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How Rupert Keeps Doing These Dealsby
It always has seemed easy to dismiss Rupert Murdoch. Despite a globe-girdling array of venerable media properties--The Times of London, Twentieth Century Fox, TV Guide--the brash Australian mogul has been hard to take seriously. Perhaps it was his early years as a muck-raking publisher or, later, his assortment of unabashedly sleazy tabloids that put people off. Perhaps the world has never come to terms with Bart Simpson, animated bad boy of Murdoch's Fox television network.
As much as anything, though, Murdoch set himself apart by the way he paid for it all. This was empire-building on the edge, financial loosey-goosey in the wild and largely uncharted world of Austral-
ian accounting standards. Through the 1980s, he took on billions in debt, liberated by Australian rules that allowed him to overstate the value of his varied assets. And in 1990, it all nearly came crashing down, forcing an international consortium of lenders to restructure a kingdom on the brink of bankruptcy.
MERELY THE BEST. Now, relaxing in his sun-drenched office on a Fox studio lot that's in the middle of a $20 million renovation, Murdoch is the very picture of financial security. Signs for his new FX cable station, launched June 1, litter the lot. And his conversation is sprinkled with discussions of new satellite ventures in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. "We intend to build the best media company in the world," he says.
Idle braggadocio? Consider that since July, Murdoch's News Corp. has announced a staggering $3 billion worth of deals. The biggest: last December's preemptive $1.6 billion bid to bag television rights to National Football League games. The latest: his industry-jarring, $500 million strike to steal away 12 broadcast station affiliates, eight of them from network front-runner CBS Inc.
Together, those transactions have re-established Murdoch as the media industry's preeminent swashbuckler. This was the man who bought also-ran independent television stations in the mid-'80s and acquired a broken-down movie studio just as home video and cable began thirsting for old movies and TV shows. "He's a throwback to the risk-takers of old," says former NBC Inc. Chairman Grant Tinker. "He understands that you have to spend money to make money, especially in the entertainment media."
Spending money has never been Murdoch's problem. But until recently, paying the bills was. In October, 1990, after missing a $500 million payment on his $7.6 billion in bank debt, Murdoch told News Corp.'s 146 lenders that his company would be unable to pay another $2 billion coming due in the next quarter. "We were doing so much," he says now, "and the banks were just throwing money at us." Only a series of late-night meetings, part of a rescue effort code-named Dolphin, saved the company. Murdoch agreed to sell off assets and slash debt by $2 billion.
Now, after years of lurching from one cash crisis to another, News Corp., 32.6%-owned by Murdoch and his family, is flush. Cash flow from the company's $8 billion in operating revenues more than doubled last year, to $864 million. News will comfortably produce more than $1 billion in cash this year and next, predicts Oppenheimer & Co. analyst Jessica Reif. Through two refinancings in the past 18 months, it has shaken off most of the covenants that restricted it from raising new debt. The crisis that nearly brought Murdoch down three years ago is well past.
It shows. Even as he bathed in the glow of his most recent coup, it was clear to all that Murdoch, 62, aims at ambitions grander than simply beating the Big Three TV networks in ratings wars. He talks of creating a global village of electronic properties that will beam their signal into every nook of the planet. Hence, the $525 million paid last year for a 64% stake in Star Television Network, a money-losing Asian satellite network, and the $2 billion or more he spent to launch Britain's BSkyB Television. In the U.S., Murdoch is building a system that promises to bring games, education, and communications to computer users. He's contemplating an all-news network and maybe a few more cable channels.
Then, there's Fox network. The onetime ragtag affiliation of poor, independent television stations remains the cornerstone of Murdoch's U.S. ambitions. His May 23 deal to bring on the 12 stations owned by New World Communications Group Inc. is only the first such move, says Murdoch. Within a few months he expects to add at least one, and perhaps as many as four, other CBS affiliates to the fold. He also intends to bid on other major sporting events, possibly major league baseball.
How does Murdoch intend to pay for such aggressive growth? His deals in the past year provide clues: He has used thriving projects to fund startups, taken on joint-venture partners, and offered equity in addition to or in lieu of cash. Chastened by his restructuring debacle, Murdoch is less likely these days to take on debt--and his filings these days adhere to U.S. accounting rules. "I've learned a lesson," he says. "Now, we're going to do things more conservatively." Even so, News filed a shelf registration in the U.S. late last year for $1 billion in senior subordinated debt securities. When you're Rupert Murdoch, debt is never very far away.
To win Hong Kong-based Star, Murdoch agreed to pay the family of billionaire Li Ka-shing, which owned Star, cash and stock. Still barred by covenants from taking on more debt, he unloaded his 35% interest in the South China Morning Post for $349 million to raise the cash portion of the deal. He issued 50 million new shares in News to the Li family for the remainder, giving them a 2.7% stake that they since have sold.
GAMESMANSHIP. The enormous NFL package won't be so complex: Murdoch will fund the contract out of operations. The price will be steep, though. On top of the $1.6 billion Fox must pay over the contract's four-year life, it will spend at least $20 million annually to produce its telecasts--including a breathtaking $8 million alone to on-air analyst and former football coach John Madden. Murdoch admits Fox stands to lose upwards of $100 million a year on the broadcasts; rival network executives put the figure at closer to $200 million.
Outrageous? Try thinking of the deal, as Murdoch does, as an enormous marketing strategy to boost his still-growing network. Football, he and industry analysts believe, will lift prime-time ratings at the eight Fox affiliates he owns--including some in such football hotbeds as Washington and New York. Higher ad sales from those stations could boost cash flow by some $40 million.
Then there's the still uncertain cachet that Fox will get from its association with America's most-watched televised sport. Analysts figure Fox, which collected $550 million last year in up-front ad sales, could add an additional $50 million or more in the upcoming ad sales season. "If it works the way it looks like it will work, no one is going to be unhappy at all," says KMSB General Manager Ken Middleton, in Phoenix. "Look at the visibility NFL football's already given me."
Such contentment has its price: Fox's 182 affiliates will be helping to foot the bill. Affiliates say Fox no longer intends to pay them fees to compensate for a loss of viewers to the new FX channel. In addition, Fox intends to take back at least three of the 90 half-minute prime-time advertising slots it gives its affiliates throughout the week. Taken together, the moves could add $20 million a year to Murdoch's bottom line.
Does that pricey football contract sound better now? Murdoch clearly hopes it will work the same magic that soccer worked for BSkyB Television, of which News Corp. owns 50%. News lost a staggering $1.2 billion on the operation in 1989--precipitating the big restructuring. Then came its $456 million deal to telecast Premier League soccer games starting in 1992. The Brits, ever-hot for soccer and emerging from a long recession, signed on in droves. Today, BSkyB boasts 3.2 million subscribers for its six channels.
More important, the one-time weak venture has turned cash cow, funding new ideas as Murdoch begins to expand his empire once more. BSkyB's revenues are expected to grow by 57%, to $742 million this year, predicts Barclays de Zoete Wedd Inc. analyst Vignesh Padiachy. By 1998, revenues will grow to $1.8 billion, he says. Last December, the satellite service issued $150 million in dividends. And this spring, it used its robust balance sheet to raise $750 million in bank loans, which will pour some $315 million into News Corp.'s war chest.
TINSELTOWN SUCCESS. Some of that may help finance Fox's $500 million investment in New World--though most of the funds will come from operating cash and from selling existing Fox stations in Atlanta and Dallas. Murdoch is constantly testing the financial waters: Last year he sought permission in Australia to issue nonvoting common stock, to be used to enter joint ventures with technology companies. That didn't fly. Even so, he is increasingly turning to joint ventures, such as his alliance with Aussie Kerry Packer's Nine Network Australia Ltd. to bid for a satellite pay-TV license in that country.
