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KENNESAW, GA – INVISTA, maker of Antron® carpet fiber, presented the Antron Carpet Fiber Designed to Perform Award grand prize to Butler Rogers Baskett for its design of Major League Baseball's headquarters. Butler Rogers Baskett was recently honored at a ceremony at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City.
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As a recent college graduate on a journalist's salary, I don't exactly have the means to travel around the world.
But while on assignment Saturday, it was as if the whole world had gathered here for the day.
I'm Chinese, born and raised in the Bay Area and college-educated in Los Angeles. Even though I've always lived in California, I grew up with what I thought was a fairly multicultural crowd.
But words such as "diverse" and "melting pot" felt like clichés to me because in every circle I entered, there was always one dominant ethnicity, religion or culture. And sometimes, caring about diversity seemed like a niche interest to others, something people had to remind themselves to do.
So when I attended the Global Village Festival for the first time over the weekend, I was happily overwhelmed. The thousands around me looked and sounded different from me and from each other. It's a good sign if I can't eavesdrop.
I could, and did, point at anything and ask two simple questions: What is that? What is it for? Here's a taste of what I learned:
1. Tinikling is fun, fast-paced and potentially dangerous for your ankles.
Tinikling, the national dance of the Philippines, involves two people tapping two bamboo poles on the ground and against each other while dancers step in between, over and out of the poles.
Choreographed or freestyle, the dances are set to music, and the tapping often speeds up. Dancers don't wear footwear in the traditional version.
2. Three Taiwanese princes travel the world to advertise Taiwan and let people know it's different from Thailand.
OK, so they're just full-body costumes of princes, or deities, handmade at $3,000 a piece. The Techno Three Prince Dance Troupe looks a lot like the characters roaming around Disneyland, except these costumes boast a blend of symbolism.
Why the exaggerated costumes? "Because they're gods. They're bigger than life," said Ann Wu, with the Irvine-based Taiwan Center of Orange County.
They also dance to techno music. It's a blend of old and new to make traditional culture more appealing in the modern age.
3. Chinese brush painting requires a lot of premeditation, but some people pick it up easily.
Each brushstroke entails slowly pressing down the calligraphy brush. Once you've made your stroke, there's no going back and fixing it. Chinese brush painting is supposed to be more symbolic than realistic to capture the essence of the subject, so sometimes backgrounds are left out entirely.
Lily Su of Rancho Santa Margarita has only studied the art style for a year and a half, but she can paint flowers under the pressure of passers-by.
4. The deep tone of large drums expresses the sadness of the Bolivian people.
The drum head is made of animal skins with fur still intact. When struck, the big drums resound with a deep, muffled tone, evoking the mountains and cold air of the Andean region. What does this music sound like?
"Sad," said Herberth Challapa of Los Angeles. Challapa has been playing for more than 30 years. Originally from Oruro, Bolivia, Challapa is the only musical one in his family – he plays all the instruments, he says.
Though the drums also are used for celebrations, the sad rhythms reflect the history of displacement and oppression of the Andean people by Spanish colonization in the 16th century.
5. Curry puffs are flaky, greasy and delicious. Napkins recommended.
A popular snack food in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, the puffs are filled with a dense curry. (The one I got had chicken, potato and yellow curry.)
The dough is folded over and over again, and the puffs are deep-fried for about five minutes, leaving substantial grease stains on my napkin and crumbs all over my lap.
6. You, too, could run a Hawaiian smoothie chain if you have some spare time on the weekend.
Irvine residents Shannon Hall and husband Billy Christie grew a little weary of the corporate lifestyle, so they started running the Southern California branch of Maui Wowi six months ago.
Hall runs the franchise and takes orders, while Christie blends in the back. Serving up nonfat, sugar-free smoothies, they're the busiest booth at any event they go to, he claims.
Christie is still top dog at Wet Products Inc., a sport and surf distribution company he conceived for a class assignment at UCLA.
7. That glittery bracelet you just bought is helping a girl in Guatemala get an education.
The tiny glass beads glinted from the Guatemalan Charities Fundraiser booth, catching the eye of quite a few passers-by who stopped to browse brightly colored bracelets, necklaces, earrings and even bearded lizards.
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The Leeds Mod & Soul scene in the 60s
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In response to a much earlier post. Yes I remember the Ioannus. Still have the membership card somewhere. Remember a packed surfer night down there once everyone had a great time but enjoyment was curtailed early in those days as you had to scramble for the last bus home (often shared with the hard nut drinkers and just general loonies) You could of course gamble, stay on and try for the "late nighter" bus.
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Haircut wroteColonMy name is Geoff Procter, grew up York Road. Was a Mod and hung out at Bee Gee club and drank many pints at Whitelocks.
Left UK to Vancouver , Canada 1969.
Great memories of Mecca , Twisted Wheel, hello Georgie Fame.
Who were those guys selling Sunday newspapers outside train station on Sunday morning .
Steam Packet, Long John Baldry had trouble standing on stage . LJB actually passed in Vancouver after long career in voice overs .
Blessed to grow up in great era , George the manic tailor , dancing on stage with Jimmy James and Vagabonds.
Did I really see Jimi Hendrix in Otley Pub ?
Blue bombers and just crazy fun.
Anyone out there that remembers ?
The guys selling papers were William Druery , Keith Bingham and Colin Vernon who frequented the BG , etc. I remember Frank Richardson who worked at Saxone , always smart. I recall he went to Majorca in 1966 when the first package holidays started. There was a party one night at his gfs place (Sandra ?) and the house was trashed. There was quite a crowd at the BG and lots of slagging off. I remember School friends , Eric Clarkson and Hugh Montgomery. I think Daz lived round the corner from a friend of mine near Dragon bend. There was Barry and Freda too. Lots of faces I recall but cant put names to. Susan Stranks rings a bell. Many others and like you say good times.
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Welcome to the site scorpio many thanks for your input i hope you get a reply from people you know from the good old days.
No matter were i end my days im an Hunslet lad with Hunslet ways.
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Hi Geoff/Scorpio yeah I remember Frank and Sandra. Most of the time they seemed to be arguing and either split up (or about to). In factthey argued so much they probably got married. Also remember Bill and Kieth. Was Bill either in the Police or about to join? I wonder if he ever did?
I seem to remember Tore Gil whose brother (I think) also worked at Saxones.
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Thanksgiving is just a few days away. No doubt your refrigerator and freezer are already showing the signs of an upcoming holiday feast, or you have your reservation written neatly on the calendar. Either way, most of us will be gathering with those we love on this annual holiday to spend valuable moments with those we hold most dear.
Thanksgiving — a day to be thankful. Even in my fast-paced world, I make a concerted effort to be thankful every day of my life. I try to tell those I love that I do, and I attempt to be the kind of person who is grateful for all bestowed upon me. I like living my life in that manner because at the end of the day, I can close my eyes at night and feel happy, content and fulfilled. I don't think I can ask for more than that.
