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Each of the six Monomachine tracks is loaded with sound shaping devices. At your command is a tape style delay, a resonant multi mode filter, a sample rate reducer, a distortion effect, an arpeggiator and no less than three LFO's – per track. The sound palette is limitless.
Despite the depth of the Monomachine it is very easy to use. Every parameter is close at hand and no confusing menus are in your way. Everything is laid out in a logical and usable manner. This is particularly useful when you perform live and don't want to press the wrong buttons.
A special MIDI mode gives you control of six dedicated MIDI tracks. Use the versatile arpeggiators and all the other special sequencer features to take MIDI sequencing to the next level. The Monomachine is a given centre piece in any studio.
You can upload your own customized waveforms and use them in the Monomachine environment. This, plus the ability to treat sound incoming through the two external inputs using the special FX machines, makes the Monomachine a sound designer's dream come true.
The Monomachine SFX-60+ MKII comes equipped with a +Drive by default. With a +Drive there is no risk of running out of storage space. Over 16'000 patterns, 16'000 kits and 8'000 waveforms can be internally stored. Man and machine have never been closer to each other.
The storage capabilities of the SFX-60+ MKII have been significantly increased compared to previous Monomachine models. This is thanks to the +Drive.
The Monomachine SFX-60+ MKII is divided in 128 Snapshots. Each Snapshot can contain up to 128 patterns, 128 kits, 24 songs, 8 globals and a Digibank consisting of 64 DigiPro user waveforms.
There are two ways to load Snapshot content. Either load a completely new Snapshot or a single Digibank. When loading a new Snapshot, all patterns, kits, songs, globals and DigiPro user waveforms are replaced by new content. Loading a new Digibank will just replace the DigiPro user waveforms. All other content of the current Snapshot remains unchanged. It only takes about a second to load a new Snapshot or a new Digibank.
With a +Drive you have thousands of patterns and sounds more or less instantly available. Change Snapshots during a live performance for a completely new session. Load a fresh Digibank to try out a new set of DigiPro user waveforms together with your currently active Snapshot patterns and kits. A Monomachine featuring a +Drive gives you room to experiment.
All previous Machinedrum and Monomachine models are possible to upgrade with a +Drive. When you buy a +Drive, you will receive detailed instructions how to send in the unit for the upgrade.
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SIMON Cowell is working on a master plan to bring Cheryl Cole back to X Factor – and it could spell curtains for Tulisa.
He hopes to team up the Girls Aloud star with Nicole Scherzinger, 34, on the judges' panel for the next series.
A source close to the music mogul said: "Simon sees Cheryl and Nicole as the dream team. He believes those two women on the show would pull in viewers and make it so much more appealing than the current series.
"Simon thinks people would watch it in their droves so he is currently lining up an audacious bid to offer her.
"He knows Cheryl won't be cheap but more importantly he knows he needs to offer her the right role.
"She has resisted going back despite him offering Cheryl the UK X Factor after the US situation went wrong.
"He doesn't expect it to be easy but Simon likes a challenge."
If Cheryl, 29, came back it could leave Tulisa, 24, out of the 2013 series.
Or she could replace head judge Gary Barlow, 41, who has made no secret of his unhappiness on the show.
The source added: "Someone will have to make way for Cheryl's return and it definitely won't be Nicole. Tulisa could find herself for the chop or Cheryl could even replace Gary.
"The current view is he won't return to the show next year, probably through his choice rather than Simon's."
Cheryl had a big-time falling out with Simon, 53, after he sacked her from the US X Factor 18 months ago.
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Las Vegas has become Mecca for 'fanilows' worldwide ever since "Manilow: Music and Passion" opened in 2005 at the Las Vegas Hilton. During the 90 minute show, which runs for approximately two weeks every month, Barry Manilow sings his famous songs that make the whole world sing. He also serenades the audience with music and lyrics from each decade starting with the 1940s.
Although the show may not be for the most budget conscious person, fans of the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee will feel that it's money well spent.
All shows are inside the Hilton Theater starting at 8 p.m., and children must be at least 4 years old to enter.
When: Friday, Oct. 2, 2009
Where: Westgate Las Vegas & Casino, 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas
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Gemme: I Ain't Cleaning That Up.Mature
At a time like this I wished I had my powers so I could just tell the guy to go jump in a river or something, but no. I know I shouldn't but I actually got a sort of pleasure from seeing Luca beat up that guy. "Luca, don't kill him." I mumbled in his head, "The last thing you want is another dead body to hide." I wasn't about to come out of hiding to tell him personally though. I then heard shouting and Luca told him where to go, I'm not going to tell you everything that he said. But you get the picture. I stuck my head round the corner to see if the man had gone before walking back up to Luca. "Maybe if I get my powers back I'll make him commit suicide or something, it's better than he being on your hands." I wondered where that dark comment actually came from.
