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A proposed FDA rule responds to the Supreme Court's disturbing decision in Pliva v. Mensing
By Erika K. Duthely, AFJ Dorot Fellow
Imagine this: your doctor prescribes you a drug. You head to your local pharmacy to have your prescription filled and the pharmacist offers you the generic version at a much lower price. He assures you that the drug is identical, except in name. But thanks to a federal regulation and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in exchange for the lower price, you may be giving away your right to sue if the label didn't warn you about potential hazards and something went terribly wrong.
Simply because the drug is a generic, the manufacturer could be shielded from liability for an inadequate warning on the label.
Here's the problem. If the manufacturer of a brand name drug discovers new side effects after it's on the market, the manufacturer has the right, indeed the obligation, to change the label. But generic drug manufacturers can't change their labels until the brand name manufacturer acts. And once a drug is manufactured generically, the brand name manufacturer often leaves the market – and so is not looking for potential new side effects.
The tragic consequences are illustrated in this portion of AFJ's brief documentary, Unequal Justice:
We are deeply saddened to report that early in 2013, a few months after her ninth surgery, Camille Baruch, who is featured in this video, died. The cause of death is not yet known, but her mother notes that Camille's immune system was compromised by the drugs she had to take as a result of the illnesses described in the video. Ms. Baruch was 19.
In order to address this problem, the Food and Drug Administration recently released a proposed rule that would allow manufacturers of generic drugs to update label information more quickly once new health and safety information becomes available. Alliance for Justice joined with the Center for Justice and Democracy (CJD) and a number of other groups in submitting comments in support of the FDA's proposed rule.
As the comments we submitted state, as things stand now:
a generic drug manufacturer [can] maintain a label even if it knows that label to be inaccurate and out-of-date. In addition to raising serious safety concerns, the current regulations have had severe legal consequences for patients harmed as a result of unsafe generic drug labels.
Those severe legal consequences stem from the Supreme Court's 2011 decision in PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing (the case discussed in our video) where, as our comments state,
[T]he U.S. Supreme Court immunized the generic drug industry for marketing drugs with labels they know to be inaccurate and out-of-date because current regulations prevent generic companies from independently changing drug labels.
As Alliance for Justice has previously noted, the dissenters in PLIVA "identified three 'absurd consequences' that will result from the Court's decision."
First, generic drug consumers will have no access to compensation when they are injured by inadequate warnings. This creates an "arbitrary distinction" between brand-name and generic-drug consumers that Congress did not intend to create. As a result of this decision and the 2009 Wyeth decision, the majority concedes that a consumer's ability to seek compensation for injuries depends on whether a pharmacist fills a prescription with the brand-name or generic version of a drug. Many states allow pharmacists to unilaterally make such substitutions. Second, generic-drug manufacturers will no longer have the same state-law incentives to monitor and disclose safety risks that brand-name manufacturers have. As the dissent observed, "brand-name manufacturers often leave the market once generic versions are available, meaning that there will be no manufacturers subject to failure-to-warn liability." Third, the decision undercuts the goals of the Hatch-Waxman Amendments to increase the consumption of less expensive generic drugs. Doctors will be more hesitant to prescribe generic drugs and patients will be less likely to take them because generic-drug manufacturers will now face weaker safety incentives.
According to the FDA, PLIVA "alters the incentives for generic drug manufacturers to comply with current requirements to conduct robust postmarketing surveillance, evaluation, and reporting, and to ensure that the labeling for their drugs is accurate and up-to-date."
As our comments state, this proposed rule is necessary because it "would 'create parity' between brand name and generic drug companies to independently ensure safe product labels. American patients and prescribing physicians deserve no less."
We urge the the FDA to implement this rule—and restore justice for generic drug consumers—without delay.
Find out more about PLIVA v. Mensing here.


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Hi Guys,
I was talking with Walter Wright about seasonal bee behavior in Langstroth equipment. He has been watching and writing about it for almost a decade.
Walter has also removed feral hives from between floor joists. He noted that the broodnest structure was alot like the vertical Lang but just tipped on it's side.
I hadn't thought about it that way. But that's what I've seen in my tbh and pictures of vertically oriented feral hives.


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Rice Solar Energy Project
Docket Number:
09-AFC-10 (Application For Certification)
09-AFC-10C (Compliance Proceeding)
Project Status: Licensed; In Compliance Phase.
The California Energy Commission approved this project's Application for Certification on December 15, 2010. The Commission monitors the power plant's construction, operation and eventual decommissioning through a compliance proceeding.
Committee that oversaw Original Licensing Proceeding:
Robert B. Weisenmiller, Commissioner, Presiding Member
Karen Douglas, Chairman, Associate Member
Hearing Officer: Kourtney Vaccaro
Key Dates
- 10/21/2009 - Application for Certification (AFC) filed
- 12/2/2009 - Commission accepts AFC as "data adequate."
- 10/8/2010 - Joint Staff Assessment/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SA/DEIS) is released.
- 10/11/2010 - Commission staff releases Staff Assesment / Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
- 11/12/2010 - Committee releases Presiding Member's Proposed Decision.
- 12/15/2010 - Commission approves Application For Certification.
Rice Solar Energy, LLC, (RSE) a wholly owned subsidiary of SolarReserve, LLC, proposes to construct, own, and operate the Rice Solar Energy Project (RSEP or project). The RSEP will be a solar generating facility located on a privately owned site in unincorporated eastern Riverside County, California. The proposed project will be capable of producing approximately 450,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of renewable energy annually, with a nominal net generating capacity of 150 megawatts (MW).
The RSEP will be located in an unincorporated area of eastern Riverside County, California. Land surrounding the project site consists mostly of undeveloped open desert that is owned by the federal government and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
The proposed facility will use concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, with a central receiver tower and an integrated thermal storage system. The RSEP's technology generates power from sunlight by focusing energy from a field of sun-tracking mirrors called heliostats onto a central receiver. Liquid salt (The salt is a mixture of sodium nitrate, a common ingredient in fertilizer, and potassium nitrate, a fertilizer and food additive. These mineral products will be mixed onsite as received directly from mines in solid crystallized form and used without additives or further processing other than mixing and heating.), which has viscosity and appearance similar to water when melted, is circulated through tubes in the receiver, collecting the energy gathered from the sun. The heated salt is then routed to an insulated storage tank where it can be stored with minimal energy losses. When electricity is to be generated, the hot salt is routed to heat exchangers (or steam generation system). The steam is then used to generate electricity in a conventional steam turbine cycle. After exiting the steam generation system, the salt is sent to the cold salt thermal storage tank and the cycle is repeated. The salt storage technology was demonstrated successfully at the U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored 10-MW Solar Two project near Barstow, California, in the 1990s.
According to the applicant, this unique CSP technology offers several important benefits. Because liquid salt has highly efficient heat transfer and storage properties, it is used as the heat transfer medium in the cycle. Natural gas heating is therefore not required for startup or for operating stability during routine cloud cover. Second, the stored energy in the salt can be extracted upon demand and produce electricity even when there is no sunlight. Finally, the output from the RSEP will produce a stable electricity supply, compensating for potential impacts on the electricity grid from other intermittent energy sources having less predictable operating characteristics.
The solar facility will have the following key elements:
- A large circular field of mirrors (heliostats) that reflect the sun's energy onto a central receiver tower
- A conventional steam turbine generator to produce electricity
- Insulated tanks to store the hot and cold liquid salt heat transfer fluid
- An air-cooled condenser (ACC) to eliminate water consumption for cooling the steam turbine exhaust
Energy Commission Facility Certification Process
The California Energy Commission is the lead agency (for licensing thermal power plants 50 megawatts and larger) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has a certified regulatory program under CEQA. Under its certified program, the Energy Commission is exempt from having to prepare an environmental impact report. Its certified program, however, does require environmental analysis of the project, including an analysis of alternatives and mitigation measures to minimize any significant adverse effect the project may have on the environment.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by cboyd, Jan 20, 2013.
As a wr coach per twitter
@toddarcher is working up a story on John Garrett leaving the cowboys for WR gig with Tampa Bay. #espndallas
Well it looks like the reports of Jerry wanting him gone were true.
Jason owes somebody would be my guess but just guessing.
And you'd be wrong because that's not how we operate here. This was Jason's decision to get rid of his brother because he picks his staff. It was a decision made by committee which included John Garrett and his father. We hold everyone accountable in Cowboy land.........well, almost.
Just one question? Was this move also a Garrett move?
I thought he couldn't work for any other team in the NFL because no one would have him?
I'll bet Jason Witten is glad he's gone too, whattya bet?
Yup, because Garrett has full control
Good day to be a realist.
Jason witten would be good regardless who was coaching him
Think this paves the way for bringing back Sparano? Make Callahan the playcaller, let Sparano coach OL/TE's?
I agree, but some here were positing that everyone hated John because of nepotism and John could not work for any other team.
He had the position of passing game coordinator. He still has some coaching experience, the idea that he had so much control in our team was the questionable part of it. Of course you ignore that since you love Garrett.
Well, he has a chance to prove himself because he has a chance to make Mike williams better
Now we can move that monkey out of the room and on to the gorilla. Will we get a new "OC" or who will be calling plays next year?
Stay tuned.
I ignored nothing. I'm the first person on this forum that mentioned during the season that John Garrett would likely be gone. He wants to run his own program eventually. Preferably at the college level. This change doesn't shock me even a tiny bit.
Seems like another Jason Garrett move.
Thank you Jerry for pushing John out the door.
One of the few things you've gotten right lately.
Dude what do you have a man crush on the Garrett Brothers or something?
So, is this a promotion?