But as Thanksgiving Day draws nearer, I know I'll find myself examining aspects of my life, my world, attempting to find that one omnipotent thing for which I am thankful. Between now and Thursday, many things will come to mind, and while all those things will be great ideas, I'll continue searching for something more — something bigger, more important, something with more meaning. After all, Thanksgiving is the day when we should put a lot of thought into the people, places and things that cause us to be thankful. Right?
Let's see ... the big things: Of course, family and friends first come to mind, and they are accompanied by the four-legged friends in my life who also love unconditionally; my home — which welcomes me with warmth and open arms; my job — it has its moments, but the paycheck at the end of the week is much appreciated. Lots more of the big things, but what about all those little things?
Here are just a few examples:
• The sound of the baby giggling behind you in the line at the grocery store.
• The way the roast in the crockpot smells when you get home from work.
• The cat that waits for you to sit down so she can climb up on your lap.
• The old veteran who has tears in his eyes as he salutes the flag passing by him.
• Memories of long ago times shared by the family.
• The way the sun looks as it slips over the horizon.
• A cold drink on a hot day and a hot drink on a cold one.
• Your mom's voice on the other end of the phone.
• The baseball that makes it to homeplate, the basketball that drops into the basket, the football that is caught in the end zone just as the clock winds down.
• The person who hands a $5 bill to a homeless person.
• The smell of lilacs, hot coffee and Vicks VapoRub.
• A surprise visit from a faraway friend — even one who lives close by is nice.
• A real, handwritten letter from someone you haven't heard from in a long time.
• A photograph of yourself that you actually kind of like it.
• The hand that reaches for you to let you know everything will be OK.
• Solitary walks.
• The wind in my face.
I could go on and on ... There are tons of those little things for which I am thankful. How about you? I'm sure your list is as long as mine. The little things. The things that happen every day — those things that many times we don't even think about or notice.
While the big things — family, friends, home, job, etc. — are rather obvious, I have to believe it's the little things that as we grown older, will ultimately turn into the big things. Those little things create memories that are priceless, and they carve a place into our hearts that shouldn't be ignored.
As you go around your Thanksgiving table this year and ask everyone to name something for which they are thankful, maybe go around the table again and ask them to name one of those little things which they appreciate. We might be surprised what has touched someone's heart.
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LAKE CITY, Fla. - A 22-year-old Lake City man was arrested Thursday after police said he was "sexting" an 11-year-old.
Lake City police said they worked with the Peel Regional Police Service in Ontario, Canada, in arresting Aaron Bader in Lake City.
Bader is charged with transmission of harmful material to minors.
On Feb. 27, the child's mother contacted Peel police and said her child was receiving sexually explicit text messages from a man who claimed to be named Aaron.
Police said Bader and the child met through an online video game, started talking, exchanged phone numbers and began texting one another. From Feb. 3 to Feb. 11, the two exchanged more than 2,000 text messages, police said.
The majority of the messages exchanged through the course of that time were sexually descriptive in nature with photos, police said.
They said one of the conversations taking place on Feb. 4 specifically centered on the age difference of the two, how it seemed "weird." However, the sexting continued after Bader learned of the child being 11 years old, police said.
Bader was located in Lake City and arrested at his workplace Thursday. Police said he confessed to sending obscene and sexual material to a minor while being aware of the age of the juvenile.
Bader was booked into the Columbia County Detention Center without bail.
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Mozilla Developing Open Web Mobile OSby Amman Sood on 11/7/2011 5:26 PM EST
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gevorg - Monday, November 07, 2011 - linkWill it run Android apps? Reply
sjael - Monday, November 07, 2011 - link" It will not have any of Android's Java libraries or stacks." - I'm guessing no.
From what I gather, it seems to be that they've taken Android for it's hardware management, and stripped away all the front-end and rebuilt it around HTML5 instead of Java.
I'm actually rather interested, as a web developer I've been waiting eons for a 'native' HTML5 SDK for Android. It seems strange that Google of all companies hasn't jumped on such a thing themselves yet. Reply
B3an - Monday, November 07, 2011 - linkProbably because using HTML5 and JavaScript to power these things is incredibly inefficient and retarded, especially when you want to save as much power and battery as possible as well as having a smooth experience on the device. They should learn from MS or even Apple, but Mozilla would never do that as they want this to be open, but like most open software and platforms it's going to be completely inferior to proprietary alternatives as almost anything open sacrifices efficiency and performance just for the sake of being "open".
I'm also a web dev but i know just how crap and overrated HTML5 is when it comes to real coding languages which i also use. When it comes to battery life and efficiently this OS is going to suck, in more ways than one. Reply
Hrel - Monday, November 07, 2011 - linkuh...? what? "Probably because using HTML5 and JavaScript to power these things is incredibly inefficient and retarded, especially when you want to save as much power and battery as possible as well as having a smooth experience on the device"
That true for JavaScript, but... the whole idea of HTML5 is to solve those problems. HTML5 is the future. Reply
rs2 - Monday, November 07, 2011 - linkActually he's pretty much correct. HTML5 isn't some end-all be-all technology. It adds some welcome extensions to HTML, but does not come close to approaching the full functionality of other technologies such as Flash or Silverlight (think things like bidirectional client-server RPC calls and integrated network-efficient serialization of data).
sjael - Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - linkWoah, that got pretty intense coming off a fairly light-hearted comment.
I'm not saying it would be a great OS - on the contrary, it's by Mozilla so it's probably going to turn into a bloated piece of... stuff.
Obviously HTML5 apps are never going to be as efficient as native code. However, just about all software seems to be moving towards the web/cloud and webapps, and all hardware is moving towards mobile. With all the developer support, it only makes sense to develop a mobile OS that brings webapps 'out of the browser' so to speak.
Of course HTML5 isn't there yet, doesn't mean I can't be interested that someone is trying it. And you never know - it could spark an industry drive to make the strides necessary *to* build a viable OS around HTML5 (rather, whatever the next step is.)
Perhaps I was mistaken in saying I wanted an HTML5 SDK for Android - I don't want to build 'real' world-changing apps with HTML5, I just want to be able to make a custom checklist or whatever without exposing all of my code to end users. :P Reply
retrospooty - Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - link"Woah, that got pretty intense coming off a fairly light-hearted comment."