"It won't make a difference if he's on my hands or not." He stated rather bluntly, then after giving him a quizzical look I got an idea. I could make the police think that man, Justin, killed Nikki. Then Justin does his time and Nikki's murder is 'solved.' Hmm, it was very interesting.
"Well why would it make a difference? I've killed before. I'll kill again. One loser will hardly change a thing."
"Well, let me sort it out hmm?" I would need to persuade Ike to get me something from town though. Luckily I managed to see him enough to pick up his brainwaves; I know knew exactly where he was all the time.
"Isn't he like my problem? I don't want your own body count to go up when it should be mine..." This should be a lesson to you, never assume.
"Who said I was going to kill him?"
"Uh...making him commit suicide is practically the same thing." He noted, no it wasn't he would deserve it after all, but that's not the point.
"Oh no, I have a new idea, one that solves two problems at once." I beamed, impressed with myself. Although I shouldn't be, it will also take me a little while to figure out a story. Or I could just say that Nikki didn't have the drugs for Justin so Justin pushed him, Nikki threatened him with a broken bottle and when Justin pushed him he landed on the broken glass. Sorted, I watch too many mystery programs.
"Which is...?"
"Blame Nikki's murder on Justin, that blonde guy," I didn't need him to agree I was going to do it anyway. But I was wrong; he grinned and said he liked it. "I have the power." I giggled before realising how stupid I sounded for quoting a song. He laughed too, though, and nodded. "Just need to clear up the blood on the floor. I can't be bothered to have another place taken away by the police."
He unlocked the door and let me in, I immediately saw the mess and thanked God I didn't have to clean it up and blood is a nightmare to clean up. Don't ask how I know, you remember my mother, there stop asking.
"Yeah, I'll sort it out tomorrow. Try not to go on anymore rampages hmm?"
"I can't promise anything." he muttered sullenly, the memory lingering at the back of his mind.
"I shall say this now so I don't have to bring it up later. I'm sorry about your mother." I looked up from the carpet so I could meet his gaze.
He tensed visibly and his fist curled up tight. "Don't be."
"Just, not everyone can have a perfect childhood, I'm sorry she turned to prostitution." I however felt nothing for the fact she died. She wasn't the nicest person and had I been that age I would have thought the same as him, but when I reached fourteen my powers began to appear and I inherited this niceness. The evilness is my brother.
"Ugh, it doesn't matter."
"Mmm, I'll drop it then. It's your choice to talk to me about it." I shrugged, "by the way I ain't cleaning that up." I laughed pointing to the floor.
"I didn't expect you to. I'll do it later," later, why not now? "What you gonna do till then?"
"Sort through Nikki's stuff n sees what else he has that's worth keeping, you?" It seemed like a good plan, he's not gonna need them right? Hmm, you can tell my brother is far away. I'm beginning to lose my niceness. This me, is the real me. Not the zodiac I shall forgive all me.
"Push my recent memories as far to the back of my head as I can."
"Sounds like a plan." He muttered with a slight nod. "I'm just gonna get changed, there's sand in my boxers. God only knows how that happened." Oh, eww.
"Oh nice, little too much info," I laughed no that was a lot of info I didn't need. Although, it wasn't like I hadn't seen everything anyway, my mind flicked back to that night and I found it wasn't as big a mistake as I thought. Still could have used a little more planning though. But planning that sorta thing would have just been embarrassing
"You'll live," he said as he walked into the bedroom and from the door I could see there was a mess of unfamiliar clothes and his bag. And a gun.


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Q. I had my BMW car stolen in September. I bought it in December 2011 for £2,400. Since then, it has been properly serviced and I had a new exhaust and alloy wheels fitted. I have provided the police report to my insurers. They have offered £1,500 minus £245 for the non-standard wheels and applied an excess of £350. So the total payment offered is only £905.
I refused this, but the insurer says if I want more I must provide an example of a similar vehicle, with similar mileage, similar age, similar condition and in the same area. This is practically impossible. My insurance was taken out with the RAC, which has referred me to Cunningham & Lindsey, which has referred me to The Co-operative Insurance. They are running me round in circles. CM, by email.
A. Your policy was brokered by the RAC and underwritten by The Co-operative Insurance. Cunningham & Lindsey are the loss adjusters.
