Lilien and Executive Deputy Attorney General for the Social Justice Janet Sabel.
Five Best Practices for Transparent Cause Marketing
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman
Charities Bureau
Across the United States companies generously support charities by promising donations from the sale of products or the use of services. These cause marketing campaigns have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in donations for charities, demonstrating that American business can do well by doing good. It is important, though, that consumers properly understand how their purchase or use of a product or service will benefit a charity. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has developed these Best Practices to promote transparency in cause marketing and help ensure that consumers are properly informed and that charities receive what they have been promised.
1. Clearly Describe the Promotion
Consumers should be able to easily understand before purchasing a product or using a service how doing so will benefit a charity. Advertisements, websites and product packaging used in the cause marketing campaign should clearly and prominently disclose:
To provide maximum transparency, consider using a "donation information" label on products or websites used in the promotion:
Vague terms like "profits" or "proceeds" are meaningless to consumers and prevent them from knowing how their purchase or use of a product or service will benefit a charity. Using and disclosing a fixed dollar amount - such as 50 cents for every purchase - in advertisements, marketing and product packaging will allow consumers to easily calculate their charitable donation. If it is not practicable to use a fixed dollar amount per item, use a fixed percentage of the retail purchase price.3. Be Transparent About What Is Not Apparent
A company's or charity's brand is its most valuable asset. Nothing can damage the reputation of that brand more than when consumers or donors believe they have been snookered. To maintain public trust and confidence, err on the side of caution, and disclose what might not be apparent:
Increasingly, companies are partnering with charities through social media sites to promote their products and raise money for charities. Typically, companies will provide a donation if a Facebook user "likes" a company, or a Twitter user agrees to "follow" a company, or a Google+ user agrees to "+1" the company.
Companies and charities should be no less vigilant about transparency in social media cause marketing campaigns than they are in traditional product-based campaigns. Following the best practices described above, the terms of the social media campaign should be clearly and prominently disclosed as part of the campaign's on-line marketing, including the amount that will be donated to charity per action, the name of the charity that is the beneficiary of the campaign, the dates of the campaign, and if there is a minimum or maximum amount to be donated.
Companies should also have a system in place to track donations in real-time for the duration of the campaign, to make transparent to users the progress of the campaign. When the campaign ends, it should either be discontinued entirely, or it should be clear that any subsequent actions will not result in a donation to a charity.
5. Tell the Public How Much Was Raised
To further transparency, companies and charities should maintain on their websites key information about all active and recently closed cause marketing campaigns. At the conclusion of each campaign, the website should clearly disclose the amount of the charitable donation each campaign generated. Doing so will allow companies not only to showcase their generosity, but also to demonstrate their accountability to the public.

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I can't say that our today's driver express-test refuted ATI's official promises of performance improvements with the new Catalyst 9.2; however, they did in fact come true only partially. As usual, we summed up all the results in two tables, each showing the performance gain or drop in percents:
First of all, they didn't deliver on the promise of 20% performance gain in Crysis Warhead. The owners of dual-GPU graphics cards have got 2-3% improvement at best, while single-chip Radeon HD even slowed down quite noticeably. The second game mentioned in the release notes for the new Catalyst 9.2 driver, World in Conflict, the actual gain turned out higher than had been promised and reached up to 12% depending o the screen resolution. Unfortunately, it was again valid only for dual-processor Radeon HD models: 4870 X2 and 4850 X2.
Other benchmarks results confirmed our suppositions about ATI driver developers focusing their efforts on optimizing the dual-GPU solutions performance in the first place and adding software CrossFireX support for the new games. The results obtained in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin are excellent proof of that. ATI's desire to provide fully-functional CrossFireX support is definitely a great thing; however, we find this approach to driver development a little one-sided. Moreover, contemporary multi-GPU concept once again showed that extreme dependence on the software support is in fact its major weakness.
The owners of single-GPU Radeon HD 4800 will not gain much in games by switching to Catalyst 9.2 from version 9.1. In some cases, they will even end up with lower performance numbers. Nevertheless, we would still recommend considering this release for one simple reason: it is free from a lot of issues and bugs that are not directly connected with the gaming performance, but have a steady negative effect on the driver stability, compatibility or image quality in games or during video playback.


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Classic bop of the 1940s, especially that played by Kenny Dorham and Jackie McLean, appears to provide most of the inspiration for trumpeter Smith and first-time mate, altoman Bruce Williams. Also new to Smith, but not to each other, is the rhythm team of George Cables, Jay Anderson and Al Harewood, who collectively raise a ruckus on such early hits as "Ray's Idea," "Prince Albert" and "Blue Bossa" through Smith's "SOB" and "Abe's Axe." Also given authentic period treatment are "You Don't Know What Love Is," "Poor Butterfly" and the title tune.
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So are you saying that Nate complained about Dantoni's decision making?
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Social writer Kiya

Nate has been the spark in the Knicks lockerroom, practice, and on the court, his happy personality has kept these Knick-players together and on the top of their performance on this roster.
All of Nate antics has always been b/c of one or two teammates not giving it their all on the court (Nate has always been the boldest player on this team since his rookie season picking a fight with Jerome James). When the Knicks are losing by double-digits and certain teammates refuse to get into Nate's transition performance to tie the score, expect Nate to do something crazy.
I watched this Knick team always put their new-players on the court with Nate Robinson first....for a good reason. The first steady lineup (same-players for 20 games) Nate Robinson ever had on this Knick team was being a part of last season 6 to 7-man rotation.
Very little coaching on offense/defense is ever really needed when u run a 6 or 7 man rotation of veterans, especially in our last 3 games when u seen PG-Duhon & C-Lee always on the side talking and planning together (far away from coach Dantoni). They did this during foul-shots, time-outs, or when the ball isnt in play. Dantoni substitution in the last 3 games has only been for players catching fouls.....where we only seen 7 Knick players on the court throughout the game in each of the 3 games.
Please let me know if I am "right or wrong" on this one?
This 3-game win streak has been from the above 30 minute performance of Duhon, Hughes, Harrington, and Lee (4 expiring contracts aka "rental-players"). With a huge lift from Wilson Chandler defense and Jefferies veteran knowledge on team-position.