Welcome to Anandtech =) Reply
mghola - Thursday, January 19, 2012 - linkThe Nazi's ran a very efficient society. Point being, showing loyalty to the ones who "do it best" doesn't always leave us where we want to be. This may not be the place for a debate between proprietary and open, but I don't think you should discount the "sake of being open". Because you want your stupid android to run a little more efficient, you would yield to the eventual monopolization of all emergent technologies by masters who exploit intellectual property to own what would inevitably be developed by mankind. But hey, what do I care as long as my new iphone made by 13 year olds working 16 hours a day for 75 cents is "sick". Reply
mghola - Thursday, January 19, 2012 - linkLook. Open alternatives would be better if there was more emphasis on them and the contributions to them from proprietary companies would be greater. I know many companies need licensing to make a profit, but why do we need them? Reply
mghola - Thursday, January 19, 2012 - linkThe real question is why can't a cutting edge alternative to html5 and javascript be developed that is open. Seems like it would be worth it for companies like mozilla to work together on. Reply
s44 - Monday, November 07, 2011 - linkChrome for phones? Reply
MonkeyPaw - Monday, November 07, 2011 - linkThus would be way more interesting if their mobile version of Firefox would crash and gang on me all the time. In fact, FF is the only desktop browser to crash on me--ever. Fans will tell me it's extensions or some other reason, but Chrome, IE, and Opera don't have these problems at all. Ever since FF went passed 3.6, it's been a rough go. I could care less how many versions come out if none of them work. Reply
MonkeyPaw - Monday, November 07, 2011 - linkSorry for the language fail. Phone thumbs. :( Reply
espaghetti - Monday, November 07, 2011 - link"- Whose hardware will you support?
We'll be selecting initial hardware for hackability and general availability, but we haven't settled on that yet. A Tegra 2 device is likely to be selected, due to its support for VP8 hardware acceleration. Over time we expect that B2G will work on the majority of devices that support modern Android versions. "
Just in case anyone else cared. Reply
wocanak - Monday, November 07, 2011 - linkLooks like RIL got expanded to Reliance Industries Limited in "Mozilla has elected to use both the Android and Reliance Industries Limited backend to implement messaging"
I guess you meant Android Radio Interface Layer (RIL) Reply
Daniel Egger - Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - linkI applaud Mozilla for picking this up!
I quite appreciate the way Palm had implemented WebOS namely by using a Linux kernel, having some basic system services all communicating via DBus and providing an abstraction layer that would allow the use of C++ components and DBus calls via HTML or rather JS code within HTML pages.
What Palm (and later HP) didn't get right though was the performance of the whole thing which really sucks (and still does). Let's hope Mozilla can do better (and also get that nasty ressource footprint of their browser down...). Reply
greg451 - Saturday, December 10, 2011 - linkErr, its called linux. I want fucking nothing but goddamned linux on my fucking hardware. I want hardware I can install myself. I don't give a fuck about android or chrome or any fucking thing else. I want linux running my phone and my tablet just like my fucking laptop. I refuse to be assraped by vendor lock-in and other incompatibilities and proprietary bullshit. Reply
mghola - Thursday, January 19, 2012 - linkGnome Sayin? Reply


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Make Homemade Pasta With a Paper Shredderby FN Dish Editor in How-to, February 20th, 2013
Homemade pasta is great and everyone loves it, but most people don't own a pasta machine because it's a pricey piece of kitchen equipment.
Problem solved. Our resident kitchen-gadget hacker, Cliff, has come up with a brilliant solution. Click the play button above to watch Cliff demonstrate how to make a pasta machine out of a paper shredder. Fresh, homemade pasta has never been easier.


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Nokia Lumia 1020 white paper out: OIS redesigned, pixel-binning during video
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1. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
-and dont you dare "But the OS is WP8" me!!!
2. sprockkets (Posts: 1611; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)
But the OS is WP. Sorry. I don't support MS who abused their monopoly power to strangle the OS market for 15+ years.
And Nokia is busy suing the world with BS patents thanks to Elop and company. I don't support people who use patent trolls to sue others over FRAND patents either.
4. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
ok. but i thought that was apple (a company)
7. microsoftnokiawin (Posts: 1236; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
BS patents here's a fun fact
what Microsoft did is called business it's how companies make money
Nokia offers all company to pay royalties and if they refuse then they sue them
so take your BS and GTFO this is tech we're talking about not some fight over curves
9. sprockkets (Posts: 1611; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)
Nokia is NOT looking to license ANY of their so called patents on video technology and is *specifically* suing only android phones over VP8.
Nokia transferred some LTE patents to a patent troll and is ONLY suing Motorola - and they did NOT negotiate any FRAND rate for it. Furthermore, it violates Nokia's own agreement to not charge more than 1.9% royalties on their LTE FRAND patents when they now have a troll suing over it.
Oh, and "microsoftnokiawin", your name says it all, retarded fanboi.
3. MEeee (Posts: 365; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
S4 Animated GIF camera gimmick feature people called it now on 1020.
5. sniper1087 (Posts: 532; Member since: 31 Dec 2011)
cinemagraph (animated gif) has been available since nov 2012 so I dont know what u r talking about, they just showed more improvements, but dont assume the S4 had it first because it didnt.
8. microsoftnokiawin (Posts: 1236; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
lumia had it long before the S4 and so does BB10 too i think because they're both signed with cinema graph which was the first to offer it (in a nice user friendly interface) on phones
6. shikroi (Posts: 187; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
Lumia had that b4 the s4.
10. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
... But it's WP. The camera is great and all, but WP is really dragging it down. Maybe when WP matures more, Nokia's new releases will become more relevant, but until then it's not anything exciting.
Also, aside from the camera, it's just a Lumia 920 with an extra GB of RAM. It's nice, but still very impractical for the every day consumer just like the 808 was. I'm not just hating on Nokia either, the GS4 Zoom is impractical as well. Any of these DSLR "replacement" smartphones are just silly. I would say that about any manufacturer that makes one; Apple, HTC, Motorola, Sony, Samsung, Nokia, anyone.
11. rd_nest (Posts: 1656; Member since: 06 Jun 2010)
Nokia-paid shill is here.
Hey, is that you Elop??
12. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
There are some potential good things about the camera hardware and software bundle that Nokia has released with the L1020. The first thing that caught my notice was the apparent reduction in moire (I know there is a missing accent on the e, but I can't figure out how to include it, so I am mentioning the omission) with the oversampling implementation of the L1020. I can't wait for the L1020 to get subjected to objective testing by some of the dedicated digital photography sites (like dpreview.com) to see how it compares to dedicated digital cameras.
This could be the smartphone camera to beat for 2013 and maybe 2014.
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As a complete noob I hope Nokia makes this a fairly easy learn.
