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Who Is Diablo Cody's Baby Daddy?
Three years after she penned her classic tale of teenage pregnancy, Diablo Cody is preggers herself. "Thanks for the congrats on my fetus," she tweeted. "No secrets here; just thought it would be fun to see how big I could get before someone noticed."
So who is the lucky fellow? Diablo's baby daddy is her husband, Dan Maurio—which is pretty shocking, because we had no idea she was married. Evidently she got hitched to the "Chelsea Lately" writer last summer, but never officially announced it. They took their wedding pix in Times Square. Congratulations, you crazy kids. [People, The Hollywood Gossip]


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Staff and counselors from Jewish summer camps & environmental programs. Participants then model the program with campers ages 15+.
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Bringing the ritual of mikvah and tevila to the next generation of Jews.
Where does it take place?
Upcoming sessions in Isla de Mujeres, Mexico (near Cancún) and Lake Oswego, OR (just outside of Portland). And of course, at your camp!
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To connect positive body image with Jewish traditions.
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...... changes the status of a canoe (paddle craft) .
It's now a motorized boat (when the elect. motor is on it) , ain't that some s**t . I think all states are pretty much on the same page with the "show me the money" registration crap .
But hey , it's a 2 yr. registration , right , So that's $60./yr. to have the privilage of an elect. motor powering your canoe .
The motorized boat requiring a registration makes some sense to me , because an outboard motor has an enviromental impact , fossil fuel ... but an electric motor , what is it , battery lead and sulferic acid disposal when retired (??) .
Talking about batteries , as another has already said ... get a big deep cycle marine batt. , 135 anp. hr. would be great (especially with the 55) , and if you get a spare batt. (best idea) sooner or later , the spare doesn't have to be as big as the main batt. if you don't want it to (it's a spare for back-up) .
Just think of amp. hrs. as how much fuel (run time) you got on board , more is better than less is my moto .
You can take your time in deciding if you want to shorten the shaft ... not a problem if you do , just remember you can't lengthen it again nearly as easy as you shortened it .
That 55 Traxxis is going to be pretty fast on your canoe , but nothing says you have to open it up full throtle . Less throtle demand also uses less juice thanks to the Maximizer .
The batt. life light indicator on the motor head is a neat thing ... just remember , the motor has to be "not running" to get the "accurate read" . If you test it while it's running you'll get a surprise "low" reading , even on fully charged batts. , lol .
If running in rocky rivers or chance of shallows where motor pod can contact river/lake bottom or high rocks , I always suggest you rig the motor tilt lock to stay "un-locked" . That way you have the best chance for the motor pod to bounce off the object as opposed to getting hung on it and spinning your canoe ... you understand what I just said , don't you ?? The more powerful the motor , the faster you can go ... the faster you go , the more severe a pod hang will affect a canoe . The motor will jump a little in reverse if you gun it and don't lock it first , just something to keep in mind .
Two bank charger for two batts. , 1 bank for single batt. ... each bank should have 10 amp. charging output , less just won't take good care of your batts. , they have to be heated up real good on initial hot charge cycle , this is the word from the all the learners who came before you and found out the hard way .
The 55 is almost 25% more power than the 45 , and you can see it in the pod size difference too .
Don't forget to add "wings" to your canoe now before take-off . Have fun and let us know how it's going . Better yet , tell us a fish story !!
All this just to catch a fish , crazy ain't it !!
...... how does the battery hold up , does it seem to have enough distance and duration (time) for what you need ??
How many hours run time do you think you have ??
I know you can always get a spare batt. to take along for longer time needs .
Just curious why you didn't choose the maximizer variable speed model Traxxis 55 . I know it cost about 100. more , was that thwe reason .
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Obama? Are you high? Anti-life, waging a gratuitous and stupid war on the Church in order to smash religious liberty? Votes himself the power to indefinitely detain and murder anybody he likes on his secret and royal word alone? Killed more civilians than any other Nobel Peace Prize winner? Only a fool would vote for him.
Romney: favors abortion for rape, incest and "the health of the mother". In other words, favors abortion. Also favors gay "marriage" and adoption. Also, shilly shallys when ask invited by a warm and inviting Raymond Arroyo to just come out and say, "I will overturn the HHS mandate". And, as a big big plus with the Rubber Hose Right, uses the promise of torture as a huge applause line. And he has surrounded himself with the neocons who got us into our last stupid war while ignoring the vets and classing them with Rands "Takers" when he lets his hair down among like-minded folk and makes clear that he is a proponent of the class war of rich vs poor, a program he has personally implemented by putting people out of work and getting richer off it. The very defenses offered of him by prolifers have consisted of stuff like "HA! Debbie Wasserman Schultz attacked him for taking seriously the RNC anti-abortion plank in the platform! But Anderson Cooper showed that he doesn't take that plank seriously at all! In your face, DWS!" Great. What's not to reject?
Now if we were smart, we'd be writing, faxing, and phoning R/R every day with wheedles, threats, cajoles saying, "Get serious or you lose my vote in a very close election and if you so much as *think* about betraying me you have made an enemy and one who will work to defeat you and your party in the midterms." Instead, what we get is enormous energy spent on constant shushing from other prolifers who fear that thought of this duplicitous man losing and who believe the myth"vote for Romney or you are really voting for Obama". Utter rubbish. A vote for a third party candidate is a vote for that candidate, not for somebody else.
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Cliftonville tell Celtic: 'We won't make it easy for you' at Solitude
500 more tickets to go on sale on Tuesday morning
Cliftonville have warned Scottish Premier League champions Celtic to expect fireworks at Solitude on Wednesday night.
Neil Lennon's Hoops are in town for a Champions League second qualifying round first leg showdown.
A bumper crowd of 5,000 will pack into the north-Belfast venue and the good news for Reds fans is that Cliftonville will sell around 500 tickets on Tuesday morning after Celtic returned some of their allocation.
Former Northern Ireland international Lennon knows his men are in for a fierce battle and Reds centre-back Jaimie McGovern says Tommy Breslin's men can give the Bhoys a real scare.
"People will say we aren't the favourites and they will expect us to get beaten over the two games and of course that's an understandable reaction," said the 24-year-old.
"But what I would say to those people is that this group of Cliftonville players are natural winners and we have proved that.
"With the greatest respect to other teams that we play, we know we have to raise our game but in these moments adrenaline gets you through and with the backing of our loud fans and the right gameplan in place we can cause Celtic real problems.
"This Cliftonville team has already shown what it is capable of doing domestically and we have made Solitude a fortress.
"Celtic will not relish playing here and we won't make it easy for them. There will certainly be no arrogance or complacency from our side."