text: Chuck Dixon (w) o SL Gallant (a) o Joe Corroney, photo (c) SNAKE EYES It's an impossible mission when the Vice President of the United States becomes hostage to desperate terrorists in an unassailable location even an army couldn't take. But why send an army when G.I. Joe's silent warrior can do the job? Find out what Snake Eyes was up to before the events of this summer's biggest action blockbuster! FC 32 pages


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Studio near Place d'Italie + Balcony
Size17 m²
Floor No.7(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Elevator in building
- Disabled access
- Balcony/terrace
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Rue Bobillot, 75013 Paris, France
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|Calendar updated
|A week ago
The bright apartment features modern floorboards and a well equipped kitchenette with a microwave and hot plates. It offers an elegantly tiled bathroom, laundry facilities and a dining table for 2.
Place d'Italie Metro Station is 250 meters away, and offers access to 3 metro lines which provide direct access to the Arc de Triomphe monument, the Eiffel Tower and the Champs de Mars Park. A Vélib bike hire station is a 5-minute walk away.
The surrounding tree-lined street is vibrant with a range of shops, cafés and restaurants.
House rulesNo smoking.
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
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Reviews of this property
Location of the appartement is perfect, just a 2 minuts walk to the metro station. Bathroom is a bit small but clean, like the rest of the interior. We had some troubles to reach the hostess when we had a delay, but Claire's mother kindly welcomed us when we arrived.
The Arrival was uncomplicated, the room was nice, clean and good located in a big Shopping centre in the City near a metrostation.
The flat is very good situated. In the ground floor there is a big shopping center, where you can buy anything you want. In spite of this there is very quiet in the appartement. To the centre of Paris you can get by metro, some few steps situated from the appartement. The environment is very exciting with many shops and cafes. For us it was the best flat to spend some days in Paris, we would stay here again.
I went with my partner, the hostess is a lovely woman, the situation of the apartment is excellent, very well connected, lively district in the streets, many restaurants nearby with shopping center next door. The floor is very quiet, you can rest very well. Very bright and perfect for a dinner by candlelight terracia. Humsno a deal. Repeat !!!!
Fui con mi pareja, la anfitriona es un mujer encantadora, la situación del piso es excelente, muy bien comunicado, barrio con mucha vida en sus calles, muchos restaurantes cerca, con centro comercial al lado. El piso es muy tranquilo, se puede descansar muy bien. Muy luminoso y con una terracia ideal para cenar a la luz de las velas. Un trato muy humsno. Repetiremos!!!!
Housing very well. An access to entry level would be welcome as a little complicated to find themselves in the various corridors. Access station and very good trade
Logement très bien. Un plan d'accès à l'entrée serait bienvenu car un peu compliqué de se retrouver dans les divers couloirs. Accès gare et commerce très bons
Great location ... but the pop store that provides security does not work, the sharpness is very superficial, short, low-end on all services and most importantly, nothing to do with the photo, is c small and very "cheap"
(Furniture / health - the tiny and very powerful shower, no bedside lamp ... I do not think reuse your site.
super bien situé... mais, le store déroulant qui assure la sécurité ne fonctionne pas, la netteté est très superficielle, bref, bas de gamme quant à l'ensemble des prestations et surtout, rien à voir avec la photo, c est tout petit et très "cheap"
(mobilier/sanitaire - la douche minuscule et peu puissante, pas de lampe de chevet... je ne pense pas réutiliser votre site.
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text: I drive a 2013 2500 with the Nav/Bluetooth capability. The bluetooth connection is really bad. I've had other vehicles with bluetooth (MB) and while they weren't perfect, the connection was much better than the new Suburban. The MB was three years older, and I thought the Suburban would have much better connectivity. Of course OnStar would like to sell me service after the trial expires, but I've found that if you live in the country like I do, OnStar is pretty much not that big of a deal. Anyone have any experience with this issue? TIA


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- default catalogue of over 600,000 stars
- extra catalogues with more than 210 million stars
- asterisms and illustrations of the constellations
- constellations for 20+ different cultures
- images of nebulae (full Messier catalogue)
- realistic Milky Way
- very realistic atmosphere, sunrise and sunset
- the planets and their satellites
- a powerful zoom
- time control
- multilingual interface
- fisheye projection for planetarium domes
- spheric mirror projection for your own low-cost dome
- all new graphical interface and extensive keyboard control
- telescope control
- equatorial and azimuthal grids
- star twinkling
- shooting stars
- eclipse simulation
- supernovae simulation
- skinnable landscapes, now with spheric panorama projection
- plugin system adding artifical satellites, ocular simulation, telescope configuration and more
- ability to add new solar system objects from online resources...
- add your own deep sky objects, landscapes, constellation images, scripts...
- Stellarium 0.12.9
- Stellarium 0.15.2 has been released
- Stellarium 0.12.8
- Stellarium 0.15.1
- Call to translators
- Stellarium 0.12.7 discussion
- New Stellarium User Guide is available
- Stellarium 0.15.0
system requirements
- Linux/Unix; Windows 7 and above; OS X 10.8.5 and above
- 3D graphics card which supports OpenGL 3.0 and GLSL 1.3
- 512 MiB RAM
- 250 MiB on disk
- Linux/Unix; Windows 7 and above; OS X 10.8.5 and above
- 3D graphics card which supports OpenGL 3.3 and above
- 1 GiB RAM or more
- 1.5 GiB on disk
Project coordinator: Fabien Chéreau
Graphic designer: Johan Meuris
Developer: Bogdan Marinov, Alexander Wolf, Timothy Reaves, Guillaume Chéreau, Georg Zotti, Marcos Cardinot, Florian Schaukowitsch
Continuous Integration: Hans Lambermont
Tester: Khalid AlAjaji
and everyone else in the community.
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The latest development snapshot of Stellarium is kept in Bazaar, a distributed revision control system. If you want to compile development versions of Stellarium, this is the place to get the source code.
Real time chat about Stellarium can be had in the #stellarium IRC channel on the freenode IRC network. Use your favorite IRC client to connect to chat.freenode.net or try the web-based interface.
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Stellarium is produced by the efforts of the developer team, with the help and support of the following people and organisations.


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A NC beekeeper who administers stings and is a 12 year survivor of cancer due to bee sting therapy will speak to the Davie County Beekeepers Association in Mocksville, NC, Monday, May 14, at 7:00 p.m. If you live close enough to attend we would love for you to come. The address is 180 S.Main Street, Mocksville, NC. This is the NC County Extension Center of Davie.
Some of you may know Clinton Parker. I have not heard him speak before, but was told by another association's president that he would "mesmerize" our group.


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Director Christopher Mills Scores New Short Film, Collect Call, Using Metric Song
Guess what, beasts? I cried watching this.
"This" being director Christopher Mills' (Secret Machines, Modest Mouse, Howie Day, etc...) latest video in which he takes Collect Call, from Metric's latest album Fantasies, and uses the cut to score his current short film of the same name. Follow a girl in a casket to a dream state and beyond. Let's get emotional.
mp3: Metric - Collect Call (Imij Remix)


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Lakes Bluegrass Festival band receives Grammy nomination
Special Consensus, three-time performer at the Lakes Bluegrass Festival (LBF) in Pine River, recently was nominated for a Grammy Award for its album "Scratch Gravel Road." The 55th Grammy Award show is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 10. Special Consensus played in Pine River in 2005, 2008 and 2012.
Other recent award winners were Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers (2012) for the International Bluegrass Music Awards (IBMA) Emerging Artists of the Year. Flatt Lonesome from Jacksonville, Fla., (appearing in 2013) won first place in the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music (SPBMGMA) national band contest, while Jeanette Williams (appearing 2013) also won the 2012 SPBGMA Female Vocalist of the Year.
And, the 2012 band Cumberland River had one of its songs chosen as the Sound track for the FX TV Series, "Justified."
The eighth annual Lakes Bluegrass Festival is scheduled for Aug. 22-25, in Pine River.


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Here are my blocks.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Here are my blocks.
Eat, quilt, sleep, repeat
i'm enjoying seeing all of these lovely blocks... amazing how many different selection's of colours/fabrics there are!!
here's my week 2 blocks...
Jacquie xxxxx
Quilters aren't greedy, they're just materialistic.
"Don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams."-Ralph Waldo Emerson
I like what I see. Gives me inspiration. You all are sure fast.
I am trying to use the my block feature to put scans of my blocks in and am having trouble. I have the scans named correctly and sized correctly but when I try to put them in the correct place I cannot find it. I installed my software with the default on and tried to find the C\programfiles\E.Q.\dj\pics\mychart (okay I abbreviated some of that here) and do not find that. I tried going the other route they suggested of going to c drive, then program files then Eq, then dear jane and at this point the only choice I have that comes up is "stash" - the dear jane does not come up. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Linda
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....it's about learning to dance in the rain.
when i made my blocks i machine basted the name and # of each block on a lower corner.
Hi ladies! If I'm out of line here, please just tell me...OK? I went to the previous thread to post today's "show and tell" and found that this new one had been created.
I finished all of my blocks and triangles last fall....worked on them for about a year and a half, although not continuously. This month I finally made my design wall and arranged the blocks and am in process of adding sashing strips and cornerstones. Three rows are finished so far.....yay!!
Obviously they are not in the same order as Jane's....when I began I didn't think I would EVER come close to finishing all those little blocks! So I just selected civil war'ish fabrics I liked and matched them to blocks randomly. The result was that it took several days to come up with a balanced arrangement.
For those of you just starting your DJs, there IS life after all those bitty pieces! Happy quilting!
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift....that's why it's called the present.
KR, how wonderful!!! you're such an inspiration to us!!
i just love your blocks!!!
thank you for sharing them with us!! just beautiful!!!!
