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Estimates suggest there are upwards of 300,000 fast food restaurants in the United States, one for approximately every 101 Americans. My guess is that the actual number of restaurants changes daily. In a world with "billions and billions served," how could we be more precise than "thousands and thousands serving"? That's not to mention franchises popping up of every shape and size and even the specter of venerable institutions in the industry being absorbed by yesterday's also-rans and what that will mean for consumers.
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Suddenly, convenient and cheap food is not so easy and cheap anymore. Inefficient use of energy affects corporate bottom lines – and it hits consumers. But that's just the beginning. A report released in May from Tufts University and the Natural Resources Defense Council suggests that lack of action on climate will eventually cost our economy $3.8 trillion a year. What's truly astonishing is the significant amounts of that money that could be saved by businesses and families with a little forward-thinking and some thoughtful investment. But the time for this action is of the essence.
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Hey.My nipples become raw, secreting a clear pus which scabs over. Does this happen to anyone else??
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text: LONDON : Former British prime minister Tony Blair advised a key executive in Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire days before she was arrested over phone hacking at the News of the World, a court heard on Wednesday.Blair also offered to be an "unofficial" advisor to Murdoch and his son James at the height of the scandal which led to the closure of the tabloid in July 2011.An email written by Rebekah Brooks, then chief executive of Murdoch's British newspaper group, News International, described an hour-long phone call with Blair in which he allegedly told her "it will pass. Tough up".The email was shown to the jury at the end of almost four months of prosecution arguments in the phone-hacking trial, in which Brooks, one of seven defendants, is expected to take the stand later this week.The 45-year-old denies several charges of conspiring to illegally access voicemails, bribing public officials and trying to hide evidence from police.Brooks' email was addressed to James Murdoch, then chairman of News International, and was dated July 11, 2011, the day after the News of the World published its final edition.Writing in note form, Brooks described how Blair allegedly told her: "Keep strong and definitely sleeping pills. Need to have clear heads and remember no rash short-term solutions as they only give you long-term headaches."On July 15, Brooks resigned and on July 17, she was arrested for the first time on suspicion of phone hacking.Brooks wrote that Blair said he was "available to you (James Murdoch), KRM (Rupert Murdoch) and me as an unofficial adviser but needs to be between us. He is sending more notes later".Blair also apparently suggested that Brooks set up an independent inquiry to investigate senior News of the World managers, which could provide them with some cover.Brooks wrote that Blair told her to "publish part one of the report at same time as the police closes its inquiry and clear you and accept shortcomings and new solutions and process and part two when any trials are over".The former Labour leader, now a Middle East peace envoy, is godfather to one of Rupert Murdoch's children, Grace, and has acknowledged a close friendship with Brooks.In evidence to the Leveson inquiry into British press standards in May 2012, Blair was asked if he offered Brooks support during the News of the World crisis.He replied: "I'm somebody who doesn't believe in being a fairweather friend, and certainly I said I was very sorry for what had happened to her... I have been or seen people go through these situations and I know what it's like."The case for the defence is expected to begin on Thursday, with Brooks first among the defendants to take the stand.Brooks denies conspiring to hack phones while she edited the News of the World between 2000 and 2003, specifically conspiring to illegally access the voicemails of missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler, who was later found murdered.The allegation that Dowler was targeted proved the final straw in a slow drip of hacking revelations, prompting Murdoch to summarily close the 168-year-old Sunday tabloid.Among the other defendants are Andy Coulson, Brooks' former lover and deputy at the News of the World, who replaced her as editor in 2003. He denies phone hacking and paying public officials for information.Former managing editor Stuart Kuttner is also charged with hacking, while former royal editor Clive Goodman is charged over payments to public officials.Brooks' husband Charlie, former PA Cheryl Carter and former head of security Mark Hanna are also charged with helping her hide evidence in the dying days of the News of the World.


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Ds totally lost the plot because I stopped him taking a bong to school !!!(87 Posts)
My Ds 16 has completely lost it.
I took him out of school for an appointment today , he went off into a shop to get something and left his bag in the car. He had been being really suspicious with his bag so I had a look inside and found a large bong. I asked what the hell he was doing taking a bong to school... I know a lot of kids at his school smoke dope and he knows I dissaprove.
He went completely crazy at me invading his privacy and looking in his bag, and that if he wanted to take it to school he would and it was none of my f**ing business.