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Ralph is a performer, director, producer, and instructor and has been involved in improv comedy since 2008. He was the Artistic Director of Philly Improv Theater from January 2013 to June 2015 and during that time was instrumental in moving Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) into it's permanent home at The Adrienne Theater, as well as reshaping it's programming schedule into one of the most robust in the city, with shows representing improv, sketch, stand-up, and variety. Ralph also created The Dynamite Series @ PHIT, a series of different projects that blend improv comedy with other communities and disciplines within the Philadelphia area to create hybrid shows exclusive to the PHIT stage. He has also been an instructor at the PHIT Training Center since 2011, teaching hundreds of students through Level 101, 201, and 301 improv courses.
Ralph is a member of former PHIT house team King Friday, of the 2010 TROIKA Championship team Pasiones de Pasiones (an improvised Spanish telenovela), and one half of the duo Sad Trombone with fellow PHIT instructor and director Steve Kleinedler. He is also creator and cast member of (Untitled) #_, a show that combines improv comedy and visual arts. Finally, Ralph hosts VS, PHIT's cagematch style improv competition show that happens every Saturday at midnight.
He has performed on the UCB Theatre main stage as part of the Del Close Marathon, at the People's Improv Theater for the New York Improv Festival, at the Magnet Theater in New York, on the Baltimore Improv Group stage, at the Chicago Improv Festival, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, Boston Improv Festival, and the Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival.
Before he began his improv career, Ralph worked in Los Angeles on the production teams of some memorable television shows and movies, including The World Stunt Awards, ABC's 50th Anniversary Special, the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, and the feature film Seabiscuit. He was also Art Director on many independent videos and short films, and worked as the Assistant Art Director on the Showtime comedy series The Underground, starring Damon Wayans.
Ralph has studied under some of the most gifted improvisers in Philly, and workshopped with talents like Armando Diaz, Christian Capozzoli, Brian O'Connell, Craig Cackowski, Shaun Landry, Kevin Mullaney, Susan Messing, Christina Gausas, and 30 ROCK's Scott Adsit.
When not performing, Ralph coaches independent teams in and around Philadelphia, and formerly directed PHIT House Team The Future. He also has a regular 9 to 5 job as an Operational Specialist for BBYO, a worldwide Jewish leadership organization for high school teens.
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If you believe that health care reform is unnecessary, that health insurance is reasonably priced and that America's medical system is the best in the world, you may want to check in with Dr. Marty Makary.
Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital and professor of health policy at Hopkins' School of Public Health, led a World Health Organization initiative to find standardized ways to measure the quality of the medical care we receive. He's also the author of the new book "Unacccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care."
What Makary says he found behind the scenes of your esteemed local hospital makes "Unaccountable" read more like a ticking-clock thriller than a sobering face-slap of facts from a guy who thinks you should know what you're getting into, especially if you're contemplating elective surgery. A sampling:
- Studies show that 1 in 4 patients are harmed by medical errors.
- U.S. surgeons operate on the wrong patient or body part as often as 40 times a week.
- The number of patients killed by preventable medical errors in the U.S. every year is equivalent to four jumbo jets crashing each week.
- In a confidential survey of U.S. hospitals, staffers were asked, "Would you feel comfortable having your own care performed at this hospital?" At a third of those hospitals, more than half of staff answered, "No."
"One of the big issues that historically we have not talked about in modern medicine is overtreatment and just bad-quality medical care," Makary told me in a recent phone chat. "There is good research now that shows that 20 to 30 percent of what we do, all the medications we give and the procedures we do, are unnecessary."
Makary blames these disturbing findings on a dysfunctional medical culture in which: the payment system for doctors leads them to prescribe unnecessary procedures; a lack of patient coordination results in redundant tests and procedures; and patients are both left out of the loop and stuck with higher health insurance premiums.
"Doctors feel like they don't have any control over (the culture) because, let's face it, hospitals have become giant corporations," Makary says. "Last year, there were a record number of hospital mergers and acquisitions in the United States and many people are noticing their little community hospital has now become part of a 10-hospital network run by a CEO who looks in many ways like a Wall Street guy. The incentives are not properly aligned with what's in the best interest of the patient. The docs and nurses often can tell you what needs to be done differently but they feel disempowered."
What's the solution? Makary says that while health care reform is "terrific in principle," only by standardizing and measuring hospital performance, making the findings public, and demanding accountability will we bring skyrocketing U.S. health care costs back to earth.
"I'm convinced that the government regulators and even insurance companies are not going to fix the problem," Makary says. "It's going to take transparency and local solutions based on local wisdom at the hospital level, not some outside force that imposes it."
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I was born and raised in Marietta, Georgia. Now I know what you're thinking, why would I ever want to move from the south all the way to the freezing cold that is Ohio? Well the answer is quite simple, I moved for fashion. I really wanted to get that college experience, and what better way than to move 12 ½ hours away in the pursuit of fashion?
Ever since I can remember I've dreamed of moving out of state for college, but it wasn't always for fashion. I can't sit here and tell you that I've had this passion for fashion since I was little or that I used to hold my own fashion shows where I'd model clothes, because that isn't true. I had the absolute worst fashion sense when I was younger, I'm talking about mixing stripes with plaid and paisley prints in the same outfit. YIKES! Lucky for me, my fashion sense has grown along with me and you will never catch me in an outfit like that.
Typically you can find me drinking a grande Peppermint Mocha, on my computer doing what I like to call "online window-shopping" in a pair of black leggings, a cardigan and my large handbag at my side. I'm too fussy when it comes to dressing and you probably won't catch me in a skirt or dress. I like to think of my style as chill-chic.
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Around here, where political yella-bellies abound, picking the most egregious example of political poltroonery is rough work. After all, Arizona has a gutless attorney general who bends over when Sheriff Joe Arpaio institutes a bogus investigation of his office. And there's Arpaio himself, who wimped out of Guadalupe when the mayor there stood up to him, and who conceded Mesa to Police Chief George Gascón during the Sheriff's Office's anti-immigrant sweep in that city.
But nothing beats Mesa pantywaist Russell Pearce, a bigoted bully in the state Legislature who is used to getting his way. Pearce was looking to take on moderate Republican Jeff Flake this year for his District 6 Congressional seat, had an exploratory committee taking donations, and even started sporting a toupée in a lame attempt to compete with golden-boy Flake's toothy good looks. However, Russ' exploratory committee raised only about $24K, while Flake had a cool mil in the bank. And the state Republican Party was not enthusiastic about Russ' challenging the wildly popular Flake, so the big, bad Pearce pulled out. Um, wussed out is more like it. Since Pearce's term-limited out of the state House, he's running for the state Senate seat vacated by Karen Johnson. But if Russ'd been half the man he pretends to be, he would've stuck it out with Jeff Flake to begin with. In other words, look up the word "punk" in the dictionary, and (in a perfect world) you'd see a pic of Pearce.