A spokeswoman for The Co-operative Insurance says: "During the course of the investigation of his claim, we became aware that [the reader] had modified his vehicle by adding alloy wheels. Whilst The Co-operative Insurance does not insure modified vehicles, we appreciate that [the reader] was unaware that alloy wheels are considered a modification, and so following a review we agreed to assist with his claim as normal, but to deduct the cost of the alloy wheels - £245 - from the claim settlement, as is standard practice in this type of circumstance.
Before offering a claim settlement, we use a number of independent assessment methods to conduct a review of similar vehicles so we can determine the current market value of a car. After reviewing this, we offered [the reader] £1,500 to settle his claim minus the cost of the alloy wheels and his policy excess, a net total of £905.
As he did not feel this was a satisfactory amount, we carried out another detailed review of the average value of his car and as a result we increased the amount to £1,600 minus his policy excess. We also waived the cost of the alloy wheels as a gesture of goodwill, and paid an additional £100 for personal possessions which were stolen from the car – a net total of £1,350." Although you feel that this still undervalues the car, you have now accepted this offer, which is £445 more than the offer made prior to you contacting us.
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I am very unhappy with this service and I am now considering cancelling the insurance to obtain a service that is more reliable, or alternatively buying a new oven with an extended warranty – which looks like a cheaper option. CK, by email.
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A new model will be delivered in mid January, which has been paid for as a goodwill gesture by Domestic & General on a new-for-old basis. A spokesman for the insurer adds: "We have also waived the outstanding premium, which the customer under normal circumstances would be required to pay prior to a replacement order being placed." Domestic & General apologises for the difficulties you encountered in resolving the situation prior to our involvement.
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During this call I requested that all direct debits were cancelled with immediate effect and I followed this up with a letter as requested. At this point my balance was nil. Earlier this year, I applied for a mortgage and was refused one due to a poor credit rating. Until then my rating had been excellent and I often received unsolicited offers of credit.
After signing up with Experian, I discovered the source of the poor rating was a default account with Santander – the one I had closed in 2010. I lodged a complaint with the Financial Ombudsman and Santander agreed to credit the account with £329 to clear the balance, which had accrued from charges and late payment fees as a result of the account not being closed as instructed. But I was told the default would remain on my credit file.
I have reapplied for a mortgage, having been told that if the account was cleared my application would be reconsidered. But I now find that my credit file is still showing a default. I could take the matter to the Financial Ombudsman again, but it has warned me this process could take months to complete. The vendor of the property I am seeking to buy has told me I have only three weeks. SH, by email.
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Research saying teens are fleeing Facebook (FB) has been overhyped because the "drops are small, and the huge majority of this audience still uses the site," says a new report from Forrester Research.
Forrester researchers Nate Elliot and Gina Fleming surveyed 4,517 youths about their use of Facebook, Instagram, Snapshat and Yahoo's (YHOO) Tumblr, among other social services.
"The results were clear: Facebook remains young users' favorite social network," Elliot wrote in a Tuesday blog post.
Worries about teens logging off of Facebook to switch to other social networks started last fall, when Facebook CFO David Ebersman — who is set to depart Facebook by September — told analysts on a conference call that daily use from young teens was down, news that some investors took as the first nail in the coffin for the free-to-use social network.
"We won't typically call out such granular data, especially when it's of questionable statistical significance given the lack of precision of our age estimates for younger users," Ebersman said at the time. "But we wanted to share this with you now, since we get a lot of questions about teens."
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So. I just watched the episode 3 of the 6th season of Doctor Who and I must say... IS AMY PREGGERS OR NOTTTTT?
This bothers me quite a lot...
Anyway, fans. Here's a short fic. Coupling is Amy/Rory. :) Don't hate xD I know a lot of you don't like Rory, but to me... he's okay (:
NO sex in this story. (OMGOSH. -crowd murmurs- LOL :P)
Takes place MINUTES after the ending of Season6-Episode3 (:
Please Enjoy!
"Go to bed, Pond." The Doctor said, looking at Amy. Rory stood beside her, looking at them both. When the Doctor turned back towards the main console Amy and Rory made their way to their room. When Amy and Rory had left the room the Doctor looked at the small screen on the main console. There was the x-ray scan of Amy's stomach. The words "Positive" and "Negative" flashed on the screen. The Doctor was quite puzzled about this; just a week ago Amy had told him that she was pregnant, but as he looked at the scans, it was telling him that she wasn't...and was. The Doctor was getting worried about Amy...
Meanwhile, in Amy and Rory's room...