He refused to give it to me and ran off and either stashed it or gave it to a friend. I went after him and threatened to go into the school and tell the head. We talked or rather he shouted his head off, dented the car and spat ... He totally .lost the plot and went quite insane for a bit.
As he was in no state to go back into class and I wasn't sure if I wanted to involve the school I decided to take him home.
He is still really outraged that I went prying into his stuff and adamant that he will take his bong to school and smoke dope there if he wants......
I am completely flumoxed at his violent outburst/stupidity/ total lack of respect for any rules. should I tell the school ? I haven't found them very supportive in the past and they already know he's a smoker.
I am furious and want to punish him but also fear he is on the edge and If I go in too hard he will leave home and move in with his dodgy friend and his drug addict mum.
He really is convinced that its ME who has the problem and the fact that he is bothering to go to school and turning up for class means that he should be able to get stoned in his free periods !!!
Bloody hell. Obviously you're not in the wrong. You need to speak to the school, and provably your GP too. And tbh if it was my child, whilst he was at school I'd take his room apart looking for drugs paraphernalia and burn the lot.
Poor you.
I have no experience of this at all, no teen yet.
2 issues, really, one the drug taking per se and two, him going off on one like that and denting the car.
I wonder whether it would be worth caling one of the drug advisory lines if there is one for parents coping with a drug using teen. I'm not saying that a bit of dope smoking by a 16 yo is necesssarily a huge problem by itself, I would be hypocritical to say that. But how to talk to him about his behaviour around it and get him to understand the risks and boundaries, also your parental responsibilities.... it's a teen Taming excercise, or 'how to talk to your toddler so that they will listen' type ting.
Sympathies, though, it sounds very upsetting and worrying.
His reaction implies this may be more than a bit of harmless experimentation.
I have no experience of parenting teenagers, but I have been with a drug addict. Dope was the last thing to go when he got clean.
If I was in your shoes I would definately involve the school. What are they doing to tackle the problem?
Get advice from a drug advisory service. We have FASA here in Northern Ireland. Im not sure whats available near you.
Might be harsh with this one, but I would also contact my local community police officer for advice. They are unlikely to charge him with anything for a first offence and if hes not dealing, but maybe they could talk some sense into him.
You say he has a friend who you think is also doing this...thats a tough one. You cannot push too hard or he will just leave as you say, but links with this friend do need to be broken. Aswell as links with anyone else who could be dealing.
Im sorry you are in this situation. Please dont pander to his whim for fear of driving him away. Theres a balance to be struck, but you do need to deal with this fully.
I agree with wannabe .
But, be careful of involving the school. We told the school that ds was involved in dope and he ended up being expelled whereas the suppliers and the guys he smoked with just denied it and stayed . So you need to think this through.
It does sound as though he is smoking more than the odd joint - going apeshit was always a sign that ds was using heavily.
What is the school's punishment for taking cannabis into school?
I think Ds has become a habitual smoker but is totally in denial about any negative effects. He is prone to violent angry outbursts, they have been going on for the last 3 years.... I think he's been smoking dope for the last 2.
He has just gone back to the school having spent the last year at another school retaking the year he failed. He seems to be happy there and has lots of friends though never seems to do any work....
I have tried taking him to see a therapist about his anger issues ; that was last weeks drama......they basically told him he could go and talk to them whenever he wanted but that as he was 16 it had to come from him.. ..DS has no interest in talking to anyone.....
I really want him to stay at school as If he leaves he will just hang around with his dodgy friends who don't go to school. I don't want school to label him as a druggy loser.
When drugs are concerned the main priority is getting drug free IMO. Everything else can be sorted after.
He isnt just going to stop one day. If you dont want to tell the school then dont. But please get advice from professionals and see it through.
Dope can be a slippery slope.
Unfortunately (and I have lived through this), you can't stop him.
You can scream and roar and test him and stop his money and search his bags and report to the school/police or not, but imo you can't stop him.
The difficulty is that you want him to stop, you want him to stay at school, you want him to get help, to talk to someone. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound as though he wants any of it .
So I can only offer you lots of sympathy and tell you to look after yourself while you wait it out.
If it is any consolation at all, ds1 (now 18) appears to be finally sorting himself out a bit, which I thought would never happen.
Thanks for all the advice everyone.
Unfortunately I think you are right Maryz...I am glad your ds1 is sorting himself out.