If you've ever felt the overwhelming need to be the center of attention (and the gaping stares of other people don't bother you), then visit Easley's Fun Shop. The Valley's most renowned costume store is a veritable freak factory, with hundreds of crazy getups within its yellow walls, not to mention the wacky wigs, madcap masks, and other outrageous accessories. Want to shock your friends on Halloween? Rent the "evil clown" ensemble. Got a gonzo costume party to go to? Slip on a pimp costume and also grab a John F. Kennedy mask for some wry political satire. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination, bub, because sometimes it's more fun being a freak show than seeing a freak show.
Considering the way our city has expanded over the past few decades, with people relocating from other states, sometimes it's hard to tell who was born here from those who've moved here. We've figured out a surefire way of determining who's a native and who's a Johnny-come-lately: Ask them about Legend City. Only true OG's born and raised in the PHX will remember going to the Valley's version of Disneyland, which was located near 56th and Washington streets on the border of Phoenix and Tempe from 1963 until it was felled by a wrecking ball in the early '80s. The joyous joint was filled with themed areas devoted to Arizona's Wild West history and culture, like Indian Country and Boom Town.
We've got childhood memories of bombing around the park, lining up for the spookiness of the Lost Dutchman Mine ride, floating down the River of Legends, or spinning around on the Krazy Kups until we were green in the face. Our first chance to meet Wallace and Ladmo also came at Legend City, as the hosts of the renowned local children's show were regular visitors, holding a live stage show weekly and handing out their coveted and candy-filled Ladmo Bags. Thankfully, the park lives on through Web sites (www.legend-city.com) and even its own MySpace page (www.myspace.com/legendcity), where former patrons leave loving devotions, like the one from a dude who wrote, "Legend City is truly legendary." Word.
Technically, Laurie Notaro moved away from Phoenix years ago. Yet she keeps coming back, usually in the form of her essays and fiction, now found in seven books — with more to come. In her latest, Flaming Tantrum of Death, Notaro proves you can judge a book by its cover (we always love her covers) particularly if you read the subtitle: "Reflections on revenge, germophobia, and laser hair removal." That's quite a trapeze act, we think. And obviously Notaro thought the same, given her cover art.
Fuzzy hair, bulbous nose, comically pompous, attorney Dennis Wilenchik had all the makings of a clown even before he pulled out ethical stops and went after New Times. As Sheriff Joe Arpaio's well-paid attorney on the taxpayers' dime, Wilenchik had learned from the harlequin-supreme. Nobody sports a bulbous red nose and a potbelly, while acting the fool, better than ol' Joke.
Even before Wilenchik put his big clown shoe in his own mouth in the New Times case and a judge put her stiletto up his ass, it was as if Joe were conducting clown college and Dennis was star student. Wilenchik went after Joe foe Dan Saban with the vengeance of Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight, trying to get him fired from his job, bringing up Arpaio's smear campaign against Saban to practically anybody who'd listen. (It was right out of Arpaio's playbook.) Denny was all about extra-legal activities only tangentially related to his defense against a slander lawsuit Saban filed against the sheriff because of the bogus smear. That Wilenchik won that suit on technicalities must have emboldened him to take up his buffoonish mentor's cause against the alternative newspaper-thorn in the sheriff's backside.
We can just imagine him popping his suspenders with glee when ringmaster Andy Thomas asked him to enter the bit tent and attempt to tame New Times. The problem here was that County Attorney Thomas was asking Wilenchik to go into the lion's cage with whip and chair, and he was but a pitiful clown, prone to clown-like antics — such as trying to influence the presiding judge over the New Times case and ordering the arrests of the paper's owners for writing a story a story about abusive grand jury subpoenas he'd issued from a grand jury that didn't actually exist.
The capper was that the subpoenas demanded not only NT journalists' notes and communications regarding Arpaio, but the Internet-viewing habits of readers who'd clicked on the paper's coverage of the withered law-clown. All perfectly fine in the funny-haired world in which he and Arpaio reside, but unwise when handling big cats. He was reprimanded by the judge, and fired as special prosecutor by his beloved ringmaster — after public opinion took a big bite out of both their bozo asses. Raar! The result is that Wilenchik and Thomas are under investigation by the Arizona Bar Association, and we hope that these scary scaramouches get a good legal whacking. Now that would be funny.
If any of your candy-ass, 'fraidy-cat friends are too terrified by the Desert Storm's towering appearance to consider riding the 90-foot-high roller coaster (the biggest in the state), tell 'em the ride lasts only about a minute and a half, from start to finish. A mere 90 seconds. About as much time as it takes to nuke a microwave burrito. Although you may wanna skip over the part about how there probably won't be any time to be scared, as they'll likely be too busy screaming their lungs out in terror while zooming along 2,000 feet of steel track (including the initial drop of 85 feet) and blasting through two vertical loopty-loops at around 50 miles per hour. With that whole "nothing to fear but fear itself" thing going on, the less they know, the better. Besides, once they've busted their cherry and ridden it at least once, we're sure they'll be hopping back in line to go again.


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Water main break floods Pittsburgh grocery store
A 6-inch water main break flooded a Kuhn's grocery store on Banksville Road early Monday morning.
The break occurred near the Pittsburgh store's loading dock, said Kuhn's president Joe Dentici. When the water level rose above the dock, more than 4 feet high, it started flooding the store, he said.
The store reopened just before noon after cleaning up and passing an inspection by the Allegheny County Health Department, Kuhn's advertising manager Dan Sakala said.
Crews restored service at 2 p.m., said Gary Lobaugh, spokesman for Penn American Water.


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A research team at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is targeting the brain's opiate receptor system in trying to answer the age-old question of why some people can remain social drinkers while others who drink develop serious alcohol problems, the Johns Hopkins University Gazette reported April 19.
A $1 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funded through federal stimulus dollars will help Elise Weerts and colleagues in building on prior brain research that found binding at opioid receptors is different in alcohol-dependent individuals. Weerts, an associate professor of behavioral biology at the medical school, said "what we don't know is whether these differences were there before alcohol dependence or were a result of heavy long-term drinking."
The two-year study will involve about 60 healthy social drinkers ages 21 to 30 who will provide their drinking history and will receive positron emission tomography (PET) brain scans. Also as part of the study, the subjects will receive small amounts of alcohol in controlled settings and will have their responses analyzed in comparison to brain scan results.