Douglas & Gallo's backup minutes were decent, but that is what they were. The Sports announcers has been mentioning Gallo name 4 times more than any other Knick player since the start of the season (Knicks organization doing).
However, the last 3 winning games had a Gallo DNP injury in one, 20 minutes of playingtime in the second, and a 33-18 3rd quarter without Gallo in the lineup in the third game. Conclusion:
The coaching of Dantoni giving Gallo 30 or more minutes of playingtime in the Knicks first 19 games of the season led to a 4-15 record inwhich the rest of the Knick Players did not seem to agree with.....now we have to guess who was the "BOLD" Player to bring this to the attention of coach Dantoni's face in front of the entire team? we should not guess to long b/c he probably said some other things too that got him DNP...
we all read the article of the players being angry over the losses after the Sacremento Kings game, which only had a piece of what really went down
Our next game is two days from now on Friday at MSG vs the 9-12 L.A. Clippers. Now is the time for one of our 5 best Game-Thread members to post a game-thread......we are on a 3 game winning streak at home to make it a 4-game winning streak...
The Nate-Haters really dont know all the things Nate brings to this team so they are excuse for not knowing
So are you saying that Nate complained about Dantoni's decision making?
Real Talk
I don't really get what you're trying to say?
Are you trying to say we won games because of Nate's enthusiasm or Gallo's absence?
Or are you saying Nate complained about D' Antoni's coaching and favoritism and other players efforts and that's why he's on the bench but the team is winning as a result of his inspiration?
And how do you know these things? Are you in touch with members of staff in the organization?
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I honestly don't think Kiya even knows what he's trying to say half the time. These two bit conspiracy theories are getting old but at the same time they do entertain me at some point.
The fact of the matter is Nate needed a wake up call and he's getting it by being on the bench. I don't get all this Nate love. We all know theres no way he comes back next season so why not give Douglas the minutes Nate would have played. Douglas is part of the future and Nate isn't.
I will remember Nate fondly for his enthusiasm and hustle on the offensive end (notice i didn't say defensive end) but at this point in his career he's worried about his own game not what benefits the team. Maybe after a stint in Europe he'll come back as a more complete player but until he matures he's nothing more then a marketing tool.
But Kiya please continue with your unfounded conspiracy theories about "celebrity coach" D'Antoni and what our lineup should be and what our record should be, and what players should be playing. I'm sure you got the inside info....
If people aren't praising Nate, Chandler, or Lee you don't want to hear it. I get that you have your favorites but at this point the guy you killed during the offseason Larry Hughes is the teams most important player.
what so many fans are blinding their eyes to......was the "outrageous" performance we been getting from Duhon on a consistent basis the first 15 games. And Chandler was'nt doing great either. But one or two little things that Nate Robinson does he become Breens player to use as a Scape-Goat for Dantoni.
I forgot again....how many games Nate missed with a sprain injury this season out of the 15 losses?
A person with Nate's type of personality had alot to say about Duhon & Chandler performance than he did Gallo's 30 minutes a game, plus I'm sure Nate's mouth could'nt leave out the DNP on Darko and Hill and last season missing defense.
Knick Sports writers and Knick announcers have a habit of blowing-up one little negative thing Nate does, but they always forget to mention the starters got the Knicks losing by double digits and are playing like SHUUUT when Nate enters the game. We could go all the way back to coach Larry Brown starters, Isiah starters, to Dantoni's starters.
Keep posting Kiyaman, I don't understand you most of the time, but I still enjoy you as a poster.
I did not kill Larry Hughes, his shooting the ball along with Lebron and Derrik Rose did that.
If u recall I wanted Hughes to start in the first game of the season vs D.Wade. I always said Larry Hughes is one of the 5 top defensive guards in the league. But the league knows Hughes cant shoot a jumper this is why oponents dont defend him close.
What pisses me off......is every Knicks writer and announcer keep bringing-up different reasons why Nate is DNP. But each one of their (long draft) reasons circle around the Magic Game and the shooting at the next team basket after the buzzer.
When every member could bring-up 15 games to DNP Duhon...


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that doesn't only start with their position. This is my financial lore. Too bad it doesn't work quite well.
I should go back on this. Allow me tell you, this was hair raising.
I'm certain somewhere on this planet you can find your course course.
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I think my girl has put me under a spell
Dear Heart to Heart, I fell in love with my girlfriend almost a year ago now. I met her when we had gone for a friendly match at her campus
Thursday August 7 2014
The problem
Dear Heart to Heart, I fell in love with my girlfriend almost a year ago now. I met her when we had gone for a friendly match at her campus. But ever since she accepted to love me, a lot has changed in my life and I feel she has taken control over my life. I think about her every minute and I feel her presence wherever I am and in whatever I am doing. Unfortunately, we are studying from different universities and we only meet once in a while for dinner. She refused to come to my home before she finishes her studies. She is now in her second year yet I am in my last year. I have tried to discuss my feelings with her but she has insisted on finishing her education first. However, my brothers and friends mock me that she has put me in the "bottle" because I go by her decision. My colleagues, am I in real love or am I am running crazy or she confined me in a "bottle" as my friends say?
Your solutions
My sympathies are with you. However, I advise you to let her finish her studies because this will help both of you in the future. Do not give up.
A bottle is small for you, you are in jar.
Do not rush. You sound like you want to fornicate and that is lust. I believe your girlfriend wants this to end up in marriage and that is why she is patient and playing it safe. So relax and take your time as well. Stop thinking of your stupid bottles and Prov.23:7.
I think you should wait because she is preparing for the future.
I just believe that that is a test. You should insist and when she still does not come through, tell her you are going to dump her. You will be surprised.
It has only been one year, just wait for her and stop taking hasty descisions.
Simon Peter
You need to play it cool.
What is the hurry? Why don't you wait until she has finished her studies
Love is patient, so if you really love her then wait for her.
I don't think anyone is bewitching you. It is just that you are madly in love now, but believe me, sooner or later you will be okay.
Please do not hurry and you should not be worried.
If at all it is true love, then wait for as long as neccessary.