Murdoch's eye for expansion can seem unsettling, coming so soon after some lean years. But reports from around the News empire indicate that most of the old troubles have been smoothed out. The Fox film studio, which suffered through two years of lackluster films before last year's megahit Mrs. Doubtfire, seems poised for a strong summer with the action films Speed and True Lies. And after cutting the cover price of his London papers to boost circulation, his newspaper division has again become a prodigious moneymaker.
Star Television is still losing money and faces the threat of competition on several fronts, including planned new services from Ted Turner and Viacom Inc.'s MTV. Several governments, notably China's, still place restrictions on consumers' ownership of satellite dishes. Still, Murdoch is investing heavily in the network and has increased program offerings in separate deals with Indian and Chinese outfits.
The one real fly in Murdoch's ointment, in fact, is the Fox network. Despite the raid on CBS and the big football contract, the eight-year-old network still is struggling with its prime-time lineup. Except for such hot shows as The Simpsons and Melrose Place, ratings were down this year, even among its hard-core audience of young, urban viewers. Ratings did perk up during the May sweeps, but that hasn't stopped critics from sniping. "We're now in a cycle of `look how bold Murdoch is,"' says Howard Stringer, president of CBS Broadcast Group.
Well, yes, Murdoch is bold. He knows how to spend money. He appears to have learned how to contain his passion for debt. His thirst for the deal knows no bounds. If they did not before, critics surely understand now: You dismiss Rupert Murdoch at your own peril.


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The New York Times Sunday Book Review
'Just Mercy,' by Bryan Stevenson
Unfairness in the Justice system is a major theme of our age. DNA analysis exposes false convictions, it seems, on a weekly basis. The predominance of racial minorities in jails and prisons suggests systemic bias. Sentencing guidelines born of the war on drugs look increasingly draconian. Studies cast doubt on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. Even the states that still kill people appear to have forgotten how; lately executions have been botched to horrific effect.
This news reaches citizens in articles and television spots about mistreated individuals. But "Just Mercy," a memoir, aggregates and personalizes the struggle against injustice in the story of one activist lawyer.
Bryan Stevenson grew up poor in Delaware. His great-grandparents had been slaves in Virginia. His grandfather was murdered in a Philadelphia housing project when Stevenson was a teenager. Stevenson attended Eastern College (now Eastern University), a Christian institution outside Philadelphia, and then Harvard Law School. Afterward he began representing poor clients in the South, first in Georgia and then in Alabama, where he was a co-founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.
"Just Mercy" focuses mainly on that work, and those clients. Its narrative backbone is the story of Walter McMillian, whom Stevenson began representing in the late 1980s when he was on death row for killing a young white woman in Monroeville, Ala., the hometown of Harper Lee. Monroeville has long promoted its connection to "To Kill a Mockingbird," which is about a black man falsely accused of the rape of a white woman. As Stevenson writes, "Sentimentality about Lee's story grew even as the harder truths of the book took no root." Walter McMillian had never heard of the book, and had scarcely been in trouble with the law. He had, however, been having an affair with a white woman, and Stevenson makes a persuasive case that it made McMillian, who cut timber for a living, vulnerable to prosecution.
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In Firefox 29, Mozilla decided it would rework the UI again, and ended up removing the Add-on Bar as well.
Status-4-Evar aims to bring back the Status Bar / Add-on Bar with the familiar classic status bar items, give you more control over the built-in Firefox features, and provide new alternatives.
The extension provides "Status Text", "Progress Meter", "Download Status", and "Legacy Status Bar" (Firefox 29+) items. These toolbar items can be moved wherever you want by customizing the toolbars. Behavior of the toolbar items, and other additional settings, can be controlled in the Status-4-Evar preferences.
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Month: November 2012
One Cat's Adorable Rant Against Cell Phones
Why are you on your phone? Don't you know a kitty needs some attention?
We Review Five Nontraditional Cat Litters
Get the scoop on some of the more unique offerings on the market, from walnut shells and recycled pine to whole-kernel corn.
5 Awesome Cat-Themed Cases for Your iPhone 5
Catify your phone with a slick (or silly!) feline case.
Swedish Skydiving Cats Ad Sparks Outrage and LOLs
A Swedish insurance companyÔÇÖs ad featuring a troupe of parachuting cats has the fur flying.
The "Too Cute Kitten Cam" Features a Dollhouse for Kittens
There's a cardboard chair for scratching (and sleeping). And portraits of kittens on the wall.
I Rescued a Cat — And Now She Lives Behind My Toilet
I didn't want to take on a new kitty -- but it was cold and rainy, and I couldn't resist.
Can Your Cat Jump 6 Feet High?
A skilled filmmaker throws in an ESPN-esque slo-mo replay with a creative soundtrack.
7 Ways to Adapt Your Home for Your Disabled Cat
Living with my wobbly cat, Moki, I had to rethink his environment to better suit his needs.
5 Ways to Show You Care When a Friend's Cat Dies
Express your sympathy with the right card, a donation in the pet's memory, even a pet bereavement basket.
Let ModCloth Catify Your Next Tea Party
Turn teatime into a feline affair with a catty teapot, adorable cat-themed mugs, and more.


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Kim Kardashian sure has her boyfriend Kanye West's hit "No Church in the Wild" on repeat!
Dating the rapper, 34, since March, Kardashian, 31, took to Twitter Friday to profess her love for her man's latest music video.
PHOTOS: Why Kim and Kanye are the perfect match
"Sickest video ever!!!" the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star -- who released her own single, "Jam," last year -- tweeted in response to West's post linking to the clip. "#NoChurchInTheWild Proud girlfriend tweet," she later added, along with emoticons for animals including a tiger, elephant and monkey.
VIDEO: Kim spills her relationship secrets
Friends for years, Kardashian and West have had quite the last few months taking their relationship to the next level. In the time since going public, the couple has jet-setted to Cannes, gone on dates to L.A. Lakers games and bonded with the Kardashian family at Kourtney's baby shower.
PHOTOS: The couple get cozy at Kourtney's shower
"She wants to be with him as much as possible," a source explains of Kardashian. "They really know and love each other."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: "Proud Girlfriend" Kim Kardashian Tweets Her Love for Boyfriend Kanye West's New Video


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The Hudson Valley Community College men's bowling team took first place at the Columbia Greene Community College Invitational on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The women had their best team outing so far this year, finishing second. Leading the way for the men's team was Mike Corcione (Colonie/Colonie) who rolled a 279-768 series to top the men's scores. Megan Mormino (Niskayuna/Niskayuna) led the women with a 268-665 series.
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The 6-3, 190-pound wide receiver has already had an in-home visit with Coach (Billy) Gonzalez, who laid out the X and Y production charts of Meyer's spread offense. When he got to Gainesville, he got an even heavier dose of good information.
"The coaches brought us in and explained the system, how they're going to get the ball to us, and how many touches we should expect to see," he said. "They explained the offense, the defense, [and] they really told us what to expect."
Having a team atmosphere on campus is really nothing new, but Murphy described a bond between the players that extended out of the eye of the new Florida staff.
"Andre Caldwell was my host," said the Eagle Scout who is rated three stars by Scout.com. "He was great. You can really tell that he is excited about next season. He is ready to play.