14. Pedro0x (Posts: 271; Member since: 19 Oct 2012)
How can Nokia say this is new technology. Their "reinvented zoom" is not new technology, and it absolutely is not reinvented. And the oversampling is not new either, you can actually do "oversampling" with any kind of picture. If I were Nokia I´d tell the world that I used old technologies like downsampling to make pictures better :). No, I am just kidding, lumia 1020 will be the king in camera-department until someone makes an even better camera. But what I do not get is that this Nokia´s oversampling and "reinvented zoom" is so simple, why the hell isn´t, for an example, Samsung using it. Samsung has so much money and this is relatively simple. With Samsung´s money I would make such a camera that would put Nokia´s pureview to shame.


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Thousand Cankers Disease Quarantine
July 24, 2012
Irene Haske
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Thousand Cankers Disease Quarantine Imposed for Fairfax County
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services expanded the Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) quarantine to include Fairfax County where TCD was detected. The quarantine is necessary to prevent the spread of the disease which attacks walnut trees.
Regulated items that may not be moved out of Fairfax County include all walnut plants and plant parts of walnut, including logs, stumps, firewood, roots, branches, mulch and chips.
TCD is a fungus (Geosmithia morbida) spread by the walnut twig beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis) that causes small cankers or open wounds on the trunks and branches of walnut trees. The beetle introduces the fungus while it tunnels beneath the bark. As more beetles attack the tree, the number of cankers increases until they coalesce to girdle twigs and branches, restricting movement of nutrients and eventually killing the tree. Neither the beetle nor the fungus is native to the eastern United States. Thinning or dead branches initially occur at the top of the tree which then dies from the top down. Trees may be infected for many years before showing symptoms. There is no preventive or curative treatment for the disease. Once established, TCD has the potential to spread to areas that are not infested, either through natural means or through the human movement of infested walnut items.
More information about Thousand Cankers Diseases is available from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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Saunders runs out of Safeco magic
Rangers hand Mariners lefty first loss in Seattle
SEATTLE -- Not even "Safeco Joe" could prevent this one.
Left-hander Joe Saunders continued a mid-May Mariners malaise on Friday night in a 9-5 loss to the Texas Rangers, Seattle's seventh consecutive defeat. He damaged some remarkable personal statistics in the process, too.
Saunders had brought a 9-0 record and a 1.72 ERA in 13 career starts at this ballpark into the proceedings, but he finally took a local loss -- and a particularly tough one. With two runs in the second, three in the third and another in the fourth, Texas erased any momentum the Mariners had generated with runs in each of the first three frames.
And soon enough, Saunders' incredible Safeco numbers had given way to another telling statistic: After Friday, the left-hander is 3-9 with 6.60 ERA in 14 regular-season starts against the Rangers. It's the third-highest ERA against Texas among pitchers with a minimum of 10 starts in opposition.
Saunders gave up six runs on eight hits in five innings and saw his ERA climb to 6.09 despite striking out a season-high seven batters.
"In this game, you've got to forget quickly and go get the next guy," Saunders said. "I tried to minimize the damage the best I could, and at least chew up some innings, but this game can be frustrating, to say the least, at times. You've just got to keep your head up."
The Mariners had made some changes to a slumping roster before the game to try to do just that. Seattle optioned catcher Jesus Montero to Triple-A, calling up Jesus Sucre to replace him; and they designated infielder Robert Andino for assignment, calling up Carlos Triunfel to take his place.
The team hoped the new blood, and the change of scenery after a grueling nine-game road trip through New York, Cleveland and Anaheim, would help matters against the Rangers, who entered the game with the best record in baseball. Things looked promising in the bottom of the first inning against Texas' Justin Grimm when Kyle Seager hit a two-out double and Kendrys Morales drove him in for a 1-0 lead.
That was short-lived, however. Jeff Baker hit a two-out home run in the second to put the Rangers up, 2-1.
Things got strange when Sucre stepped to the plate for his first Major League at-bat with runners on first and second and none out in the bottom of the second. Sucre grounded the ball to Texas first baseman Mitch Moreland, who fielded it and threw to shortstop Elvis Andrus. Andrus stepped on second base for the first out and then relayed back for a double-play attempt.
In what was sure to be revisited on highlight reels throughout the night -- and maybe the season -- first-base umpire Jeff Nelson ruled that Moreland had caught the relay to complete the double play, even though Seattle manager Eric Wedge would argue that Moreland's foot came off the bag. What Wedge, Nelson and most without the benefit of instant replay did not see, however, was that Moreland never caught the ball. Grimm, who had run over to cover first, caught the ball while he was standing a good three feet from the base.
The play was ruled a 3-6-1 double play and served as a bizarre footnote in an otherwise dismal game for the Mariners.
"Everybody's just focused on the bag," Wedge said. "I thought he came off the bag. That's what I was out there arguing. And then I come to find out later, with the replay, that he didn't even catch the ball. ... It would have been a much bigger argument if I had known that at the time, no doubt about it."
Added Grimm: "That happened so fast. I didn't realize the umpire called him out. When Elvis threw the ball, I didn't think Mitch would get it, so I snagged it trying to save a run and keep the double play in order. [Umpres] have a tough job. I don't think people realize how quick things can happen out there. We caught a break."
Wedge had some good things to say about his offense, which actually outhit Texas, 14 to 13, and fought until the end, scoring twice in the ninth inning. And the bats clicked early, with continuing progress at the plate by Brendan Ryan (RBI double in the second) and Raul Ibanez (RBI double in the third). But the pitching could not stop the Texas onslaught.
Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer in the third inning to give Texas a 5-2 advantage, and while the Mariners clawed back to 5-3 in the bottom of that frame, the Rangers pulled away. Every hitter in the Rangers' starting lineup had at least one hit, and so did David Murphy, who came in to pinch-hit for Baker and ended up with a two-run single in the Rangers' three-run seventh.
Sucre led off the bottom of the ninth against Rangers reliever Joseph Ortiz and picked up his first big league hit, a single, and scored on Ryan's second double of the game. After flyouts by pinch-hitters Jason Bay and Triunfel, Seager added a second double of his own, knocking in Ryan to make it 9-5. Ortiz then walked Morales to put two runners on and force the Rangers to use their closer, Joe Nathan.
Nathan ended the rally by striking out Mike Morse.
"We've got guys who need to step up here, and we've got a lot of guys, offensively, it looks like they're headed in the right direction, so I think we're on the upswing there," Wedge said. "I want to be more consistent with that. I want to come out here tomorrow and bang the ball around again a little bit. But we've got to do a better job earlier in the ballgame."
That's on the starters, and on Friday, it was on Saunders.
"We're a way better team than what the results have been," Saunders said. "Like I said before, it's freaking frustrating. I know I can do better, especially on the road this year. So it's time for us to turn it around and throw some Ws up there. What else can I say?"
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Youth Services Center provides temporary levels of detention for youth being processed through the justice system, or who have been adjudicated and ordered by the court to serve a specified period of time. Only youth accused of or found guilty of law violations may be admitted by law enforcement or the court system.