I think she loves you but she still does not trust you completely. So be patient with her.
Wake up, she dumped you already.
My advice to you is simply give up.
She doesn't love you and she will dump you as soon as she finishes her education.
Be patient for her to finish her studies. After all, she has told you already that she loves you. There is no need of stress her.
Let the girl finish school and she will be yours
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Rock icon Deborah Harry has given her blessing for Spider-Man star Kirsten Dunst to portray her in an upcoming Michel Gondry-directed biopic of her trendsetting band Blondie.
Harry says Dunst is a "sweetie who is "probably capable" of playing her.
"Probably capable" doesn't exactly sound like a wholehearted endorsement though, does it?
The film is in pre-production.
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Conn's Goes from Loss to Profit in Q3; Furniture, Mattresses Drive Sales
December 3, 2012,
THE WOODLANDS, Texas-Increased sales and reduced expenses transformed Conn's bottom line from red to black in its fiscal third quarter, which ended on Oct. 31.
The home specialty retailer reported net income of $11.8 million in the quarter, compared to a net loss of $12.7 million in the third quarter of last year.
Net sales rose 8 percent to $167.3 million, including a gain in same-store sales of 12.6 percent. Checkouts got a significant boost from sales of furniture and mattresses, which together jumped 31.7 percent.
Reductions in costs of goods and parts sold helped elevate gross margin by 941 basis points, to 48.1 percent. Selling, general and administrative expenses edged up 2.4 percent but were slimmed 238 basis points as a percentage of sales, to 29.7 percent.
Based on the third-quarter results, Conn's said it expects same-store sales for the fiscal year as a whole to be up from 13 to 16 percent. For the next fiscal year, the expectation is for same-store sales to range from flat to up 5 percent.
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DescriptionLooking through the dead orc's belongings, you find a field journal. Though it is heavily water damaged, the writing is still legible, if barely.
Flipping through the pages, an interesting story unfolds. Good thing you decided to study Orcish.
Like the Trade Prince's yacht, the orcs were fired upon by Alliance warships. You do remember an orc warship that you passed right before the Alliance opened fire. Maybe they were firing on the orcs instead of your ship?
Stupid orcs! They got you sunk!
<name>, find anything interesting in the cavern?
Orcs?! They were sunk and stranded too? And now the Alliance are on the island? Do you think they're going to kill us?
<Sassy looks thoughtful.>
I think it's time for a little sitdown with these orcs.
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I think it's time for a little sitdown with these orcs.
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Japan-based Ricoh's buyback offer to delist its Indian arm fails: BSE data
The acquirer could manage to garner bids for only around 40 lakh shares, or around 62% of the required quantity to successfully delist the shares, data on BSE's website showed.
A company in India can be delisted if a buyback offer results in the promoter holding exceeding 90%, or the promoter acquiring at least 50% of the public holding, whichever is higher.
The price is determined by investors in what is called reverse book building where they indicate prices at which they are willing to sell.
Of the 40 lakh shares tendered, a maximum of 19 lakh shares were tendered at Rs 130 while around 11 lakh shares were tendered at Rs 108, according to BSE's website at 6 pm on Friday. The quantity was less than the required quantity of around 65 lakh shares for the delisting offer to be successful.
Ricoh appears to be the second victim of the delisting mania that boosted shares of several multinationals in a weak market. In June, French-multinational Saint Gobain's plan to delist failed as it did not get the required number of shares to delist its Indian arm.
Since early 2012, the Ricoh stock has been on an upswing, rising around four-fold to touch a peak of Rs 92 on October 29 despite weak market sentiment and its having posted losses in two out of the past four quarters.
After touching an all-time high a few days ago, the stock has been on a downward journey as investors sensed that delisting the stock may not be a very easy task.
On Friday, it closed at Rs 64, locked in a lower circuit of 5% from its previous close, with investors holding over 2 lakh shares on the block for sale on BSE.
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Do you have the Xmas beer pr0n photo fever yet? It is coming. Indeed, it is nigh. Right about now nigh in fact. A few prize packs have been pledged so far but we will hunt high and low for more. These are the rules. Because you can't have a good contest without strictly enforced arbitrary rules.
• We have now long forgotten the bad old days of unlimited photos per entrant. In 2008, we had over 500 entries. That was nuts. Children cried again from the lack of a parent's attention. In 2009, with the five photo max rule, we got it down to down to a sensible 185. So, like last year, I am limiting it but like last year I am upping it to eight photos per person. I want to see if that makes a difference.
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MOOSE JAW - What was once highly improbable has now become very likely as the Prince Albert Mintos have advanced to the 2014 Telus Cup championship final following a convincing 6-3 triumph over the Okanagan Rockets in semifinal action here on Saturday.
The Mintos, who have their third national championship in nine years in their sites, were dominant throughout the game and will now face either the Grenadiers de Chateauguay or the Toronto Young Nationals in Sunday's final game.
"I started to relax with one minute left on the clock and a three-goal lead if that puts it into perspective," laughed Mintos' head coach Ken Morrison after the game. "It's pretty gratifying."
Prince Albert was 2-4-2 to start the 2013-14 Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League regular season and thoughts of a national championship were the last thing on their minds. Making the playoffs was a more realistic goal.
In mid-November the team started to turn things around and after finishing third in the regular season the Mintos got to the league semifinals before falling to the Battlefords Stars.
A thrilling 4-3 win over the league-champion Notre Dame Argos in the Western Regional final propelled them to the national tournament and all week in Moose Jaw the Mintos have been nothing short of dominant.
During the preliminary round-robin portion of the tournament it was solid defence and spectacular goaltending that got them the No. 1 seed in the playoffs as netminders Lane Michasiw and Connor Ingram held the opposition to just three goals in the five matches.
For their efforts Ingram and Michasiw were named co-winners of the top-goaltending award with Michasiw also collecting the most valuable player honour after posting an incredible 0.33 goals-against average in his three starts.
In the semifinal against the Rockets, while Ingram was solid in making 30 saves, it was Lance Yaremchuk's three goals and one assist that propelled the Mintos into the championship final.