I have to try to keep that vision of the lovely man I know my Ds could become. If he was my partner and not my son I would have walked years ago ... AS mothers we don't have that option. I love him whilst I hate his actions. I want to kick him out of my life and be rid of the stress of him whilst I want to nurture and protect him. Above all I want him to care about himself , he clearly doesn't
I grieved for years for the son I lost , the person he might have been.
It nearly killed me, but I have had to learn another way of life, and learn to live with the cards I have been dealt.
I still love him, I still worry myself sick about him, but I have stopped trying to stop him destroying himself. As a result we are (bizarrely) getting on a lot better now - possibly helped by the fact that he is (very slowly) maturing.
Cannabis destroys so many lives, it is very sad.
Be nice to yourself. When he pulls through this (as most of them eventually do, believe it or not), you need to have survived without losing yourself, if that makes any sense. I found counselling for me really helped.
Sorry, I probably sound very negative. I hope someone comes along with some practical solutions for you
Listen to MaryZ, she speaks for a lot of us on here!
I've had similar experiences with my DS too, justbreathe. I very definitely agree with Maryz: don't involve the school unless you are certain they do not have a 'zero tolerance' policy : bringing a bong into school (and getting caught) would lead to immediate permanent exclusion at my DSes' school. And being kicked out of school will not help at all.
IME, the irrational loss of temper is either a skunk come-down (after 24-36hrs - and it's Monday, so the timing is right for that) or it's M-CAT. The latter is really nasty, and I had a truly dreadful 6 months when my DS was doing a lot of it. There's not a lot of info around about it - last time I looked, it wasn't even on Frank. The 'tell-tale sign' I finally pinned down was that he smelled like a cross between oranges and toilet cleaner, and he got a pink rash on his cheeks after he'd taken it. It lead to a lot of stealing, as well as violent outbreaks.
Like Maryz I'd recommend counselling and looking after yourself. In the end, I realised that's not a luxury - it's a survival essential.
Like Maryz's son, mine seems to be coming out of it a bit. I'm not counting my chickens, but he's back in college full-time, and studying, and getting up in the mornings. I had no real hope of this, even as recently as a month ago. For us, the turning point seemed to be getting him away from our area (just for a fortnight) and going to stay with old friends of mine who have teenage daughters: he was away from drugs and 'bad influences', was on fine form because he wanted them to like him, and 'remembered' what it felt like to be a well-adjusted, engaged, pleasant young man... He seemed to be reminded of what it felt like to be a 'normal' teen rather than a dysfunctional one, and he liked the feeling. He started believing that maybe he could have aspirations and do things successfully - which he hasn't believed for two years or more. It was just long enough, and at the right time, to give him courage to go back to college... He's grown about 4 inches since he got there And I'm keeping my fingers very tightly crossed...
I'm shocked that your 16 yo would take a bong into school, I agree with searching his room and confiscating anything illicit.
Cannabis isn't harmful, and it doesn't ruin peoples lives at all. Teenagers will experiment and I think even though it's of little consolation to you op, there are much worse and more dangerous, harmful and damaging things he could be engaging in. For example pornography, legal highs, alcohol ect.
At least he does smoke pure too, The most dangerous thing about consuming cannabis is consuming with tobacco and studies do show that smoking cannabis pure poses no risk to lung health.
"Cannabis isn't harmful, and it doesnt ruin peoples lives at all."
You can have my very first for that little pearl of utter tripe.
What wannabee said. I know a few people who screwed their lives and health up by skinning up for breakfast, dinner and tea.
shirt, don't even go there. Here, you are surrounded by parents whose kids have gone very seriously off the rails because of skunk. Personally, I make a clear distinction between that and other forms of cannabis, but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind, from direct experience and what I've heard, that skunk is messing with some kids' heads and causing serious problems. To say it "isn't harmful" is ignorant and just plain wrong.
Skunk and other forms of cannabis? Care to elaborate please?
And also" From direct experience and what you have heard"... right.
There's a difference Wannabe between a spliff of an evening and a bong for breakfast !
I'm seeing a whole generation of Dc who are constantly stoned , it makes them apathetic, disorganised, chaotic, paranoid, agressive, violent, hopeless , bored and boring. Dope keeps you stuck , its a way of pushing life away. Its robs all the young vitality out of them and makes them feel hopeless so they just smoke more.