There are two distinct programs encompassed in the Youth Services Center:
Youth Assessment Services: Services that assists the court with evaluations and testing, Law Enforcement with supervision and mediation, and crisis counseling for those in detention.
Secure Detention Services: Secure detention for up to sixty residents, male and female, up to the age of nineteen. (Youth under Adult Court jurisdiction may be at the Center until the age of eighteen.)
The staff comprise of knowledgeable professionals who address the individual needs of the youth through providing productive and worthwhile programs, activities, and interventions. Providing individual attention to the youth is made possible through direct supervision, cooperative team efforts, and the utilization of a positive behavior management program.
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While columns are typically considered an easy read — meant to give people insight on an issue or another perspective on a topic or just a short escape from everyday life —they're actually not that easy to write, or at least, they're not for me.
At the beginning of this year, when I joined the reporting team at the Bureau County Republican, I gained the opportunity to write a column once every three weeks.
At first, it was an exciting endeavor for me to finally have the chance to use my own voice to write my own story, my own opinion and my own take on issues around me. This wasn't an opportunity I got at my previous newspaper employer, so it seemed like the gold ticket at the time.
My first column was probably my best yet. It was as if the inspiration had been building overtime, and I just needed the chance to use my own writing voice to let it out. I wrote about the reasons to "never say never," because most likely it would come back to prove you wrong. I received positive feedback on the topic, and felt somewhat like an accomplished columnist.
My second column assignment didn't come as easy. And as I struggled with the writing up until the last minute of deadline, tweaking the sentences to sound just right, I still wasn't completely satisfied with the final turnout. And, just for the record, there was no feedback that followed this column.
And so the real tone of column writing was set for me. Column assignments suddenly became somewhat a daunting task for me.
I decided to start looking at ideas and styles of fellow columnists at the BCR and beyond. After all, reading and studying other reporters' newspaper writing style is how I learned to write clearer, more concise news articles.
The idea, however, backfired on me. Inside of finding a writing style I could relate to, I instead felt a sense of intimidation by the interesting topics writers came up with, and were able to perfect in their own message to readers.
As I read through column after column, I felt my own writing voice pushing itself further and further down its rabbit hole.
And as I've continued to strive for the perfect writing ideas, I find myself being haunted by column assignments altogether.
Any time I hear something interesting or some weird occurrence happens in my life, I constantly find myself asking, "Is that a column idea?" "Could I make that idea into a column?" "How can I portray that idea in my next column?"
No matter how many interesting things I've come across in the last few months, every time I attempt to write them down, a little voice lingers in my head saying the writing topic is insignificant or was a dull pick.
"Don't bore the readers with that gibberish," the voice says to me.
In a way, I'm currently coming to terms that perhaps not every aspect of writing is for me. Although I enjoy coming to work everyday to write and tell the stories of people, places and projects throughout our county, perhaps I just thoroughly shine using my writing voice to tell others' stories, rather than my own story.
Everyone must find their own niche, perhaps that is mine.
Or perhaps, I just need more practice with my columns. If that's the case, maybe this next year will bring me better ideas and inspirations to fill this column space. Until then, bear with me just a bit longer, readers.
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Morinville takes photo radar to plebiscite
Public to rule on proposed ban this April 14
Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 12:45 pm
Rare occurrence
St. Albert held one during the 2004 civic election that lead to the construction of Servus Credit Union Place. Residents voted down two proposed annexations in 1977 but approved another the year before � the same year they also gave a proposed multi-purpose recreational-cultural facility in Mission a thumbs-down.
A 1973 plebiscite caused the town to develop its own transit system, while 1968 saw a number of spending bylaws go to a public vote, and 1969 saw the community vote in favour of amalgamation with Edmonton � a motion that was never enacted.
Morinville residents will go to the polls this April to vote on whether or not to ban photo radar from their community.
Town council voted unanimously Tuesday night to hold a plebiscite, or vote of the electorate, on bylaw 1/2014 � the proposed ban on photo radar.
The vote is set to happen this April 14.
The draft bylaw, if passed, would require all traffic enforcement done on behalf of the town to be done by authorized peace officers (RCMP or otherwise), and would ban them from using photo radar or red light cameras.
Morinville has photo radar but no red-light cameras.
The draft was triggered by a petition filed last fall by resident Cliff Haryett calling for these measures. As the petition gathered signatures from at least 10 per cent of the town�s population, town council was obliged to act on it.
In an interview, Coun. Stephen Dafoe, who made the motion to hold the plebiscite, explained that town council could not legally vote the draft down due to the way the Municipal Government Act handles petitions.
�Our choice was pass it � all three readings � or put it out to the public.�
Given the circumstances, Dafoe said going to a plebiscite is the best choice.
�We shouldn�t make a decision based on a petition that�s just 10 per cent of the population,� he said.
Mayor Lisa Holmes said in an interview that council was not enthusiastic about this choice, as a plebiscite will cost $8,000 to $10,000 � about the same as an election.
�This is a big cost to the community, and an inconvenience, but it�s the way the law works, and we�re looking forward to having the public�s input,� she said.
Lead-up to the polls
Voters will be asked to vote yes or no on whether or not bylaw 1/2014 should pass.
This was a very divisive issue that should be decided by voters, Coun. Rob Ladouceur said in council.
�The decision, the financial impact and the potential safety impacts belong to the community.�
Holmes hopes the vote will trigger a broader debate on traffic safety, as it includes red light cameras as well.
Holmes said she personally opposes banning photo radar and red-light cameras in town, as both are valuable enforcement tools.
�I personally do not feel comfortable removing the ability to use (those tools) based on a petition that had no background information.�
Holmes said council will likely hold open houses and information sessions on photo radar prior to April, and will likely discuss it during the upcoming budget debates.
�It will potentially (cause) a significant increase on their taxes.�
It�s important that residents have the information they need to make an informed decision on this issue, she continued.
�I just hope people care enough about their community to come out and vote.�
Details on the vote are expected to be released in the coming weeks.


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Kylie Bisutti: 'Jesus Made Me Quit Victoria's Secret'
In 2009, a then-19-year-old Kylie Bisutti beat out over 10,000 applicants to become the newest Victoria's Secret model, yet after two years of raking in money she won't return, she's now decided it clashes with her Christian faith and marriage. Which I suppose would make sense if she was a recent convert and/or just got married, except surprise, she was already both when she took the job. RadarOnline reports:
"But the more I was modeling lingerie, and lingerie isn't clothing, I just started becoming more uncomfortable with it because of my faith." Kylie, who was already married when she won the modeling competition at the age of 19, explains. Going on to say that it made her uncomfortable getting nearly naked, not only because she wasn't setting a good example for other Christians, but because her hot body should be for her husband's eyes only!
"My body should only be for my husband and it's just a sacred thing," she explained.