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MINISTER of Economic Planning and Development Prince Hlangusemphi says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not want to cooperate with government.He said instead of helping the country access funding to revive its economy, the IMF had prevented organisations such as the African Development Bank (AfDB) from giving loans to government. He said the economy was sinking but the IMF did not want to assist the country get funding. The minister was speaking during the ministry's first quarter performance report on Friday.He said the IMF highlighted that Swaziland was a risk but did not have grounds to substantiate that. He said the country was not a risk because never in its history had it failed to pay its loans. "Why do they say we are a risk because we have never failed to pay our debts?" he wondered.Prince Hlangusemphi noted that in some other countries, downsizing of the civil service has not helped. He said instead, the organisation should be coming up with other suggestions such as infrastructure or agriculture development. He said nevertheless he was confident that the economy would recover. He was asked by Hhukwini MP Mkhululi Dlamini why the economy was facing such challenges when it is so small. In response, the minister said such was caused by the fact that Swaziland was small in size but traded in an open world economy hence, affected by global recession. He said some of the neighbouring countries had developed to be bigger than Swaziland because they were able to receive financial assistance from leading and reputable international bodies. "Such does not happen with Swaziland because the country is ranked as middle income and, therefore, forced to be fully dependant on government," he said.The minister also said the country's domestic economic growth for the current year was expected to remain below 1%. He attributed this to global and regional economic developments which have a bearing on the performance of the domestic economy. He added that the lagged effects of the fiscal crisis had resulted in the accumulation of arrears to the private sector suppliers. This has affected the small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) financials, thereby forcing some of them to close down, leading to job losses. He said the country was faced with downside risks emanating from among other things, rising inflation rate due to escalating global oil prices, higher domestic food prices due to higher global price of food, as well as a repeat of global recession due to the Euro-zone crisis.The fiscal crisis, Dlamini said, had also resulted to the downscaling of the capital projects which resulted in the stalling and suspension of some of these. Some of the suspended projects included the rural electrification. Economic growth was also affected by scarcity of fuel provision which affected service provision by government.
SD could be sanctioned – Prince Hlangusemphi
SWAZILAND could be sanctioned if it forcefully retrenched staff in the civil service without negotiating and reaching an agreement with their unions. This is one of the reasons government has not taken any action in downsizing the civil service as recommended by the IMF.Minister Prince Hlangusemphi said the country was faced with many international organisations which all had an influence. ReductionHe said on the one hand there was the IMF which called for the reduction of the civil service while on the other hand the International Labour Organisation (ILO) was against sending workers home. Interviewed last Friday, he also echoed what was said by Minister of Public Service Magobatane Mamba last week where he said government was reluctant to implement the Enhanced Voluntary Exit Retirement Scheme (EVERS) now because it could increase the unemployment rate. Dlamini said retrenching the civil service could result in an increase in crime rate as more people would be unemployed.
MPs snub Minister Ntuthuko again
MINISTER of Public Works and Transport Ntuthuko Dlamini was cleared from a charge of contempt of parliament by the House of Assembly, but it seems the matter is not over.The minister was in parliament on Friday for debate of the ministry's first quarter performance report. However, the sitting was unsuccessful as members of the portfolio committee told the minister they were not going to go ahead with the debate. They wanted proof that he had paid a fine for failing to give evidence that a certain shareholder of the Swaziland National Airways Corporation stopped him from firing the board of directors as tasked by the House of Assembly. Minister Ntuthuko was fined E400. He tried to reason with the MPs, saying he made four attempts to pay the money with the parliament accounts office but all his efforts failed as they kept on telling him they were waiting for correspondence from the Speaker's office over the Resolution. As a result, they refused to accept the money. He told them he had the money even on the day so he was ready to hand it over and the payment processes be made afterwards. While other MPs acknowledged that the minister was wrong, they suggested that they should go ahead with the debate for the sake of progress and they would deal with the matter later. However, committee chairman Robert Magongo disagreed. He said as chairman, he was not going to let the debate go ahead because they would be setting a wrong precedence. "We are not supposed to bend just because the minister says he has the money. He had plenty of time to make the payment," he said, adding that Dlamini should have paid the money at the treasury department as all other government monies were paid there. The matter emanates from a resolution passed by the House of Assembly that Minister Ntuthuko should fire the Swaziland National Airways Board for embezzling funds. This was uncovered by a select committee assigned to investigate why the minister failed to do so. However, Minister Ntuthuko defied the parliament resolution to fire the board. The public works minister said a certain shareholder refused to have the board fired. When the MPs wanted proof of that, he failed to produce it hence the fine, which he had not paid at least until last Friday. The ministry's business in parliament was boycotted since then.As the debate of the ministry's first quarter report was about to start, Nkhaba MP Enoch Dlamini asked if the minister had paid the fine. He said they must have proof that he had paid the fine before they continued with the ministry's business. The chairman asked that they be excused while they made a decision on the matter, after which he called for the debate to adjourn.
I don't hate Ntuthuko – MP Magongo
MOTSHANE MP Robert Magongo, who is also chairperson of the portfolio committee of the ministry of public works and transport, says he does not hate Minister Ntuthuko Dlamini.He said he had nothing against him either save for that they often had differences in their work. He said this during the ministry's portfolio sitting when he made an introduction as they were about to start the debate. "I do not hate this minister and have nothing against him. I think I should just make that clear to everyone. It's just that the minister and I do not see-eye-to-eye at times but that does not mean I have something against him," he said.The minister and MP Magongo have had public spats in the past. Recently, they were engaged in a verbal showdown over the SADC drivers' licences, which the ministry delayed implementing. MP Magongo reportedly called upon the minister to resign from his position while on the other hand Minister Dlamini implored voters at the Motshane constituency to vote Magongo out as their representative in the forthcoming elections.Sometime last year, the minister told parliament that he was having a tough time working with Magongo as chairman of the portfolio committee of his ministry. In response, MP Magongo said complaining in parliament when he (Magongo) was not present was a clear sign that the minister was not a credible person. He said the minister was not fit for his position and if it were for him he should be sent home.
A prayer for under fire minister
LOBAMBA MP Majahodvwa Khumalo made a personal prayer for Minister Ntuthuko Dlamini that he may have a change of heart and take his work seriously.MP Khumalo was asked to close the portfolio debate in prayer. He prayed that God helped the minister do things with utmost diligence and also takes his work seriously. MPs were giggling as the MP prayed. The prayer did not go down well with the minister as he asked at the end, "what sort of prayer is this?"


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's unemployment rate is remaining relatively flat.
The state's jobless rate for April was 6.2 percent, or a slight dip from March when the rate actually went up.
But that means the unemployment rate has been the same rate for most of this year.