Flow4 ... I hadn't even considered M-Cat. He told me on Sat night at a friends he had drunk too much and was violently sick but couldn't remember anything. He'd stayed the night at his mates and had all his friends clothes on. He told me he couldn't remember or find his own clothes when he'd woken up in the morning! He's never been a drinker and he didn't seem hung over at all. He could well be trying other stuff
Not sure there is a difference tbh. It ruins peoples lives. Period.
I have also seen many, many kids whose lives have been ruined by being constantly stoned.
They seem to sort of stop their development at the age they start. For ds1, he and his friends started at 12/13, and so have wasted six years of their lives.
Only one out of their group stopped and did well. The other nine are in various states of disorganisation, addiction, homelessness, a couple are complete drop-out, a few have mh issues and two are dead .
All threads on cannabis are invaded by fuckwits. I have asked mnhq before for a safe place to talk about this; I will ask again for some sort of support thread, free from the "cannabis never did me any harm, I'm a happy stoner idiots".
Could you have been directing that first bit at someone else justbreathe?
I think my stance on drugs is quite clear here and your words to me make no sense.
Here's a view from the other side. I was that aggressive, smoking dope in school time teen.
I had a lot of issues with bullying, smoking dope stopped all that. I didn't want to stop because it would have dropped me out if the 'in' crowd, which would have meant getting bullied again.
Peer pressure in a school with a lax regime against drug taking is IMMENSE. More so in schools with a zero tolerance policy.
I once found it hilarious to take a pot plant (LITERALLY a POT plant) into school and sit it on my desk and fall about in hysterics when my sweet, innocent, God fearing Geography teacher would compliment me on my lovely pot plant...
I only sorted myself out and stopped being such a knob when I fell pregnant with my DD just before I turned 16. I stopped smoking dope whilst pregnant and breast feeding (mostly because I stopped smoking full stop while pg).
But I took up smoking dope again by the time she was 7mo. (I stopped bf at 6mo).
It wasn't until I was 21, and had 3 DC's, that I stopped smoking dope totally, and grew the hell up.
(Note, I only smoked it when my DC's were in bed, outside, not around them, not a complete twat).
I haven't had any weed for <<Counts>> 10 years now, and I'm 31. But I had to want to stop.
People DO come out the other side in the end, most of the time. All the dope fiends I hung around with are now married with multiple DC's, very respectable, some on PTA's etc.
I would 1) Do regular room searches, and bin any drug paraphernalia. 2) Have a talk with him about his future. 3) Go for tough love and explain that he can only live with you if he is either in education of some sort, or work.
Good luck.
That should read "more so THAN in schools with a zero tolerance policy."
wannabe, I think justbreathe was talking to shirt... It gets confusing round here when it's busy
and we can barely see for the smoke!
justbreathe, I can tell you more about what I've found out about M-CAT if you like...? But only if it seems relevant
shirt, skunk is artificially modified to increase the amount of THC. They do this by removing (all or some of) the cannabidiol (CBD) to make 'space' for more THC. There's good and growing evidence that CBD is the 'positive' bit of cannabis and THC by itself is not so good: it seems that it's the CBD that has the therapeutic uses, including as an anticonvulsive, sedative, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotector, and also that it reduces or controls the psychotic effects of THC.
The clearest overview of differences between Skunk and 'natural' herbal cannabis that I've found is here.
The most accessible/impressive bit of media I've found is this video , which I think is really interesting.
If you want more info, there's plenty out there. If you Google 'cannabidiol' you will find countless medical studies suggesting it's useful stuff. If you Google 'THC' you'll find a confusing mishmash of opinions. Many people writing about 'cannabis' don't understand its pharmacology, and aren't aware of how different skunk is.
IME, the people who come on here and say "I smoked cannabis and it never did me any harm" are generally talking about their own weed-smoking youth - and they were not smoking skunk. Most people here are not distinguishing between skunk and other forms of cannabis; but the adults I know who smoke both all agree they have different effects, and many have stopped smoking skunk because they do not like what it does to them.
As skunk becomes - increasingly - the easiest form of cannabis to get hold of - and in many areas, the only form available - I predict we're going to see more and more problems. SKUNK IS HARMFUL in many many cases.
As a former skunk smoker, I agree that it is harmful, and leaves you with problems for a few years AFTER you stop smoking it. I found pot harder to kick than the speed I was also addicted to.