"Amy, stop fussing," trying to calm Amy down, Rory sat her down on their bed. He looked into her eyes and smiled at her. "Listen, everything's going to be fine."
"No, it's not," Amy stated, folding her arms. "He's hiding something from me, something I should know, and he's never really hid anything from me."
"I doubt that, Amy," Rory sat beside her, taking her hand in his and squeezing it. "Everyone has something that they never tell anyone."
Looking up slowly, Amy turned her eyes towards Rory's and frowned slightly. "Well, I know.. but it's not like the Doctor to hide something from me."
Something in Rory's stomach twinged slightly as Amy finished her sentence. So is the Doctor telling her everything now? He thought to himself, loosening his grip on Amy's hand. Ever since they'd been back on the TARDIS Rory felt as though he'd been left out. In the reality of it all, though, he hadn't been left out. He had his beautiful wife who was standing by his side the whole time.
Shaking his head, Rory flopped back on the bed, folding his arms behind his head and staring at the ceiling. Amy looked over at him and smiled, forgetting everything else. "You're so cute when you think." she stated, grinning and laying down beside him. She turned her face towards his and blew on his neck. He grinned and looked over at her, smiling brightly. "And you're so cute when you smile," he said, then frowned slightly. "Actually, you're just cute all the time."
Amy grinned at what he was saying, then kissed him passionately for a moment. When the kiss broke, they were both smiling. Amy stared at him for the longest time, then said "I love you." Rory smiled and moved small strings of red hair from her face, looking into her eyes. "And I love you."
A while later when Amy had fallen asleep Rory had decided to get up and see what the Doctor was doing. After all, when you've drowned and been brought back to life.. well.. makes you really not want to sleep. Rory covered Amy with a blanket then made his way out of the bedroom.
Back in the console room...
Already to page seventy-two of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the Doctor closed the book. He'd read it many times and was now starting to get tired of it. As he sat the book down on the floor next to where he was sitting, he looked around the console room and sighed. He was quite frustrated and didn't know what to do about Amy's... situation. He couldn't just go up to her and be all "Amy! You're pregnant, but also you're not. How do I know? Oh, well I took a scan of your stomach!" He had a feeling that that would end badly. No, he couldn't say anything. He couldn't tell Amy, but he could tell Rory and hope that he'd keep it quiet. "Nah," the Doctor mumbled to himself, leaning his head back and staring at the screen on the console that still flashed "Positive" in blue letters and "Negative" in red letters.
Moments later Rory appeared, standing next to where the Doctor was sitting. Rory looked down at him, then at the screen. "Uh.." he said, frowning at the screen. "What is that?" The Doctor, now realizing that Rory was standing right there, jumped up and said "Rory!" while trying to turn the screen off. He pressed quite a few buttons before succeeding in pressing the 'off' button. "Rory the roman, yes, hello." he said, now standing in front of Rory, who was looking quite upset. When Rory didn't speak for the next minute the Doctor got kind of nervous, which made him put his hands together and get a "Oops, I'm in trouble." look on his face.
Rory eyed the Doctor now, his brows furrowed. "I- wha-" he couldn't say anything. He wasn't quite sure what he'd seen on that screen, but he had a pretty good idea what it was. The Doctor put on a smile and put his hands in the air, then clapped them together. "Right," he said, turning around towards the console and pushing a few buttons. He pushed buttons that didn't ever do anything, which made him think... why were there buttons on the console that didn't do anything? They had to do something.
Rory's stare was like fire on the back of the Doctor's head, which made him turn around and stop smiling. The look on Rory's face was very well recognized as 'angry'.. or was it just 'very, very upset'? "Same thing," the Doctor mumbled, looking down at his feet and frowning at his thought. Rory looked at him oddly, then said "'Same thing' what?"
"Your face," the Doctor then turned around, shrugging. He couldn't look into Rory's eyes without feeling awful. "You look upset, or angry. Those two words are basically the same thing."
As the Doctor got more nervous, he started to fiddle with things on the console again. Rory nodded. "Yeah," he said, which made the Doctor stop what he was doing. "I am upset."
Turning around slowly, the Doctor sighed. "It's because of the thing you saw, yes?"
"Yes," Rory replied, frowning again. "Was that a scan of Amy's stomach?"
The Doctor didn't want to answer him, but he couldn't keep it a secret from him now. Sighing greatly, he nodded. "Yes, it was.."
"Doctor," Rory sounded worried now, almost as worried as the Doctor felt. "It was flashing. Is she or isn't she pregnant?"