There was an estimated 599,000 people out of work in the state.
Florida did gain 34,000 jobs last month and trailed only Texas and California in the number of jobs added in April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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In addition to their performance of 'If So', the guys in Atlas Genius let Conan premiere a brand new remix of their tune 'Centered On You'. You can stream the St. Lucia remix below and if you like it, download it for free!
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This white paper will be a golden opportunity to build a long-term commitment to the Australian federation. This national conversation should begin with a philosophical argument about what kind of federation we want – centralised or decentralised, cooperative or competitive. My preference is for a model that is cooperative and decentralised.
A priority must be to address what is the great bane of our federation – vertical fiscal imbalance. This is the mismatch between what the various levels of government in Australia are required to do, and the amount of revenue they are able to raise in order to do it. A better alignment of revenue and spending responsibilities will almost certainly deliver better value for taxpayers.
The lead-up to the white paper is an opportune time to revisit these intergovernmental funding arrangements. As a starting point, the states – and our economy in general – would benefit substantially from an early decision to lower the GST threshold on online imported purchases.
This was a key recommendation of the GST Distribution Review I completed with Nick Greiner and Bruce Carter, and would enjoy bipartisan support.
There should also be a focus on building a stronger Council of Australian Governments, one with an agreed forward agenda, a regular meeting schedule and, I suggest, an independent COAG Secretariat. Such a body would manage, among other things, a medium-term COAG agenda – one that transcends electoral cycles and one to which states can contribute.
Appropriate standards
And perhaps further, we should give consideration to establishing appropriate governance standards for COAG.
The world is heading in the direction of greater transparency and more rigorous standards of governance for government and non-government bodies alike. Why should these standards not be applied to the organisation that holds the key to the future of our nation?
Thought also needs to be given to the reform of the Australian Senate. The Senate was designed to be the states' house but there remains now almost no sense in which the Senate functions as a protector of the interests of the states.
And the Senate election process needs reform. The recent half Senate election would be better named "Senate-lotto". Setting higher minimum standards for party registration (say 2000 members) and setting a minimum vote threshold for election (perhaps 5 per cent like Germany and New Zealand) would be great starting points for consideration.
The final item on my wish list in the run-up to the white paper would be for the nation to embrace the concept of true reform. Not only of the structure of our federation, or of COAG, but of our economy and our nation as a whole. Lord Acton, the man who warned "all power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely", is less well known for his praise of federalism as "a true natural check on absolute democracy".
It must be said that federalism has served Australia well. We enjoy a stable democracy, a strong economy and a vibrant multicultural society. But much has changed since six independent colonies became one nation in 1901. When our constitution was created, the levels of government were envisaged as operating largely independently of each other. These days it is hard to think of a key policy area where Commonwealth and state responsibilities do not now intersect.
This has increased the pressure on intergovernmental relations and the funding that accompanies it. Disagreements between the states and the Commonwealth over funding often spark calls to abolish the states.
Fiendishly difficult
Not only is this the wrong policy approach, in reality it will never happen.
The Australian constitution is fiendishly difficult to change and Australians are not inclined to change it. Instead of criticising our federal system we need a more constructive approach to its challenges.
In 2007 the states commissioned professors Anne Twomey of the University of Sydney and Glenn Withers of the ANU to prepare a report for the Council for the Australian Federation on what federalism has to offer Australia today. That report found six major benefits of federalism – the six Cs: a check on power; choice and diversity; customisation of policies; competition; creativity; and cooperation.
As far as cooperation goes, the mechanism for that is COAG. What happens around the COAG table is not always pretty, but many of the decisions taken there have transformed Australia. The Gun buy-back scheme after the Port Arthur massacre; the National Competition Policy, which has contributed to 22 years of economic growth; the GST, which was both a major taxation and economic reform,; and the current wide-ranging and ambitious national reform agenda are just a few examples.
But our high Australian dollar combined with the economic and social transformation occurring in Asia means that, as Thomas Friedman has put it, "average is over". To drive productivity and jobs, we need further reductions in business regulation as well as ongoing improvements in our health and education systems. As history has shown us, the best way of achieving ongoing and difficult reform is through cooperative federalism.
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She carved out the sugar cookies using a shark-shaped cookie cutter, and added in a few wave shapes for emphasis. Use a grey icing for the shark body, and white icing for the belly. Accent the teeth with more white icing, and dot the eyes with little black beads. With the blue and green wave cookies, it makes for a playful display.


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The third single from Ty's "Kick Snare & An Idea" series is upon us, bringing more new music, plus remixes from DJ Spinna and a host of other top producers.
Part 3 opens with the brand new track "It's All Right", a classic uplifting Ty joint with deep yet quirky lyrics. A song with a message that can be applied to anyone and everyone, as Ty explains, "It's for those situations where you need to hear 'It's alright... It's not so bad... It's not great but it's not the end of the world' - it's something that I need to hear constantly!"
Co-produced by Ty and his regular studio comrade Drew Horley, with assistance from Akwasi (whose fingerprints appear on previous Ty releases including a remix on his "Emotions" single); "It's Alright" bumps along on a warm bassline, Ty's trademark playful genre blending apparent as it veers into progressive territory with a stirring, snaking and scintillating synth outro. Ty's steady flow is joined by additional vocals from Sharlene Hector.
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The American Dream project will create more than 8,900 construction jobs over the next two years and up to 35,000 permanent jobs once it is fully operational. It is expected to attract 60 million annual visits and will generate millions in tax revenue.
"Today's announcement is great news for the Meadowlands and for New Jersey. By working with a world-class developer in Triple Five, we are taking another positive step to get this project moving, creating tens of thousands of jobs for New Jerseyans, and continuing the growth of the Meadowlands as an economic engine for both the regional and state economies," said Governor Chris Christie. "I want to commend our partners at Triple Five for their commitment and vision. With a more attractive design plan, a new name and timeline for completion, this project is getting a much-needed makeover, while enhancing New Jersey's reputation as a vibrant tourism destination."
Triple Five has 35 years experience in the development and management of large entertainment and retail projects, most notably Mall of America (MOA) in Minnesota and West Edmonton Mall® (WEM) in Alberta, Canada. Combined, the two complexes attract more than 60 million visitors annually.
"Mall of America and West Edmonton Mall are two of the most visited malls in the world," stated Paul Ghermezian, Sr. Vice President of Triple Five. "We are confident that American Dream at Meadowlands will rank alongside them as a source of local pride and as a destination for tourists from around the world."