Kylie now plans on being a positive role model for young girls who ironically would have no idea who she was had she not half-nakedly modeled lingerie for two years for one of the most prominent fashion brands on the planet. Then again, everyone knows Jesus loves mental gymnastics. Just loves the shit:
"I didn't really want to be that kind of role model for younger girls because I had a lot of younger Christian girls that were looking up to me and then thinking that it was okay for them to walk around and show their bodies in lingerie to guys. My goal is just to be a better role model for the youth, I just want them to see me as somebody that they can look up to and somebody that's going to be dressing appropriately and I'm not going to get into things that I wouldn't want them to be getting into."
All jokes aside, it's pretty obvious what happened here if you read between the lines: Kylie Bisutti wouldn't blow Michael Bay on top of a Ferrari, so he tossed her out of a helicopter into the Sahara and made her walk home. I've seen it a hundred times…
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This article was published 9/9/2013 (1443 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Legal experts Charles Huband and Thomas Berger have argued the case for and against Métis land claims on these pages, and most Canadians would have difficulty disagreeing with either of these esteemed jurists because their arguments are both so well-researched and reasoned.
The problem is the true meaning of justice is often betrayed by legal intricacies and interpretations, and the laws of the land leave plenty of room for injustice. Do we really want Canadian history to be defined by who had the best lawyer and which group is most able to twist the law to serve its best interests?
Sometimes we are better off by taking a look at the bigger picture and then simply asking ourselves, "What do we want Canada to stand for, and how do we, as Canadians, want to be perceived?" If we want Canada to be known as a just society and our citizens to be recognized as fair and kind, then we have to face up to a fact which has been mostly hidden or ignored. When it comes to the history of the Métis in this province, "ethnic cleansing" took place and we need to find a way to make it right.
The treatment of Métis people in this province after the Manitoba Act was passed in 1870 is quite similar to how Jews were treated in Germany after Adolf Hitler and the Nazis assumed absolute power in 1933.
At that time, Jews who could foresee the grave persecution that was to follow tried to sell their homes and businesses for whatever they could get and get out of Germany as fast as they could. Most of the transactions were unfair, but it was a "fire sale" (before those homes and businesses were actually put to the torch).
Was this fair? Of course not. Was it legal? According to the "law" (or political circumstances) at the time, it was. It was ethnic cleansing that would grow to become genocide and end up being a holocaust. All three stages of this inhumanity are horrid and horribly wrong.
Here in the Red River Valley in 1870, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald recognized a mass influx of settlers onto land inhabited by the Métis would create conflict.
Macdonald was also made aware that rich and unscrupulous settlers might out-compete the locals for prime land so he promised the Métis 1.4 million acres of land to be given to their children so they could get a "head start" against the superior technology and wealth the settlers were bringing to Manitoba.
But the distribution system for the land was completely flawed, and there was so much bureaucracy and delay in handing over lands, that those Métis children ended up lagging behind.
But more important, a "reign of terror" took place which, at least, draws comparison to ethnic cleansing as we have come to know it during recent world history, and by its very definition.
Ethnic cleansing is the process or policy of eliminating unwanted ethnic or religious groups by forcible displacement with the intent of creating a territory inhabited by people of a homogeneous or pure ethnicity, religion, culture and history.
Métis men were beaten and slain, Métis women were beaten, raped and killed, their homes were burned to the ground and there was general persecution of Métis (and "half-breeds") all around, as described in historian Lawrie Barkwell's book The Reign of Terror Against the Métis.
Many chose to flee their homelands.
I am not claiming these terrorist acts took place at the size and rate of the Holocaust, which followed initial attempts at ethnic cleansing by the Nazis, but there was persecution here in Manitoba on a scale large enough that it is only recently the Métis have reassumed the pride they proclaim today.
Métis were eventually provided with "scrip," a quasi-deed to lands that remained available after the 1880s and '90s "scoops." Many chose to sell their scrip for whatever they could get -- sound familiar? And often the head of a Métis household was provided with four pieces of scrip, a scrip for each child, in four distant locations in the new province.
This would end up scattering what were close, tightly knit Métis families, and that was, of course, unacceptable.
Most Canadians want to be seen as tolerant, compassionate and fair people, and when you recognize the fact ethnic cleansing did take place in the case of the Métis, there is a lot of work to do to make things right.
When you break somebody's else's fence, you begin the reconciliation process by feeling remorse and saying you are sorry. The process becomes complete (and sincere) when you help fix the fence.
It is too late to give those Métis children the head start they were promised, but it is not too late to help the Métis people of Manitoba catch up.
We can do that by providing the resources Métis people need to achieve social and economic justice and equality.
Don Marks is a Winnipeg writer.


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Jesse James apologizes to Sandra Bullock
Jesse James released the following statement to People today apologizing to his family for recent reports of an affair with stripper/porn star Michelle "Bombshell" McGee (above):
"The vast majority of the allegations reported are untrue and unfounded. Beyond that, I will not dignify these private matters with any further public comment.
"There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me. It's because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way.
"This has caused my wife and kids pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension and I am extremely saddened to have brought this on them. I am truly very sorry for the grief I have caused them. I hope one day they can find it in their hearts to forgive me."
So I'm guessing the vast minority of the allegations that are true involve a tattooed vagina, the words "open marriage" and a cotton swab to the urethra because condoms are for suckers. But at least Jesse James is man enough to admit his mistake and then basically assume his family will forgive him one day, so who wants to fuck?
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Padres fall late after benches-clearing scuffle
SAN DIEGO -- In a game that was marred by a benches-clearing brawl in the sixth inning, Juan Uribe hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning to lift the Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Padres in front of a crowd of 24,610 at Petco Park.
Uribe's home run came off Padres reliever Luke Gregerson, who allowed his first run of the season as the Dodgers (6-3) took two of three games from the Padres (2-7).
In the sixth inning, Padres left fielder Carlos Quentin was hit by a full-count pitch by Dodgers starter Zack Greinke. Quentin charged the mound and a scuffle broke out between the two teams.
Quentin, who has been hit three times with a pitch by Greinke in his career, was ejected as was Greinke, Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp and infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. Greinke was later diagnosed with a broken left collarbone.
"Unfortunate situation," Quentin said. "Myself and Greinke have a history. It dates back a few years. It's documented. It's unfortunate about the situation. It could have been avoided."
Greinke, who was in line for the victory, was charged with a second run in the game after reliever Chris Capuano allowed a game-tying single to Yonder Alonso later in the sixth inning.
Matt Guerrier (1-0) got the victory in relief for the Dodgers. Gregerson (1-1) got the loss for the Padres, who open a three-game series Friday against the Rockies at Petco Park.
Greinke allowed two runs over five-plus innings with one walk and four strikeouts.