"I don't know," the Doctor pursed his lips, folded his arms, and leaned against the console. "I'm worried about her. I've never seen anything like this." He turned around and turned on the screen, showing the scans again. "It's like something is missing. I can't be sure, but it might just be a glitch in the TARDIS's system. But glitches never happen with this TARDIS, and that's why this is worrying me."
Rory stared at the flashing words, then at the Doctor. "So something's wrong," he said, "with Amy, I mean."
"Possibly." The Doctor closed his eyes tightly and put his hands to his face. "I can't be sure," he said, but it was muffled slightly by his hands.
"We've got to tell her, Doctor," Rory said, almost exasperatedly, pointing towards the stairs that led to his and her room. "We can't just hide it from her!"
"Rory," the Doctor said, now trying to make him shut up. "Shush! Please. Amy can't know about this, she can't know any of this. Do you understand?" The Doctor was now grabbing Rory's shoulders, looking serious.
"But I want to know why I can't tell her anythi-!" Rory almost yelled, but the Doctor put his hand on Rory's mouth to literally shut him up.
"I said shush!" The Doctor whisper-yelled. "Will you please shut up when I let you go?"
Rory nodded quickly. He'd never seen that side of the Doctor before, so he just decided to listen. The Doctor let him go. "We can't tell her because she'll go crazy trying to figure it out, and when she can't figure it out she'll make me try to figure it out," he explained, "and I'm already trying to figure it out. I don't want her to worry, and if you don't want her to worry either, then don't tell her until I've figured it all out. Now, do you understand?"
"I think so," Rory nodded, still frowning. "Okay, fine. I won't tell Amy, but you have to tell me when you find something like this! And you have to let me know if you find anything out about it."
"Good." The Doctor turned around again, pressing a few more buttons on the console. "Aren't you tired?" he asked after a long silence.
"No," Rory said, then laughed slightly. "Probably can't sleep for days now."
"Dying and coming back does that to a man," the Doctor mumbled.
"Yeah, try dying twice," Rory rolled his eyes. "Killed once by a lizard, twice by drowning. Then there's the new information I just got about my wife. Yeah, makes a man wide awake."
The Doctor could hear the sharpness of Rory's tone. He really didn't want to argue again. "Go to bed, Rory."
Rory was about to argue, but decided against it. Maybe he did need to try and sleep. "Night, Doctor." he said, then walked up the stairs to his room.
Once the Doctor heard the door shut, he sighed and closed his eyes. He needed to find out what was wrong with Amy.
Back in Amy and Rory's room...
Rory sat down quietly on the bed, trying to not wake Amy. She must have woken up at some point when Rory was gone to change her clothes. She was wearing a half-tank-top, which exposed her stomach, and a pair of cotton shorts. Rory couldn't help but smile at his beautiful wife. He leaned down and kissed her forehead. "I love you," he mumbled, caressing her face. He looked down at her stomach, then leaned down and kissed it, whispering "And I love you..if you're in there.."
A few minutes went past and Rory actually felt tired for the first time in a few days. He curled up next to Amy and covered himself with a blanket. His hand rested on Amy's stomach. He felt happy and sad at the same time. Was there a baby, or wasn't there? A bunch of questions popped into his mind, but he didn't have time to answer them all, and then he fell asleep.
Hope you enjoyed. Don't know if I'll add to this or not. Still working on my other fic "It's Always Normal" :P
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Nice apartment, all clean coming with towels and sheet.
Neighbours were a bit loud & no internet though
The room was perfect and the service. Good kitchen and the three toilets was convenient for three ladies about 70 + !! But the stairs to come to the sixth floor was difficult without a lift. That you should have told us.
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It was a very nice welcoming place. The room was spacious, clean and Fritz is a very friendly person. Good experience
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Our stay was very pleasent and the room was perfect for us!
Everything went well, and our host was really flexible!
Everything in Hamburg is in walking distance from the apartment! I would really recommend this place!
Very good, everything worked perfect, large apartments,
simple but clean, close to subway, 10 min walk to central station
The stay in this room was okay. Carmen turned out to be a man called Fritz in reality, and Fritz doesn't like his guests to wear shoes inside, and asks a man to pee in a sitting position. If this doesn't bother you it is just fine.
Great place, very clean, close to the S-Bahn and U-Bahn. Overall would recommend to anyone!
The experience was awesome! We had a great time with great hosts, who were very friendly and cooperative! We seriously arrived around midnight, yet the landlord was very friendly and gave us the keys to settle ourselves in. The apartment's placed on a square where at night you might not just walk around by yourself and try to mingle with people. But there was no immediate threat or danger, so all sorts of groups can hire and stay the night(s).
I was pleased with the room, which was tidy and also very wide. We had access to shared bathrooms and a toilet. Never used the kitchen, but we could easily have cooked something or eat breakfast or lunch in it. When it comes to parking, the best one is to have it placed inside a parking garage (Difficulty to park outside + the fact that there will be enough diverse people on the street at night. We can highly recommend this place and are looking forward to be using your services again! Gordon & Tamara
Very Nice and clean apartment.
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With several toppings, including caramelized onions, bacon, and barbecue sauce, these can be customized for a range of diners, from those who like their dogs plain to those who want them fully loaded and hearty enough to fuel a day out on the range.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, cut into half moons
- 4 bison* or other hot dogs
- 4 potato hot dog buns
- About 6 tbsp. mayonnaise
- About 2 tbsp. spicy brown mustard, such as Gulden's
- About 4 tbsp. barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup shredded white cheddar cheese
- 6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
Nutrition Information
- calories 633
- caloriesfromfat 63 %
- protein 17 g
- fat 44 g
- satfat 13 g
- carbohydrate 9.5 g
- fiber 1.7 g
- sodium 1111 mg
- cholesterol 69 mg
How to Make It
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat on a camp stove, or over a charcoal or wood-fired grill heated to medium (350°; you can hold your hand 5 in. above cooking grate only 7 seconds). Add onion and cook until deep golden and very tender, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes.
Grill hot dogs until slightly charred all over, about 6 minutes, turning occasionally. Add buns and grill, turning frequently, until warmed and lightly charred, about 3 minutes.
Spread buns with mayonnaise and drizzle with mustard and barbecue sauce. Set hot dogs in buns.
Sprinkle cheese on top, followed by caramelized onions and bacon.
*Find bison hot dogs at highplainsbison.com or Whole Foods Market.
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LONDON (AP) After relentlessly running each other all over the court for more than three hours in a match that flip-flopped throughout, Rafael Nadal got the breaks he needed Saturday to beat Andy Murray 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 7-6 (8-6).
The top-ranked Spaniard, however, had to overcome a mid-match slump to reach his first final at the ATP World Tour Finals, where he will face 16-time major champion Roger Federer.
"(It) was (an) incredible tennis match," said Nadal, who won this year's U.S. Open to complete a career Grand Slam. "(This) was a really difficult match against one of the best players of the world."
ATP FINALS: Day 6 wrap-up
TOUGH TEST: Murray relishes matches vs. best
The French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion has never before played in the final of the season-ending event for the top eight players. And to win his first title, he'll have to play four-time champion Federer in Sunday's match at the O2 Arena.
Federer beat Novak Djokovic 6-1, 6-4 in the other semifinal match.
In the early match, both Nadal and Murray looked unbeatable throughout the first set, which the Spaniard won in a tiebreaker despite a late surge from Murray. But Nadal started to falter after holding serve to lead 3-2 in the second. Murray won 17 of the next 23 points — and four straight games — to take the set and even the score.
"I was a little bit tired in the second," Nadal said. "And when he break me, I said, 'Well, going to be very difficult to come back to this set.'"
Nadal never looked as good after the mid-match slump, but he managed to break Murray to take a 2-1 lead in the third set. The Spaniard then had his first match point on Murray's serve while leading 5-3, but the fifth-ranked Briton managed to hold the game, break back to 5-5 and force the final tiebreaker.
"I probably played one bad game the whole match, or maybe just a couple of bad points," Murray said. "But, yeah, it was great tennis. I think both of us played well pretty much from the beginning of the match."
In the tiebreaker, Murray won the first three points — two of them on Nadal's serve — and looked like he was going to roll to victory. But Nadal clawed back to 4-4 before getting another match point at 6-5.
"Even when I was losing 4-1, 3-0 in the final tiebreak, I was happy," Nadal said. "I was saying, 'Just try to be there,' because always (there is) still a chance for me."
Murray again saved that one, but he couldn't do anything about the final match point, which Nadal won with an inside-out forehand.
Murray finished the match with 22 aces, but he also had 47 unforced errors to go along with his 53 winners. Overall, the Briton won 114 points in the match, five more than Nadal.
"It was one of those matches where you kind of knew — so many long rallies, so many good points — I kind of knew when I was out there that it was a great match," Murray said. "It's nice in some ways to be involved in matches like that. But it's not nice losing them."
In the first set, Nadal and Murray traded forehands and backhands but neither allowed the other even one break point.
The second set started much the same, although Nadal did waste the first two break points of the match in the second game. Murray then broke serve to lead 4-3, and then broke again to take the set.