"We all went to Lake Wauberg and had a get together there. The entire team was there. We went to a house party one night and everybody was there, too. We all had a good time just getting to know one another."
GATOR COUNTRY TAKE: Louis Murphy is a solid commitment who is ready to get to Gainesville as soon as possible to start working hard. He's a fine talent, but equally important, he is an oustanding person.


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Single oral doses of amlodipine maleate equivalent to 40 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg amlodipine in mice and rats, respectively, caused deaths. Single oral doses equivalent to 4 or more mg/kg amlodipine in dogs (11 or more times the maximum recommended human dose on a mg/m² basis) caused a marked peripheral vasodilation and hypotension.
Overdosage might be expected to cause excessive peripheral vasodilation with marked hypotension. In humans, experience with intentional overdosage of amlodipine is limited. Marked and potentially prolonged systemic hypotension up to and including shock with fatal outcome have been reported.
If massive overdose should occur, initiate active cardiac and respiratory monitoring. Frequent blood pressure measurements are essential. Should hypotension occur, initiate cardiovascular support including elevation of the extremities and the judicious administration of fluids. If hypotension remains unresponsive to these conservative measures, consider administration of vasopressors (such as phenylephrine) with attention to circulating volume and urine output. As amlodipine is highly protein bound, hemodialysis is not likely to be of benefit. Administration of activated charcoal to healthy volunteers immediately or up to two hours after ingestion of amlodipine has been shown to significantly decrease amlodipine absorption.
Depressed level of consciousness, circulatory collapse, and shock have been reported.
Valsartan is not removed from the plasma by hemodialysis.
Valsartan was without grossly observable adverse effects at single oral doses up to 2000 mg/kg in rats and up to 1000 mg/kg in marmosets, except for salivation and diarrhea in the rat and vomiting in the marmoset at the highest dose (60 and 31 times, respectively, the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) on a mg/m² basis). (Calculations assume an oral dose of 320 mg/day and a 60 kg patient.)
The degree to which hydrochlorothiazide is removed by hemodialysis has not been established. The most common signs and symptoms observed in patients are those caused by electrolyte depletion (hypokalemia, hypochloremia, hyponatremia) and dehydration resulting from excessive diuresis. If digitalis has also been administered, hypokalemia may accentuate cardiac arrhythmias.
The oral LD50 of hydrochlorothiazide is greater than 10 g/kg in both mice and rats, 2000 and 4000 times, respectively, the MRHD on a mg/m² basis. (Calculations assume an oral dose of 25 mg/day and a 60-kg patient.)
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In rats and marmosets, single oral doses of valsartan up to 1524 and 762 mg/kg in combination with hydrochlorothiazide at doses up to 476 and 238 mg/kg, respectively, were very well tolerated without any treatment-related effects. These no adverse effect doses in rats and marmosets, respectively, represent 46.5 and 23 times the MRHD of valsartan and 188 and 113 times the MRHD of hydrochlorothiazide on a mg/m² basis. (Calculations assume an oral dose of 320 mg/day valsartan in combination with 25 mg/day hydrochlorothiazide and a 60 kg patient.)
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By the time we left the storm had blown over but its was still cloudy with the odd spots of rain. The sea was looking pretty calm though so I thought the boat ride over wouldn't be too bad.
The island we would be staying on is about 35 miles from the main coast line of Belize and is in a group of islands called the Sapodilla Cayes.
Well I was very much mistaken about my expectations of the journey, it was rough as fuck! The first 45 minutes weren't too bad as we were in fairly shallow well protected water. As soon as we hit open water however it got a lot rougher! The trip normally takes an hour and fifteen minutes but it took us nearly two hours! When we arrived at Tom Owens Island the sun was shining and the clouds pretty much gone :-)
We were given a tour of the island and assigned our rooms. I had a small round Cabana looking out to the dock and the sea which was pretty sweet.
We did a shore dive around the island and I was able to crack out my spear and catch a few Lionfish. I asked the chefs if they could cook the lionfish for me instead of having meatballs. Im so glad I did because this was the nicest lionfish I have ever eaten! Im not sure what they did with it but it tasted sooo good.
The week was spent getting up for the 7am briefing followed by our first dive. The first morning I had to be woken up by Sami because I over- slept! Back by 9:30 for breakfast. We would a little time to relax before the next dive at 11:30. Lunch would be served at about 1, 1:30pm and then back in the water for our last dive of the day at 3:30. Dinner would be served at around 7pm. The food was amazing. I don't think I've eaten so well in the last three months as I did with ReefCI! We ate Tuna, Baracuda and Conch! (I know, not exactly in keeping with the idea of conservation. I am a little confused by it but it was line caught from just off the island)
I think we were quite lucky with the guests staying this week. Everyone was really nice and quite a cool bunch of people from a variety of backgrounds. Roland (Polly's husband) had bought two of his younger sons on the island as well. I spent quite a lot of time playing volleyball with them and trying to push them off the dock! :-) They were both pretty sneaky and always seemed like they were scheming against us. They didnt really speak much English as they lived with their mum in Guatemala but that didnt stop them getting involved with everything. Were really keen to learn as much as they could about the fish we saw and how to fillet a fish.
Tuesday night is Trade Winds evening. This is where a sailing company called Trade Winds comes to the island for dinner, which is pretty good for us as we get to have a three course meal :-)
We had breakfast fairly swiftly and headed back out to search for the whale shark. Unfortunately my GoPro decided to start playing up and what would have been some amazing footage turned out to be very short 3 second clips. I did give my other camera to Kayley who was able to take some photos and videos for me, so thanks Kayley.
In the evening we did a night dive. It was quite a cool little dive. I saw String of Pearls (bioluminessence), two Southern Stingrays, two Nurse Sharks and some other cool creatures. I missed the sea snake though.
Thursday night Ann organised a talent show where she invited any guests with a talent to perform in front of everyone. As my skills are with my hands I said I would be the MC for the evening. :-p
It went really well. We had people doing juggling, reading poems, dancing, fire poi and a stand up act. Ariel even managed to teach Roland's kids a magic trick which she perform with their help. It was quite entertaining watching her teach them the trick through a mixture of English, gesturing and saying the odd word from a Spanish dictionary.
I just want to say thank you to ReefCI for letting me come on the island last minute and to everyone who was there, Ariel, Ann, Rich & Lizzie, Rick & Maria, Don, Hayley, Noah & Mani and all the staff. It was a genuine pleasure meeting you all. :-)


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Airborne AGAINJune 4, 2014
Rockford AirFest photo.
Dysfunction in Washington killed last year's Rockford AirFest.
But threats of sequestration and military budget cuts aren't anywhere on the horizon this time around and the popular show at Chicago Rockford International Airport comes roaring back to life this Saturday and Sunday.
"Rockford AirFest 2014: Let the Thunder Roll," features three military precision teams representing the United States and Canada along with a series of additional air performers, plus other events and tours at the airport.
"We're excited (with) the vibe from our sponsors, our volunteers and our entire community," said Amy Ott, airport deputy director. "There aren't that many community events of this magnitude. I think everyone's pretty excited to bring back the Rockford AirFest."
Headliners include the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, now in their 61st season. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform in 66 shows this year. The unit features aerial demonstrations varying between formation flying and solo routines.
Also on hand will be the U.S. Army Golden Knights, an 89-member skydiving performance unit that dates back to 1961. The Golden Knights have performed in 50 states and 48 countries and are officially part of the U.S. Army's Marketing and Research Group.
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team also return, making one of just five U.S. shows the year. The Snowbirds, based in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, perform 50 different formations and maneuvers using Canadair CT-114 jets.