"We just kept things simple," said Yaremchuk. "I think that's the best game we played all year."
Prince Albert jumped out to a 2-0 advantage on goals by captain Teal Sobkowicz and Yaremchuk before the Rockets got on the board with five seconds left on the clock. Kristian Blumenschein's tally was the first goal scored on a Minto netminder in 146 minutes and 35 seconds dating back to the third last round-robin game when Okanagan scored their only goal in a 1-1 with 6:40 left in the third period.
Wyatt Grant restored the two-goal cushion early in the second period on what would turn out to be just one of three shots Prince Albert mustered on Okanagan goalie Brendan Barry in the middle frame.
Yaremchuk got a strange goal early in the third when his shot from along the boards squeezed under Barry's pads to extend the lead to 4-1, but the Rockets battled back with power-play goals by Tyson Jost and Tanner Campbell to make the game interesting.
A wild goal-mouth scramble later in the period resulted in Loch Morrison getting a huge rebound and an empty net to deposit it into with Barry taking exception to Minto forward Jared Blaquiere's tenacity around the goal resulting in a bit of a scrum.
Yaremchuk sealed the win with an empty-net goal and the large crowd of supporters from Prince Albert showed their appreciation with a standing ovation.
"I've never experienced anything like that in my life," said Yaremchuk. "It's only going to be better tomorrow."
The championship game starts at 3 p.m. and will be televised on TSN with former voice of the Raiders Brian Munz calling the game. Drew Wilson will also have the game on 900 CKBI Radio with his pre-game show starting at 2:55 p.m.
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Rumors had been circulating Friday morning that Philadelphia Eagles starting OLT Jason Peters suffered an Achilles recently.
Later on Friday, the team announced Peters ruptured his Achilles tendon in his right leg on Tuesday, Mar. 27, while training in Texas. Surgery to repair the tendon is scheduled for Tuesday, Apr. 2, in Philadelphia and will be performed by Dr. Steve Raikin of the Rothman Institute.
"As we announced earlier, Jason Peters has sustained a ruptured Achilles tendon. He had been working out in his hometown in Texas when this occurred. He alerted (head athletic trainer) Rick (Burkholder) and they quickly put together a plan of attack for his evaluation, surgery and subsequent rehabilitation.
We all know how much Jason loves to play the game and how much he was looking forward to the start of the 2012 season. Jason is one of the best, if not the best, offensive tackle in the NFL. We don't know when he will return to the field and we will not speculate on a timeline. We are just going to let the surgical process and the rehabilitation process play itself out.
Howie and I will sort out the roster situation for the offensive line. We are glad to have (backup OT) King (Dunlap) back as a part of our offensive line and we will continue to scan the free agent market, also knowing the draft is less than a month away," head coach Andy Reid said.
With Peters likely to miss most if not all of the 2012 season, the Eagles have a few options within their roster to replace the veteran offensive lineman.
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Peters, 30, is coming off perhaps his best season in the NFL.
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December 30th, 2010 Categories: Las Vegas Real Estate News
We've survived another year. Barely. Maybe even hanging on by a single fingernail. For many of us it wasn't too bad. No matter what 2010 gave you, I'm wishing for you a happy and better 2011.
I was never one for resolutions….having learned that lesson early in life. So I'm only going to make one this year. I vow/promise/swear to write regularly on the blog. I miss the regularity as much as many of you do. Battling the market and my health, learning to live and function alone, left little time for fun things such as blogging. Next year just has to be better on all fronts.
The following essay was written by Dana Whitiker, the marketing coach at my office. It reminded me of many of the things that I've lost or forgotten over the last two years. Since it's in the selfless form of wishes for someone else, I thought it appropriate to share with you.
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I wish for you to find clarity about who you really are deep in your core, what precisely you want your life to mean and what activities will come from that knowledge. I wish for you to grant us your passion in all your actions.
I wish for you to find fulfillment: fulfillment in a way that you feel your heart expand and your energy vibrating off of your skin. I wish for you to know inner peace. I wish for you to relinquish the need to control the people and things around you and for you to surrender any and all judgments, especially of yourself.
I wish for you to love learning and to love the love of learning. I wish for you to master the concepts and exercises that excite you. I wish for you to find the art in doing anything, especially the day to day mundane things. I wish for you to take the time to reflect on your progress. I wish for you to appreciate the education in your mistakes. I wish for you to fail quickly and jump back up again and keep going. I wish for you to trust your gut instincts.
I wish for you to love whole heartedly and unabashedly. I wish for you to swim in the ocean and climb tall peaks, to tilt your face to the rain and to the sun and close your eyes if just for a moment. Smell flowers. Pick up pennies. Travel to other countries and experience different cultures.
I wish for you to be uncomfortable so you learn how to do something a different way. Laugh. Cry. Hold hands. Hug everybody you like. Kiss everyone you love. Know above all else that you are not alone. Know you are loved. I wish for you to feel that love as a warm and strong embrace around your heart.
Do the right thing. Take the high road, always. Know a lot of people and have a few really great friends. Pay yourself first. Tip well. Splurge on the nice watch. Live simply. Eat your vegetables. Cheat on your diet once a week. Run as far as you can. Walk on the beach. Make things with your hands. Appreciate your family. Validate yourself. Laugh some more.
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Louis Prima 100th Birthday Concert At Fremont Street Experience
December 3rd, 2010 Categories: Fremont Street Experience
It's a full evening of SWING, RAT ROD, ROCKABILLY and BURLESQUE!
Louis Prima Jr. is performing a celebration tribute concert in honor of his father, Louis Prima's 100th Birthday.
Tuesday, December 7 6:30 to 8pm on the First Street Stage at Fremont Street Experience.
The Swingin' Pedestrians follow with 3 sets from 8 to 11pm.
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|Of all the musical giants of the past seven decades, specifically since the days of the big swing bands and Dixieland jazz, there is one who stands out amongst them all as the greatest contributor towards modern music and the course it eventually took. His name is Louis Prima and it all started when he took off at the once-famed 52nd Street in New York City.