"I've never hit him on purpose. I never thought of hitting him on purpose. He always seems to think that I'm hitting him on purpose, but, I mean, that's not the case," Greinke said.
Former Padres slugger Adrian Gonzalez -- who was a three-time All-Star with San Diego from 2006-2010 -- turned on a Jason Marquis slider for a two-run home run in the first inning, sending it just inside the right-field foul pole for his first home run of the season.
"Jason battled, he gave up the two-run home run to Gonzo … he tried to get it in on him but couldn't," manager Bud Black said. "After that, I thought Jason battled his tail off."
Marquis settled down after a rough start, pitching his way in and out of trouble the next four innings. He ran up a high pitch count, throwing 102 pitches in five innings.
All told, Marquis allowed two runs on seven hits with four walks and five strikeouts.
"I couldn't find a consistent delivery early on but then something clicked around the third inning," he said. "But by then, it was too late, as far as pitch-count."
The Padres scored a run off Greinke in the fourth inning as Jedd Gyorko walked with two outs and went to third base on a single by Nick Hundley. Gyorko then scored on a wild pitch by Greinke.
Hundley, who was 4-for-4 on Wednesday, had two more hits to start Thursday's game.
But the story of the game was the incident between Greinke and Quentin that involved several others.
"It's part of the game, it's happened for 100 years," Marquis said. "It's unfortunate guys get hurt. I was inside watching it on TV and ran out there. I'm going to protect my teammates in any which way. But you don't want to see guys hurt in that situation.
"You don't wish injury on anyone."
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Corsair Introduces Link a Media based Neutron SSDsby Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/4/2012 10:23 PM EST
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Casper42 - Monday, June 04, 2012 - linkLink a Media Devices? I think someone needs to get fired for that name.
Or maybe change it to Link a Media Enterprises. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Monday, June 04, 2012 - linkThe CEO founder and also master engineering design architect came up with that name, so I'm sure everyone agrees with you friendly ghost.
Perhaps you'd like to give them their market area rollout plan corrections now as well, and of course don't forget some price criticism.
I heard the CEO was a frat member of LAMDA LAMDA so don't expect changes too quickly that comport with your immensely skilled renaming.
Is Neutron a problem ? I'm not sure how it can't be, right ? Reply
CeriseCogburn - Monday, June 04, 2012 - linkPS you do realize your renaming scheme would make the company logo L A M E ...
HAHAHHA - rofl !!!!!!!!!!!!!
LAME - rename it to lame..... hahahahhahaha Reply
Paul Tarnowski - Tuesday, June 05, 2012 - linkI believe the friendly apparition knew that when he proposed it. Reply
JNo - Tuesday, June 05, 2012 - linkHead. Over. Straight. Your.
Rearrange. Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, June 05, 2012 - linkCurious: the specs seem to be very close to OCZ Everest 2, which is actually a Marvel controller. Now a new SSD controller pops out of nowhere.. I wonder if they're using the same or very similar Marvel tech. Reply
Gungel - Tuesday, June 05, 2012 - linkLAMD is around for a while, but their controller was only available for enterprise level SSD's. Reply
Mr Alpha - Tuesday, June 05, 2012 - linkMan, those are some terrible small IO read speeds. For the small IO sizes my 320 is 2x+ times faster. Does not bode well for real world performance. Reply
jwilliams4200 - Tuesday, June 05, 2012 - linkI assume you are talking about the <4KiB read rates.
I wouldn't worry much about anything less than 4KiB, since most reads are at least 4KiB or 8KiB or more. Reply
Mr Alpha - Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - linkI did some profiling on my own system and 4KiB were by far the most common IO size. There is still a good chunk of IOs smaller than 4KiB and most of the rest being in the 4KiB-256KiB range, with just a smattering of IOs bigger than 256KiB.
I wasn't just talking about <4KiB. It takes til 32KiB for that thing to match my 320 and 64KiB for it to surpass it. And here I'm talking about a SATA 3Gbps device with some age on it. Compare it to a SandForce drive or a Marvel based drive and it takes up 256KiB before it catches up. Reply
ganeshts - Thursday, August 09, 2012 - linkYes, the drives will definitely ship (quite soon, actually) Reply
JdmDoc - Friday, August 17, 2012 - linkHi everyone,
This is my first post here... so don't hurt me please!
I will receive 2x Neutron GTX 240gb sometime next week. AFAIK Corsair will release first production batch mid next week so the Neutron line prolly hits the specialty toy shops in about 2 weeks. This "release" is not confirmed but this is from my connection from an insider.
I am a high-tech computer geek work and live in Silicon Valley; I read technical reviews on new release products, and constantly bugging my connections to buy at hook-up rate, but I don't do review postings...
Just to share about the possible releasing date... Reply
JdmDoc - Sunday, August 19, 2012 - linkgeekfool,
I am not.
I said "Aug-2?-2012" but not "soon". I don't use "soon" to describe the date because that will only get people frustrated.
Plus, their new "Raptor Gaming line looks like junks from China town"... I bashed again so just to make sure don't tag their logo on my back please.
I love Corsair products but I could not agree with this Raptor stuffs. It looks cheap & crappy! I know the reason for the SSD-Neutron's delay and I think I have the clue why they bought Raptor company, but that is not our scope here.
Again, I do not work for Corsair. I am just a lucky guy can afford to play electronic hardware puzzles when I have all the hook-ups from Asus, Intel, Corsair, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Dell.
Just hope this Link a Media thing sparks some! Reply
john542 - Saturday, January 05, 2013 - linkWow.. Its really good.. I like it. Great technology.. Reply


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Discussion of the nature of Ultimate Reality and the path to Enlightenment
Damn, Ryan, Clapton. How could I go past this for one of the world's greatest love songs?
Which reminds me, where's the digital cut of that utterly fucking wicked Hendrix cover you played for me, Steven??? I want it!
You talkin' about that live version of Voodoo Chile?
Oh yeah, tears in heaven is regarding his died child isn't it?
Some songs help people cope with what is essentially socially unacceptable matter - in this songs case, it seems to center around the phenomenon of realizing ones own worthlessness while facing the prospect of death. Pretty hard pill to swallow.
John Frusciante was probably my first true idol. I beheld him like a modern day religious figure, and although I'm not so impressed with his behavior these days, for that brief period in time when he rejoined the chili-peppers to record Californication, he had a strange sort of energy hapening, he was such an inspiration to me, and the work he did up until then (and even some of his latest stuff) I think serves as a good example of how an artist can awaken the religious/spiritual impulse, providing a necceary support for an anxious soul to break away from convention, experiment and explore. But that's just my subjective interpretation.
You talkin' about that live version of Voodoo Chile?