A streamlined admission fee process offers $20 advance or $30 on-site admission per carload.
Grounds are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with performances scheduled to begin around 11 a.m.
Last summer's show was grounded after government sequestration forced cancellation of military air shows. A last-ditch effort to reschedule around Labor Day weekend failed to take off.
"We kept waiting," Ott said. "We had the Blue Angels lined up but they weren't releasing them and then it becomes a timing issue when you get so close to the start date and you don't have your advance work done and your advance ticket sales and it could be a financial failure and you might not ever be able to do it again.
"If you don't have a headliner for this type of show, it really impacts the attendance."
The last show, held in 2012, drew an estimated 130,000 persons and contributed more than $3 million to the Rockford area economy.
It wasn't difficult restarting the show for 2014.
"We're a pretty good team here — this will be our ninth show," said Ott. "We know how to put on an air show now and a lot of the building blocks that create a great show were already in place. … And we had a lot of sponsors interested in coming back."
This year's show will salute Vietnam veterans with complimentary one-day admission, parking, beverages and food, the chance to meet performers and inclusion in a commemorative Honors Program featuring biographies and photos.
Tickets can be purchased online at rockfordairfest.com or at any participating area Culver's Restaurant.
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Our weekly look at Red Sox baseball with the Skipper John Farrell.
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Red Sox dropped their second straight in Cleveland to the Indians at Progressive Field. Once again kind of a slow start. Didn't quite get it going offensively all those in -- Bogart's in a home run for a second straight game and joining us right now on the AT&T hotline is the manager of the Boston Red Sox John Farrell. Brought -- by our belly insurance town fair tire and Mohegan Sun hey John how are. And Michael and there are. Okay thanks -- That would get to have you know the the most recent action here but I got to ask yet. What your reaction was yesterday when you found out that -- starting pitcher Brandon Workman was suspended for six games and nothing will happen to anybody on the Tampa Bay race. Well. You know what we we present our case and it didn't accomplish inside that Friday night game and wants. All the appropriate and turned over -- you wait for the judgment to be handed down and I think there were some I know there were suspension. Brenden Pappas deal was suspended there might have been some fine levied on both sides -- this -- You know -- you go by the the process that's in place. The report but I didn't believe -- hope -- a part time. You know I think at the time. I'll be objective at all -- -- -- on Friday night you know what my thoughts or stretched. -- and yet. It's going to be archived story that fortunately we've got a guy that would eventually right out six -- in the Pope has appealed to Britain. Here in for that is yet to be as scheduled and -- out of it it's the reduction of suspension patents that degree we would still ought to. -- let's go back to Friday because I think that's where us space to this I guess phase one would be the benches clearing in Tampa. After the objection to of this deal in a three game but face to -- clearly out Friday night at Fenway Park. After that John did you get any explanation whether it was on Friday night. Saturday afternoon. Monday. Morning for that matter. That made sense to you Od on why things happen the way they happened on Friday currently. No no I -- an explanation was had brought stability for your opinion you can return to get rejected. -- you you have faults in the certain -- I didn't believe it took exception to those thoughts and obviously the -- did that take place. But there was no warning issued prior to Saturday came. There was an awareness to our heads up due in part of the series to get -- Which when you took when you look at the sequence of events that's what kind of makes you water. I could to protect him and handle a little differently yesterday and they played out that. Again if you're gonna have a different shot at it and I and our side but certainly different -- in the -- apart conservative activists. Did you think or were you surprised that warnings weren't issued when you work called into a meeting by yet. Ted Barrett along with along with Joseph Maddon before the game on Saturday. I know all our senior open -- you think it might be you hand you issued warnings -- -- the -- before the start of the game and everything worked which. That was my contention after David Ortiz was hit with that don't go into the warning that let the players. You know and returns on the field and at and typically do I understand the that would protect people and not put at risk. Two into the but still. We'll keep you get entered the cost that it entry got hit by that right. Will be it would seem with the objections coming -- of try to make it and so when you at all up but it doesn't make sense. But I still think that you can handle and did -- by his principles on for 130 factors. Remember we're talking on Friday John dale and I have a conversation about an -- think something's gonna happen tonight I didn't know what was gonna happen in the first inning. And it was going to be price on David Ortiz does wonder from your perspective. Were you anticipating. Something from the Tampa Bay Rays and if so what was it. I'll just -- they actually I am. Like you all you want referred to start to get -- in Tampa. For a date prior. We thought that was pretty much a done deal but I'm. By their comments afterward -- and David. -- being hit with not a result of Sunday's game but last week. That's what would you you don't go into a game thinking that this -- and -- little first. John are you concerned or. You're always concerned about everything obviously as manager of the team. But the lack of offensive production from your outfield is that a a primary concern of yours right now. I think they'll all want more powerful I think we beat. We hope that he can -- -- its partner that and were trying to find ways that it but it but the situation between the typical active partner in the return date yet because it. The -- in the media cute that he still rehabbing it and -- precondition. But the author of the overall particular Robert which prompted the update to their. It if it's possible that apple has been -- before you put it. Up there at the wheel and stock. That is that it's important that the the the -- a little bit of -- lineup that was in particular. John Longino I'm gonna I'm gonna put John -- quick you guys grab them. Michael as you can tell it's. Little tough to. To hit exactly what the managers saying it -- and we are told he's on the landline and manager's office. But I'm assuming that the manager's office in Cleveland hasn't sunk into the river there. -- -- -- Well you know that would be that would be real concern if that was where the old stadium was. Where oil can Boyd called -- the ocean about right there right out right on Lake Erie. That's down the street allies -- both the downtown Boston but the old stadium was right on the lake this one. They don't have that excuse. Well of being that close to water I don't know what the issue is there this is this is connection day -- Bristol. Today and I just got my. My radio -- -- -- -- Connecticut school of broadcasting commercials away from young -- Because I just used by my vast radio experience. To adjust the volume to adjust my own volume. And -- -- -- mr. fix it. Well let's let's do it on now let's reconnect to Cleveland and hopefully the line with John will be a little bit better as we try to complete -- Our interview today and and I apologize John it's not your fault it's a phone problem and it's not much we can do about that sometimes. -- what area will question. So one of them are 36 o'clock and -- -- -- it whether. It. -- -- That the entire world that about a block away. John -- all of the the issues and Andy did. Rapidly declining quality of the phone line we're gonna thank you for your time and trouble and we'll look forward to next week when we can talk a little more clearly. Are good thanks and I am and I'm sorry but. There comes a point of diminishing returns -- it -- but you know I still not the worst one we've -- Reverend. Tito every year in Kansas City. Was it Kansas City -- was an -- Kansas City. And he'd be on a land line and it did make a difference PL airlines cellphones. Go outside. Go around a court whatever was it was just always Kansas City. And a and a back connections so back reaction there from from John Ferrell but. What we did get out of it was he didn't expect we said -- and expect anything from the Tampa Bay Rays. On on Friday night. In that carried over so if if you if he thought the situation was handled. That it was over after the benches cleared in Tampa. Then they gave it brings us back to David Price vs David Ortiz. And it's clearly. From the post season my question is. Did David Price alert any of his teammates. -- that was happening to anybody know any anybody in the pitching coach know that. Some of his boys in the pitching staff on the pitching staff whether their starters or relievers they know that he was gonna go in on David Ortiz like that. I don't know if they do but according to the Red Sox have sought and and -- had footage apparently of price high biding his teammates