"I played a great match today," Murray said. "Whether it's the best match I played and lost, I don't know. But it was a great match."
Federer looked as dominating as ever against Djokovic, stretching his career record against the Serb to 13-6.
The second-ranked Swiss jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first set, and then broke Djokovic again to make a 5-1. But Djokovic responded early in the second set, breaking Federer to give himself a 3-0 lead.
That didn't last long, however, as Federer held serve, broke back and then held again to 3-3.
Federer's run lasted another three points, but he wasted all three break points he held in the seventh game, allowing Djokovic to take a 4-3 lead on serve.
After holding, Federer broke again and then served out the match.
In doubles, Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia beat top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States 6-3, 3-6, 12-10. They will face Mahesh Bhupathi of India and Max Mirnyi of Belarus in the final. Bhupathi and Mirnyi beat Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski of Poland 6-4, 6-4.
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February 18, 2011
Amy Stewart - Jailed After Ramming Car Into Crowd Of Middle School Students Because "They Wouldn't Get Out Of Her Way"
Summerville, South Carolina (The Weekly Vice) - Amy Lynn Stewart, a 34-year-old Summerville woman was jailed after she allegedly ran over several middle school students because they were "in her way."
According to Summerville police, a group of children were walking to Alston Middle School around 8:00 a.m. when Stewart approached in her car and honked the horn.
The children were walking along the shoulder of the road because a sidewalk wasn't available.
Investigators say when the children wouldn't move out of her way, Stewart punched the gas and charged into the group, striking four children.
The alleged victims included a 14-year-old, two 13-year-olds, and one 12-year-old. One child was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Stewart was booked into jail and charged with four counts of assault and battery in the first degree. Her bail was set at $40,000. Records show she does not have any prior arrests.
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Body Cameras for Police Are 'Necessity,' Says Pastor
No video cameras, no justice.
That's the way a number of Christian leaders responded to the video footage showing Walter Scott, an unarmed African American man, being shot repeatedly in the back by a North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer.
"I can't judge the officer's heart. But I can judge the officer's actions and they were wrong," said Derwin Gray, pastor of Transformation Church in Indian Land, South Carolina. "His life was in not in danger."
Michael T. Slager was arrested Tuesday night and charged with the murder of Scott, a 50-year-old Coast Guard veteran.
Slager had originally claimed the April 4 shooting was in self-defense, saying that Scott had taken the officer's electronic stun gun in a struggle.
"Police allege that during the struggle the man gained control of the Taser and attempted to use it against the officer," reported The Post and Courier in Charleston the day of the shooting. "The officer then resorted to his service weapon and shot him, police alleged."
But a video filmed by a bystander showed Scott fleeing from Slager, who fired eight times, hitting Scott in the back. The video, which also shows Slager standing over Scott's body and placing something appearing to be a Taser near Scott's body, was published by The Post and Courier and The New York Times, leading to Slager's arrest.
Gray said seeing the video left him heartbroken. Scott was no threat to anyone, he said.
"If this is what 'my life was in danger' looks like, then God help us," he told Christianity Today in a phone interview.
This morning, Gray said that Christians should pray for the family of Scott as well as for Slager and his family. He also praised the North Charleston Police Department for acting quickly once the video surfaced. (Officials confirmed on Wednesday that Slager had been fired.) Gray hopes that will head off the kind of angry protests that followed the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York.
Gray also planned to call the local sheriff's office near his church, offering to buy body cameras for officers there.
"Body cameras are a necessity," he said.
Most Americans agree. More than 8 in 10 (86 percent) said they support body cameras for on-duty patrol officers, according to a December 2014 Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Other pastors, writers, and Christian leaders spoke out in response to the Scott video.
"Now is the time for Christians to deploy in the streets and personify the compassion of Christ to a world that is asking "in the midst of our crisis, where is our Christ at?" ," said church planter and preacher D. A. Horton in a statement. Horton spoke in North Charleston, at Charleston Southern University's chapel on Wednesday, which he credited to the "Lord's providence."
Horton told CT in an email that he preached from the Sermon on the Mount about "radical righteousness" and later was approached by a retired North Charleston police officer who is good friends with Slager.
"He shared a heartfelt thank you to me for handling the situation biblically instead of politically," wrote Horton. "He was touched by the words of Christ."
"Without cameras, without transparency, without accountability, without honesty, without coverage, there is no justice," said Peter W. Chin, pastor of Rainier Avenue Church in Seattle, on Twitter.
"This is many things—heartbreaking, sad, disappointing yes—but let's not forget that it is also WRONG," tweeted Calvin College resident director Austin Channing. "It. Is. Wrong."
"Not even remotely satisfied with an arrest," tweeted Joshua DuBois, former head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "For #WalterScott and with this video, justice is a conviction."
"The needless slaying of Walter Scott pulls us back into the maelstrom of racial tensions that have intensified in recent months but have always been present in the United States," Jemar Tisby, the president of the Reformed African American Network told CT in an email, suggesting that Christians should come together "to advocate for policy changes and accountability among law enforcement officials."
"In so doing, we will demonstrate our solidarity with ethnic minorities and the poor to the glory of our God who loves justice and mercy," he wrote.
An RAAN contributer also called for justice in response to Scott's death.
Gabriel Salguero, pastor of Lamb's Church of the Nazarene, a multicultural congregation in New York City, said in statement the video shows the need to address the tension between "some law enforcement departments and communities of color."
"What is needed is genuine leadership from all of us to work endlessly for honest and fruitful conversations that lead to justice and healed relationships," he said. "I earnestly pray that evangelicals are part of that solution."
"The killing of Walter Scott is horrific. In this case, the country has viewed this awful act with our own eyes. Given the past year, we needed no reminders that racial justice and reconciliation are needed desperately in our communities. Even so, we have received another such reminder, at the awful cost of another human life," said Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, in a statement.
"There exists no justification for the murder of the innocent," wrote Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. "The diluting of God's image in every human being without exception continues to expose the barbarism that only the Spirit of God can address. Walter Scott should be alive today."
"The Walter Scott murder is another sad example of how much our justice system needs to improve, showing once again how little black lives matter," said Word Made Flesh executive director Leroy Barber in a statement. "We as Christians must continue our fight to honor the image of God in all people."
Noel Castellanos, the CEO of the Christian Community Development Association, called Scott's death "tragic."
"More than ever the church's message and example of radical reconciliation and justice is desperately needed," he said in a statement.
The tension between police and people of color was raised in a recent open letter from a group of African American, Hispanic, and Asian American leaders in response to recent comments by Franklin Graham.
Graham's organization, Samaritan's Purse, has been praised for the work of its chaplains in Ferguson after the death of Brown. But his Facebook comments in March about obeying police—as a simple way to prevent shootings—drew criticism.
"If a police officer tells you to put your hands in the air, you put your hands in the air," he posted.
It's not that simple, noted the authors of the open letter.
"As a leader in the church, you are called to be an ambassador of reconciliation," they wrote. "The fact that you identify a widely acknowledged social injustice as 'simple' reveals your lack of empathy and understanding of the depth of sin that some in the body have suffered under the weight of our broken justice system."
On Tuesday afternoon, Graham posted a statement about Walter Scott's death. He referenced his comments about obeying the police, and called people to pray for Scott's family.
"Saturday there was another tragic shooting of an African American by a police officer who has now been charged with murder," he said "This death was unnecessary and avoidable. Unfortunately many in our society are faced with racial injustice, hatred, and bigotry from those who are in authority, and this needs to be addressed."
Christena Cleveland, professor of reconciliation studies at Bethel University in Minnesota and author of Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart, wrote about how Christians can respond to racial divisions in America, in a post on Ed Stetzer's blog responding to the Trayvon Martin verdict in July 2013.
In order to minister effectively, in order to be neighborly, in order to love across differences well, privileged Christians need to practice standing in solidarity with diverse people. We've grown so accustomed to our homogenous churches with their culturally-familiar problems that we've forgotten that cross-cultural advocacy is central to the work of the cross (Phil. 2:5-8). Privileged people of the cross seek out, stand with, and stick their necks out for people who have problems that are nothing like their own. Privileged people of the cross resist the magnetic draw of our culturally-polarized society. Privileged people of the cross jump every societal hurdle in order to understand the perspective of, stand with and advocate for the other.
CT's previous reporting on Ferguson includes the Christian effort to rebuild it, why Christians should care despite the facts, whether the gospel mandates racial reconciliation, and how black and white Christians think differently about race.


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Youth unemployment has skyrocketed worldwide over the past decade to around 88 million, according to a new study by the International Labour Office (ILO). The study found that young people aged 15 to 24 now represent nearly half the world's jobless. The study – Global Employment Trends for Youth 2004 – found that while youth represent 25 per cent of the working-age population between the ages of 15 and 64, they made up as much as 47 per cent of the total 186 million people out of work worldwide in 2003.
This column was published in the October 2004 issue of New Internationalist. To read more, buy this issue or subscribe.