Artistic renderings and designs for both the interior and exterior of the complex were released today. Interior views show dynamic new public areas focusing on attraction, entertainment and high end retail. Exterior views address the much maligned existing exterior. Triple Five understands the public's displeasure with the current exterior and is committed to improving the look so that it better fits in with the surrounding area, yet has a dynamic, exciting feel.
"Working with Triple Five to develop a realistic plan and pathway for the success of the project, we've been able to accomplish Governor Christie's goal of turning the stalled project around, capitalizing on the significant investment already made, and ensuring this project moves forward as a boost to the Governor's efforts to create jobs for New Jerseyans and get the economy moving," said Jon Hanson, Chairman of the Governor's Advisory Commission on New Jersey Gaming, Sports and Entertainment.
"We selected the name American Dream at Meadowlands because it connotes opportunity," stated Nader Ghermezian, Chairman, Triple Five. "It represents opportunity for new jobs, to drive tourism, to generate tax revenue and to offer people of all ages a unique place with unparalleled retail, entertainment and attraction options."
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St. Julian Samba Showdown 24 by J Thyme (2010) - 200 mb - 288 kbps
Question? How do you eat an elephant?
Answer. One bite at a time.
That's what I attempt to do with the GREAT BRASILIAN SONGBOOK. Digest it... one bite at a time.
Let's take a couple nibbles. With love, from Justin Thyme. For fans of 70's MPB. Enjoy!
St. Julian Samba Showdown 24 by J Thyme (2010)
01. Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos - Antônio Carlos & Jocafi (1974)
02. Nega Louca - Zeca Do Trombone & Roberto Sax (1976)
03. Ora, Acho Que Vou-Me Embora - Dóris Monteiro (1972)
04. Sou Batuqueiro Sim - Zuzuca (1972)
05. Deus Não Castiga Ninguém - Beth Carvalho (1977)
06. Fotos e Fatos - Elton Medeiros (1973)
07. Quero Voltar Pro Nordeste - Marlene Vidal (1978)
08. Uma Rosa Pra Dita - Os Incriveis (1973)
09. Boi da Cara Preta (Eneida, Amor e Fantasia) - Jair Rodrigues (1973)
10. Forró Do Sertão - Dominguinhos (1976)
11. Lourdinha - Nonato E Seu Conjunto (1978)
12. Armadilha - Totonho (1978)
13. O Bem E O Mal - Os Originais do Samba (1970)
14. Crioula - Jorge Ben (1969)
15. Acende o Candieiro - Adoniran Barbosa (1974)
16. Meu Lema - Clara Nunes (1971)
17. Dingue Li Bangue - Conjunto Sal Da Terra (1972)
18. Em Festa De Rato Nao Sobra Queijo - Velha (Minha Portela Querida) (1972)
19. O Mestre-Sala Dos Mares - João Bosco (1975)
20. A água negra da lagoa - Toquinho (1970)
21. Fatal - Ely Arcoverde (1972)
22. Jamais - Gordurinha (1962)
23. Nó Na Madeira - João Nogueira (1975)
24. Lavadeira - Os Cinco Crioulos (1968)
25. Mulata - Jorginho Pessanha (1971)
P.S. This one goes out to Vee from London. A little something to sip with your tea on a cold, gray, chilly day, mate. Cheers!
Also, I managed to get a 25th track on this volume. All volumes of the series will rip as a CD. OK?
My goal with this series is to make MPB a little more common to our musical language as Jazz, Rock & Roll, Reggae or the Blues. It IS as good as those forms & deserves the world's attention as a style. I'm just here to keep us focused on THAT FACT.
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HOORAY! made my day!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 29, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Muito obrigado! The grey skies are clearing, the trees in Hyde Park are going into blossom, the temperature is up... and there's a new Showdown! Can it get much better than that? Seriously mate, you've really cheered me up. I'll be burning a CD to listen to at work tomorrow. As always, no need to worry about the quality of the tunes.
It's a slow drip drip as regards Brasilian music. Everyone who hears it goes "wow', it's just that not enough folk are exposed to it. I always try to turn people onto your blog, and the other blogs that promote these beautiful sounds. I tell them that this music will make the world a better place because it encourages a positive feeling and that certain joie de vivre. When they hear the music, they feel it and agree with me. But they have to hear it first, and that's where you play your part.
Over here we have the NHS, our National Health Service, with people trooping in to see the doctor about this and that, sometimes nothing specific, just a vague sadness. Maybe our doctors could prescribe a course of Brasilian tunes to promote well-being. "Mrs Smith, It seems that the miserable British climate is really getting you down, so I strongly advise that you listen to volumes 1 to 10 of the St Julian Samba Showdown series. If symptoms persist, move on to volumes 10 to 20. Next patient!"
Best wishes,
Vee from London
- restless_43March 30, 2010 at 4:16 PM
thank you very much for all the work done on theseReplyDelete
Thank you Vee. Very kind & very funny. I do my very best lining these up for maximum enjoyment. I even look out for our friends who still use CD's & make sure to bring these in under 70 minutes. It so nice to know some people appreciate these little concessions.ReplyDelete
Thank you Restless 43.
- AnonymousMarch 30, 2010 at 6:18 PM
Listened to the new Showdown today, and it's a beauty. An elegant and erudite flow from start to finish. I'm always pleasantly surprised by the number of your tunes that I've never heard or noticed before, and believe you me, I've been listening to this music for a long time.
I certainly appreciate the CD friendly format. Actually, I'm so old that I can even remember the funny twelve inch black discs that people used to plonk on those machines called turntables. My daughters don't believe me, of course, and think I'm just an old fool rambling on about the mythical time of dragons and giants. Ha! What little these youngsters know...
Regards, and an almighty Sarava! to you.
Vee, I think the words we look for to describe this music is "Alegria" & "Alegre". Good words.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 8:05 PM
Yes, good words alright. Basically, happiness.ReplyDelete
Best wishes,
Very very nice i love ^^ReplyDelete
Hi your blog is excellent. Bravo. We too have a blog. Specializing in music ... Soul Funk and Disco. Do you have a link exchange with us?
Best regard
Hi Basto, Thank you & glad you like this page. I'm trying to understand your page. Is it a mix-tape blog? Can you explain. I don't understand.ReplyDelete
Basto, My links on the sidebar are ones offering full LP/CD shares. Are you offering discs?ReplyDelete
hi not we offer no disc. proposed mix, concert, review vinyl funky disco, party etc.. I was just wondering if you would add us to your list of "friends" and vice versaReplyDelete
Thank you ^^ I put your blog in our list + @ReplyDelete
This is in mp4.
Can you post in mp3?
DJ Maloro, This will play in ITunes. It would just as easy for you to download ITunes for Windows. OK? MP4 is a universal format. If Window Media Player can not open it, then ITunes for Windows can.ReplyDelete
There are 23 other volumes to choose from.