As a bold, talented, ambitious youngster, Prima rose from the rank-and-file of musicians in the now acknowledged great training ground of New Orleans in 1934 and headed for the "Big Time" in the city of New York. After a few weeks of waiting for the right opening, he was finally given the opportunity to debut at the then inconspicuous "Famous Door." By virtue of the Louis Prima Band becoming a smash hit in the small-but-jumping club, the entire 52nd Street, between Fifth Avenue and Broadway, was renamed "Swing Street."
Thus, a whole new era of music began, with Louis coining such expressions as "swing" and other "hep" sayings like "solid jack," "crazy man," and many more. Later, it was decided to name Benny Goodman the King of Swing, but only as a result of a big hit on the song "Sing Sing Sing," written by Louis Prima – so what does that tell you?
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The popularity of the big-band sound started to wane, and Prima began losing money, just as he needed it to support the pregnant Smith. Prima found work with Smith in small venues all over the East Coast. Eventually he called up his friend Bill Miller, who was then entertainment director of The Sahara nightclub and casino in Las Vegas, and asked for a job. The main stage at the hotel was booked for months to come, but Miller had an opening on the small stage in the lounge. His friend Cab Calloway warned him against the cramped Sahara lounge, and Vegas lounges in general were considered the domain of struggling newcomers and faded has-beens, but the financial pressure was too great for Prima to turn the gig down. Prima telephoned legendary New Orleans saxophonist Sam Butera and instructed him to pick up a few musicians and go to Las Vegas in time for Prima's debut.
Prima acknowledged his new musicians for the opening-night crowd, and spontaneously asked Butera what the name of the band was. Butera ad-libbed, "The Witnesses!" From then on, Sam Butera and the Witnesses backed Prima and Smith on stage and records.
The initial Sahara gig was a resounding success, with Prima and Smith packing the lounge with every performance. They were soon promoted into the main showroom, and they quickly became one of the biggest acts in Vegas.
Prima and Smith worked hard throughout the 1950s, performing multiple shows a night and finishing at 6 a.m. Their efforts were rewarded with a resurgence in their popularity, and they were at least partly responsible for making the lounge at The Sahara a hotspot. On stage, Prima insisted on Smith adopting a humorless, poker-faced character that would play straight to Prima's zany ad libs. Smith actually had a fine sense of comedy that is often audible on the team's recordings; no matter how much the incorrigible Prima tried to disrupt her vocals, Smith would often come back with a funny remark of her own.
Louis Prima and Keely Smith were very much the model for Sonny & Cher: the exuberant Italian musician and the serious, exotic female singer, Smith and Cher both being of Cherokee descent (although Cher's heritage is primarily Armenian).[citation needed] Similarly, echoes of the stage banter between Prima and Butera would be heard years later in the early performances of the E Street Band and the interplay between Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons.[citation needed]
In 1959, Prima and Smith won the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus for "That Old Black Magic".
In 1956 the Prima ensemble performed at the Sahara Hotel and Casino to record tracks for the album The Wildest!. It was an attempt by Capitol Records to capture the essence of the Vegas act. Over the next nine years, Prima and Smith raised two children, while he made scores of records, owned racehorses, appeared on television, and even opened a golf course. They outgrew the lounge and were promoted to the big room. They appeared in a few quickie musical films, including Senior Prom and Hey Boy! Hey Girl! Prima co-produced the feature Twist All Night, in which his band also appeared.
During this whirlwind of activity, according to Smith, the couple drifted farther and farther apart. One night, he refused to conduct for one of Smith's performances, delegating to Butera instead. A few days later they were in court, petitioning for divorce.
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Bill's Bar & Burger, located on our first floor, is an exciting burger joint offering inventive menu items and an inviting atmosphere. Our restaurant has some of the best burgers in the financial district NYC.
Bill's Bar & Burger
Enjoy a burger and one of Bill's signature cocktails after a day of sightseeing or meetings.
Bill's Bar & Burger - Entree
Bill's Bar and Burger is an instant hit with both burger junkies and locals alike. Every burger, shake and fry is made fresh daily.
Bill's Bar & Burger
Bill's Bar & Burger is a well-known favorite among burger places in New York City. You'll love their inventive selection of burgers like the "Fat Cat" and the "Onion Soup Burger", along with their non-traditional yet incredibly delicious milkshakes.
Fitness Center
During your trip to NYC, experience a 21st century workout in our 2,000-square-foot fitness center, conveniently located on the fifth floor of the hotel.
World Trade Center Oculus
This beautiful new World Trade Center Transportation Hub just made transit in and out of Downtown that much easier! Located just 0.6 miles away from the hotel.
Battery Park - Skyline with World Trade Center
It doesn't get any better than relaxing in the park with an amazing view. The World Trade Center and Battery Park are both within arm's reach of the New York Marriott Downtown.
Battery Park
Ride a bike, take a walk or just soak in the sun, this beautiful park is just 0.6 miles away from our hotel.
9/11 Memorial Museum
Take a guided tour of the remarkable 9/11 Memorial Museum along with the One World Trade Center and learn the history that comes with it. Located across the street from our hotel.
The Statue of Liberty
Our downtown New York hotel is near the Statue of Liberty and boasts incredible views of it from some of our guest rooms.
World Trade Center
The new World Trade Center showcases a modern vision of architecture and is located just across the street from our hotel.
New York Stock Exchange
Buyers and sellers trade shares of stock at this NYC landmark that's home to the world's largest stock exchange located in the financial district.
South Street Seaport
The nearby waterfront is a great place to experience shopping, great restaurants and the Maritime Museum.
Wall Street
We are located just steps from New York City's financial district, including Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange.
Charging Bull
The world-famous Charging Bull is a staple in lower Manhattan and is just minutes away from our hotel.
Hudson River Promenade
Enjoy your morning jog along the Hudson River Promenade, located just a short walk from our hotel.
Grand Ballroom – Classroom Setup
Our Grand Ballroom, an ideal corporate event venue in NYC's Financial District, can accommodate up to 250 guests for a classroom-style meeting.
Grand Ballroom – Banquet Setup
Host up to 350 guests for a breathtaking banquet in our Grand Ballroom, one of our NYC hotel's spacious event venues.