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TAMPA — Three days after completing his third season as Jesuit football coach with the program's 13th consecutive win against rival Tampa Catholic, James Harrell confirmed he won't return.
A statement released by the school Monday afternoon indicated Harrell, 29-6 with two district titles in his brief tenure, had stepped down. When asked if the decision was entirely his own, Harrell referred to a statement he provided for the news release.
Jesuit principal Barry Neuburger, among the administrators who met with Harrell on Monday, said the decision was the coach's.
"We just accepted (Harrell's) request that he wanted to step down and pursue other opportunities," Neuburger said.
In the release, Harrell, a Tigers assistant under Dominick Ciao from 1994-2004, said: "It has been a privilege to be at the helm of such a strong football program as Jesuit's.
"We had a great run these past few years. I look forward to moving on to future challenges and being able to see more of my son's (Anthony, a Georgia Tech freshman) college games."
Assistant athletic director Brian McNulty, a Tigers offensive lineman in the mid 1990s, will serve as interim coach, effective immediately. Neuburger said there's no set timetable for finding a replacement.
"Gee whiz, we're just trying to absorb this," Neuburger said. "We're looking at this as a chance to move our program to the next level."
Speculation on Harrell's replacement almost certainly will include Plant coach Robert Weiner, a 1983 Jesuit graduate who has led the Panthers to four state titles in the past six seasons. Panthers co-defensive coordinator John Few, another Jesuit alumnus and former Tigers assistant, also could emerge as a prominent candidate.
In a text message to the Times, Weiner, a longtime friend and former schoolmate of Jesuit athletic director Terry Rupp (Class of 1984), indicated his only focus is on Orlando Freedom -- Plant's first-round playoff foe Friday.
A 1975 Chamberlain graduate, Harrell became the first African-American coach in Jesuit's 100-plus-year history when he was hired over more than 150 other applicants in January 2010.
A former University of Florida and NFL linebacker, he followed his decade as a Jesuit assistant with an ultra-successful stint as co-defensive coordinator at Plant, helping the Panthers win state titles in 2006 and '08. He spent the 2009 year as coach at Freedom, leading the Patriots to a 7-3 mark and playoff berth.
At Jesuit, he inherited a program that had missed the playoffs three of the previous five years, but led his inaugural team to an undefeated regular season and Class 2A playoff berth. In three seasons, he lost only two district games.
The triumphs, however, periodically were accompanied by turbulence.
Harrell had three different offensive coordinators in as many seasons, and drew the ire of some parents for a style more blunt than diplomatic. The school itself came under scrutiny when Anthony Harrell was allowed to transfer from Freedom to Jesuit for his senior year. Jesuit generally doesn't accept junior or senior transfers.
Harrell suggested Monday he'd like to pursue another local head coaching job. As for 2013, he said he'll "probably take a year off as a head coach and try to coordinate."


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World's Easiest Cobbler
Recipe by ebbtide
Found this recipe in the Greer(SC)Now magazine and it could not be easier or tastier. I could not believe the end results. Needs to be topped with Cool Whip or ice cream for a true home run. Have since replaced sugar with 12 packets of Splenda and it tastes even better with half the guilt!
Top Review by Cindy W.
This is definitely easy, and definitely good! A wonderful profusion of blueberries, sweet but not too sweet, and a perfect accompaniment to a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. The crust on top gets slightly crunchy, but the cake inside is moist and not overly dense. This is a winner! (The only caveat I have is if you make this cobbler with a fruit that tends to be really tart, I would up the sugar amount to 3/4 of a cup.) (Reviewed and photographed for PAC Spring 2009.)
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- 4 ounces butter (one stick)
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 3 cups fresh blueberries (or any fruit you want)
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- Pre heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Melt butter in a 9X12 baking dish while oven is pre-heating.
- Combine milk, flour(make sure it's self-rising) and sugar in mixing bowl.
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Ihre is well qualified for an international role, having lived in Stockholm, where he worked for Ongame/Safeplay Ltd, and speaking Swedish, English and French fluently. The role with PokerStars will take Ihre to company headquarters on the Isle of Man. In charge of affiliates and commercial partners, he will be responsible for the delivery of traffic to PokerStars.com through a variety of on and offline marketing activities.
While at Ongame/Safeplay, Ihre redesigned and restructured its affiliate program, taking it from an unknown to the most recognised in the industry. Online poker rooms and affiliates were delighted as his work led to a ten-fold rise in new customers across five different online poker sites. Other achievements include two years as the Managing Director of Parbet Ltd in London.
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Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet Week 23
Similar to having quality starting pitching, understanding hitter trends and setting your lineup with the best hitters is essential to winning in fantasy baseball. Fantasy Baseball Dugout's Week 23 Cheat Sheet is designed to give you a full view of the top hitters, by position, in fantasy baseball (just in time for the playoffs).
Jason Werth of the Philadelphia Phillies is the top hitter in fantasy baseball over the past week. He's batting .500 with 8 runs scored, 4 homeruns, 9 RBI and 1 stolen base in the past 7 days of competition.
Below you will find a breakdown of the top statistical hitters, by position, over the past 7 days, 30 days, and the entire season. Statistics are listed based on a standard 5×5 league (batting average, runs scored, home runs, RBI, stolen bases).
Players with multiple position eligibility could be listed more than once on this list (for example, see Lance Berkman's rankings below).
- 7 Days: Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs (.429/4/1/8/0)
- 30 Days: Soto, Cubs (.375/17/3/21/0)
- Season: Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves (.298/58/23/77/4) FBD All-Star
First Base:
- 7 Days: Ty Wigginton, Houston Astros (.348/5/5/9/0)
- 30 Days: Wigginton, Astros (.390/19/12/26/0)
- Season: Lance Berkman, Houston Astros (.335/104/27/94/15) FBD All-Star
Second Base:
- 7 Days: Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox (.500/9/1/4/4)
- 30 Days: Pedroia, Red Sox (.376/33/6/20/5)
- Season: Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers (.319/102/18/71/26) FBD All-Star
Third Base:
- 7 Days: Wigginton, Astros (.348/5/5/9/0)
- 30 Days: Melvin Mora, Baltimore Orioles (.426/21/8/31/1)
- Season: David Wright, New York Mets (.295/96/27/103/14)
- 7 Days: Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies (.483/3/1/7/7)
- 30 Days: Jose Reyes, New York Mets (.311/19/1/7/11)
- Season: Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins (.297/101/28/60/29) FBD All-Star
- 7 Days: Werth, Phillies (.500/8/4/9/1)
- 30 Days: Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers (.412/21/9/25/2)
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14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own
The American thrash-metal movement brought us the Big 4--Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax--but there are numerous other bands to come out of that scene who are worthy of whip-lashing along to: Exodus, Testament, Overkill, and many more. Here is our sure-to-be controversial list of the 14 most essential classic American thrash albums. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments.
By Martin Popoff
Exodus, 'Bonded by Blood'
Metallica got the glory (and Exodus guitarist Kirk Hammett!), but this Bay Area institution was actually first to take thrash from punky primitivism to virtuosic technicality, plying its trade for a good three years before Bonded by Blood cemented the band's status. And 17 years before singer Paul Baloff tragically dies after a stroke. R.I.P.
Possessed, 'Seven Churches'
Disciples of proto-black metallists Venom and Bathory, San Fransisco's Possessed grounded their metallic madness in lo-fi production values and blasphemous imagery Pure chaotic speed was key, yet the playing of guitarist Larry Lalonde was experimental and adventurous enough to eventually land him a spot in prog-funksters Primus.
S.O.D., 'Speak English or Die'
This Anthrax side project ended up as a left-field underground hit (selling over a million copies worldwide by 1999), likely due to its novel fusion of metal and hardcore, with Scott Ian providing the hard-nosed riffs and trouble-maker Billy Milano spoting the provocative lyrics behind 21 ruthlessly short, always amusing songs.
Metallica, 'Master of Puppets'
1984's 'Ride the Lightening' established Metallica as the thrash act with not only the most personality but also the most skill and ambition. Its follow-up took James, Lars, Kirk, and Cliff's newly epic palette into cinemascope--and did so with such mastery that the album consistently polls as the greatest metal album of all time, period.
Carnivore, 'Carnivore'
Pete Steele's recently restructured pre-Type O Negative band Carnivore crossed bleak doom with hardcore to create a knowingly knuckle-dragging form of thrash. Raw, cynical, almost avant-garde, this album is best remembered, however, for its misanthropic, though wryly humorous lyrics on songs like "God is Dead" and "World War III & IV."
Slayer, 'Reign in Blood'
Mastering fast on their third full-length, Slayer were the new snarling face of speed metal, and yet, they were so confrontationaly evil that they could have easily been considered death and black metal, too. Confounding genre tags in 28 minutes of howling fury, 'Reign in Blood' proves Slayer to be simply great.
Dark Angel, 'Darkness Descends'
Before doing time with Death, Testament, and Strapping Young Lad, drummer Gene Hoglan made this album roar, holding together the lesser performances of his bandmates, who just seem to want to out-heavy Slayer. While not achieving that goal, Darkness Descends' vicious, messy attack does live up to Dark Angel's motto: "Too fast, my ass."
Megadeth, 'Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?'
Major label deal in hand and a chip on his shoulder, ex-Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine channeled personal bitterness and pointed politics though his signature snarl and superior shredding, creating this thrash masterpiece.
Anthrax, 'Among the Living'
Besides helping to put the word "mosh"into the pop lexicon ("Caught in a Mosh") and featuring the best metal song about Native Americans since Maiden's "Run to the Hills" ("Indian"), Among the Living showcased Charlie Benante's insane speed drumming and Scott Ian and Dan Spitz's hardcore-inflected guitar work, which together made for a total beat down, NYC-style.
Sacred Reich, 'Ignorance'
On their debut album, Phoenix, Arizona-based speedsters Sacred Reich tackle political and social injustice, turning singer Phil Rind's outraged diatribes into perfect slam-dance fodder. The band would go on to become unwitting pioneers of metalcore, particularly influencing the more 'core acts of that scene, such as Hatebreed.
Testament, 'The New Order'
The thrash credo of "Into the Pit" dominates Testament's mosh-ready sophomore disc, with the San Fran quintet positioning themselves as genre purists. The inventive playing of uber-shredder Alex Skolnick, makes the band true proponents of a new order.
Suicidal Tendencies, 'How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today'
'How Will I Laugh Tomorrow' found motor-mouthed Mike Muir and his Suicidals sprucing up their skatecore rants with semi-complicated riffs and solos, and longer song structures. The end result was crossover thrash with a fresh, gritty sound that came from a hardcore headspace.
Nuclear Assault, 'Survive'
Post-Anthrax and S.O.D., bassist Danny Lilker took his low-end chops into this political East Coast thrash act. The S.O.D. influence is apparent in the occasional silly bits (such as the tongue-in-cheek Led Zeppelin cover), but the most notable is Randy Burns' wall-of-sound production and the band's balance of technicality and primal power.
Overkill, 'The Years of Decay'
On the last album to feature guitarist and songwriter Bobby Gustafson, these New Jersey tech-thrash stalwarts boasted thick, doomy riffs on epics like the 10-minute "Playing with Spiders/Skullkrusher" and a somber earthiness less evident in the band's West Coast competitors.
Suicidal Tendencies, \'How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can\'t Even Smile Today\'
Nuclear Assault, \'Survive\'
Megadeth, \'Peace Sells...But Who\'s Buying?\'
S.O.D., \'Speak English or Die\'
Anthrax, \'Among the Living\'
Carnivore, \'Carnivore\'
Dark Angel, \'Darkness Descends\'
Exodus, \'Bonded by Blood\'
Metallica, \'Master of Puppets\'
Overkill, \'The Years of Decay\'
Possessed, \'Seven Churches\'
Sacred Reich, \'Ignorance\'
Slayer, \'Reign in Blood\'
Testament, \'The New Order\'
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Squire Sanders has extended its Australian footprint to Sydney with the hire of a five-member team including Allens M&A partner Campbell Davidson.
The Sydney office will be launched on 1 November. It will be the firm's second Australian office, following the 2011 launch in Perth with the majority of Minter Ellison's legacy Perth office (29 September 2011).
The new office will be headed by Campbell Davidson, who was a partner in Allens since 2001. He has extensive experience in cross-border M&A transactions, particularly those involving Asia. Some of his deal highlights include advising China's Zijin Mining Group on its recent acquisition of a significant interest in ASX-listed Norton Gold Fields and acting for ANZ Bank on its investments in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank.
In addition to Davidson, Squire Sanders' initial Sydney-based team will include of counsel Richard Pascoe and Louise Boyce and senior associate Anna Elliott. Pascoe, formerly with Truman Hoyle, focuses on IP and technology. Louise Boyce, joining from DLA Piper, focuses on taxation, and labour and employment lawyer Elliott was previously with Holding Redlich.