Yes! Shame it wasn't recorded at the time. By the way, I hope that jar of Vegemite's either been eaten or disposed of--I hear it's illegal in the US now because it contains folate!
I agree...I think Californication without him would've been shit.
But now they have released Stadium Arcadium...which in my opinion is boring and rehashed.
Scott: I read some interviews with the RHCP during the Californication time and it talked about Frusciante having spiritual experiences...I wonder if you can recall anything about it? I tried looking it up a few months ago and couldn't find any info on it.
It seems that some official is rather firm about the idea that folate must only be in bread and cereal. One possibility could be that someone was just on a power trip.
I just bought "To Record Only Water For Ten Days" by Frusciante. Such deep music.
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MOTORISTS in Blackburn town centre will face traffic disruption later this month when parts of the one-way system are closed.
The roads will be shut to allow for drainage works for the Cathedral Quarter development, and a diversion will be in place, sending traffic along Jubilee Street and Darwen Street.
The closures will run from Tuesday, April 22 and are expected to be in force for around two-and-a-half weeks, until Friday, May 9.
While the work is carried out, a length of Bridge Street will be closed from its junction with Jubilee Street to the junction with George Street.
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n Darwen Street closed for resurfacing work from yesterday. The street, between the Cathedral and Radio Lancashire to the lights at St Peter Street, will close during the week-long works between 7pm and 2am. There will be disruption to bus services and nearby residents have been advised to keep windows closed. A diversion will be in place, with St Peter Street reversed to allow traffic to access businesses


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ATTORNEY-GENERAL Mark Dreyfus will discuss the difficulty of prosecuting crimes of sexual violence against women and children when he meets with foreign counterparts in New Zealand.
Mr Dreyfus will travel to Auckland for an annual meeting with the attorneys-general of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and New Zealand.
The meetings aim to share experience and knowledge around complex cross-border issues, and explore how to tackle the challenges that globalisation poses to law enforcement and courts.
Mr Dreyfus said the focus of this year's meeting would be how to successfully prosecute those responsible for sex crimes against women and children, including in situations of armed conflict.
"We are particularly concerned about the crimes of sexual violence against women and children, because of the difficulties around successful prosecution of these cases," he said in a statement.
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The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra will perform at the North Platte High School performing arts center at 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 14.
In Big Band history, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra was known as one of the best all-around dance bands. Dorsey was known as a master at creating warm, sentimental, and always musical moods played at superb dancing and listening tempos.
Dorsey sustained these moods through the arrangements of the likes of Paul Weston, Axel Stordahl and Sy Oliver, and showcased singers who could project brilliantly. Singers for Dorseys orchestra included Frank Sinatra, Jack Leonard and Jo Stafford, among others.
Their biggest hits included Ill Never Smile Again, Im Getting Sentimental Over You and Marie.
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The orchestra is led by Terry Myers. An Iowa native, Myers was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves for five years. After college, where he majored in music and education, Myers honed his musical talent and soon developed a successful career in Nashville and New York City.
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This week, during his first overseas trip as Secretary of State, John Kerry talked to German students about the virtues of the United States:
"As a country, as a society, we live and breathe the idea of religious freedom and religious tolerance, whatever the religion, and political freedom and political tolerance, whatever the point of view.The focus of the news headlines and the attention of his German audience settled on the statement that "in America you have a right to be stupid" (See NPR's brief report and the audio from Reuters). But what captures my attention is Kerry's description of American virtues. This is a fascinating turn of phrase for a Secretary who succinctly stated that "foreign policy is economic policy," giving fuel to the historiographic debate that ideology has a second class status in foreign relations history.
People have sometimes wondered about why our Supreme Court allows one group or another to march in a parade even though it's the most provocative thing in the world and they carry signs that are an insult to one group or another.
The reason is, that's freedom, freedom of speech. In America you have a right to be stupid--if you want to be. And you have a right to be disconnected to somebody else if you want to be. And we tolerate it. We somehow make it through that. Now, I think that's a virtue. I think that's something worth fighting for."
In less than a month since his confirmation as Secretary of State, Kerry has supplied plenty of data for those of us interested in religion and foreign policy. Early on, Kerry has defined the value of the United States according to its "religious freedom and religious tolerance." Indeed, this has been the topic of many studies: the way in which the United States defines religious freedom, promotes and defends it abroad, and the contradictions that lie between those two points. While this is certainly a valuable avenue of scholarly inquiry, I think we're only beginning to scratch the surface of potential studies on the intersection of religion and foreign relations.
Let's think for a moment about William Jennings Bryan...not his "Cross of Gold" speech or the Scopes Trail, but his tenure as Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson. By 1913 when he began his appointment, Bryan's reputation as an anti-imperialist and pacifist certainly preceded him. Bryan did not disappoint, arbitrating treaties and eventually resigning from office when it became clear that the United States was on a path toward entering World War I. The summation of the role Christianity played in his approach to foreign policy, however, cannot be found in a single speech or act he performed. Instead, I would argue, that if one wanted to understand the influence of evangelicalism on Bryan's time in office, his desk is the place to start. Sitting atop Bryan's desk was a small paperweight. Fond of symbolism, Bryan had asked the War Department to melt several swords no longer in use and recast them into plowshares that could serve as paperweights. Isaiah 2:4 was engraved on the side: "Nothing is final between friends; They shall beat their swords into plowshares." When Bryan successfully negotiated treaties he gave the paperweight as a gift, a tangible bond between allies that represented the need to have one less weapon in the nation's arsenal. (The link to the Library of Congress's digital copy of the image can be found here.)
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Arguing for the importance of ideology in the history of U.S. foreign relations can be a tricky historiographical debate. Often "ideology" is assumed to be immaterial only and, therefore, less important than, perhaps, economics. But articulating the virtues of America and forging relationships with other countries often requires policymakers to lean on ideology in a variety of ways. I'm excited about the new scholarship in this area of American Religions because historians are beginning to look beyond "religious" words and look more fully at the policymaker, the groups to which s/he belongs, his/her actions, and even the objects close to them.


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THE Wiveliscombe Area Partnership has a new website. Addable Ltd, a local design company has helped create the site, for the community to access.
Pauline Homeshaw, chair at WAP said: "The colourful site is easy to use, with pages of useful information, illustrated with photographs of events, the local area, Wivey Link and much more.
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WAP director Roy Barfield worked with Thomas Hendy and Lewis Stevens of Addable.
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Die Krupps are a pioneering synthesizer/EBM band from Germany. In 1982 they released what I think is a great album "Volle Kraft Voraus!". The title translates somewhat into "Advance at full Power!". About two months ago founding memeber Jürgen Engler sent me an email. He told me they were going to release "Volle Kraft Voraus!" with all new remixes and asked me if I would be interested in doing one. There was one song on the album that I really wanted to remix titled "Todd & