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The iTunes gift cards, apparently, have run out. Downloads of Nielsen SoundScan's 200 top tracks last week fell 35% from the previous week. And most of the Idol tracks followed suit.
One track that bucked the trend: Kelly Clarkson's Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You). Kelly's new single saw its weekly sales climb 64% for a total of 231,000.
Here's last week's data on Stronger and several other tracks:
Kelly Clarkson, Mr. Know It All (61,000 weekly, -45%, 1.102 million total)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (48,000, +64%, 231,000)
Scotty McCreery, The Trouble With Girls (36,000, -48%, 414,000)
Brad Paisley/Carrie Underwood, Remind Me (25,000, -43%, 1.347 million)
Jennifer Lopez, On the Floor (16,000, -36%, 288,000)
Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson, Don't You Wanna Stay (14,000, -33%, 1.865 million)
Scotty McCreery, I Love You This Big (11,000, -58%, 755,000)
Carrie Underwood, All-American Girl (7,000, -45%, 1.476 million)
Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats (7,000, -40%, 3.367 million)
Kellie Pickler, Tough (7,000, -40%, 124,000)
Carrie Underwood, Cowboy Casanova (5,000, -47%, 1.739 million)
Mandisa, Stronger (4,000, -11%, 144,000)
Carrie Underwood, How Great Thou Art (2,000, -34%, 285,000)
Mandisa, Good Morning (2,000, +50%, 35,000)
Mandisa, Waiting for Tomorrow (1,000, +8%, 12,000)
Jason Castro, Hallelujah (Album Version) (1,000, -12%, 87,000)
Nashville-based Brian Mansfield began writing about music for USA TODAY in 1997 and took over Idol Chatter just before the start of Season 8. He co-authored Make Me a Star: Industry Insiders Reveal How to Make It in Music, and while he has never auditioned for American Idol, he did sing Boot Scootin' Boogie at Disney World's American Idol Experience the day the attraction opened (he lost). More about Brian | E-mail Brian


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Of a total length of 1,230 km (764 miles), the Rhine rises in the Alps, on the sides of the Saint Gothard massif, East of Switzerland (the canton of Grisons.) After it has gone through the Lake Constance and then the Schaffhouse falls, it goes through Basel and it turns northwards in the middle of the upper plain of the Rhineland and then flows towards the North Sea. Then, it will have crossed or followed the frontiers of six countries: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
The Rhine was already a key waterway for transporting and trading at the end of the 8th century and its role as a large international waterway for river traffic, with freedom of shipping to the sea, will be confirmed by the Vienna Treaty of 1815, the Mainz convention of 1831, the Mannheim convention of 1868 and finally by the Treaty of Versailles of 1919.
Until the middle of the 19th century however, the river remains unstable and irregular, spreading in the plain in a large number of branches. Floods happen frequently, many marshes ease the propagation of disease, navigation is regularly disrupted and the border demarcation between Alsace and Baden-Würtemberg keeps changing. Those issues are at the origin of huge works for the improvement of the river, according to the plans of Johann Gottfried Tulla, a colonel-engineer from Baden. Starting along the border between France and German in 1817, the works will go on until 1876. They aim to eliminate the twists and turns of the river in order to define a regular bed between two dikes. But by shortening the course of the Rhine by about 30 km (19 miles), the works disrupt the natural balance of the river: its bed deepens because of the acceleration of the water flow and the groundwater table collapses, which affects agriculture. Works of regulation to reduce those problems start downstream from Strasbourg between 1907 and 1924, then between Strasbourg and Basel between 1930 and 1963.
In parallel, the construction of a canal on the side of the Rhine ''for navigation and the production of electricity'' is imagined by the engineer René Koechlin (from Alsace) and authorized in 1925. Back then, Koechlin planned to build 8 power stations between Basel and Strasbourg, fired by the dam of Kembs only. The building of the Grand Canal of Alsace and the construction works of Kembs start in 1928. Put into service in 1932, the power station, locks and dam will be seriously damaged during World War 2. Rebuilt in the aftermath of the war, the construction works are nationalised in 1946 and given to Electricité de France (EDF) (Electricity of France) which has just been created. The modern development of the Rhine has just begun.
10 large power stations, 2 small hydropower plants and 1 nuclear power station line the Rhine between Basel and Lauterbourg, over almost 185 km (115 miles) on the frontier between France and Germany. The power stations run by EDF produce almost 20 billion kWh each year. 100% of the electricity produced does not cause any emission of greenhouse gases.
Although they are built to direct the water towards the plants for energy production purposes, dams also have other functions : they are fundamental to supply water to the natural river and to ensure the security of assets and people in case of a flood.
Between Kembs and Strasbourg, five dams permanently ensure that a minimum flow is thrown back into the Rhine : it is the minimum instream flow. It is ensured so as to preserve the river's natural flora and fauna.
Each dam has several passes equipped with adjustable outlets. Their management system includes security constraints that make it possible to evacuate important flow in case of a flood, even if one of the passes malfunctions. When the flood is out of the ordinary, flow toward the plants is progressively decreased and is transfered to the natural river beds. The flood peak can thus be capped through water redistribution in polders and islands of the Rhine, until the dikes that had been built in the XIXth century on the German side of the border.
In Brisach and Kehl, 2 agricultural dams provide a water supply that is useful to irrigate cultures and maintain the level of the Rhine's groundwater table. Their height of fall was used to build 2 small power plants.
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Beyond the production of energy, EDF's mission is to ensure free navigation for barges and other crafts on the Rhine, 24 hours a day, during the whole year. The economic stake is huge since the river connects Rotterdam, which is the first European port, with Basel, which ranks among the first five ports, going through Strasbourg and Mulhouse-Ottmarsheim, respectively the 2nd and the 3rd French waterway ports after Paris. The ecological challenge is also important: only 4 barges are needed to transport 8,800 tonnes of goods and prevent 440 lorries from circulating.
EDF runs and ensures the maintenance of the 8 locks lining the river between Kembs and Strasbourg. In Gambsheim, the locks are under the responsibility of Voies Navigables de France, in Iffezheim it is under the control of the MSV (Wasser- und SchifffahrtsVerwaltung), namely the German navigation service. As far as security is concerned, the Service de la Navigation de Strasbourg and its counterpart the WSA Freiburg are responsible for the users of the river as well as the people living next to the river, in connection with the CARING (Centre d'Alerte Rhénan et d'Information Nautique de Gambsheim – Center of alert for the Rhineland and of nautical information of Gambsheim.) The waterway armed police of the Rhine ensure the enforcement of regulations and intervene to provide assistance to people.
Bilingual—German being the official navigation language on the Rhine—and certified, the lock keepers are EDF employees who followed a specific training. Their mission is to manage the lock transits while respecting the order of passage and security.
To guarantee the proper functioning of the facilities, the locks are periodically emptied to carry out an inspection, and repair, maintenance or modernization works. Those periods are established in cooperation with the navigation services and the people navigating, which makes it possible to minimize the inconveniences linked to the navigation on the river.
Preserving the fauna and the flora
The isles of the Rhine, birthed by the everchanging river, represent an impressive natural biome where fauna and flora have become exceptionnaly rich. To help with their preservation, the EDF established a partnership with public powers (natural reserves, the Natura 2000 network, …) and began to plan its own courses of action. The EDF welcomes natural reserves on its properties (the Island of the Rohrschollen in Strasbourg, the Island of Rhinau, and the Petite Camargue Alsacienne in the south of Northern Alsace) as well as a hunting reserve for the wild fauna. The EDF also has a few hundreds of hectares located on the Island of the Rhine, between Kembs and Vogelgrun, at the disposal of the Conservatory of the Sites of Alsace, where numerous actions are done together, such as the management of the vegetation, or the implantation of bee-hives.
Facilitating the passage of fish
The hydroelectric plants of Iffezheim and Gambsheim are equiped with two of the largest fish passes in Europe. These passes allow migratory species of fish to reach their breeding grounds located in the Vosges, through the contributory streams of the Ill River; or in the Black Forest, through the contributory streams of the Kinzig River. The small plant in Brisach is equiped with a system unique in France designed to help the upstream and downstream swimming of fish. As for the dams on the Rhine, they are equiped with other devices to facilitate their passage. Other things are already in the works, like in Kembs, with the replacement of the dam's fish pass for a more performant one and the construction of another fish pass upstream of the plant (scheduled for 2014); or in Strasbourg, with the development of a fish pass near the nuclear plant (scheduled for 2015).
All these projects are developed in collaboration with the environmental actors of the Rhenish space : the Association Saumon Rhin, the Petite Camargue Alsacienne, the Conservatoire des Sites Alsaciens, the Fédérations de Pêche, the Office National de l'Eau et des Milieux Aquatiques, the Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, the Ligue Protectrice des Oiseaux, and the Communauté Urbaine de Strasbourg.
Contributing to the cleanliness of the Rhine
Day after day, plants along the Rhine help to keep the river clean. Floating wastes, carried along by the current, tended to pile up on the grates of the plants' standpipes, which is why they are regularly picked up by a trash rake cleaning system, that is to say a mobile crane equipped with a comb-like appendix and a recovery tank,. The wastes are then stocked, gathered and sorted out to be salvaged.
Being careful around water
As nice as it may be, walking on the banks of the Rhine or in its island during the year might still be dangerous. Flooding rains, melting snows and the work of hydroelectric facilities may provoke changes in the Rhine's flow, and thus a rise in water level as well as a strengthening of its current. Furthermore, the concrete banks of the Rhine channel can be slippery. To remind everyone of these risks, the EDF communicate via many media, such as sign posts, flyers, articles in the press and even "Hydroguides" handed out on the street during summer.

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Services stocks declined 0.4% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed the same, the Nasdaq fell 0.3% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among services stocks include:
- Level 3 Communications (LVLT): LVLT stock is up 11.9% to a new 52-week high of $41.51.
- Huron Consulting Group Inc (HURN): HURN stock is up 8.7% today.
- Ctc Media (CTCM): CTCM stock is up 6.9% today.
- Oi S.A. Ads (OIBR): OIBR stock is up 5.7% today.
- China Unicom [Hong Kong] Ltd (CHU): CHU stock is up 4.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Pinnacle Entertainment (PNK): PNK stock is up 4.1% today.
- Heartland Payment Systems (HPY): HPY stock is up 3.6% today.
- Telecom Italia S.P.A. (TI): TI stock is up 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Sun Communities (SUI): SUI stock is up 2.6% today.
- Hyatt Hotels Corp (H): H stock is up 2.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among services stocks include:
- Vistaprint N.V. (VPRT): VPRT stock is down 19.5% today.
- Dreamworks Animation Skg (DWA): DWA stock is down 12.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Dolby Laboratories (DLB): DLB stock is down 9.0% today.
- Panera Bread Company (PNRA): PNRA stock is down 7.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Vipshop Holdings Limited (VIPS): VIPS stock is down 5.4% today.
- Ebay Inc (EBAY): EBAY stock is down 4.7% today.
- E-House [China] Holdings (EJ): EJ stock is down 5.7% today.
- Jones Lang Lasalle Inc (JLL): JLL stock is down 4.6% today.
- Yelp Inc (YELP): YELP stock is down 4.3% today.
- Tal Education Group (XRS): XRS stock is down 4.0% today.
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Can Animals Predict Earthquakes? Italian Farm Acts as a Lab to Find Out
A scientist hopes to learn, by tagging animals in Italy, whether they could be used as an effective warning system before an earthquake....
June 17, 2017, Saturday
MORE ON LIVESTOCK AND: Animals , Earthquakes , Agriculture and Farming , Wikelski, Martin , Livestock , Research , Planck, Max, Institute for Ornithology , Italy , vis-photo
Saiga Antelopes Are Struck Again by a Plague in Central Asia
An ancient species that once roamed grasslands with woolly mammoths is dying in great numbers in Mongolia, with harmful factors piling up....
February 8, 2017, Wednesday
MORE ON LIVESTOCK AND: Endangered and Extinct Species , Saigas , Animals , Livestock Diseases , Viruses , International Union for Conservation of Nature , Wildlife Conservation Society , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , Mongolia
When the National Bird Is a Burden
Bald eagles have been the emblem of the United States for more than two centuries. Now, in some parts of the country, they're a nuisance....
January 19, 2017, Thursday
MORE ON LIVESTOCK AND: Bald Eagles , Endangered and Extinct Species , Fish and Wildlife Service , Agriculture Department , Livestock
U.S. Animal Research Center Needs More Oversight, Audit Says
The Department of Agriculture urges stronger protections for animals in experiments at a Nebraska unit investigated by The New York Times....
December 20, 2016, Tuesday
MORE ON LIVESTOCK AND: US Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) , Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare , Research , Livestock , Agriculture Department , United States Politics and Government , Nebraska
Flocks of Sheep, Seven Stories Tall, at the Crossroads of the World
Video from a Wyoming ranch is being displayed on billboards in Times Square through Dec. 30 as part of an art exhibition lasting just three minutes a night....
December 19, 2016, Monday
MORE ON LIVESTOCK AND: Times Square and 42nd Street (Manhattan, NY) , Ranches , Livestock , Wyoming , Counting Sheep (Movie)
A Long-Gone Parasite Returns to Florida, Leaving a Trail of Dead Deer
The New World screwworm fly, a pest that officials thought was eradicated decades ago, is killing off Key deer and threatening Florida's livestock industry....
November 25, 2016, Friday
MORE ON LIVESTOCK AND: Parasites , Florida Keys , Deer , Livestock Diseases , Agriculture and Farming
As Grasslands Dwindle, Kenya's Shepherds Seek Urban Pastures
Drought conditions, metropolitan sprawl and shrinking pastureland have driven some herders to graze their flocks in the country's capital....
November 14, 2016, Monday
MORE ON LIVESTOCK AND: Cattle , Nairobi (Kenya) , Drought , Livestock , Urban Areas
Up in the Sky, Help to Keep Africans From Starving
Satellite images help insurers predict when drought is likely to kill cattle, so they can aid herders whose own lives depend on their livestock....
November 8, 2016, Tuesday
MORE ON LIVESTOCK AND: Health Insurance and Managed Care , Kenya , Ethiopia , Livestock , Drought , Satellites , Africa , Shariah (Islamic Law) , Nomadic People , Poverty , Third World and Developing Countries , International Livestock Research Institute
The World Wakes Up to the Danger of Superbugs
The United Nations was right to ring the alarm about a growing danger that requires a global response....
September 28, 2016, Wednesday
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World Leaders Agree at U.N. on Steps to Curb Rising Drug Resistance
The leaders began the first global effort to stop the spread of dangerous superbugs that are fast becoming immune to many of the most critical medicines....
September 22, 2016, Thursday
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'Gaza children killed as they slept' in UN-run school
Tank fire has killed at least 15 Palestinians sheltering at a UN-run school in a Gaza refugee camp, the UN has said.
Israel, which has accused the militant group Hamas of using schools as bases to launch rockets, said it was investigating the reports.
Christopher Gunness from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency said the location of the school had been passed to the Israeli forces 17 times to ensure its protection.
He said the artillery attack on the school was ''an affront to all of us... a source of universal shame''.
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Sore + Breast Implants Q&A
Silicone Breast Implants for 8 Years, Now Sore, Swollen and Fluid Around Implant
I have had my silicone breast implants for 8 years already. A week ago I started to feel my left breats very sore and now is swolen. I had an... READ MORE
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Rip in Pocket Surrounding Breast Implant
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After 7 Years I Feel Like my Body is Rejecting the Implants, is This Possible?
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Does Exercising Too Soon Increase the Risk of Capsular Contracture? Am I Doing Damage?
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35 days post op. Why is my left boob rock hard and up higher and my right is down lower and a lot softer? (photo)
Right boob lower and softer. Left boob is rock hard and sits up higher making it look bigger.455cc in right boob and 480 cc in left with high profile... READ MORE
Can a Seat Belt Cause Breast - Saline Implant to Swell?
In minor automobile accident - hit from behind - seat belt tightened on lft breast causing soreness. Breast began to swell - massaging caused mild... READ MORE
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Located around the serviced residence are business centres include Pioneer Square, Hi-Tech International Business Centre, Gao Ke Plaza and Sea Star Square. A wide variety of restaurants and eateries are abundant throughout the zone. And for retail therapy, walk 10 minutes to either the Golden Eagle Shopping Mall or the Ginwa Shopping Mall..
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CHRIS SANDOW will return from NRL exile on Friday night after being named on the bench for Parramatta's clash with Canterbury at ANZ Stadium.
After a well publicised stint with Wentworthville in the NSW Cup, Sandow has earned a call-up back to the NRL, but coach Stephen Kearney remains unconvinced his confidence is back to where it needs to be.
Kearney has named the former South Sydney playmaker on the bench alongside three front-rowers, sticking with last week's halves combination of Ben Roberts and Casey McGuire to start the game.
Bulldogs coach Des Hasler has handed Tim Lafai his first jersey of the year after Steve Turner was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. Lafai will play at right centre, with Hasler opting to shift Jonathan Wright out on to the wing for the clash against his former club, Parramatta.
St George Illawarra welcome back Kyle Stanley, who missed last week's memorable last ditch victory against Sydney Roosters on Anzac Day. Matt Prior has been moved into the back row to fill in for Beau Scott, who will miss six weeks with a dislocated elbow.
Justin Hodges has been cleared to take his place in Brisbane's first non-Friday night game of the year, despite hyper-extending his knee against Gold Coast last week.
The Broncos will also be boosted by the return of Ben Te'o, who has been out suspended for a shoulder charge on Matt Groat back in round six.
Titans skipper Scott Prince will miss the game against Wests Tigers, his former club, due to an elbow injury. That opens the door for veteran Phil Graham to make his debut for the club against the Tigers on Saturday night. Graham will wear the No.1 jersey, pushing William Zillman to five-eighth, handing rookie Aidan Sezer with more responsibility at halfback.
The Warriors have also been forced to make a change at the back, with Kevin Locke to be sidelined with a sternum injury he suffered in last week's loss to Melbourne.
Centre Jerome Ropati has beaten Glen Fisiiahi to Locke's fullback jersey, while Konrad Hurrell has earnt a recall to the starting side, named in the centres alongside fellow rookie, Ben Henry.
Bronson Harrison will make his return for the Raiders, while Sam Burgess is considered an outside chance of returning for Souths against Cronulla on Monday night.


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Awakening Insomnia Management: A Collaborative Approach to Improved Care
Based on a satellite symposium at SLEEP 2006 — the 20th anniversary meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, this supplement reviews past and present sleep management practices and identifies and addresses barriers to suitable care. The authors examines the impact of sleep disorders on patients, providers, and employers.
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- Effects on the Workplace — What Employers Can Do
- Goals and Strategies for Health Plans
- Challenges of a 24/7 Global Society
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The three-year chart indicates that the vicious downtrend that punished investors throughout 2013 has at least been broken. The MACD and the RSI both generated buy signals in December of 2013 as the stock hit a 52-week low of $0.42. The steep ascent topped out in February near $1.20 where the momentum indicators signalled a sell as the shares got overbought. What is also evident is that there appears to be support at $0.80 which will have to be monitored if you are looking for an entry point.
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As of January 2001, there were 19,306 airports1 in the United States, with 5,314 of these open to the public and known as public-use airports. The Federal Aviation Administration includes 3,364 of the existing public-use airports in its National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). The NPIAS includes both commercial and general aviation airports that are eligible to receive grants under the Air Improvement Program. Commercial service airports are defined as public airports receiving scheduled passenger service with at least 2,500 enplaned passengers per year. These airports handle the vast majority of enplanements in the United States. In 2001, there were 546 commercial service airports. FAA estimates that 67 percent of the U.S. population lives within 20 miles of at least 1 of these airports.
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Here's note just received from Voice of the Faithful
Good Friday is a day of sorrow and mourning for the Catholic Church. On this solemn day, we stand in solidarity with victims of clergy abuse and, as Pope Benedict requested of the faithful in Ireland, devote ourselves to the healing and renewal of the Church. We call on our pastoral leaders to say "Stop the Hiding; Start the Healing."
Members of Voice of the Faithful will gather in Boston, New York, Chicago and Washington, DC. We will pray together as we stand in support of the survivor community. The clergy abuse scandal has plagued the Catholic Church for far too long. It is time for accountability and transparency from the leaders of the Church, an apology is not enough. We invite everyone to join us for all or part of this special national event.
New York City
- St. Patrick's Cathedral, 12pm - 3pm
- Cathedral of the Holy Cross, 12pm - 3pm
- Holy Name Cathedral, 3pm
Washington, D.C.
- Cathedral of St. Matthew, 12pm – 1pm
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The Buzz on Blu: Alfred Hitchcock, 'The Campaign' and 'Rosemary's Baby' (VIDEO)
But just in case you've outgrown wearing costumes that offer sexy versions of Sesame Street characters, and actually do want to delve into some home entertainment that holds your attention longer than the buzz of a mouthful of butterscotch candies, check out Celebuzz' picks for the best Blu-ray titles being released this week.
Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (Universal Studios Home Entertainment)
The One-Liner: Universal upgrades its Masterpiece Collection to high definition and adds North By Northwest to the expansive 14-film collection, creating a definitive portrait of Alfred Hitchcock's work while at the studio.
Picture Perfect? Looking just at the North By Northwest disc that came out, these films have been treated wonderfully by Universal, restoring and protecting the luster and clarity of all of the films to make sure their transition to HD is smooth and satisfying.
What Else Is There? Every film is accompanied by a documentary about its making and/or the time period in Hitch's career in which it was made, and many of his venerated "classics" – Psycho, Vertigo, etc. – feature additional supplemental featurettes and footage giving them a lager cinematic context.
How Badly Do It Want It? If you're a Hitchcock fan at all, this is an essential purchase.
The One-Liner: A roundup of international filmmaking luminaries, including Mathieu Demy, Geraldine Chaplin, Salma Hayek and Chiara Mastroianni, assembles for this oddball tale of a young man who goes in search of the woman he thinks his late mother befriended before her death.
Picture Perfect? MPI always offers terrific transfers of its films, and Americano is no different – as director Demy photographs his world with a bit of gloss and a bit of grit, the picture quality preserves both extraordinarily well.
What Else Is There? An interview with Demy reveals how the progeny of Umbrellas of Cherbourg filmmaker Jacques Demy undertook his first feature effort.
How Badly Do I Want It? The film is worth watching for the pedigree of its participants, but an unlikely choice for a permanent spot in your collection.
The Campaign (Warner Home Video)
The One-Liner: Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis are pitted against one another in this raucous satire about a contentious North Carolina congressional race – on home video, in an extended edition.
Picture Perfect? Warner Home Video dutifully offers viewers an image quality whose perfection is equal only to the pristine majesty of Will Ferrell's glorious head of hair.
What Else Is There? In addition to an extended cut of the film, there are outtakes, alternate line readings and deleted scenes, giving fans an opportunity to see even more of Ferrell and Galifianakis in action.
How Badly Do I Want It? As a pre-election salve from the seriousness of the real world, this is terrific entertainment, but its appeal may ultimately have a term limit of its own.
The One-Liner: Roman Polanski's classic horror film finally receives the treatment it deserves in a deluxe Blu-ray featuring a new transfer and a ton of amazing extras.
Picture Perfect? A new 4K transfer approved by Polanski himself makes the film look as good as if not better than it ever has, with lustrous, sharp images and deep, rich color.
What Else Is There? A feature-length documentary explores the making of the film, another featurette examines the work of composer Krzysztof Komeda, and several other extras examine the film's lasting impact on the horror genre and cinema as a whole.
How Badly Do I Want It? It's a classic horror film, and it's perfect for Halloween, or any time of year. Buy it.
Safety Not Guaranteed (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
The One-Liner: Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass star in this too-cute romantic comedy about a fledgling reporter who joins her editor for an oddball excursion to find the man who posted a personal ad looking for a time-travel companion.
Picture Perfect? Sony, as always, does a terrific job transferring the film to the small screen, although its visual landscape is rendered with a simple sort of elegance.
What Else Is There? A featurette about the movie is the lesser of two extras, since the other chronicles the real-life personals ad that inspired the movie.
How Badly Do I Want It? An adorable little film well worth a rental, but not necessarily a must-own movie.
All of these titles are available now. In the meantime, watch the trailer below for the upcoming movie Hitchcock.
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Margarette's Feast
Renato Falcao's black-and-white silent film paints an intimate portrait of Brazilian society at the beginning of leftist rule. After being let go from his job, factory worker Pedro (Hique Gomez) is given a suitcase full of severance pay. Brazilian music moves the romantic story along as Pedro throws caution to the wind and sets off on a grandiose spending spree, eventually throwing a lavish birthday feast for his wife, Margarette (Ilana Kaplan).


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We respect the office of president of the United States even though we may not like who is sitting in the Oval Office. We do not like to see the president of the United States being ridiculed by heads of other states. It hurts when our president is being made fun of and considered a weakling.
It's being done now by Russian officials, who know they have the upper hand in Ukraine. They are making mocking remarks about this country and our leaders. They appear to be provoking us almost to the point that they want to take us on in a physical way, in other words, engage us in warfare.
The Russians also are making fun of countries that form the Western Alliance. With benign leadership from the United States, Western countries also are appearing weak and disjointed in the crisis in Ukraine. President Obama's "lead from behind" approach was doomed from the start. It was packed in naive tape and undeliverable.
We are hearing a lot about our threats to impose even stronger economic sanctions on Russia, whose dictator, Vladimir Putin, ignores as ineffective and dares the United States and other countries to "go ahead and impose them." Putin's stooges in his corrupt government have been mocking the United States, calling the sanctions a joke. They, too, believe our government's leadership is timid and nothing to fear.
Putin is a bully and when you back down from a bully, expect more and tougher bullying!
What should be done? Impose the toughest, far-reaching sanctions as possible. Provide a show of military strength in the Ukraine area and support people of that nation who do not want to be taken over by Russia in addition to sanctions. That means aid in amounts necessary to gain Putin's attention.
The Wall Street Journal in an editorial said this past week: "Sanctions are an imperfect foreign-policy tool, but Russia's weak economy and dependence on Western capital markets give the U.S. and Europe some leverage if they are serious. The (early) sanctions Mr. Obama announced are worse than useless because their main impact will be to make America look weak."
We don't need any more actions that make America look weak and timid.
To us one off the most disgusting effects from Russia's invasion and takeover of Crimea is the additional damage to America's image in the world. Our leadership is being mocked and made to look indecisive and as weak as a dying cornstalk in the Missouri River bottoms!


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I am having the same problems with my GUI in FL Studio 9.0.1. The browser is empty and the bits of menus being left behind and what not. I am using a Radeon HD4670 with their driver if that helps any.
I am having the same problems with my GUI in FL Studio 9.0.1. The browser is empty and the bits of menus being left behind and what not. I am using a Radeon HD4670 with their driver if that helps any.
Well go figure, I open it up to take a screen shot of it not working and now it is working perfectly...
All I have done is reinstalled Wine 1.2 so maybe that will help the other guy too.
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okay funny story, i installed the package named wine rather than wine1.2 thinking it was one of those meta-packages that installs the most current version. installed wine1.2 and the interface is working just fine. even the browser is populated.
Glad to hear it worked for you too!
Two part question here, if you don't mind.
First part: Anyone get MIDI to work with Jack and Wine? My MIDI device list in Wine is always empty. I have several MIDI ports available to the system, and when using ALSA, I see them in programs such as FL Studio and they work. (Of course, sound is unusuable..)
Any help on the MIDI front would be really good. FL Studio not very useful without controllers. To me, anyway.
Second: I have an unusual problem with sound, I think. Running 9.10 with an rt kernel. Using WINEASIO from a .deb found here.
When I use WINEASIO with Jack, it only works when Jack is not in Realtime mode, and it works horribly. Jack complains a lot about xruns and stuff, and the sound is garbage.
So, I can only get reasonable sound (but still not wonderful) is by using Jack with Realtime and NOT use WINEASIO. But, I'm willing to bet if I can get WINEASIO to work, it would be much better.
If anyone has any ideas...
Edit: Yea, I guess the vorbis acm thing didn't go into system.ini properly. Fixed that and now the wavs work.
PS. Dispite the problems, FL Studio 9 works better in Ubuntu AMD64 than it does in Windows 7 x64. (No asio support for FL Studio in Windows x64, because the sound card drivers only provide x64 ASIO and FL Studio is a 32-bit app.)
I'm so close I can taste it..
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I'm really in doubt whether this is the right way to go on Ubuntu...
Did you take a look at Qtractor in combination with the LMMS samples? Install whysynth (karmic) for the synths, use zynaddsubfx (2.4.0) via jack.
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Man accused of sexual assault leads Weld sheriff's deputies on chase
July 31, 2013
A 32-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a woman led Weld County sheriff's deputies on a chase outside of Greeley Thursday night, creating a demolition derby-like scene as he smashed into several cars that tried to stop him.
Joey Andrade was arrested on suspicion of several charges, including sexual assault and assault on a peace officer, after he led deputies and commanders on a chase. As authorities tried to stop Andrade, a caller told dispatchers that Andrade was suicidal and could be headed to a home where he'd have access to weapons, according to an arrest affidavit.
Andrade was wanted in connection with a sexual assault reported earlier on Thursday. A woman told investigators she had left a Garden City bar with a man, got into his vehicle and noticed the handle on the inside of her passenger door was broken off, preventing her from getting out, the report states.
The woman reported that the man dragged her out of his vehicle by her hair, sexually assaulted her and threatened to kill her. She said he took a photo of her driver's license to get her address.
After talking with witnesses at the bar and reviewing video at a convenience store, investigators identified Andrade as a suspect in the sex assault.
As a group of deputies and commanders tried to pull Andrade over later that night, he refused to stop, the affidavit states. Deputies used stop sticks to slow him down, but he continued driving, ramming authorities' vehicles as he went. One vehicle eventually pushed Andrade's vehicle into another, and the car stopped, the report states.
Authorities found Andrade lighting a cigarette and drinking a beer while deputies were ordering him out of the vehicle, according to the report. He was taken into custody without further incident.
Andrade was being held in the Weld County Jail on $150,000 bond. He faces charges of first-degree sexual assault, intimidating a witness or victim and second-degree kidnapping related to the woman's allegations. He also faces charges of first-degree assault on a peace office, vehicular eluding, driving after revocation, reckless driving and having an open alcoholic container in a vehicle.
Andrade is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. Due to the ongoing investigation, his booking photo was not released.
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Can You Buy Electronic Cigarettes In Stores?Add to Flipboard Magazine.
The quick answer is YES. However, do your research and homework to know what brand to buy. There are several electronic cigarettes out on the market today. The best way to understand the benefits and features of each branded e-cig device is to go to the comparison guide HERE. If you are doing some shopping around, here are some tips or items for you to think about:
- How long will the batteries last. On most gas station and smoking ban bars, you might as well throw your money away. These brands are mostly Chinese cheap imitation e-cigarettes and are designed to last about a week or two before having severe quality issues. If you go to a cigarette store make sure you ask about battery life, the good brands have a battery life of about 2-7 days depending on how often you use the electronic cigarette.
- Does it come with a USB, Home, and/or car charger?
- How much vapor smoke is being exhaled. Some electronic cigarettes in stores will only produce a puff to a little bit. The USA brands like Smokestik are high quality and produce so much vapor that you can actually blow smoke rings.
- The size of the inhale hole at the smokeless cigarette tip matters. Many people I know, including myself have bought brands which look cool, however, when you try to inhale, you almost turn blue because they restrict your inhale while not allowing you to feel the same satisfaction you get from a traditional cigarette.
- Leaky filters. The last thing you need is the filter tip to leak e-cig liquid into your mouth. The cheap brands tend to use e-liquid and it is basically a mess to refill and use. The best smokeless cigarette brands come with cartomizers which contain the filter, vapor liquid, and tip all in one. Just screw it into your battery and your done.
So where is the best place to buy electronic cigarettes? The answer so far has been online (visit Smokestik and get 10% off) however your local store may want to carry a brand you recommend to them from your experience.
Use the electronic cigarette comparison table guide to help you decide which brand of smokeless cigarette will work best for you.
The most important features of an e-cig are listed and compared side by side for you to compare brands and features. Keep in mind that these are the top brands from many others we have reviewed. The table is based on 4-6 week trial periods.
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July 23, 2003
AMHERST, MA - Amherst College men's basketball coach Dave Hixon '75 and his father, former Andover High School coaching great Wil Hixon, have each been selected for induction in the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. The 2003 class, which is the Hall of Fame's second ever, will be inducted on September 19, at the Ryan Center on the campus of the University of Rhode Island.
The Hixons will join a host of notable selections, including former NBA stars Travis Best (Springfield Commerce), Caron Butler (Maine Central Institute), Mike Gminski (Masuk High School), the late Reggie Lewis (Northeastern University) and Lenny Wilkens (Providence College). Coaching greats Rick Pitino (Providence College), Hugh Greer (Connecticut), George Blaney (Holy Cross) and Buster Sheary (Holy Cross) will also be inducted.
The inaugural 2002 induction class included Bob Cousy (Holy Cross), Patrick Ewing (Cambridge Rindge & Latin), Julius Erving (University of Massachusetts), Calvin Murphy (Norwalk HS), Tom Heinsohn (Holy Cross) and coaching legend Dave Gavitt (Providence College), among others.
Entering his 27th season as head coach at Amherst, Dave Hixon describes being inducted with his father as, "probably my best moment in basketball to date." As the winningest coach in school history, the 14th winningest active Division III coach in the nation (by total wins) and the 39th winningest coach in NCAA Division III history (by winning percentage, as listed in the NCAA Record Book), Hixon has guided the Jeffs to a 440-209 overall record, six NCAA Tournaments, 13 ECAC Tournaments, 11 Little Three titles and back-to-back NESCAC Championships in 2001 and 2002, while posting an 8-1 record in NESCAC Tournament play. During his tenure, the Jeffs have continually excelled in the postseason, claiming four ECAC Championships (including consecutive titles in 1995 and 1996) and advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight in both 1994 and 2003. In 2001, Hixon was honored as the NESCAC Coach of the Year after leading the Jeffs to a 22-6 overall mark (the first of two straight 22-win seasons), tying the school record for single-season victories, which the Jeffs subsequently shattered with 24 victories this past winter.
Already a member of the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, the Plymouth State College Athletic Hall of Fame, the North Shore Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and the Andover High School Athletic Hall of Fame (in which Dave Hixon is also a member), Wil Hixon cemented his legacy with nearly 500 high school coaching victories, most of which came at nearby Andover High, where he guided the Golden Warriors, and his son Dave, to a state championship in 1970. Under the elder Hixon, Andover returned to the state finals twice more, falling both times to the No. 1 team in the nation, Cambridge Rindge & Latin, which was led at the time by future NBA All-Star Patrick Ewing.
"This was a real surprise as I've been away from it for so long," explains Wil Hixon, who left coaching in 1981 to become assistant principal and then principal at Andover, before retiring in 1991. "Going in with my son makes it very special, like winning the state championship. It ties the knot a bit tighter between us."
Dave and Wil Hixon are one of three father and son combos to enter the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Former Catholic Memorial High School coaches Ron Perry, Sr. and Ron Perry, Jr. were inducted in 2002. Bernie and Keith Cieplicki, who each coached at Rice Memorial High School in Vermont, will enter the Hall of Fame along with the Hixons in 2003.
Induction festivities will tip off at 9 a.m. with a celebrity golf tournament at the Beaver River Country Club in Richmond, R.I., followed by a cocktail reception at the Institute for International Sport at the University of Rhode Island. Festivities will then move to the Ryan Center for a dinner reception, silent auction and induction ceremony. Last year's events drew nearly 1,000 people.
For ticket information, call the Institute for International Sport at (401) 874-2375.


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We've seen it in both the NFL and the NBA in the past year, of course. But in many cases, companies lock out workers who are struggling even to stay in the middle class, because they won't give up the things that might put them in the middle class. Companies lock out workers to get them to give up their pensions, to pay more for health care, to accept pay cuts, to sacrifice job security. They rely on no one noticing (besides the workers, for whom their contempt is already clear), and on any public notice the lockouts do gain assigning blame at least equally to the workers—after all, shouldn't they feel lucky just to have jobs, and be willing to make whatever concessions management demands?
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Reserves Announcements and Interest Rates: Does Monetary Policy Matter?
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1987.tb02574.x
The author provides evidence on the perceived existence of strong liquidity effect. The analysis is based on the response of the term structure of interest rates to the weekly Federal Reserve announcements of bank reserves during the post‐October 1979 period. It is shown that unanticipated changes in the mix between borrowed and nonborrowed reserves cause expected real interest rates to change after the announcement because they provide information about a future change in the supply of money. A precise model is developed and tested during subperiods of nonborrowed and borrowed reserves targeting by the Fed.


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Cranberry-Stuffed Cornish Game Hens
Dried cranberries add plenty of flavor to these Cornish game hens.
- Servings: 6
Photography: James Baigrie
Source: Martha Stewart Living, December 2003
- 8 ounces rye bread (about 1/2 loaf), trimmed of crust and cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small leek, white and pale-green parts only, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced into half-moons, and rinsed well
- 3 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, wiped clean, and coarsely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage, plus leaves (optional), for garnish
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 3/4 cup reduced-fat, low-sodium canned chicken broth
- 6 Cornish game hens (1 1/2 pounds each)
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup port
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread out diced bread on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in oven, turning occasionally, until light brown and dry, 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside.
Raise oven temperature to 450 degrees. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add leek, mushrooms, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; stir in bread, chopped sage, parsley, mustard, thyme, 1/2 cup dried cranberries, and 1/2 cup broth.
Spoon stuffing into bird cavities; tie legs together with kitchen twine. Rub birds with butter, then sprinkle with pepper and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Arrange birds on a roasting rack in a large roasting pan. Roast until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees, and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thighs (avoiding bone) registers 170 degrees, 15 to 20 minutes more. Transfer rack with birds to a rimmed baking sheet, and let rest.
Set roasting pan on top of stove across two burners; set heat to medium-high. Add port and remaining 1/4 cup broth; deglaze pan, scraping up any browned bits from bottom with a wooden spoon. Add remaining 1/4 cup dried cranberries; cook, stirring, until sauce reduces slightly, 2 to 3 minutes.
Place birds on a serving platter, and drizzle sauce over them. Garnish with sage leaves, if desired, and serve.
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colleengre25 OCT, 2013Cornish Hens were easy and amazing. Cut recipe down for two without any issues. Will definitely be making this again.Reply
gdaniels195813 NOV, 2008I used to cook for 6 and now only for 2.....you just need to learn to recalculate the recipe ingredients to serve one OR use these recipes for your dinner parties! No big deal. :)Reply
charliebrown24 NOV, 2007I would love to prepare your cornish game hen recipes, but as I am single, I want to cook only 1(one) hen. Can/will you please put recipes on the web for one or two servings only. Many, many people are put off by the large number of servings your recipes makeReply


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You breed a new generation of bigoted caucasian officer when you belittle them and treat them unfairly.
Yet we do not hear that critics of the pope are bigoted, "Christianophobic."
There is an indisputable link between inflammatory, bigoted rhetoric and the soaring incidence of hate crimes nationwide.
If he had said that it was bigoted to have a passing worry about Muslims on airplanes, would that have been OK?
And, by 2016, it will be more clear than it is today that their bigoted position is a big electoral loser for them.
His Whiggism is so bigoted, and his Christianity so fierce, that he almost disgusts one with two very good things!'
That was his fault; he was as good and charitable a man as ever lived, but he was bigoted.
My poor country must suffer long before she can overcome the opposition of bigoted loyalty.
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By Rachel Briggs. Source: lloyds.com
The following article by Rachel Briggs, manager of the Centre's Security Programme, was published on lloyds.com, the site of Lloyds of London.
'The Kidnapping Business' by Rachel Briggs was published by The Foreign Policy Centre, March 2001.
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The kidnap and ransom (K&R) insurance industry has long been regarded with scepticism in policy circles. In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher went so far as to instigate an investigation into the sector, prompted by her concern that it encouraged the proliferation of kidnapping. Her arguments hinged on the issue of ransoms: firstly, she was concerned that insurance encourages policyholders to pay; secondly, she was worried that cover allowed policy makers to be less cautious about how much they paid given that they would be reimbursed later. The result, she argued, would be more frequent and higher ransom payments - and this would ultimately lead to a proliferation of the crime.
Mrs Thatcher didn't get her way, and the K&R insurance industry is still going strong today. It has been estimated that it is growing at 15-20 per cent each year and British underwriters can boast much of the FTSE 100 companies as clients. However, while K&R insurance is fast becoming a mainstream part of doing business in high risk areas such as Latin America and parts of Asia, the industry's negative image has not faded.
The case for non-concession
However, the scepticism with which K&R insurance is viewed is as much a reflection of the way the kidnapping policy framework is constructed as of misconceptions about the nature of the sector's business activities. The current focus for kidnapping policy is on how individual cases are resolved and, in line with Thatcher's policy stance on kidnapping in the 1980s, the UK government holds non-concession as the principle method for delivering the shared objective of reducing the number of Britons kidnapped each year. And in line with this, K&R insurance seems at odds with UK government policy.
But can this type of policy deliver results? Where one group, say national governments, is able to control responses, it is possible that this policy will help to reduce the number of kidnappings. But in cases where anyone can take control - as is increasingly the case where money rather than politics calls the shots - this consistency is difficult to achieve. While reducing ransom payments must always be a central aim for all policy makers - government, business, charities and individual families - we must accept that this alone can no longer deliver the objectives we want to achieve.
The case for K&R coverage
We need a new preventative focus for kidnapping policy that can bring results in the short-term while such important long-term policies are being pursued. We should focus on reducing the opportunities for kidnapping through enabling those who are at risk to manage their risks more effectively. This is an area of policy where there is much potential for success - and where the insurance sector is already playing a key role.
Firstly, and most importantly, kidnap and ransom insurers are actually interested in minimising the risks of their policyholders in order to reduce the likelihood that they will have to pay-out. In order to do this, underwriters add incentives and penalties for 'good' and 'bad' behaviour - as is true in homeowner's insurance, where coverage may make policyholders less concerned about burglary, as they know they can recoup the costs. To counter this, underwriters offer lower premiums to those willing to act to reduce their risks by, for example, fitting locks to windows.
K&R insurers have adopted similar mechanisms to encourage the responsible, low-risk behaviour of their policyholders. The pricing structure of premiums alters according to the amount of effort that the policyholder is prepared to make to reduce their risk.
Secondly, and related to this, many of the largest underwriters exclusively secure the services of a particular security consultant for their policy-holders in order to ensure that they are taking their security policy seriously. In this sense, the K&R insurance industry has contributed towards an accumulation of expert professional knowledge about economic kidnapping and helped to promote methods that lower the policyholder's susceptibility to the risk of kidnapping.
Thirdly, when a kidnapping does occur, there are safeguards in place to minimise the amount of money that will be paid out. The total amount that a person or organisation can be insured for is relative to a policyholder's ability to pay, and this means that the insurance policy recovers the amount that would have been paid without insurance cover.
Learning from the experience of others
This argument is backed up by the fact that policies only pay out retrospectively, preventing ransom payments from spiralling out of control. And policies also cover the cost of an expert to handle the case and advise about negotiation techniques and practices, a role that may previously have fallen to a CEO or regional manager with no previous experience of handling such a high-pressure incident as kidnapping. As a senior security manager from a major multinational company commented, "We as a company have a very strong central security and employee security capability. But we haven't had a kidnap since 1989 so we need the experience of people who have".
Whether the motives of the K&R insurance industry are altruistic or financial, it is important that policy makers harness all activities that could deliver the objective of reducing the number of kidnappings each year. Such an overarching framework could bring clarity and help to ensure that individual efforts come together as a whole to be worth more than the sum of their parts.
The insurance sector is far from perfect, and there is undoubtedly more that it could do, but while we continue to have an unbalanced debate in which those who pay are bad, and those who don't are good, we will not realise the objectives that are universally shared. And as the investment and operations of UK companies in risky areas of the world grows, this is an issue that must be faced head-on.


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Outside Lands Music Festival is easily the best weekend of the year. It includes music emanating from every corner, countless mouthwatering food vendors, and people-watching unlike anywhere else. There isn't a place I would rather be, or a place I would rather photograph. It is a time where people come and let their stresses melt away. Thus, the festival is a haven for those interested in observing and capturing the simplicities, complexities, and amusements of human emotion and action.
Some of the musical highlights this year included The National, Foals, and Sir Paul McCartney (although that last one is pretty self explanatory). Frontman of The National, Matt Berninger, hopped into the audience whilst still singing and let the crowd completely devour him. Guitarist and vocalist Yannis Philippakis of Foals ran down the center divide of the crowd to the sound booth, and back again through the crowd. Philippakis then crowdsurfed twice, all while still playing his guitar. Paul McCartney's performance was overwhelmingly legendary, playing classic Beatles material and some of his own. He also brought two girls from the audience on stage that wanted his autograph as their first tattoos; he wrapped his arms around them in an embrace to write it on their wrists, which he claimed was "the only way to get the angle!" and left the crowd in a roar of laughter.
Held in one of the greatest cities in the world, San Francisco, Outside Lands is one of a kind. The combination of live music, good local food, and people-watching are immensely complimentary of one another and makes the festival an adventure that must be experienced.


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