James Maiwurm, chair and global CEO of Squire Sanders said in a statement: "Australia is an intrinsic part of our global business, and this investment in Sydney will support all our clients who do business not just in Australia but also across the Asia Pacific region."
The Sydney launch comes shortly after the firm's opening in Seoul, Korea (25 September 2012). Earlier this year, the firm opened an office in Singapore (16 February 2012). With the latest expansion, Squire Sanders will have eight offices across the Asia-Pacific region – Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Perth.
Allens, which entered into an exclusive alliance with Linklaters in April this year (23 April 2012), has seen several partner departures since then. In July, a team of seven partners defected to Clyde & Co, including three partners in Sydney and one in Perth who launched Clyde & Co's offices in these two cities in October (2 July 2012). More recently, two of its partners in Singapore joined Jones Day (12 October 2012).


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Swiss Miss (a design blog and studio run by Tina Roth Eisenberg) just announced the Wordless Web: "a simple browser plug-in that makes the words on any site invisible, so the only thing left to see are the pictures. No text means no context. You're free to enjoy the images in their purest form, without names, labels, definitions, or purpose. File this under playful and not necessarily all that useful. Project by Ji Lee / Coding by Cory Forsyth."
This is not unlike the 1969 piece in which Marcel Broodthaers (1924-1976) removed the words to Un Coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard ( A Cast of the Dice will Never Abolish Chance) by Stéphane Mallarmé (1842-1898).


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GE increases rates on dealersPosted on
GEs Commercial Distribution Finance business has notified marine dealers that it is increasing rates, and the changes could have a significant impact on the industry, according to Phil Keeter, president of the Marine Retailers Association of America.
Keeter said the rate increases are substantial and that many dealers may have difficulty meeting the new conditions.
Citing difficult times in the industry, including unhealthy levels of aged inventory, GE says the changes are necessary to provide the level of service and liquidity the industry requires, according to a letter from Bruce Van Wagoner, president of GE Capital Solutions' Marine Group. The letter, dated Feb. 25, was obtained this morning by Soundings Trade Only.
Over the last several months, several marine wholesale and retail financing sources have exited the industry, retail boat registration numbers have fallen off dramatically, and many marine manufacturers have idled and/or rationalized their production, Van Wagoner said.
We at GEs Commercial Distribution Finance business are not immune to the challenges in our industry, he added.
Late last year, Textron announced it was exiting floorplan financing for marine dealers, leaving GE as the major player in the market.
My first thought is Im glad that theyre taking the time to do something to manage their risk to stay in the floorplan business, said Jim Coburn, president of the National Marine Bankers Association, upon hearing the news.
Keeter says the new conditions as outlined in the letter will be difficult for some dealers to meet.
Its a demand letter from GE asking dealers to do certain things, and if they dont do those certain things then they will become in default of their arrangement with GE, Keeter said. What theyre proposing in the letter for the dealer to have to do is very stringent and almost an impossibility for most dealers at this point in time.
The pricing action will apply retroactively to all of your outstanding existing invoices as of April 1, 2009, in addition to all new invoices financed by CDF on or after April 1, 2009, according to the letter.
Keeter said the MRAA is telling its members to respond immediately to the letter and tell them its unacceptable. If they dont, it signifies compliance with the terms, he said.
GE, Keeter noted, has always been supportive of the marine industry, and he believes this may be driven by GEs corporate office, which he says doesnt have the same care and concern about the boating business.
Its a reality, but, yes, it comes as a surprise to me, Keeter said. With GEs stock falling so far, I think corporate is trying to rein in some of this out there. I just cant believe GE wants to be the biggest boat dealer in the world, and if all of this happens, they very well could be.
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Kerry is one of the Senate's most decorated veterans--though he has far fewer medals than friend John McCain--and his record is impressive for an officer who spent just 10 months in Vietnam. Each of the medals below came with a matching ribbon. Kerry wore his ribbons when he testified before a Senate committee in 1971; the next day, joining hundreds of other vets, he lobbed them at the Capitol. --By Mitch Frank
What is it for? Gallantry in action
Why did Kerry get it? Kerry led three swift boats up a canal on Feb. 28, 1969, and ordered a...
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