Jacquie xxxxx
Quilters aren't greedy, they're just materialistic.
"Don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams."-Ralph Waldo Emerson


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Sure we all love a good flash game, but these free games actually use 3d engines and run good enough to pay for. The difference being that these pc games are totally free. Some of the best pc games to download are free online (legally). Times can be tough, but it doesn't mean you can't still get great free games on your pc.
My Top Pics for Best Free PC Games
1. Dyson – Conquer planets with seedlings. Both addictive and fun.
2. Chalk – Move your character around and deflect bullets by drawing chalk lines.
3. Dungeon Runners – A Diablo type game with pretty decent graphic.
4. Dad 'n Me – Play as a bully that runs around kicking down the sand castles and punching the faces in of all those dorks, dweebs, and boy scouts in the neighborhood.
5. Marathon – A first person shooter sort of like Doom, but with a good storyline.
6. Command & Conquer: Red Alert – One of the best top view games out there. Build up an army, mine for gold, and try to outdo your opponents military.
7. F.E.A.R. Combat – One of the best free multiplayer first person shooters out there.
8. Battlefield Heroes – A cartoon style free shooter for the pc.
9. Quake Live - Coming soon, it's Quake Tournament played straight in your browser.
Tags: free, games, online, pc, quake live


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NEW!! Your private garden in Lisboa
Спальные места4
Ванные комнаты1
Площадь50 м²
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- Кухня
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- Полотенца
- Возможность проживания семьи/детей
- Интернет
- Стиральная машина/сушилка
- Посудомоечная машина
Краткое описание жилья
|Rua dos Cegos, 1100-137 Lisbon, Португалия
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This apartment is unique since it is country style villa inside Lisbon! It is peacefulness, has a private garden and views over the river.
AL licence number: 21272/AL
Please note that Lisbon City Council will charge a tourist fee of 1€/night per person. We kindly request the payment of this fee upon check in so we can hand it over to the municipality tax services
Правила ПроживанияActually, there are no strict house. Just three basic things:
1 - I kindly ask for a security deposit upon check in (100€ in cash) which upon compliance will be returned back to you upon checking out
2 - I kindly ask my guests is to read the instructions manual before using any of the equipments and house appliances
3 - Smoking not allowed inside the house.
Besides that, the rule is to enjoy the most the apartment the garden, the outside deck and city views!
|Цена за 2 гостей
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The Apartment is perfect for a city trip for two! But caution: Arriving by feet with luggage is not a good idea in Lissabon as there are little hills everywhere.. Having a garden in the middle of the city can't beat anything and when you're having breakfast on the little terrace in the sun with a view (yes you can see the sea and some cruise ships) it just feels like Holiday.
Only two little things to mention: the shower needs a renewal, at least the curtain and also the stairs to get to the three floors seems at first a little dangerous.
But all in all totally recommendable!
The location of this apartment is perfect. It is in the heart of the famous Alfama district, an area of mazy olde worlde charm, with several restaurants and bars close by. The apartment is compact, with 3 rooms spread over 3 floors. It feels like a brand new apartment and the views from the bedroom over the river Tagus are beautiful. Alex couldn't be more helpful. He met us on arrival and after showing us around the apartment even took the time to walk us to the nearest supermarket and back. He also ordered a taxi for us on departure and provided details of how to get around. This apartment is perfect for a couple. we had a 1 year old baby with us and whilst Alex helpfully provided a baby cot for her, the apartment is not set up for small children, with the vertical spiral staircase a little bit scary when you have an active baby! If we ever return to Lisbon as a couple we will be sure to seek out this place though. Recommended!
Very nice apartment and good location if you plan to spend a lot of time strolling around in the charming Alfama district. Alexande was a excellent host and answered any question swiftly.
Alexandre's house is immaculate and very well equipped. It is a stone's throw from the Castle, Plaza de Sol and the tram and bus to downtown. Alexandre was very responsive to the only query we had and a concerned and informative host. Do accept his offer of a transfer from the airport - the house would be very difficult to find on your own.
A really beautifull accomodation on top of one of the 7 hills Lissabon is built on. Very romantic and originally built with a lot of privacy. You can sleap or read under the mandarin tree in your own garden(!!!) when you are tired of walking through the city, or have dinner on the small terrace with river vieuw. You live really near the lissabon castle with a lot of nice restaurants en beautifull terraces within 500 m. Very complete furnished so it is fit for a long stay as well. Really nice and helpfull hosts (thanks!). When you have the chance: try this one! it is the start of a perfect hollyday!
We had a really nice time in Lisboa! The appartement was clean and comfortable. The service was very good, so we could enjoy our stay.
So, thanks a lot for a good time in Portugal!
We loved to stay at the tower apartment in Alfama, Lisboa. A well equiped apartment, nice challenging spiral staircase and a nice bed with a beautiful view! Alex is a very nice host. He was easily accessible if we had any questions. We enjoyed our stay and do recommend the tower apartment.
great spot there, typical tiny and 'vertical' with everything you need. i'd come back any time. thanks as well for all the good hints!
Nice apartment, with a lovely garden with a very nice situation in Lisbon, from where you can have beautiful views of the city and the bay. Alexander and his team were very attentive, easy to locate to agree check in and check out hours, and always ready to help with anything we need.
The survival kit PDF he provided was also very useful to land in a new city.
We recommend this apartment, and after meeting Alexander I have no doubdt that all his other hostings will be great !
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DA: Police officers justified in killing man who was targeting sister
Police: Suspect about to shoot sister when officers responded
BEAUFORT, CARTERET COUNTY - The Beaufort police officers who shot and killed a man as he was trying to shoot his sister were justified in using lethal force, the district attorney announced Thursday.
According to District Attorney Scott Thomas, Detective Eric J. Sassano, 29, and Officer Brian C. Willis, 26, were justified in shooting and killing 60-year-old Arthur Freeman Page Jr., of Raleigh., on Oct. 31 on Rutledge Ave. in Beaufort. The SBI's conclusion is based on analysis of the scene, interviews with witnesses, and interviews with the officers involved.
"Based upon the facts set forth above, Detective Sassano and Officer Willis
were justified in the use of lethal force. Their quick response and action were appropriate and saved lives," wrote Thomas in a letter to Beaufort Police Chief Steve Lewis.
Sassano and Willis first encountered Page just after 10:20 p.m. on Halloween night at 202 Rutledge Ave. in Beaufort. Page was loading his shotgun to shoot his sister, Susan Zimmerman Salazar, in the living room of the home, said Chief Lewis.
Sassano and Willis asked Page several times to drop his weapon, Chief Lewis said. But the suspect allegedly continued loading his shotgun and began raising the barrel in the direction of his sister. The two officers then fired and hit Paige, killing the suspect, Chief Lewis explained.
Chief Lewis called the officers "heroes."
It appeared that the shooting stemmed from an altercation between Page and his sister, Salazar, at her home at 203 Rutledge Ave., according to Chief Lewis.
Salazar told NewsChannel 12 Page showed up at her home with a shotgun that used to belong to their grandfather. Salazar said she believed her brother had come to kill her when he said,"Happy Halloween. I've come to settle things." Salazar said her brother then began beating her.
Salazar was able to run to the home of her neighbor, McArthur Wright, at 202 Rutledge Ave., Chief Lewis said. But as Wright was letting Salazar into his home, Page fired his shotgun, hitting Wright in the shoulder and grazing Salazar, investigators said.
Wright then went to neighbor Patrick Tosto's house to get help, while Salazar hid in a bedroom of Wright's home with his wife.
Salazar said her brother eventually walked into Wright's home where she was hiding and found her, then beat her until police arrived. Salazar said the officers asked her brother to drop his weapon. But her brother did not comply and was shot from behind twice while he was kneeling over her, Salazar said. The suspect died at the scene.
Salazar and Wright have both been treated and released from a hospital. A fundraiser has been set up for Wright to pay for his medical expenses.
The officers who shot and killed the suspect both began their career at the Beaufort Police Department; Sassano has worked there for 6-and-a-half years while Willis has been working there for 2 years.


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Spring Break Traumaramas!
Being involved in a sorority means I always have a packed social calendar, and I love it! I love being busy, which is why being involved in Greek life works for me. Between exchanges with fraternities, philanthropic events we put on, formals, and sisterhood events, I always have something to do!" —Lindsey, 21, CA
"I was excited to rush a sorority, but once I got in, it became a little too much for me to handle. There were tons of little rules that people took way too seriously. We had to wear white for induction, and my dress had teensy-tiny light pink trim on just the straps, and the older girls still forced me to go home and change. Or we weren't allowed to wear any jewelry to an event, and I was forced to take off the string friendship bracelet that had been on my wrist for five years." —Katie, 19, CA
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Hey all. I just trapped my first swarm today. They moved into my swarm trap about 8ft up in a tree. I do have some foundationless medium frames in the trap with waxed guide bars, so hopefully they are building some comb. How long do you think I should leave them there before transferring them to a regular hive body. Also, would you try to cage the queen during this process? Or just transfer all the frames and be done?
These are my first bees! And the funny thing is I'm getting two splits l ordered later this week. I didn't really beleave my swarm traps would work!
Thanks for any answers you can provide.
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I had a thought while reading back posts from the BioBee list. There were discussions about feeding watered down honey and that it would ferment, but if you fed straight honey, the bees would have to collect water to use it. In any instance, if you used Miller type feeders, you could put honey in one side, and water in the other, or to save the bees trips to get water, just put water in them in the summer.
Thoughts anyone?
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Why David Bowie, Johnny Rotten, Motley Crüe and Nirvana Owe This Guy a Big One
When I first got into rock music, I thought Alice Cooper was a joke. He was like the clown prince of rock and roll. I'd see Alice Cooper albums at garage sales and shake my head. I actually got the 1977 Alice Cooper Show live album when someone left it on their front lawn after a yard sale, but it was awful. Even Alice hates that album!
Years later, my wife and I were at a party when The Ballad of Dwight Fry came on. My wife ran over to the host and asked who was doing The Melvins' cover. Our friend chastised her saying that The Melvins may very well do that song, but they were covering Alice Cooper.
That week, I scored a copy of Alice Cooper's 1971 album Love It To Death and my wife and I listened in amazement. Wow. This was as good as Sticky Fingers or any of those other Stones albums we loved from that time.
My interest was piqued and shortly thereafter I was approached by Banger Films to work on a documentary about Alice Cooper. I fully immersed myself in the research and emerged with a picture of a rock band (for Alice Cooper was originally a band) and a personality whose importance seemed to have been lost in rock history.
Alice Cooper were the first band to use theatrics in rock and roll. That alone should give pause, but they did it in a cultural context that was revolutionary. In the late sixties, bands would stand on stage in their tie-dye shirts and blue jeans while someone projected "psychedelic" visuals on a white bed sheet. Alice Cooper eschewed the flower power vibe and took the violent imagery of that time that was being broadcast into millions of homes and put it on stage. The dead babies of My Lai and the blood and gore of the Manson murders were recontextualized for entertainment by a band that "put a stake through the heart of the love generation".
The band was fronted by a guy named Alice who wore women's clothes. They played New York City a month before the Stonewall riots and caused their own riot amongst the fawning drag queens in attendance when Alice started tossing beer bottles in the audience to get a reaction. I'm not saying Alice caused Stonewall, but the New York City police should not have messed with a bunch of pissed off drag queens hopped up on testosterone and Alice Cooper.
Every major rock movement seems to have been touched by Alice Cooper. Glam rock? David Bowie couldn't convince his Spiders from Mars to dress in gender bending costumes, so he sent the band to check out Alice Cooper in London in 1971. Punk rock? Johnny Rotten auditioned for the Sex Pistols by singing along to a jukebox that played the Alice Cooper anthem "I'm Eighteen". Heavy metal? Please. Do an image search of Motley Crüe, Twisted Sister or King Diamond and report back. Alternative rock? Tom Morello of agitprop punkers Rage Against the Machine calls "School's Out" the most political song ever written. And for those who can't appreciate Alice Cooper's influence on The Melvins on its own terms, they in turn inspired a little band called Nirvana.
Today, Alice is no longer such a groundbreaking artist, but he still delivers something young kids today will probably never get to experience: a big rock and roll show. There are snakes and guillotines and balloons dropping from the sky and a crack guitarist like Orianthi rippin' thru a cover of Foxy Lady. A lot of this is stuff the kids can see at a Lady Gaga show, but with dancey beats and no guitars (although you can check online to see the Coop doing a smoking version of Born this Way).
Lady Gaga's fans might not appreciate Alice Cooper, but Lady Gaga sure does. When I did interviews with the Coop in his Phoenix man cave, I noticed a picture of her with a message written to the Coop. It said, "I stole everything from you. Thank you, God".
When Drake released the first "NWTS" single "Started From the Bottom," it prompted countless arguments about where said bottom began, as if "Degrassi" privilege somehow existed in hip-hop. But that all became moot once Drake showed us where his "now we here" was with this third album. Refusing to remake "Take Care," while still sounding like a Drake and 40 production, he pulls off his hardest album yet while also including his softest song ("Hold On, We're Going Home") and showing off both his best flows and strongest vocals. No less than Kanye called Drake "a rap god" earlier this week, and who are we to argue with Yeezus?
Canada's legacy of female folk legends is secured in Basia Bulat, who has crafted one of the albums of the year in "Tall Tall Shadow." The 29-year-old singer/songwriter wields an autoharp, piano, organ, and a honeyed, raw voice that fans of Joni Mitchell and Feist would be foolish not buy into without prejudice post haste. Recorded in a naturally reverberating old dance hall and co-produced by Mark Lawson and Tim Kinsbury (a member of Arcade Fire), Tall Tall Shadow has a grandiose, ethereal sound that oozes comfort and joy, but the songs themselves are devastatingly tragic. Basia's plaintive vocal trilling on "It Can't Be You" will break your heart; the cheerful doo-wop handclaps of "Promise Not To Think About Love" will stitch it back up again. With pure, powerful melodies, brutally honest lyrics, but always full of much hope, "Tall Tall Shadow" is a masterwork from a woman ready for prime-time.
For an album intentionally positioned as a challenging listen and acquired taste, "Yeezus" is undeniable. That's what the critics will tell you, but cars are the real test and this summer a day didn't go without "Blood on the Leaves," or "Bound 2" blaring from open-windowed vehicles. So, maybe you have to struggle past the striated synths of "On Sight" before the good stuff – though the dusty soul break at its centre is such a jarringly confrontational touch – but "Yeezus" is a testament to the genius thing that 'Ye takes such pains to claim. He continues to expand the palette of both rap and popular music, in a way that Lady Gaga's paint-by-numbers pop art just can't.
It looked a little bleak for Cut Copy recently. With the massively underwhelming release of 2011's "Zonoscope," the fact that band members were living in different hemispheres, and the somewhat boring first single off Free "Your Mind," they looked like they might sink in the same way peers MGMT and Bloc Party have. However, their latest album is rich with texture in the variety of songs, and indie-meets-deep-house production. Cut Copy is back, and this might be their best album yet.
The album Janelle Monáe sonically unleashed to the world this year was simply electric. Second studio album "Electric Lady" was mind-blowing in the way it effortlessly melds throwback elements of jazz, funk, rock and soul into a futuristic body of work. The album remained a fixture on the R&B charts throughout 2013. Maybe it's her trademark tuxedo, the pompadour updo, or the effortless charisma she exudes, but the wunderkind from Kansas had a breakout year and "Electric Lady" stands as an instant classic.
The music world welcomed back Justin Timberlake this year after a seven-year absence and "The 20/20 Experience Part 1" is just as lavish and extravagant as we had hoped for. Teaming up with longtime collaborator/producer Timbaland, "The 20/20 Experience" is Timberlake at his most polished and sophisticated as he flawlessly executes pop songs with his signature falsetto like the seasoned pro that he is. And even though the poorly thought-out mess that was "The 20/20 Experience Part 2" almost threatened to erase the progress of its more triumphant half, "Part 1" is a great, constant reminder that Timberlake does indeed belong on the charts even more than he does on the big screen. Standout track: "Mirrors"
Many would say that the sleek and polished pop of Tegan and Sara's seventh studio album "Heartthrob" was a huge departure from their past work, which dabbled in folk, punk and alternative rock. But what was always present in the band's 15-plus years of writing and recording was their innate knack for a good melody. Instead of churning out another riff-heavy rock album, Tegan and Sara bravely jumped ship into the synth-pop game, resulting in a product that still held their integrity in its direct, lovelorn lyrics, but packaged in a radio-friendlier exterior that truthfully suits the band better.
The French electronic music veterans came up with a novel way of updating their sound: instead of combing through old disco records looking for bits to sample, try to reproduce the techniques and approaches that created those classics. A much-needed analog counterpoint to EDM's digital dominance. Featured Track: "Lose Yourself to Dance"
There is, simply, no better singer-songwriter working today, in any genre. Following an apprenticeship in the Drive-By Truckers and a pair of iffy (but occasionally brilliant) solo records, Jason Isbell spent the early 2010s honing his craft, tightening his focus, sobering up, and settling into his undeniable talent for storytelling. On 2011's masterful "Here We Rest," Isbell finally arrived, a fully formed and commanding presence. But, with this year's instant classic "Southeastern," Isbell has, rather remarkably, upped his game. Isbell has an uncanny knack for limning the contours of the southern American experience without descending into easy cliché. By no means a "traditional country" record – many of you may quibble with its inclusion here, considering its free borrowing from a range of musical traditions – Isbell has surely made an American record, an album built on the same hard luck stories, same proud rambling characters, same everyday struggles that move the music of his contemporaries in Nashville. Whatever your pleasure, this is it.
Travis Stewart revisited the original concept of his Machinedrum project on Vapor City, exploring the relationship between double-time drum'n'bass rhythms and half-time hip-hop beats, infused with a large dose of R&B melody. Bewildering to people who knew him only through his work with Azealia Banks, but inspiring to the rest of us. Featured Track: "Gunshotta"
Over the past few years Pusha T's G.O.O.D. Music cameos, mixtapes, and Kanye West-indebted minimalist makeover built a small frenzy for a solo record amongst die-hard fans of the Clipse, his duo act with brother No Malice. And he followed through with a sleek, smart, and sinewy collection of rap songs. Push has always benefited from the guiding hand of a genius producer (with the Clipse it was Pharrell and the Neptunes), and on "MNIMN," we get the rap album Kanye could never do himself. "King Push" is the headiest, most confident rap intro of the year; the drums on "Suicide" are supreme; and, the Pusha/Kendrick Lamar tag-team on "Nosetalgia" prove lyricism and charisma can still co-exist.
Pop took a new form in Ella Yelich-O'Connor, a.k.a. Lorde, this year. The now-17-year-old New Zealander burst onto the charts, spanning the board of genres from pop to R&B, with her breakout track "Royals," which decries the unrelatable opulence espoused in the songs of her contemporaries. Her debut full-length "Pure Heroine" follows suit, showcasing Lorde's innate skill for crafting direct and honest lyrics about how it feels to be a normal teenager while navigating around sparse electronic arrangements inspired by bands such as The xx. The confident Lorde has proven that she has a lot to say — sometimes even outside of her music, as her ever-growing list of beefs might indicate — and we're definitely excited to hear more from the young star in the years to come. Standout track: "Team"
German techno DJ/producer Stefan Kozalla took a gleefully psychedelic approach to his first solo album in nine years, and also revealed a surprising knack for twisted pop hooks. Despite featuring a large cast of collaborators, it holds together perfectly as a cohesive album statement. Featured track: "Nices Wölkchen feat. Apparat"
If the soul-stirring sound and voice of Brooklyn-based Charles Bradley doesn't make you feel something inside, you should probably double check to see if you have a pulse. "Victim of Love" is surprisingly just the second studio album by the 65-year old vocalist and former James Brown impersonator. Classic soul in the vein of Brown, Otis Redding and Stax Records is having a bit of a revival time in the mainstream eye, giving artists like Bradley some long overdue time in the spotlight.
The Haim sisters get a lot of backlash, mostly from stylish, talented, young women, in the same way that hip men in the early part of the century quickly turned on the White Stripes after they went all MTV on us. It should be noted that HAIM are definitely not a "put together" band unless you count their parents training them up from a young age to be a juggernaut live act, complete with top shelf charm and Este's now famous "bass face." Standout track: "Forever" Also see: David Letterman fall deeply in love with them.
Los Angeles duo Rhye's "Woman" was both a mystery and a revelation. The album arrived on the scene shrouded in a carefully crafted package that left many wondering who they were — and who was behind that androgynous contralto. Turns out it was Toronto-based singer Mike Milosh as the person behind the soulful curtain (backed by Danish producer Robin Hannibal) and "Woman" was R&B / soul backed by ethereal melodies and stirring production. A hidden gem for 2013, and an album worth listening to again and again.
This new platter of classic country should come packaged with handkerchiefs, for Daniel Romano's olde tyme hurting songs — many of which sound like they could have premiered at the Grand Ole Opry 50 years ago — will have you weeping in your beer and/or pillow. Romano's traditional drawl, sequinned suits and his irony-free performance style has been slowly but surely grabbing the attention of George Jones and Waylon Jennings fans as well as young listeners discovering traditional country for the first time.
2013 may have been a great year for 90s-inspired sounds, but wasn't so great for comeback albums by IDM and downtempo artists of that era. Boards Of Canada, however, managed to find a way of updating their sound without sacrificing what we love about them. Featured track: "Reach for the Dead"
If there ever was a feel-good Canadian soul music story for 2013, Zaki Ibrahim is it. Born in Nanaimo, B.C. and based in Toronto, Ibrahim's eclectic "Every Opposite" earns its worldly soul sound from being recorded in places such as South Africa. A surprise addition to this year's Polaris Music Prize shortlist, Ibrahim's success has been a long time coming.
The most out-and-out pleasurable record of the year, relative newcomer Caitlin Rose's "The Stand-In" offers a genre-bending mix of country, pop, and melodic rock that would be at home on a mix with Neko Case, Patsy Cline and Sheryl Crow. An impressively confident vocalist, 25-year-old Rose's punkish poise is irresistible – just try not to be carried away by her energy on barnburner pop anthem "Menagerie" or the tight twanging-rock of "Only A Clown." "There's a little darkness hiding at the corner of your eye," she teases on "Silver Sings" (a song featuring delicious throwback production straight out of Jeff Lynne's late 1980s playbook), but she could well be singing about herself. It's the subtle tinge of melancholy that imbues this record with its timelessness. Even when she's making a joyful noise, there's something there, a creeping shadow. This is, as I say, a vastly pleasurable record – but it ain't mere confection. It's deeply rewarding, thrilling stuff.
It was impossible to avoid the sounds of the young Lawrence brothers in 2013, and their debut full-length album easily lived up to the hype generated by their early singles. House music that actually makes as much sense at home as it does in the club. Featured Track: "When A Fire Starts To Burn"
UK singer-songwriter Laura Mvula's album "Sing to The Moon" was perhaps one of the most intriguing R&B/soul projects of the year. With enthralling tracks like "She" and Green Garden," the 26-year old classically trained vocalist and composer masterfully brings together elements of orchestral soul, jazz and gospel — inviting comparisons to artists like Nina Simone — for an exceedingly strong debut album.
We're living in a time of '90s revisionism with the popularity of acts like the Weeknd and Sleigh Bells being both critical stars and touring machines, and London's The History of Apple Pie are one part Sarah Records act and two parts The Rentals. If your soul is empty because there hasn't been a new Pains of Being Pure at Heart record in two years, fill it with "Out of View." Standout track: "Mallory"
You could argue that James Blake has moved so far beyond his post-dubstep roots that it would be more appropriate to call him a pop singer than an electronic act, but how many traditional ballads feature this much bowel-vibrating bass?
Breakout star Kacey Musgraves has somehow managed to square the circle that has bedeviled so many aspiring country artists these past decades. How do you write intelligent songs built around cutting social critiques and still sell more than like eleven records? Well, this is how: Find the perspective between outsider condescension and insider awareness, find the tone between satire and celebration, find the sound between urban radio pop and rural folk picking… find Kacey Musgraves and her fun, snappy, yet endlessly insightful portraits of a rural America impoverished by its own monotony, boredom, resignation. Like Randy Newman crossed with Lucinda Williams, Musgraves (and her talented co-writer Shane McAnally) finds complexity in the mundane – take the terrific album title, for starters. But what makes her rise to fame all the more astonishing is that she isn't afraid to skewer the sacred cows of her community, or of the notoriously conservative musical genre in which she writes and performs. Improbably, yet rightfully, this has made her into a star. There is some justice in pop music, after all. Song: "Merry Go 'Round"
Toronto's Teenanger released their third full-length this year and it's made some long strides in securing them as the country's finest garage-punk act. Without falling into the trap of being a tribute to the decades-old genre, "Singles Don't $ell" has seen their songwriting go beyond what many fans thought they could, and coupled with some of the most interesting production on guitar-based music since Grinderman, Teenanger have stepped up another full plateau. Standout track: "Singles Don't $ell"
Haunting and heavy, this minimal synthpop record from Montreal duo Majical Cloudz showcases one of the country's most compelling and strongest new vocalists in Devon Welsh. The former Grimes collaborator strips down to the bone here, his intense confessionals about friendship and loss, nightmares and death supported by a warm ambient pulse. Don't be fooled by the title "Impersonator," Welsh and his emo electronica is in a league of its own. Featured Song: "Childhood's End"
We may have fixated on many of Miley Cyrus' actions this year – twerking, pot-smoking, pants-neglecting – but the true engine that drove the mania we saw before us was the pop star's transformative album, "Bangerz." A matured step outside of the safe bubblegum hooks of her past, Cyrus embraced a bombastic new look and sound that actually paid off. Singles "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball" are among some of the year's best songs with infectious melodies that possess a gift of longevity, a rarity in pop music today. But beyond that, the entire album proves to be an accurate portrait of a child star's growing pains: it's rebellious, it's shameless and it's everything one should expect from a 20-year-old woman trying to discover who she really is.
Following up their Grammy Award-winning album "The Suburbs," Montreal indie-rockers Arcade Fire upped the ambition with a two-disc opus this year called "Reflektor." Embracing a more celebratory, upbeat sound that crosses over into pop territory -- with some help from LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy — "Reflektor" translates the band's reflective words into something worth dancing to as opposed to toiling over. It's a glittering piece of work that maintains the band's sincerity while exploring new sounds that are just as big and determined.
We expected Earl to return from his boarding school sojourn giddy to be free, grateful for the rapturous "Odd Future" fanbase, and spitting venomous raps in the vein of his eponymous pre-fame 2011 mixtape. What we didn't expect was a kid practically sobered-up by the entirety of the experience. "Doris" isn't bratty or particularly vengeful; it's practically repentant and shot through with integrity. The lone piano on "Chum" and sinister bassline melody on "Hive," paired with Earl's doleful, dense delivery, are two of the best, most brilliant rap moments of 2013. Featured Track: "Hive"(ft. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies)
You can hear co-producer Jeremy Greenspan's fingerprints all over Jessy Lanza's stunning debut album, but it's her distinctive touch and haunting vocals that give "Pull My Hair Back" a sensual lushness that Greenspan's work with his own duo, Junior Boys, never achieved. Featured track: "Pull My Hair Back"
"I never thought on the day I started to write rhymes / That I might climb / And now it's like I / Just may be Jay-Z in my lifetime." He's been a One to Watch for almost a decade now but Shad still feels on the cusp of mainstream success. Regardless, "Flying Colours" is a tour de force, a true album with layer upon layer of clever wordplay both biographical and fantastical. His seven-minute track "Progress (Part 1: American Pie, Part 2: The Future is Here)" is as biting social commentary as you'll hear anywhere this year, and exhibits a musical sophistication that puts Shad up with the best anywhere in the world. Featured Song: "Stylin" featuring Saukrates
Responsible for co-writing Swedish duo Icona Pop's breakout hit, "I Love It," British songwriter/pop star Charli XCX released her own full-length this year, crafting the perfect hooks for herself using similar traits from her most successful hit. Brash pop melodies combined with industrial, house and mainstream influences from many eras, Charli's collage sound is very much the patchwork of a young woman who grew up in the age of the Internet (she's only 21). Still, what stands out most is the star's writing abilities, which have since earned her opportunities to work with the Princess of Pop herself, Britney Spears. Standout track: "You (Ha Ha Ha)"
"Acid Rap," Chance's second mixtape, was the great unifier in a rap landscape that is increasingly stratified based on aesthetic preference. Chance, who hails from Chicago, manages to straddle indie, commercial, and street rap demographics, with this pseudo-whimsical, nostalgia-streaked mixtape that pays homage to rap classics as well as Chicago's vibrant musical traditions. He's a deft, playful, engaging rapper who, as "Pusha Man" shows, can spin tragedy (in this case, Chicago's ongoing street carnage) into earworm-y prose. Featured Track: "Pusha Man (feat. Nate Fox & Lili K)"
The much-hyped Canadian producer's debut album successfully brought together his eclectic influences into a cohesive album that nimbly jumps between ambient hip hop, futuristic R&B, and dramatic dance floor flourishes. Featured track: "Against A Wall" ft. Lofty305
Heavily lauded as the new Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande has some large, diva-sized shoes to fill and her debut album, "Yours Truly," delivers. Matching Carey's range, octave for octave, Grande's honeyed vocals soar above a set of equally saccharine ballad-pop piano and R&B-influenced songs. "Yours Truly" successfully pulls Grande out of the shadow of her predecessors and shines the spotlight forward on one of pop's brightest stars. Standout track: "Baby I"
This is an impressive, intelligent, introspective compilation mixtape from the newest addition to Kendrick Lamar's TDE crew, the only member from outside of California. A Tennessee native, Isaiah Rashad is a keen-eyed, breathless rapper who prefers a soundtrack of sweaty soul riffs and Erykah Badu samples, leaving all the grit and aggression to his delivery and performance – like a young, Southern-twanging Kanye West, minus the funnies. "S.B.B.B. (Goblins)" is the most uptempo, in-your-face track on here, and Rashad masters the pace without breaking a sweat. This isn't an official release – it's a compilation of previously released material – but it's a well-crafted introduction to the newest weapon in Kendrick's arsenal. Featured Track: "Hurt Cobain"
On his first solo album since the split of Alexisonfire, singer/guitarist Dallas Green kept to the realm of grave acoustic confessionals he's been releasing as City and Colour since 2005, but with a freedom to get out his innermost anxieties without concern for band fall-out. The result is portrait of an artist as an aging man, taking his first steps towards writing things not about himself (the single "Thirst"), all the while preoccupied with his own mortality ("Two Coins," "Death Song"). Melancholic Americana that successfully bridges Green's past and his future. Featured Song: "Two Coins"
Breaking out of the niche musical community that embraced his early experiments in drones and minimalism, Tim Hecker reaches new heights with this gorgeous collection of orchestral pieces. The abstract, unconventional structures and glitches of distorted noise are still there, but choreographed alongside organic instruments like woodwinds and harpsichord into a heavenly body of work. Featured Song: "Live Room + Live Room Out"
Glasgow trio Chvrches, like many on this list, produced one of the year's best debut albums because of their ability to hone in a signature sound right off the bat. Their heavy synth barrage of vibrant electronics sounds perfected like a science, with every loop and programmed beat fitted into its very specific place to set off the perfect sound foundation for singer Lauren Mayberry's sharp, pointed words. A brazen display of modern technology, Chvrches' human touches is what completes their sound, creating an album that's simultaneously futuristic and charismatic. Standout track: "Lies"
Producer Robin Hannibal truly had a great year, as evidenced by his second mention on this list. Danish duo Quadron, comprised of Hannibal and singer Coco O, dropped second album "Avalanche" to an unsuspecting soul-pop world and was an underrated hit. Off the strength of the poppy first single "Hey Love" — which was featured on TV's "Grey's Anatomy" — "Avalanche" takes its cues from soul by way of soft rock, pop and jazz to create one of the stronger efforts of 2013.
Pretty indie pop is reaching critical mass out there, but Young Galaxy (Montrealers by way of Vancouver) made something special on this fourth record, conjuring pure pleasure from many different moods. "Pretty Boy" is the best kind of 21st century new wave; "New Summer" can take over from the Hip's "Bobcaygeon" as your favourite cottage sunset jam; "Fever" is classic clap-a-long. Basically, "Ultramarine" is the album you wanted "Reflektor" to be. Featured Song: "New Summer"
Teaming up with Tribal Spirit Music gave Ottawa's A Tribe Called Red greater access to raw powwow music recordings, which allowed them to refine their proudly aboriginal club sound even further than on their critically-acclaimed self-titled debut. Featured Track: "NDN Stakes" (live)
Any listener will give this record an obligatory Bleach comparison, and that's fair but with EDM ruling the airwaves as well as the live industry, it's a healthy reminder to re-discover your spastic guitar roots. With frontman Jon Red's House-Of-Guitars-style of absurdist humour in their videos and social media, and a live show that makes them sell out of merchandise nightly, expect big things from this rising act in the next two years. Standout track: "Horseless Headman"
It's mildly en vogue to switch lanes from dreamy, guitar pop into a more electronic realm, but Louise Burns' second record did it with more aplomb than her contemporaries. Instead of attempting to become a radio sensation by getting hyper-billboard producers and writers on board (which we'll call "The Liz Phair Manoeuver") Ms. Burns enlisted The Raveonettes' Sune Rose Wagner to man the controls on a darker record than one might expect from her. Also with the help of indie all-stars Sandra Vu (Dum Dum Girls), Gregg Foreman (Cat Power), Darcy Hancock (Ladyhawk), Brennan Saul (Brasstronaut), and James Younger, Louise Burns is in an indie episode of Hollywood Squares, and she's in Betty White's seat. Standout track: "Don't Like Sunny Days" Featured song: "Emerald Shatter"
Yuck had a mountain to climb with their follow-up to their scorching, self-titled debut and they nailed it by doing something we don't see in music that often anymore: parity. All the songs have different styles to them, instead of just trying to make a sequel to the album that got them so much attention. "Rebirth" might be the most obvious "Loveless" tribute ever made (and that's saying something), "Middle Sea" could be on any Placebo full-length, and "Nothing New" belongs on Ash's 2001 release "Free All Angels." Standout track: "Middle Sea"
Brandy Clark, also writing with Shane McAnally, has made a record that in many ways can be described in the same words of praise as Kacey Musgraves'. But, with an album title that echoes Randy Newman's classic "12 Songs," Clark goes even further into the territory he occupied than does her younger contemporary. Playing the outspoken observer, the half-sensitive and half-arch chronicler of a certain North American way of life, Clark writes songs with an acid pen. Highlights abound, but the opening track "Pray to Jesus" may just be the very best song in this vein that I've heard in years. Balancing the bleakness of contemporary post-middle-class poverty with the futility of asking Jesus to let you win the lotto, Clark dares to suggest that even Christianity is a false panacea. A few songs later she's extolling the virtues of smoking dope to escape the pain of a housewife's wasted life. Country music has told stories like these before, of course, but it feels like a long time since we've heard them sung with such confidence and wisdom Song: "Pray To Jesus"
Released toward the end of the year, the fact that producer Dev Hynes's second album as Blood Orange is on this year is a testament to his strong brand of gritty, urban soul. As a long-time producer for artists such as Beyonce's little sis Solange Knowles, Florence Welch and the Chemical Brothers, with solo album "Cupid Deluxe" he lets his stylish aesthetic and diverse musical tendencies run wild, weaving in elements of classic R&B, pop and hip-hop to build a project that intrigues as it entrances.
Northern soul was the original rave music. That beat can make any wallflower turn into a stomping, sweaty mess, and the fact that it's under-utilized is one of the great shames of fashionable music. Vancouver's The Ballantynes may be one of the only acts doing a straight-ahead version of this style, but they're not lazy about it. With vintage Hammonds and powerful backups vocals, they are being true to the genre and making even young fans nostalgic for a time they don't remember. Standout track: "No Love"
Brendan Canning's not kidding. The second solo record from the Broken Social Scene founder is seriously mellowwwwww. The vibe is more living room than chill-out room, and each moment is carefully placed, fully present, from the opening acoustic guitar instrumental "Post Fahey" through dreamy folk for the Nick Cave and Elliott Smith lovers out there to the melancholy closer "Last Song for the Summer Hideaway." A fine follow-up move after Canning's soundtrack for the Lindsay Lohan flop "Canyons," putting him back on the 2013 "winners" list. Featured Song: "Plugged In"
At just nine songs and running a brisk 32 minutes, this tightly-constructed record is like a delirious one-nighter, enveloping you with its passion before running off into the night. Sparingly produced by Nashville veteran Vince Gill, Monroe's songs blend wry, subversive humour ("You Ain't Dolly," "Weed Instead of Roses"), social commentary ("Two Weeks Late," the extraordinary title track co-written with Guy Clark), and rollicking honkytonkers into a marvelously compelling whole. Fans of Monroe's pal (and Pistol Annies bandmate) Miranda Lambert will already know her voice, but newcomers will be dazzled by its gracefulness, and by Monroe's unrestrained confidence. Featuring yet another standout track co-written by Shane McAnally – the man is in many ways the story of popular country music in 2013 – "Like a Rose" is the third (along with "Same Trailer" and "12 Stories") in a trifecta of extraordinary, trailblazing country records by women looking to change the conversation. Amen to that. Song: "Like A Rose"
On her first official record, Memphis fixture Valerie June pushes at the very edges of what we might reasonably call "country" music. Swamp blues, Appalachian folk, traditional country, classic soul, and backporch gospel all rub up against each other in June's songs, while her unmistakable, reedy voice swirls around like smoke, carried aloft on Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) and Kevin Augunas' tasteful, rich co-production. It's a magical album filled with troubled songs; less a country music record than a record haunted by country music. Irresistible. Standout Song: "Tennessee Time"
As far as debuts go, Travis Scott's intricate post-rap paean "Owl Pharaoh" is a scorcher. (As far as EPs go, its overlong at 12 tracks). "Quintana" and "Blocka La Flame" are beautifully melodic fight songs; building blocks, hopefully, for Scott's future opus. If Kanye's "808s & Heartbreaks" could be considered the spiritual predecessor to this record, its clear Scott fully absorbed the aesthetic predilections of his rap god because, at points, "Owl Pharaoh" mirrors the aggressive arrhythmia and brooding interjections of "Yeezus" (which dropped three months later). Perhaps Yeezy, who worked on this record, did a little borrowing of his own?
But, elsewhere, there's no justice at all. I'll never understand why Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison aren't more famous. On their respective solo records over the past 15 years they have proven, again and again, that they are masters of the form. Her voice is a rare thing, an instrument as powerfully expressive as it is unforgettable. And his songwriting – Robison penned "Travelin' Soldier" for the Dixie Chicks, and "Angry All the Time" for Tim McGraw, for instance – is exemplary. Together, this longtime married couple has fused their respective skills into a winning combination of road-tested experience and utterly fresh, radio-friendly performances. Mixing seven terrific original songs with six well-chosen covers -- Dave Alvin's "Border Radio" is a highlight among highlights -- this record is as much a celebration of the duo's influences as it is a demonstration of their powers. It is mystifying that so little attention has been directed towards this fantastic album. Let's fix that, shall we? Song: "Lifeline" (Live)
The fifth album by UK downtempo mainstay Bonobo saw the producer subtly honing his trademark warm organic sound, and making superb use of guest vocalists like neo-soul goddess Erykah Badu and Brooklyn singer songwriter Reverend Grey. Featured Track: "Cirrus"
Plagued with a drug arrest scandal just prior to singer Sky Ferreira's debut album release, "Night Time, My Time" became a highly overlooked — and severely under-promoted, as Ferreira pointed out in a Twitter rant against her record label — album which truly deserved all of our attention. It's a rewarding debut given the numerous delays behind its release, but the final product showed a pop artist whose versatility is well documented in this collection of songs, which vary from '80s power pop to Cat Power-inspired somber ballads. Standout track: "You're Not the One"
Ann Arbor, Michigan's Mayer Hawthorne truly found his groove in 2013 with third studio album "Where Does This Door Go." The Pharrell-produced album borrows elements of old-school soul through the lens of blue-eyed soul acts such as Steely Dan and Hall & Oates, transforming Hawthorne from someone who just dabbled in the genre to an artist finally taking things a bit more seriously. While his first two albums (2009's critically acclaimed "A Strange Arrangement" and 2011's "How Do You Do") felt a tad forced on the Motown soul tip, "Where Does This Door Go" holds up on repeated listens and stands as a promising direction for the "neo-soul" singer-songwriter.
The wacky ATL trio show out on "Young Rich Niggas," mixing Mother Goose chant-hooks ("Versace," "Hannah Montana") with equally playful, uncomplicated trap house tropes. They skitter about like kids playing tag and their collaborators – from Riff Raff, to Future to Drake (on the "Versace" remix) – are game to run along. That such idiosyncratic artists bend to Migos' giddy babble is a testament to the strength of their sound. It takes a lot to make something so deceptively simple work this well. Featured Track: "Hannah Montana"
Two of the most widely respected and consistently excellent bands in Canada, The Good Brothers (active since the late-1960s in one form or another) and The Sadies (often described as the best group working today), are comprised of members of two generations of the same family. While the elders have tended toward bluegrass and country-folk on their records, the youngsters have pushed these forms into thrilling electric territory, turning the Sadies into an innovative and eclectic alt-country powerhouse. Here, on their first complete record together (along with wife/mother Margaret Good, niece/cousin D'Arcy Good and pal/producer Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies) the results are as warm and refreshing as summer rain. Moving freely between ripping bluegrass ("Outside of Saskatoon"), back porch singalongs ("Paradise"), traditional country ("Life Passes," a co-write with Daniel Romano), and hybrids thereof ("Leaf in a Storm," a marvelous brand new song by D'Arcy that feels like it's always been here), the Good Family offers a bit of everything, and often all at once. What a thing to hear. Song: "Coal Black Hills"
The latest in a steady stream of mixtape releases from the young Californian who makes laidback, pre-G-funk West Coast hip-hop for those who need a mellow reprieve from the assaultive synths and snares of #trending rap. GHS doesn't work as hard as Dom's previous "Yellow Album", but songs like "Black Bentleys" make it a captivating listen nonetheless – if only for the way his effusive flow and the Futuristics' floaty productions so expertly evoke the summertime. Featured Track: "South Central Love"
If you're the kind of person who still pitches woo by making mixed tapes, go in strong by including Connan Mockasin's single off his most recent release, "I'm The Man, That Will Find You." It's smooth and romantic and just weird enough to be intriguing. The album plays like a less obtuse Ariel Pink, if Dean Learner delivered it from his talk show. If this is where psychedelic music is moving towards, start paying attention. Standout track: "I'm The Man, That Will Find You"
Overlong and cinematic, "Ghetto Heaven Vol. 1" is what Cam'ron resurfaced with in 2013. It's calamitous and non-committal and often tender, in typical Cam style. But what makes "Ghetto Heaven" required listening is the way Cam'ron continues to establish himself as the voice of the everyman through his allusions to social media ("Instagram Catfish") and hilariously apt sense of humour ("Talk To Me," "Come and Talk To Me"). Featured Track: "T.A.L.A.M"
Robin Thicke manages to land at the end of this list by a hair; he is yet another testament to white artists doing their thing in a traditionally black genre in 2013. Yeah, "Blurred Lines" officially earned the title of "catchiest ear worm for the summer" this year — earning American-Canadian singer-songwriter Robin Thicke the breakout hit he's wanted since forever — but the song remains controversial both on the misogynistic and litigious side of things. Alan Thicke's baby boy incurred the wrath of many for the song's provocative lyrics and also ended up getting sued by, the estate of the late soul singer Marvin Gaye for "copyright infringement" for alleged similarities between the song and the classic "Got To Give It Up." But to be fair, as an album "Blurred Lines" actually holds up, especially considering that the blue-eyed soul singer can actually sing and write and has been doing so for years now without a mainstream hit. Before "Blurred Lines," that is.
Detroit veterans The Dirtbombs decided to shine their light on '60s pop act Ohio Express and they did so with such accuracy that it almost plays like a parody album. Putting away their often-used fuzz lines and pinpointing the idea of drums functioning as hooks, this record is also on par with anything done by the Archies or Sha Na Na. Standout track: "Hot Sour Salty Sweet"
Perhaps the most daring album on this list full of daring albums, Nashville megastar Brad Paisley's overtly progressive "Wheelhouse" swings for the fences, and sometimes lands a homer. Indeed, on a couple tracks he even manages a walk-off grand slam. Tackling Southern-pride-cum-xenophobia ("Southern Comfort Zone"), domestic violence ("Karate"), and even religion ("Those Crazy Christians"), Paisley heads way out on a skinny limb, daring his listeners to pepper him with stones. If his songs weren't so catchy, his vocals so radio-friendly, his guitar playing so virtuosic, the record might not have been able to sneak through so easily. (Remember, it wasn't that long ago that the Dixie Chicks found themselves banned across the South for saying much less.) If, sometimes, he reaches too far (or simply blows it, as he does on the wildly over-simplified "Accidental Racist"), he more than makes up for it elsewhere. I can't think of a better bestselling country record in the past five years, nor one as potentially revolutionary in its implication. A milestone. Standout Song: "Southern Comfort Zone"
Lady Gaga gives us her best album yet with "ARTPOP," an aspiring work of meta-dance pop glory. It's a cluttered album, but one that reveals humanity in the pristinely presented pop star. Tracks erupt with strange arrangements and production, but buried in there are indeed many melodic gems that manifest into anthemic throwdowns. It's the sort of wonderfully self-indulgent affair that is expected from Gaga, yet still pleasantly surprising. Standout track: "G.U.Y."
Stepping up to the meat-and-potatoes rawk 'n' roll stage left void by Chad Kroeger getting busy with Avril instead of new Nickelback (#smallmercies), Hamilton's Monster Truck delivered riffs and roars aplenty on its debut full-length. The Junos anointed the band Breakthrough Group of the Year and "Furiosity" is a strong contender for next year's Rock Album statuette. Featured Song: "The Lion"
Long gone are the days when only one Canadian rap artist could get attention at once. Far from the shadow of Drake, East Coast rapper Classified rose to the top of the country's charts with his 15th (!) studio album and its bouncy hit singles "Inner Ninja" and "3 Foot Tall." The disc is packed with notable collaborators —Kardinal Offishall, Raekwon, "X-Factor" star Olly Mur — but the real guest star is Classified the producer; his sharp talents will serve him well if, as he told Huffington Post earlier this year, he takes a break being an MC. Featured Song: "That Ain't Classy"


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The NWS says that the tornado touched down just north of Beaufort at the intersection of Tuttles Grove Road and Madison Bay Drive. It then continued about a quarter of a mile leaving a 100-yard wide stretch of damage.
The tornado ended near Hwy 101 and was recorded as an EF1, the second rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
A tornado watch is in effect until 5pm for all of eastern Carolina. A powerful winter storm that has had a history of deadly severe weather across the Gulf coast states on Christmas is lifting through the Tennessee Valley. The ingredients are in place across our area for us to potentially have damage occur from this storm.
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February 13th will be the date for this unique opportunity to see the best of the best on the southeast's toughest 3/8ths mile in a 50 lap shootout dubbed, "The Battle Between the Coasts." The race falls just after the late model Speedweeks events end at Florida's East Bay Raceway Park, and just before the scheduled late model events during DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park. The timing and location of the Ocala show is therefore attracting top racers from both the Lucas Oil Series and the World of Outlaws Late Models, and putting them together for one night only on the famed Ocala Speedway located just off of I-75. Adult admission for the event is only $25, making this a low priced, one shot opportunity for fans to see the best in UMP Dirt Late Model racing on the same track, together on the same night. Fans will also have access to "Merchandise Row" featuring souvenirs from many of those top names in late model racing.
In addition to top late model action, fans will be treated to a $500 to win clash featuring Ocala Speedway's most competitive and exciting division, the Amsoil V8 Thunder Stocks. After a brutal racing season that saw the points championship come down to the last lap of the final race of 2010, the Amsoil Thunder Stocks will provide more of the same kind of hard nosed action that Ocala Speedway fans have come to expect. And since the race will be open to any racer who opts to participate, racers from other racing divisions are setting up Thunder Stock cars in preparation to hit the clay and go for the cash.
Many top late model racers have already committed to appear at Ocala Speedway for the Sunday, February 13th "Battle Between the Coasts" including UMP Summer Nationals Champ, Jason Feger, and back-to-back World of Outlaws Champ, Josh Richards. Earl Pearson Jr and his Bobby Labonte Motorsports teammate Brad Neat, have also expressed their plans to race, as has 2009 World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year, Russ King. Others committed to appear include Darrell Lanigan, Frank Heckenast Jr, Justin Ratliff, Clint Smith, and Chub Frank, with others contacting race organizers on a daily basis to express their desire to join the field. Further press releases will detail more racers who commit to appear before the race date arrives.
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A yearly get together promoted by a load of ancient Spartans to peruse the equality of their youth, by allowing them to parade their prowess before them through the formalization of pederastic pedagogy via the medium of dancing; or, alternatively, a kinky Greek word not actually meaning the morbid fear of gyms, but it is quite close to being so, and which originally probably came about by knowing too much about what happens to young men in them.
Let's go to the Gymnopaedia, you and I, it's a good day to heckle those old men ogling the young men there, and teach them a lesson they'll never forget, and with luck we'll be able to ogle a few young women as well while we're at it, just for good measure.
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Let's face facts here, going into tonight's Strikeforce main event, there isn't much left to say about it. You have a clash between two of the MMA world's baddest ass welterweights imaginable. Nick Diaz is a true force to be reckoned with, a BJJ black belt, and no, when I say that I don't mean cookie-cutter. I mean Cesar Gracie gave him that belt and he earned it and knows how to use that belt, that is the kind of jiu-jitsu Nick Diaz knows. On top of that, his boxing is great; Nick has super fast hands, puts together some mean combinations, protects his head and always stays moving. On top of that, he owns a serious trademark on the "mean mug" and has one of the most prolific histories of mouthing off, causing riots and general bad boy behavior in the entire MMA world. In a world where it feels like there are no John Waynes left, Nick Diaz is a John Wayne.
His opponent is Paul "Semtex" Daley, one of the few guys to get cut from the UFC for being a badass (and a poor sport), right up there with one of my favorite fighters, Renato "Babalu" Sobral. Babalu held a choke too long to teach a lesson, and Daley, well, suckerpunched Josh Koscheck after the bell. Sure, Daley's sportsmanship is terrible and he hasn't made weight a total of 5 times in his professional career, but his skills are his skills. Other than mocking any sort of rules and standards of conduct, Daley sports some of the most destructive stand up in MMA. How much so? Daley has 27 wins and 20 of them are via a form of knockout. That is pretty serious power.
If it came down to which fighter I think is cooler, Nick Diaz wins against everybody in MMA, but when it comes down to who will win, I'm torn and have to go with the stand up guy in this. Our mild-mannered grappling friends who just seem to want to have a good time, roll on the mat and chill at DSTRYRsg decided to throw down the gauntlet and bet some serious BetDSI money that Nick Diaz will triumph over Paul Daley. They bet $200 on our favorite betting site, BetDSI, that Nick Diaz will win this fight. After BetDSI refilled the LiverKick.com coffers after we went all-in on Shogun Rua over Jon Jones (sigh, what were we thinking?!), we have decided to gamely bet $200 of our freshest BetDSI money on Paul Daley to defeat Nick Diaz.
The odds are in our favor if this happens, with the live odds on BetDSI (you can bet live during a fight, the odds update) being at +180. This means for our $200 bet, we would win $360. Sure, DSTRYRsg might have a fancy chart set up for this wager, but the truth is, Paul Daley seeks out other badasses and has trained with the legendary Mike's Gym in the Netherlands, home of Badr Hari, Melvin Manhoef and a bunch of other destroyers. That is where you go when you are serious about your stand up, and Daley is serious. Nick Diaz has good hands and scary jiu-jitsu, but he loves to stand and bang, and against a guy like Daley it could mean curtains for him, or at least a nasty cut that could finish the fight. Diaz's jiu-jitsu is what it is, but he has no takedowns to get the fight to the ground and I sincerely doubt Daley pulls a Cyborg and takes Diaz down foolishly.


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Dr Kaplan is an amazing doctor. He reminds me of a younger version of Dr Welby. He is so thoughtful and very accurate. He is the best doctor I have ever had.
Dr Kaplan is the best doctor I have ever had. Smart, kind and very effective.
My experience was not so great and even very sad. This doctor seems knowledgable, but misses important clues. He does not like when you ask him questions. Remembered for a long -long time that I refused allow an invasive procedure and he "lost time" on me. It turns out that this procedure was unnecessary after all. He refused to see me after that and dropped me.
Dr. Kaplan is awesome! His staff, including his wife, are awesome too. He did a robotic hysterectomy on me. I healed so fast. I was incredibly pleased with how "capable" I was after the surgery. I had minimal pain after the surgery. Dr. Kaplan spent a lot of time with me during my first appointment, answering my questions and looking for other possible answers to my feeling terrible. I'm so happy I found Dr. Kaplan!
I've been going to Dr. Kaplan for several years now. I can't imagine being in the care of another doctor. At my yearly physical, the pap test came back abnormal. Dr. Kaplan did every test imaginable to find out why. Dr. Kaplan received my results late one afternoon and was floored. He immediately consulted multiple doctors discussing my diagnosis. We received a call from Dr. Kaplan late that night with the news no one wants to hear - I had a rare fast growing form of uterine cancer. He arranged everything. I was to meet the cancer specialist the next day to discuss my treatment. Dr. Kaplan has been with me every step of the way. He called me the night before surgery (from Mexico!), visited me every day in the hospital and I have had weekly calls from him since this journey began. Dr. Kaplan is a true doctor that cares and listens to his patient (even if there are no visible symptoms). I owe my life to Dr. Kaplan. I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for him.
I have been under the care of Dr. Alan Kaplan for the past few years. He is by far one of the best doctors I have ever had. I am 50 years old and only a few days ago had a laproscopic hysterectomy performed by Dr. Alan Kaplan. I opted for this surgery due to complications and discomfort caused by fibroid tumors. I was reluctant to have any type of surgery, but am so thankful I did. I can honestly say that I have not felt this healthy for years. Dr. Kaplan's immense knowledge, quality care, and support were appreciated by not only me as the patient, but by my family as well. Dr. Kaplan's humor and down to earth personality are an added bonus. His office staff, which includes his lovely wife, Linda and very sweet medical assistant Amber, make the office a cheerful and relaxing place to be. It's been only five days since my surgery and I feel like I'm 30 years old again. I would encourage any woman who needs a hysterectomy to explore these options with Dr. Alan Kaplan. CD
I have always gone to a female gynecologist, but Dr. Kaplan was highly recommended when I became pregnant with my first child. I was unsure of whether or not, as a male, he would "get" what it's like to be a woman. Especially during such an emotional and personal experience, I really wanted a doctor that I felt could not only take excellent care of me, but relate to me as well. The second I met him, all of my worries were put at ease. In addition to being one of the highest rated doctors in California, Dr. Kaplan is incredibly personable and funny. My husband and I looked forward to each prenatal visit. He spends a great deal of time with each patient, answers all of our questions, and goes the extra mile to get to know the families he works with. I would, without hesitation, recommend Dr. Kaplan to anyone searching for an excellent doctor with an excellent personality!
I have been a patient of Dr. Kaplan's for a number of years. He has been with me through both of my pregnancies and I don't have the words to express my respect and gratitude for the care and compassion that he has given to me. Dr. Kaplan is more than an amazing doctor...he is a wonderful man. You'll never find another doctor that will give the level of care that Dr. Kaplan gives to his patients. I'd like to think I'm special, but reality is...all of his patients are, because he is the special one. - Sherry H.
This is long overdue. Dr. Kaplan is one of a kind. I had no idea I could actually enjoy going to the OBGYN. He and his staff make me feel extremely comfortable and they are very lighthearted, easy going, and funny in a situation that is usually painful and akward. He is very knowledgable and thorough. As long as I live in this area, I will never see another OBGYN because Dr. Kaplan is the best there is.
I have been going to Dr. Kaplan for almost 30 years. It is because of Dr. Kaplan that I haven't switched medical plans and paid less, such as with Kaiser. I knew that I found a gold mine with Kaplan and wouldn't find that again. Dr Kaplan has been there for me through thick and thin. From the birth of my first son and second son and the death of my husband, he has been a rock for me. He has always had the time to talk with me and answer all of my many questions. I never felt rushed because he had other patients to see. On my very first visit I felt a little embarressed because he wasn't that much older than me. He quickly put my mind to rest with his kindness, patience and knowledge and it has continued through the years. I am now 50 years old and I will stay with Dr Kaplan for many more. Dr Kaplan has been the best for me and I know that everyone else who has him feels the same. I am so glad that I was directed to him through as very good friend many years ago. You're the best!
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