I'm late getting in on this one, been traveling since March 10 and only now getting back home. Airline lost my bags... second time in the last year. Since one of them has my new digital station in it, and the power supply for my laptop, I can't grab this today but as soon as they find my stuff (and they WILL find it) I am all over this! thanks againReplyDelete
By the time you get your computer back there might actually be another volume to catch up with.ReplyDelete
THANK YOU. Can't get enough of that stuff. Now all I need is a little warmth outside! - Great work as always.ReplyDelete
Beautiful blog. Congratulations.ReplyDelete
I hope well be seeing more from you Spellbound.ReplyDelete
Hello here, and thanks for your email that's permitting me today to discover your nice blog, i'm downloading the last volume and i'm sure i'm gonna adore it... See you J.ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by Charlie.ReplyDelete
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- restless_43May 2, 2010 at 3:59 PM
before i move on to Volume 25.. :) i just want to let everyone know i had 'Meu Lema - Clara Nunes' on repeat for i can't tell how long honestly..ReplyDelete
just beautiful..
one of those songs that i'd love to catch someone else listenin' to...
PLEASE, NO ANONYMOUS COMMENTS!ReplyDelete


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Mike Kennedy began playing guitar at the age of eight. By the 7th grade, Mike was working within a group dynamic in both bands and ensembles, playing guitar and bass, and also began exploring composition. Mike's first exposure to Jazz occurred when he heard Johnny Smith's Moonlight in Vermont. He was captivated by the introspective and complex sound which challenged his own musical development. It was not until high school that Mike took a few jazz lessons and, upon hearing Joe Pass on Virtuoso #2, Mike knew that he had found his medium in jazz guitar.
Mike's formal education in jazz guitar was completed at the University of the Arts, College of Performing Arts, in Philadelphia where he received both his Bachelors Degree in Jazz Guitar and his Masters Degree in Jazz Studies. With the ethic that a firm musical foundation expands his ability to absorb, contemplate and create, Mike studied with, among others, Jimmy Bruno, Larry McKenna, Bob DiNardo, Joe Federico, and Allan Slutsky.
Mike has been teaching guitar for over 17 years. He currently teaches jazz guitar, performance, composition, ensembles, and computer classes designed for music. Mike also writes compositions and plays, both locally in Philadelphia, PA and in the surrounding tri-state region. Over the past few years, Mike has had the opportunity to perform with such renowned Philadelphia jazz musicians as Larry McKenna and John Swana and has also has performed with commercially known international pop artists such as Lou Rawls, Michael Feinstein, Bernadette Peters, and Elton John. Throughout his education and career, Mike has performed and created compositions in various musical genres from jazz to rock and R&B, but over the past decade, he has focused almost exclusively on jazz. Mike identified with the rhythmic complexity of jazz music, the wit and perception of improvisation and the dichotomy between the spontaneity of the individual and the communication within a group.
With a sound based in the bebop tradition, yet with a definite modern presence, Mike collected a series of ten tunes for his first self-produced jazz CD, Quartet No. 1, which was released in late 2002. The album received exceptional reviews that praise both the compositions and the musicians. The CD has had airplay in the Philadelphia area, as well as overseas. Mike is presently in the process of releasing his new album, Idle Afternoon, consisting of 8 original tunes. Mike was also recently selected for inclusion in the Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour (PennPAT) Roster. Funding may be available through PennPAT to support performance engagements with presenters in DC, DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV and the US Virgin Islands.
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Tokyo (AFP) Sept 9, 2011
As Japan prepares to mark six months since the March earthquake, tens of thousands remain in temporary housing, mourning loved ones, fearful of radiation and despairing over a marathon road to recovery.
The raging wall of water unleashed by the record 9.0 magnitude March 11 quake left an indelible scar on Japan's northeastern Pacific coast, killing 20,000 and sparking the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl 25 years ago.
Much rubble has been cleared, leaving vast empty mud fields. Makeshift shelters at schools and public halls have closed after temporary housing was hastily constructed. But mental scars will take longer to heal.
"People talk about recovery, but there is no such thing here," said fisherman Take Tachibana, 66, still searching for his sister's body after the tsunami took his house, his boat and 600 lives from his town of Yamada.
"It is too early to think of the future. I don't know what to do."
Rebuilding the muddy wastelands of the northeastern "Tohoku" region is expected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars and take up to a decade. Areas close to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may be uninhabitable for longer.
For many, faith in government has been eroded amid criticism over its response to the disaster, suspicions it underplayed the full scale of the nuclear crisis, and as political infighting overshadowed recovery efforts.
Radiation fears are a daily fact of life after cases of contaminated water, beef, vegetables, tea and seafood due to the Fukushima accident. The government has been at pains to stress the lack of an "immediate" health risk.
"Since March 11, my life has changed completely," said Yuko Sugimoto, 56, from Namie, a village in the 20 kilometre (12 mile) no-go zone set up around the nuclear plant after it was crippled in the tsunami.
Sugimoto has been forced to give up plans to raise and sell organic vegetables this year. "All we have now is despair, stress and the worry that we will be discarded as time goes by," she said.
Facing huge compensation costs, plant operator TEPCO made initial payments of one million yen ($13,000) per family, but this has failed to soothe anger about lost homes, jobs and livelihoods and potential long-term health risks.
Activists and scientists have called for a wider evacuation zone with fears that it does not account for unpredictable radiation fallout patterns on the ground after the plant spewed radiation into the environment, including pockets more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) away.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) hopes to bring the Fukushima facility into stable "cold shutdown" by January.
But some areas in the zone could be uninhabitable for decades, with radiation equivalent to more than 500 millisieverts (mSv) per year, compared to a legal limit that was raised from 1.0 to 20 mSv per year after the accident.
Parents living nearby face a nightmare dilemma: evacuate their children or live with the fear that radiation will make them sick. Experts agree that children face a higher risk than adults from radiation-linked cancers.
Fears were heightened after tests showed trace radioactive substances in urine samples of children in Fukushima, where schools now give dosimeters to each student.
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who replaced his heavily criticised predecessor Naoto Kan earlier this month, pledged to speed up recovery efforts.
His government plans to set up a new nuclear regulator to replace the existing Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, seen culpable in TEPCO's failure to foresee the threat to the Fukushima plant from a giant tsunami.
The disaster also triggered a wave of anti-nuclear sentiment in the resource-poor nation. Most reactors are currently offline for safety tests. Noda and other officials have signalled Japan may eventually phase out nuclear power.
Parliament passed a law to promote renewable energy such as wind, solar and geothermal last month, and major companies such as mobile phone operator Softbank are entering potentially lucrative power businesses.