Grand Ballroom Foyer – Reception Setup
The Grand Ballroom Foyer provides a colorfully modern setting for a pre-function cocktail reception.
Grand Ballroom – Event Setup
The newly renovated Grand Ballroom boasts chic, new carpeting and neutral wall treatments, the perfect canvas for any themed social soirée or gala.
Financial Ballroom –Pre-Function Area
Our Financial Ballroom foyer is the perfect place to mix and mingle during coffee breaks or cocktail receptions.
Financial Ballroom – Theatre Setup
The brand new Financial Ballroom can accommodate up to 350 guests in a theatre-style setup.
Financial Ballroom – Banquet Setup
The Financial Ballroom, with all new carpeting, wall treatments and light fixtures, is a lovely venue for a daytime luncheon. It also offers a beautiful setting for weddings in downtown New York.
Financial Ballroom – Banquet Setup
Whether you're having a brunch or an intimate company gathering, the Financial Ballroom is admirable for its interchangeable structure. With all new carpeting, wall treatments and light fixtures, this venue brings your event to life in the day or night.
Empire Room – U-Shape Setup
The all new Empire Room is the perfect size for a u-shape meeting and can accommodate 24 attendees.
Grand Ballroom – Wedding Ceremony
The event space at our New York City downtown hotel is your palette to create whatever setting you desire. We can transform a typical meeting room into an ethereal chapel for your wedding reception complete with lights, floral décor, and more to create a truly memorable place to get married.
Grand Ballroom - Wedding Reception
Our certified wedding planners can assist you design the wedding of your dreams at our downtown Manhattan hotel. Luxury, elegance and magnificence are the hallmarks of our wedding celebrations, each of which is truly unique for your special day at the New York Marriott Downtown.


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I am not one of those cute girls who perspire when I work out. I get dripping wet, my face turns all pink, and I look like a hot mess. Frankly, I'm proud when I can wring my T-shirt out at the end of a session; it means I didn't waste my time. As far as looking cute and girlie though? That comes later, after a shower, a bit of makeup, and some "real" clothes for the street.
But then I found skorts!
OK, so I'm still a big, pink, hot mess, but at least my skort is cute. They're great for running and most forms of cardio, although I'd be careful in a bootcamp class, and skorts definitely won't work for Pilates or yoga. You'll be showing a bit too much panty for comfort, trust me on that one. Basically if it's a sport you can stand in, you're good. If you have to lie down, skip it!
I tend to go for the basic black kind with perhaps a bit of a racing stripe. But my style in general is sleek with minimal fuss. You can go a bit nutty with them; there are even sparkly skorts these days!
So what do you think of skorts? Do you own any? Do you like them? What's your favorite style? Let's start a discussion and share a few fashion tips. Also let me know what your favorite sport is to wear them while doing.


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By Dana Milbank
WASHINGTON – Ron Paul ran for president three times, served nearly a quarter-century in Congress, spawned a national movement and saw his son elected to the Senate.
But in his singular objective – to "End the Fed," as the title of his book put it – the libertarian obstetrician from Texas failed. He didn't even make a dent in it. In a valedictory Wednesday before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues on the House Financial Services Committee, Paul raised the white flag.
"Policies never change. … No matter what the crisis is, we still do more of the same," he lamented in what probably was his last public appearance with Bernanke before retiring from Congress at the end of the year. "I hoped in the past to try to contribute to the discussion on monetary policy, the business cycle and why it benefits the rich over the poor. And so far, my views have not prevailed, but I've appreciated the opportunity."
For the fiery Paul, it was a subdued surrender. His colleagues – Democrats and Republicans alike – used this final hearing to honor Paul for his passionate service, treating him with the cautious affection one might use to address a crazy uncle.
"This may be his last committee meeting with the chairman of the Federal Reserve," Chairman Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., began. "And his leadership on the committee, especially during these hearings when we've had the Federal Reserve chairman appear before us, have certainly made the hearings more interesting and provided several memorable YouTube moments."
Many on the dais laughed, and even Bernanke smiled at the memory.
Then there was the hearing last July, when Paul hectored the Fed chairman for claiming that gold wasn't a form of money.
The one substantial challenge to Bernanke – Paul's "audit the Fed" bill, which the House is expected to approve next week before it dies in the Senate – was easily dispatched by the Fed chairman, who warned against injecting congressional politics into the staid field of monetary policy. Even Bachus distanced himself from the Paul bill, pointedly noting that it "did not come before the Financial Services Committee, which surprised me."
Paul didn't really argue with Bernanke; he used his time to deliver mini-lectures. In his first five-minute question period, he outspoke Bernanke eight words to one.
Bernanke, arms folded in front of him, declined to be provoked. "There's no constitutional reason why Congress couldn't just take over monetary policy," he said. "But I'm advising you that it wouldn't be very good from an economic policy point of view."
Other than making this inarguable assertion – why would it be a good idea to give Congress another duty that it can mishandle? – the Fed chairman listened patiently to Paul, who took off his reading glasses, waved an arm in the air and recited from his greatest hits: Crisis! Printing money! Flawed system! Big government!
But ultimately, the congressman accepted that he would leave town with the Fed still alive and well. "We never change policy. We never challenge anything. We just keep doing the same thing," he lamented. "Congress keeps spending the money. Welfare expands exponentially. Wars never end."
At this point, the committee chairman cut him off. Paul's time had expired.
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February 2004
Inspection of Environment, Safety, and Health Management and Emergency Management at the Savannah River Site
This report provides the more detailed results of an inspection of emergency management at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Savannah River Site. The inspection was conducted in January and February 2004 by the DOE Office of Independent Oversight and Performance Assurance. The inspection also included an evaluation of the environment, safety, and health management program at the site, the results of which are provided in Volume I to this report. The overall results from the inspection are provided in a separate summary report.


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The Buxom "Ruby" lipgloss is absolutely gorgeous - full of color and a great crushed ruby/rose color, this lipgloss has enough color that it doesn't require you to wear both a lipstick and lipgloss together.
The other end of the brush, focusing in on the fine-tip liner brush:
The all over face color in this kit is absolutely my new favorite radiance, called "Ruby Radiance". This color makes the perfect blush and is truly the color of my cheeks after a day out in the snow. The glimmer in it makes this just a beautiful color, as can be seen in the swatches below. I have been using this as a blush ever since I received it, especially since my skin tone has become extremely fair since winter has arrived.
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Too few private sector jobs to merit trimming workforce
If enough jobs were provided by the private sector, Gov. Togiola Tulafono says he would not hesitate to strengthen and revamp the the American Samoa Government workforce by cutting down on payroll expenditures through the elimination of hundreds of ASG jobs.
The governor made the comment on his weekend radio program as part of his reply to a caller who spoke about a number of issues, including job availability in the government workforce.
Although payroll expenditure for the government is high, ASG jobs are providing financial support for local families, he said, and noted he is not ashamed to say that if he wanted to strengthen, reorganize, and improve the ASG workforce some 2,000 jobs would be eliminated.
However, "if those 2,000 jobs are taken away where are these individuals going to go for employment?" he asked. The governor says there is no where else in the territory for these people to be employed because there are not enough companies in the private sector to re-employ this many people if they were cut from the ASG workforce.
He also said this is the reason he has continued to push the U.S. Congress for a new tax credit for American Samoa that would benefit all U.S. companies who want to do business here, and reminded everyone that the current tax credit (30A) benefits only the canneries.
He said a new tax credit that targets all types of business would be very useful in attracting other U.S. based companies to set up in American Samoa, providing more job opportunities. He said ASG cannot provide such huge tax credits, except for the federal government.
Togiola said he has written to Congressman Faleomavaega Eni and certain members of the U.S. Senate to help with federal legislation that would extend federal tax credits to all types of businesses, not just the canneries. He said the goal is to attract more companies which would mean more jobs.
Yesterday morning, Faleomavaega announced in a news release that the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has approved an extension of the 30A credit, and it will soon go to the floor for a vote. In his press release, he explained that "…on Tuesday night of this week, our 30A provision was left out of the first proposal… because some Senators raised concerns that our 30A tax credit only benefitted a single business — StarKist — due to Chicken of the Sea's departure from American Samoa in 2009, one day after our islands were hit by a tsunami.
"Several Senators felt it was bad tax policy to provide a tax credit for only one company and other Senators were not open to expanding the credit to include other industries or companies at a time when our country is in the middle of an economic downturn.
"After a series of internal discussions and written correspondence and upon learning that we had been left out of the first mark, Senator Bingaman graciously agreed to offer an amendment on American Samoa's behalf."
"We agreed that the best way forward was to offer an amendment that expanded the credit to apply to other manufacturers, including Tri-Marine, so that we could restore competitive balance between the two canneries, with the potential of also attracting new investors if a company could meet the eligibility criteria. Senator Bingaman's amendment was to be offered at this morning's mark-up and, in anticipation of the mark-up, I reached out to Republican allies for support.
"Last night, with Senator Hatch agreeing, we made the manager's mark and were included in the base text of the bill, thanks to strong behind-the-scenes support from key Republicans. Senator Wyden was also very helpful in supporting our cause. I am deeply appreciative for all those who were willing to support our 30A provision, given how important this provision is to stabilizing American Samoa's economy until such time as ASG can put an action plan in place to diversify our local economy.
"Both Democrats and Republicans realize that this provision will protect thousands of jobs in the Territory, and I am thankful for the strong showing of support the people of American Samoa received today.
"The Joint Tax Commission (JTC) has estimated that the revenue cost of a two-year straight extension of the credit to be $38M for 10 years. We do not have a score for the inclusion of other manufacturers, like Tri-Marine, but we do believe the cost will be similar."
In a June 15, 2012 letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Committee Member Orrin Hatch, the governor requested the committee to consider American Samoa's request in 2010 for an extension of its economic development credit for all qualified businesses in the Territory.
In 2010, the Committee approved a four-year extension of economic development credit for American Samoa; however, the extension did not apply to new businesses making new investments and new hires in the Territory, he said.
The governor recalled in his letter in December 2010 to the same committee that an extended credit to all new businesses "would create an incentive for any new business coming into American Samoa."
In his press release, yesterday, Faleomavaega said, "Once more, I want to thank those who have stood with us, including Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch of the Senate Finance Committee who fought for our provision, Chairman Jeff Bingaman and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for their unwavering support and commitment, Senator Ron Wyden, and those Republican Senators who were prepared to vote in favor of our amendment had it been necessary. I also thank Ranking Member Sander Levin from the House Committee on Ways and Means who weighed in on our behalf, and I look forward to working with Chairman Camp, too."
"Now that we have been successful in our efforts to include 30A in the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, the Senate will soon consider the entire Act. If passed, the bill will be considered by the House, but it is unclear whether or not the House will accept the Senate version or will present a version of its own which will set up the need to conference both bills at a later date. Whatever the case, I will continue to keep our people updated as the matter progresses," Faleomavaega concluded


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Sears and Urban Outfitters Might Submit Bids for J.Crew
One analyst points out that it would be a pretty bad thing for a company like J.Crew to be owned by Sears.
When one person wants you, they all do. And so Sears and Urban Outfitters might try to scoop up J.Crew, after the company announced plans to go private with a $2.8 billion sale to private equity firms TPG Group and Leonard Green & Partners LP. "Three people with knowledge of the matter" tell Bloomberg that Sears and Urban are "studying J.Crew's books," though neither would say if they plan to make a bid. The bids must be submitted by January 15, however, which is when J.Crew's official shopping-around period ends. One analyst says that Sears and Urban's idea doesn't make sense.
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Kendrick Perkins Spots Joakim Noah In OKC Locker-Room, Says: "Get Your Ass Up Outta Here"Perkins: "Get your ass up outta here" After tonight's OKC win over Chicago, a brief showdown between Joakim Noah and Kendrick Perkins in the Thunder locker-room put the buddy-buddy contemporary NBA ethos to the test. It all started when Noah was invited t… (more)Source: dimemag.com
Perkins, Noah in testy locker-room squabbleBulls center Joakim Noah and Thunder center Kendrick Perkins exchanged some heated words inside the Thunder's locker room late Thursday night.Source: ESPN.com
Kendrick Perkins did not want Joakim Noah in the Thunder's locker room after beating the BullsBasketball fans brought up on the intense rivalries of the '80s and earlier commonly complain that today's NBA players just get along too well. While I and others would posit that people getting along is not really a bad thing, the observation itself is…Source: yahoo.com


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I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky #174
From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe by sharing information about him and those people who are associated with his life and music career. This information will include births and deaths; recording sessions; single, LP and CD release dates; and other interesting tidbits. Richard F. Thompson is responsible for the research and compilation of this information. We invite readers to share any tidbits, photos or memories you would like us to include.
- March 23, 1946 Bill Monroe made his Billboard chart debut with the single Kentucky Waltz (Columbia 20013, 36907). *
- March 23, 1968 Kenny Baker began his third stint as a Blue Grass Boy. **
- March 23, 1953 Single released – You're Drifting Away / Walking in Jerusalem (Decca 9 – 28608, 78rpm, 28608, 45rpm) ***
- March 23, 1996 Bill Monroe, his health worsening, was moved to Tennessee Christian Medical Center, Madison, Tennessee. ****
* The recording of Kentucky Waltz was made on February 13, 1945 and features Bill Monroe [vocals and mandolin], Tex Willis [guitar], Chubby Wise [fiddle], David 'Stringbean' Akeman [banjo], Cedric Rainwater [bass] and Wilene 'Sally Ann' Forrester [accordion]. 'Curley' Bradshaw [guitar] was listed as being at the session in Columbia's New York City files.
It was paired with Rocky Road Blues and the single was released on January 14, 1946.
** Baker had left the Blue Grass Boys in June 1963 to find work that brought a more steady income to support his growing family.
With his children grown, Baker was able to return to playing music full time in March 1968.
*** You're Drifting Away features the Blue Grass Quartet of Carter Stanley [lead], Bill Monroe [tenor], Rudy Lyle [baritone] and Gordon Terry [bass]. It was recorded on July 6, 1951.
The recording of Walking in Jerusalem features Bill Monroe [lead/tenor], Jimmy Martin [lead on the chorus], Charlie Cline [baritone] and Boudleaux Bryant [bass]. It was recorded on July 18, 1952.
**** Whether Bill Monroe realised it or not, his life was coming to a close…….
Richard Thompson
A two-time Editor of British Bluegrass News, he has been seriously interested in bluegrass music since about 1970. As well as contributing to that magazine, he has, in the past 30 plus years, had articles published by Country Music World, International Country Music News, Country Music People, Bluegrass Unlimited, MoonShiner (the Japanese bluegrass music journal) and Bluegrass Europe.
He wrote the annotated series I'm On My Way Back To Old Kentucky, a daily memorial to Bill Monroe that culminated with an acknowledgement of what would have been his 100th birthday, on September 13, 2011.
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What with it being Christmas and all, you're probably gathering round the fire and putting up your trees, covering them in decorations and bauble and tinsel and the like. Watching as they take on that familiar glow that makes Christmas so unique.
Or, alternatively, if you're a self confessed "Anglophile†like this character, you make up your tree to look like a Dalek!
Known only as Jonathon, he runs a website, www.anglotopia.net which is a website for all those Americans who love Britain. Here's a little more information on the man who's paying us so much respect:
"Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile with an obsession for Britain that borders on psychosis. He keeps Anglotopia running in his spare time, always dreaming of his next trip to England, wishing he lived there – specifically Dorset – and is always trying to figure out a way to move to England. It will happen one day.â€
The picture of the Christmas tree Dalek is incredibly cute and does embellish the fun sense of Christmas; pretty sure it might scare a few kids away from sneaking down in the middle of the night trying to unwrap presents a little early as well!
Anyone else doing a Doctor Who themed Christmas?


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Get Your Programs Here!
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Michael Cohen sells programs featuring the newest Red Sox Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford outside Fenway Park prior to the Red Sox home opener against the New York Yankees.
Flyover At Fenway
(Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)The Boston Red Sox stand during a pregame flyover before their home opener against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on April 8th.
Yaz Throws Out First Pitch
(Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yazstremski reacts after he threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Red Sox home opener against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on April 8th.
Calhoun Tosses Out First Pitch
(Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)Jim Calhoun, coach of the NCAA champions University of Connecticut men's basketball team throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Yankees-Red Sox game on Saturday April 9th.
Drew Out At Home
(Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)Carlos Santana of the Cleveland Indians tags out J.D. Drew Red Sox during the second inning of the Red Sox loss at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
Pap Saves Red Sox First Win of 2011
(Photo by Gail Oskin/Getty Images)Jonathan Papelbon celebrated after notching his first save in the Red Sox first win of the 2011 season over the New York Yankees.
Schwartzel Gets His Green Jacket
(Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)Charl Schwartzel of South Africa waves to the gallery at the green jacket presentation after his two-stroke victory at the 2011 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
The Old Tiger Returns
(Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)Tiger Woods celebrates after holing a putt for eagle on the eighth green during the final round of the 2011 Masters Tournament.
Shaq Limps Off In Return
(Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)Shaquille O'Neal limps off the court against the Detroit Pistons just six minutes after returning to action for the first time in two months. He is expected to return for the playoffs.
KG the Mentor
(Jim Prisching/AP Images for Wheaties Fuel)Kevin Garnett waves good-bye to a group at a Chicago Boys & Girls club after talking to them about how his personal mentor helped push him in the right direction to become the athlete he is today. It was part of the the "FUEL a Future" campaign, which encourages adults to mentor children through sports.
An Unhappy KG
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Kevin Garnett reacts on the bench near the end of the Celtics 97-81 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
Unhappy Celtics
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Glen Davis is not pleased in the fourth quarter of the Celtics 97-81 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
One O'Neal Is Back For Boston
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Jermaine O'Neal throws down a dunk on the Bulls Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer. The Bulls defeated the Celtics 97-81.
Horton Hears A Krejci
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)Nathan Horton scores at 16:53 of the first period against the New York Rangers and is joined by David Krejci for a celebration.
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