in the dugout at the end of the inning. That in mind. If they did know ahead of time they seem to applaud what he was doing out on the field that the previous happening. -- see that takes away the at the line from Ortiz and that he's got something to get his teammates are. You know he's -- right makes an unfair position well. If if these are five guys. And he said people on purpose and I guess his teammates didn't have a problem with it may want one side of it is if your pitcher and you're hitting somebody else in your tenure in the American League and you don't have to pay. For your actions. Yet you are gonna put your teammates in a bad position the other side. It is in this -- does this come from mad men don't have a lot of jokes about Joseph Maddon and how he's like this pseudo intellectual but. Are are really do believe this at all joking asylum -- that he has. He has built this this is the mentality that he wants his team to have eight -- has really done a good job of all for 11 for all. We don't have the resources that the Yankees in the Red Sox have been for that matter would have the resources that the blue jays and Orioles that we're playing in this as a rich division. And we're not rich voice and so we have to do whatever it takes to let them though. That they won't push us around so I think there's some there's an element of it we're not gonna take any crap from the Boston Red Sox or anybody else. And hey if David Price doesn't back down to David Ortiz after the Tampa Bay Rays are all about now I saw a story for from Longoria where he said. He did have a problem with -- with being hit with a pitch. From work and his problem was where the -- to us and I don't blame. So I don't know I don't know that if the rays are are screaming. Are screaming foul. About David Price. Here's here's the deal we have a a text poll that we put up at 37937. It's a very simple yes or no text -- Do you want Carmelo Anthony on the Boston Celtics how we -- so far what we I just told him about it for the very first time so much they knew until now. But you can text either yes or -- out of 37937. You want Carmelo Anthony on the Celtics we'll find out what to think in a more direct manner when we talked the about it. Here at 6177797937. I you can text -- is always that 37937. And text either yes or no answer to our guests are now if you would like to have the Carmelo Anthony on the Boston Celtics because I'm telling you -- -- Twitter feed when I asked this question earlier today. It has been 5050 practically write down the middle will have to get -- that's all right dale. Well -- you would think with a guy who averages over 25 point -- game in the NBA would be more yes -- know -- yeah. I mean you would think that there'd be more yes than know if the if what you're talking about adding is a guy who scores nearly 26 points a game in his twelve year NBA career. The fact that it's not overwhelmingly yes indicates. There are some issues with this guy -- -- issues with his PR he's got a PR policy on topic he does he has PR -- called Carmelo Anthony note that Audi. This guy comes to Boston. -- album. And the Boston fans who love them guarantee up by the way one of the options on the on the text poll is not no laughing way. I'm just saying it's a simple question yes or no answer no that's right 6177797937. I'm sure that all of our phone connections to you guys. Will be better than they were with John Charlotte's dale and Holley Sports Radio WE yeah -- now.


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Midwest Audio Fest
A real DIY blast! Not to far from where I live. It would be great to see ZenLite & El Pipe-O there. Any chance of the "Big Guy" or one of his his duly appointed representatives attending? It looks like they could use a little solid state DIY representation. Can you imagine how cool it would be if The Beast With A Million Watts showed up! :bigeyes:
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Gig Alert: Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal
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DOWNLOAD: "Badjourou"
SHOW: Thursday at Florence Gould Hall ($35)
One of 2011's unexpected musical gems was the record called Chamber Music, by the French cellist Vincent Segal, and Ballake Sissoko, a master of the West African harp, or kora. Now they're back with a new collection of elegant, lively collaborations.
While the pairing of a classically-trained French cellist with a traditional African musican may seem like a strange combination, the result sounds completely natural. Today's download showcases how Segal sets the scene for Sissoko's virtuosic playing, weaving in and out of extended musical runs with extraordinary tact.
Download "Badjourou" by Ballake Sissoko above, and watch the pair perform in an NPR Tiny Desk Concert below. Ballake Sissoko plays Florence Gould Hall Thursday night.


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On the other hand, I think one of them swarmed recently, during the beginning of spring buildup, which seems weird. I hadn't started opening it up yet, because we still had some cold weather coming and I didn't want to leave any brood stranded. I guess I should have.
I'm hoping to try a Lazutin hive this year, which uses frames that are twice as deep as conventional Lang deeps. Maybe that will leave enough vertical space that I can keep the bees in the convenient manner that horizontal hives allow. Anyway, it'll be interesting to try. Should be an advantage in not having any separation between the combs, but with the vertical height of a double deep.


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Hi, I'm Alanna! Recovering pastry chef-turned food photographer, stylist, videographer, and cookbook author.
THE BOJON GOURMET is a celebration of the sweet, savory, and occasionally boozy recipes that I create in my San Francisco kitchen. Most are based around seasonal produce, with whole grains and flours, eggs and dairy from happy animals, excellent chocolate, and the occasional tipple playing back-up roles. Many of my recipes are vegetarian, gluten-free, and some are even vegan.
I started this blog in 2009 during a stint of funemployment and borrowed the term "bojon" (no job, backwards) from a friend. One facet of the tao of Bojon involves immersing oneself in the present moment, and I never feel more zen than when I'm creating, photographing, writing about, and (mostly!) eating something delectable. Read more about the Tao of Bojon here.
I dreamed of being pastry chef since I learned, at the age of eight, that such a job existed. I studied baking and pastry at Tante Marie's in San Francisco, and worked as a baker, pastry cook, pastry chef, caterer and personal chef for many years. Three years ago, I escaped the restaurant industry to work full-time on my blog and food photography. My work has been seen around the web and in print, including Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Go Gluten-Free, GFF Magazine, and The New York Times. To learn more about my food photography journey and the materials I use, see this post. My images can be purchased for commercial or private use here.
I'm available for food photography and videography, recipe development, and sponsored posts for delectable foods that I love and use in my own kitchen. For more on how we can collaborate, see this page or get in touch via email: AGoodie[at]gmail.com.
My first cookbook, Alternative Baker: Reinventing Dessert with Gluten-Free Grains and Flours, was released in September of 2016. To read more about my journey to becoming an author, see Why I said Yes to a Cookbook (and read about why I said No to the first offer).
On the rare occasions that I'm not thinking about food, I can be found dancing, hiking, playing ukulele songs about love and baking, and hanging out with my two favorite guys.
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Pacific isle divided over rival kings
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The airport of a tiny French Pacific territory has been shut down and public buildings closed by disturbances over two rival kings.
Supporters of the 87-year-old king of Wallis have set up roadblocks across the island to prevent the coronation of a new king on Sunday.
French police in New Caledonia have sent riot squad reinforcements to prevent violence on Wallis, one of the islands in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, north-east of Fiji.
Trucks, cars and felled coconut trees block the road to the airport and have cut off the district where the coronation is to take place.
French authorities on Wallis say the airport cannot be used because of the barriers and public offices and schools have been shut down for security reasons.
"Granted the unrest and the roadblocks on which I have seen people carrying arms, I cannot afford the risk of putting public servants and school students at risk," French Prefect Xavier de Furst told the Ocean Flash news service.
De Furst said France is not taking sides in what is mainly a customary conflict between rival clans.
"But one thing for sure is that this is the 21st century and in a democracy, one cannot express one's opinions through violence."
About 500 supporters of the king, Lavelua Tomasi Kulimoetoke, marched through New Caledonia's capital Noumea yesterday demanding he continue his 46 year reign.
Reformists on Wallis have set up a new government and want to crown high chief Sosefo Mautamakia as the new king.
Wallis and the neighbouring island of Futuna have a population of about 15,000 and another 20,000 of the islands' citizens live on New Caledonia.
The territory has three royal families.
The movement to remove the king of Wallis began earlier in the year after his grandson took refuge at the king's palace to avoid arrest over a drink-driving manslaughter charge.
The grandson eventually surrendered to French authorities.
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Hi Hollfeld,
I was torn between the same 2 boilers and went with the K-6. I think both are great boilers but the deciding factor was that you can pick up the phone and call Keystoker directly and speak with the owner Jim, they even have an after hours emergancy number to call. The 2 Harman dealers here have never sold a boiler and have no knowledge at all, which seems to be quiet common from some of the other members comments on here. I'm sure that the Harman is a great boiler but I like the customer service you get from Keystoker direct, which to me is worth the extra money . As far as the wait for the K-6, I spoke to Keystoker last week and they are making the K-6 now and should be shipping them out within the next 3 weeks.


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Ram Charan Teja's new film Yevadu directed by Brindavanam fame Vamsi Paidipalli and produced by Dil Raju was launched earlier today 9 December 2011 at 7 am in Hyderabad's Prasad Labs. The pooja ceremony was graced by the Megastar Chiranjeevi being the chief guest along with Allu Arjun, Dil Raju, Vamsi Paidipalli and ofcourse the lead actor Ram Charan Teja.
Samantha is the female lead opposite to Ram Charan Teja in Yevadu with Allu Arjun in a special appearance. Ram Charan Teja was quoted saying that he is quite excited about the script, which will give the audience a whole new experience. Ram Charan Teja also added that he is open to work in any multi-starrer film and is quite happy about working with Allu Arjun in Yevadu.
The music of the film is scored by Devi Sri and the cameraman is Chota K Naidu. The dialogues of Yevadu are written by Abburi Ravi with Ashok as the art director. It is anticipated that the film will start shooting in early 2012.


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The Scan Engine web interface is greyed out or no pie chart is displayed on the home page after new installation.
None. This is a new install.
Scan Engine is not able to verify and register the license file with Symantec.
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To start off the year, the Knicks began dominating the competition as they came away with command victories.
The team's strong start has seen its bumps along the road, but the fact of the matter is New York has been more consistent than they have been in past seasons.
The victories may not be coming as easy as of late, but the key has been the team's ability to keep the pace and stay within striking distance in just about every contest.
And that's exactly what the team did on Wednesday night. Originally, the Knicks had looked at the evening's matchup with the Bobcats as nothing more than a tune-up for Thursday's battle with the Heat. If New York was able to put Charlotte away early, Coach Mike Woodson could rest his key players enough in time for the game in Miami the following night.
But the Bobcats had other plans. The young, gritty team that has shown tremendous promise under new coach Mike Dunlap gave the Knicks a run for their money. Charlotte's high energy on the defensive end frustrated New York early through the contest, causing the Knicks to fire bombs away from all cylinders as they hoped a few would eventually fall. This never happened enough for New York to pull away with a steady enough lead.
Instead, the Bobcats kept double-teamming Carmelo Anthony and kept the Knicks at bay. New York came slowly surging back in the game's final period, led largely by the returning Jason Kidd. The veteran's impact was immediate and evident as he helped his team maintain a certain tempo on offense with the game nearing a close.
With Kidd helping turn the momentum in the Knicks' favor, the team hustled and gunned to take over the lead. Elevating his own effort, Anthony leaped over New York's bench for a loose ball. The forward cut his finger and later required stitches, furthermore making him questionable for the Knickerbockers' battle with the Heat.
But even with Anthony back in the locker room, the Knicks still had a game to win. Inspired by Anthony's heroic leap to keep a possession alive, the rest of his teammates followed suit. Putting the pressure on Charlotte, the Knicks forced a five-second violation and got the ball back in time for one final possession.
With Anthony out, the team was in need of someone to rise up as the hero. Though J.R. Smith struggled to knock down shots all game long, his fearlessness (no matter the situation or scenario) warranted Coach Woodson to call on him one more time.
And that's when he delivered. Sinking an eighteen-foot jumper with a hand in his face, Smith subsequently also sunk the Bobcats' chances of winning the game. The Knicks improved to 13-4 on the season.
On Thursday night, the Knicks will stroll into Miami a bit exhausted, but nevertheless with the momentum clearly in their favor after an exciting win. It'll be interesting to see Anthony is in uniform to join them, but should he not be, it'll undoubtedly be the team's ongoing resilience that will help them keep the pace against the Heat without him.


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Louis Boudreau
- Funeral Date: 2/12/14
- Funeral Time: 11:00 AM
- Date of Birth: 6/30/31
- Date of Death: 2/07/14
- Funeral Location: Church of St. Dominic - Northfield
Louis Joseph Boudreau was born June 30, 1931, on the family farm in Waterford Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, to Louis R. and Grace (Garrity) Boudreau. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Dominic Catholic Church. He attended school at Castle Rock, Rosary School and graduated from Northfield High School in 1949. Following his education he farmed with his father. Louis married Mildred Nelson on September 7, 1957, at the Church of St. Dominic. After marriage they lived and farmed together on the Boudreau family farm in Waterford Township. In the early 1970's they established Boudreau Sod Company. Mildred passed away on December 7, 2004. Even though his health was failing from Parkinson's Disease, Louis remained on the farm until September 2009 when he moved to the Northfield Hospital Long Term Care Center.
Louis was a lifelong member of the Church of St. Dominic, a many year member of the Waterford Township Board, a former member of the Eagle's Club and Rosary School Board. He enjoyed hunting. Louis had a loving and caring nature and family was always the center of his life.
Survivors include his children: Renee and husband David Estrem of Nerstand, Kevin and wife Joan, Mark, Rochelle and husband Donnley Bultman, Brian and special friend Denise Gillen, all of Northfield; 9 grandchildren: Marcia (Lee) Cronce; Lynnette Estrem, Travis Estrem (Alyssa Ozmun), Audra (Jason) Shaleen, Sara Bultman (Tim Chlan), Christa Bultman, Lynsey Boudreau, Hannah Boudreau and Bruce Boudreau; 5 Great-grandchildren: Braden, Anna, Aaden, Collin and Lillie; his brother Robert (Deloris) of Northfield; his sister, Barbara (Daniel) Rising of Fargo; his sister-in-law, Jean Nelson of Kasson; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife and his parents.
Louis passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Friday morning, February 7, 2014, at the Northfield Hospital Long Term Care Center, at the age of 82.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00AM Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at the Church of St. Dominic in Northfield with Fr. Dennis Dempsey officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Northfield. Casket bearers will be Lee Cronce, Travis Estrem, Jason Shaleen, Tim Chlan and Bruce Boudreau. Visitation will be 3-7PM Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at the Benson & Langehough Funeral Home. Visitation will continue at the church on Wednesday one hour prior to the funeral.
The family wishes to thank the staff of the Northfield Hospital LTCC & Northfield Hospice for the loving care and support they have given Louis for the past four years and in his difficult final days.
Arrangements are with the Benson & Langehough Funeral Home. www.northfieldfuneral.com
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Our sincere sympathy to Louis' family. Our prayers are with you. He is now in the arms of our Lord and is resting in peace. We were friends of your parents when we lived by Northfield and seen them many times later. God Bless all of you. Vernon and Olive Hupf


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Knielen op een bed violen (edition 2005)
by Jan. Siebelink
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Knielen op een bed violen by Jan Siebelink
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Ik heb het net uit. Wat een verhaal. Heeft een hele diepe indruk op mij gemaakt. Af en toe de koude rillingen door eigen vrij recentelijke herinneringen aan een "vorig" leven. Die bizarre overeenkomsten maken het voor mij een erg persoonlijk boek waar ik nog wel even ondersteboven van zal blijven. Ik kan alleen maar zeggen dat het geheel onvoorstelbaar knap verwoord is door Jan Siebelink.
Up until the publication of Knielen op een bed violen(2005) the Dutch author Jan Siebelink was relatively unknown, even in the Netherlands. Knielen op een bed violen has proved to be his opus magnum, which became a bestseller, and kindled interest in all his other work. The novel is very well-written and presents a very compelling story. This story is the biography of the author's father. Chronologically, the events in Knielen op een bed violen precede the story in the novel Engelen van het duister, which was published in 2001, and in which the two sons have different names. Another novel by Siebelink based on the same material, De kwekerij was published in 2007.
The novel is structured in two books, together seven parts, each part describing an episode in the life of the main character, Hans Sievez. The episodes are separated by intervals of about seven years, youth, apprenticeship, early marriage, etc. The story is set in the early to mid-twentieth century, somewhere between the 1920s and the 1960s; the Second World War, is only marginally referred to.
The beginning of the story shows how the young Hans runs away from home, to get away from under the suffocating religious sphere and his tyrannical father. During his apprenticeship in the Hague, he first meets Joseph Mieras, who is trying to convert him to Christianity, particularly of the same ultra-conservative denomination as that to which his father belonged. He is barely able to get rid of this person, but ultimately succeeds. The next episode described his marriage with Margje, the birth of two sons, and the difficulties of running the family business of a truck farm. After the war, Mieras gets back in touch, and converts Hans to the faith, drawing him further and further into it, and the story relates the growing tensions this causes in the family. Following a crisis, Hans severs all contacts with the group, which are however restored on his deathbed, causing more grievance and misery to his family.
The ultra-conservative religious sect, which pesters Hans Sievez consists of conservative Protestants, or Calvinists, inhabiting the so-called Dutch Bible Belt. Throughout the story, they stick to him like leeches.
The author uses some very compelling imagery to convey central motives to the story. In the first episode, Hans' pet rabbit is killed by his father. His "impotence" to protect his mother, and his sentimentality for the rabbit foreshadow his life-long inability to stand up for himself. In various episodes, throughout his life Hans is exploited and humiliated.
The pervading images describing the Calvinist preachers are dirt, ugliness and disgust. Their clothes, shoes, suitcase etc, are always dirty, mud bespattered, torn, and the books they sell Hans are all torn, missing pages, smelly and stained; They are all ugly, ugly faces, spittle in corners of the mouth, odd swellings in the neck, thin, unhygienic or otherwise disgusting, and their behaviour is always described as strange, yelling, waving arms, whispering. They always congregate in secret, ill-lit places, shadowy corners of the garden, sneaking in and out by creeping through the hedge. They are all dressed in black, none of them works or has a regular income, and they are all described as lazy parasites.
It is quite remarkable that a novel set in this fanatic, fundamentalist religious environment can attract such wide readership. I suppose it is the author's consistent unsympathetic description of the preachers, which makes the book palatable to the general reader.
While generally I am not a fan of stories and authors with this type of Calvinist background, the story is very compelling, and the novel is very well-written. A great work of literature.
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Vote on Afghanistan War Tomorrow, Is Your Rep. a War-Funder? Be a War Stopper!
You Can Help End the War in Afghanistan, Push it Down to the 'Hood
As congress votes Thursday, March 17th on whether or not to continue military operations in Afghanistan, which in one week costs as much as Wisconsin's entire estimated budget deficit, it is critical to understand why disapproval of having our troops in Afghanistan is at an all-time high, an astonishing two-thirds of Americans, but congress keeps passing the money. The reason is most people in your neighborhood, if you are represented by a Democrat, don't know that he/she keeps voting for it (unless yours is one of a very small number of solid "no" votes listed below.)
It is the old conundrum: people generally have a negative view of congress, but at the same time generally like their own congressman. It comes of folks generally being too busy with their lives to be well-informed. Say "DailyKos" to your neighbors mowing their lawn or what have you. How many know what you are talking about?
The hard fact is, because there is no draft beyond an economic one, unlike during Vietnam, the war in Afghanistan and the continuing occupation of Iraq do not affect most peoples' lives in a way they can readily see. Even though the Pentagon budget is roughly on par with the other largest expenditures in the U.S. budget, Social Security, and Medicaide/Medicare, the futility of this spending is hidden from view.
The GOP has managed to fool the Tea Party into thinking that controlling the debt is about controlling entitlements and union-busting, while keeping Pentagon and war spending conspicuously off the table (with Obama's complete acquiescence, it must be mentioned.) But if a war in which the "enemy" must be paid to not attack military supply convoys in order to resupply bases is not futile, I don't know what "futile" is.
But just because most people don't know that their ostensibly "good liberal" congressman keeps voting to fund war, doesn't mean they would approve of it. The key to stopping the wars is to make the connection between the waste of money and lives, and individual not-so-good-liberal congress members' actions. This means flyers door-to-door and letters and comments at sites which local people look at, such as school websites which provide community forums. Below is a flyer being given out by neighborhood anti-war activists in Schiff's district in CA, which is powerful and to the point.
Every time one of these votes comes around, congressmens' offices always hear from the same people: us. They take note when the circle begins to expand beyond "the usual suspects," and this changes votes. One call from a constituent not known to be active is worth five from "the usual suspects."
Afghans have made clear that they view the American troop presence as doing much more harm than good. Apologies for civilian casualties are ringing hollow, as with the nine boys ages 9 to 15 who were shot one after the other from a helicopter while they were collecting firewood in Kunar. A poll commissioned by the Washington Post, ABC, and the BBC revealed last December that:
But more than half of all Afghans — 55 percent — want U.S. forces out of their country, and the sooner the better.
Let us open our hearts and act. Last week, upon news of the earthquake in Japan, Afghans in Kundahar managed to put together $50,000 to send as a donation to their "brothers and sisters" after the disaster. This is the fourth poorest country in the world.
Just change the name and contact info and cut and paste this into a neighborhood flyer. Do something great with your life! Be a war-stopper! Bring our war dollars home!
Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121
Your Congressman
Adam SCHIFF
voted to take $1.5 BILLION from YOU for WAR in 2011 alone!
That's about $2,350 from every man, woman and child in your Congressional District!
Tell him how you feel about that!
go to www.house.gov
or call him at 626 304 2727
Why is Congressman Schiff Voting for war?
* Congressman Adam Schiff voted on December 17, 2010, without debate, for funds which will continue the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and for the largest Pentagon budget in American history. (for roll call of vote google "HR 6523 roll call vote")
* The war in Iraq alone bore a cost of at least $50,000 for every American family of 4 between 2003 and 2008, or $5 TRILLION. The total cost of wars is much higher when you figure in the cost of military operations in Afghanistan. What would you do with this money? Pay off a mortgage? Make sure your kids finish college? (google: "Economist Stiglitz Says Iraq War Costs May Reach $5 Trillion" by Thomas Keene)
* According to the Congressional Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, chaired by Rep. John Tierney, the Pentagon is knowingly paying the Taliban for safe passage of military supply convoys. We are probably the biggest funders of the Taliban.
* Afghans themselves report that our military presence is leading many to join the Taliban in order to fight the foreigners and are thereby being radicalized. www.warisacrime.org/print/56089
Stop the Insanity! Bring war dollars home to create American jobs and reduce the debt!
Please call Congressman Schiff and say "Shame on you for your Dec. 17, 2010 vote for more war funds!" (Bill name: HR 6523 )
Bring our tax dollars home! Call 626-304-2727 or send him a message at www.schiff.house.gov//index.cfm?sectionid=155
The following congress members voted against war funding in the Dec. 17, 2010 vote, for $725 billion for the Pentagon which included $158.7 billion for "overseas contingency operations," i.e., the military occupation of Iraq and the war in Afghanistan) If your congress member is not here, he/she voted for war funding:
Baldwin,Blumenauer, Campbell, Capuano, Chu, Clarke, Cohen, Conyers, DeFazio, Duncan, Ehlers, Ellison, Eshoo, Farr, Filner, Flake, Fudge, Garamendi, Hall (NY), Honda, Jackson (IL), Johnson (IL), Kagen, Kucinich, Lee (CA), Lewis (GA), Lofgren, Zoe, Matsui, Michaud, Miller, Moore (WI), Nadler (NY), Olver, Paul, Payne, Pingree (ME), Serrano, Slaughter, Stark, Thompson(CA), Tierney, Towns, Velázquez, Watson, Watt, Waxman, Welch, Woolsey
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Tech Stock Gains: Rational Exuberance?by
For stock investors, there lately has been no better sector than tech. Although many major stock market indexes hit highs for the year on Sept. 15, technology companies have clearly led the way.
So far this year, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index is up a whopping 33%. By contrast the broader Standard & Poor's 500-stock index is up 16.5% and the Dow Jones industrial average has advanced 10%.
Technology stocks have nearly healed the damage inflicted during the past 12 months. Since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in mid-September 2008, the information technology sector has now lost a mere 1.9% of its value, according to data provider Capital IQ. The S&P 500 is down 16% and the financial sector is still off 30%.
Tech stocks had some big advantages over the past year, says Michael Sheldon, chief market strategist at RDM Financial Group. Many tech companies have lots of cash—a valuable attribute in a combined recession and credit crisis. Moreover, "the industry hasn't been under the microscope of government regulation," Sheldon says.
Will techs roar into the recovery?Worries about the expanded role of Washington have weighed on other sectors. Health-care stocks have been affected by uncertainty over health-care reform proposals. The financial sector has seen strong government intervention. And utilities have been subject to speculation about the implications of proposed climate change legislation.
The government is now a key player in the economy. But according to enthusiastic tech investors, the main factor driving this sector is optimism about a global economic recovery. "As we come out of this economic slowdown, these [tech] companies are going to be big beneficiaries," says Robert Bacarella, portfolio manager at the Monetta Mutual Funds (MONTX).
Tech companies have slashed costs and inventories, giving hope that a rise in tech spending will be very profitable for these firms. "A lot of these companies are going to see a sharp ramp-up in earnings when the economy turns," says John Wilson, chief technical strategist at Morgan Keegan.
But will tech spending by consumers and businesses revive?
"a wide swath" of good newsIntel (INTC) raised many hopes when it increased its third-quarter sales forecast on Aug. 28. Other big technology names, including Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Dell (DELL) have seen signs of a stabilizing—or even recovering—marketplace.
"The news has been good across a wide swath of the sector," says Uri Landesman of ING Investment Management (ING).
Bacarella owns Apple (AAPL) because he believes consumer-focused tech companies will benefit from an uptick in consumer spending and a replenishing of inventories at many stores. Meanwhile, he says, companies will spend money on technology because it helps them run more efficiently, with fewer workers.
Sheldon agrees. "In an environment where companies are cutting workers or are slow to hire new workers, new tech spending can help increase productivity and raise profits," he says.
If you're a shareholder who lived through the bursting of the dot-com bubble earlier this decade, you know the dangers of too much market euphoria. Is there a chance the stock market has become too optimistic about tech?
technical hurdle: pre-Lehman pricesWilson warns that at least some rallying tech stocks look due for a breather. "They're bound to consolidate a little here," he says.
For technical traders like Wilson, it's significant that tech stocks are approaching their share prices of last fall, before the post-Lehman market meltdown. "We're just now approaching the levels where we really started to break down in late 2008," he says. Still, Wilson believes tech stocks could eventually break through those levels on expectations for higher profits.
So are tech stocks still a bargain at these prices? That depends on whether you believe profits—and the economy—will rebound strongly next year.
Based on most measures of valuation—ratios such as price-to-book or price-to-earnings—tech is "in the middle of the pack" compared to other sectors, Sheldon says. His view: "not truly cheap nor truly expensive."
This year earnings in the tech sector are expected to fall 10% from 2008, according to Thomson Reuters (TRI). In 2010 analysts expect tech earnings to rise 24%.
Bacarella believes Wall Street is now too pessimistic. "These analysts historically are always late to the party," he says. But to see further gains, tech investors need the party to continue. If the economic recovery falters, the tech sector—along with the rest of the stock market—could find it hard to live up to the recent enthusiasm.


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Attached to the bumper, right below it where the fog lights are on the driver side that piece has shifted down a bit. The corner was hanging of a little bit but I somehow stuck it back into its place. If you look close there is a gap whrere you can see the bracket. On the passenger side everything is nice and tight.
I have not crashed or bumped into anything. The only reason I noticed is was because I was washing the car. Never would have seen it in a million years.
Only concerned because I don't want the piece to get worse as time goes on and my warranty is up
think they will cover it?? Any suggestions
BTW-only 2,000 Miles
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That is where the lower air dam can be removed. Look to see if you are missing the removeable twist pin inside the fender well. If not then take it out and push the air dam back into the slot where you show it came out and reinsert the twist pin. It should stay in place.
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No twist pin, will dealer taker care of it?? is this covered??
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are you jus tmissing a plastic rivet? what does the wheel well side look like
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wheel well? I see no missing pieces, Just looks like it separated a bit. Looks like it should just slide into place but the plastic on the bracket is to short. I pushed it behind it and bent the tab up so it is holding in place but you can still see minor seperation if you look close.
Is something like this covered? No sighn of hitting anything whatsoever
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Should be covered, but it doesn't look like there is any actual damage. It just looks like the lower fascia somehow came undone on that corner.
There are seven quarter turn fasteners that hold that piece on. The one in that wheel well may be missing if it doesn't want to stay in place.
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Ok, thanks, dealer should be able to fix it pretty quickly from what I am reading. Just need a quarter turn fastner put on most likely
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Mine came off like that when i was backing off a snow mound. Little bit of a PITA but you need to remove the entire thing and put it back on. I tried puching it back in but you cant get the right angle this way.
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It's easy to go nutty in winter, when hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans and chestnuts fill produce bins in the supermarket.
Nuts are to soup what flour is to sauce. They thicken and they add texture. The best part is each nut's flavor can transform a pretty good soup into a sublime creation with depth and character, two attributes that rise above a mere nuttiness.
Servings: 6
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon hazelnut oil or oil from the artichoke hearts
- 1 1/2 quarts (6 cups) low-sodium chicken stock
- 14 3/4-ounce marinated artichoke hearts, drained and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts, roasted, skinned and ground
- 1/4 cup rice flour
- 1/4 cup heavy (whipping) cream
- 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
Saute the shallot in oil over medium-low heat until very soft. Stir in the stock, chopped artichoke hearts and hazelnuts. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Combine a little of the hot broth with the rice flour to dissolve the flour, then stir the mixture back into the soup. Strain the soup through a medium-mesh strainer, or run through a food mill.
Return the soup to the pot. Stir in the cream and cook until thickened. Just before serving, stir in the sherry and chopped parsley.
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