The disaster's impact on manufacturing and demand helped tip Japan into recession, but hopes for a second-half rebound have been clouded by a slowing global economy and the strong yen's impact on the profitability of exporters.
The government estimates that at least 70,000 people in the three tsunami-hit prefectures -- Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate -- lost their jobs due to the disaster, but analysts say the figure is far higher.
While life is getting back to normal in cities such as Tokyo -- where supermarkets were stripped of supplies in the disaster's early aftermath -- areas such as Fukushima face a long road to recovery.
"People in other affected areas still have hope, which we don't have in Fukushima," said Sugimoto. "The nuclear accident did not only open Pandora's box, it destroyed it and took away the hope left inside."
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Whether it's a casual takeaway or a gourmet creation, pizza is a universal Italian favourite and this selection has two perfect matches. The Zonte's Footstep Canto Di Lago Sangiovese Barbera 2010 with its sweet dark fruit and dusty, savoury complexity is bellissimo with salami and red pepper pizza. Or with a pepperoni pizza try the Currency Creek Carabid Nebbiolo 2010 with its perfumed fruit, savoury intensity and lovely silky tannins – delizioso!
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Young bands that release excellent first albums, such as Britain's the Vaccines did last year, often run into trouble following them up. Do they have enough quality songs for album No. 2? Can they recapture the freshness of their debut after a year of touring? On those counts, the Vaccines come through with flying colors.
But "Come of Age" does not merely reprise its predecessor. Instead, it adds new wrinkles right from the outset. Lead vocalist Justin Young adds a jaunty Dylan-ish vocal to the folk-tinged opener, "No Hope," during this charming rumination on disaffected youth.
"Always Knew" follows with a rolling Buddy Holly-style drumbeat and high-pitched, quavering guitar tones that evoke the work of 1960s British producer Joe Meek.
Elsewhere, there's the Kinks-ish whimsy of "Aftershave Ocean," one of the album's catchiest tunes. "Change of Heart Part 2" rivals it, with its scratchy guitars coalescing into a fluid riff supporting a sing-along chorus in a too-brief two minutes.
Throw in the spare, echoey twanging guitars on "Weirdo" and "Ghost Town," and the quartet's attitude becomes clear: This group can and will play any type of music it feels like, so long as it's punchy, intriguing and has a strong melodic backbone.
Sometimes, it's best to stick with the basics -- guitars and drums, straightforward lyrics and, with Young, an excellent lead singer -- and not worry about image or trendiness. By following this blueprint, the Vaccines clearly have become the class of the current field of Britpop bands. If you like "Come of Age," seek out the import, which includes three excellent extra studio tracks and an entire live concert on a second CD.


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Natural disasters and informal risk sharing against illness: networks vs. groups
Using original household panel survey data collected in rural Fiji, this paper demonstrates how informal risk-sharing institutions upon which poor people heavily rely in times of illness are vulnerable to natural disasters. First, household private cash-inkind transfers do not serve as insurance against illness in the relief phase (several months after the disaster); they do so only after pooled resources are recovered in the reconstruction phase (a few years later) (i.e., the resource effect). Second, risk-sharing arrangements are dependent on the history of labor-time transfers corresponding to housing damage: Only disaster non-victims are insured against illness, because victims have already received labor help for their rehabilitation from non-victims (i.e., the reciprocity effect). The paper also reveals that resource/reciprocity effects exist in endogenously formed networks and pre-formed groups, as risk-sharing pools to a similar degree. Not only do private transfers exchanged among households serve as insurance, but also, household contributions directly made to groups ? such as ritual gifts and religious donations ? contain risk- sharing components against illness among group members. Although the former finding is commonly evident in the literature, the latter is new. Network formation is directly related to pre-formed groups, especially kin and religious ones.
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TURIN, Italy -- Insiders indicate Wayne Gretzky will wash his hands of the Canadian Olympic team for 2010, opening the door for Kevin Lowe to take over.
While a lot can happen in four years, it is believed the Edmonton GM's choice to coach the team would be Calgary coach Darryl Sutter. By then, Sutter will have stepped away from the Flames bench to concentrate on GM duties, which would make for an interesting decision on his part.
It also suggests a second choice as Canada's coach would be Red Deer Rebels owner-coach-GM Brent Sutter, who will likely accept one of the many NHL offers being thrown at him by then. Something to chew on, anyway.
PONY UP: It's time for the Canadian Olympic Committee to start offering cash rewards to athletes who climb Olympic podiums.
It won't make them try any harder but it would serve as a small reward for boosting national pride like no other sporting event in the world can.
Admit it, Canadians can walk a little taller these days thanks to the record-setting efforts of Canadian athletes who each traditionally receive a paltry $18,000 a year for undying dedication to their craft and their country.
The Italians offered $150,000 per gold here, the U.S and Swiss gave $25,000 and the Aussies offered $7,500.
Assuming the COC -- or a savvy corporate sponsor -- offered $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze, the total shelled out here in Turin would have been less than $500,000 -- a small price to pay for those who did Canada proud on the biggest international sporting stage.
AROUND THE RINGS: Word out of the Canadian hockey team's dressing room is Jarome Iginla and Todd Bertuzzi were two of the hardest hit by the loss to Russia. Iginla sat stunned in full gear for more than 20 minutes before undressing. With tears in his eyes, Bertuzzi apparently apologized to all his teammates for his interference penalty that led to the game-winner ... Is it just me or does German speed-skating hottie Anni Friesinger know exactly when the cameras are on her, cueing her to unzip the top of her body suit after a race?
CLOSING CEREMONIES: Ninety percent of all tickets here were sold, probably 75% of them were used, yet all of the Olympic merchandise was gone by the end of the first week. In other words, no souvenirs for my pals -- so stop asking ... The Olympic lowlight for Canadians: The Bell Beavers. The hockey team's loss paled in comparison to the tragic belief by someone that those two rodents were actually amusing ... Oddest sight of the Games: A doping official following curler Mark Nichols for a post-game test. What's the point? ... I'll ask it again -- who invited the oh-so-talented Yoko Ono to take part in the opening ceremony? Was Paris Hilton unavailable? ... Never thought I'd say this but the sexiest squad at the Games: The women's Swedish curlers. So popular is the dominating quartet, they are featured in a heavy metal video in Sweden ... Admit it, you and your pals have already started to piece together your Canadian lineup for 2010 ... There is no justice. After admittedly tanking their final round-robin game against Slovakia to gain a playoff matchup with the Swiss, Sweden's hockey gold sends a sad but powerful message to kids and coaches everywhere: You don't always have to try your hardest.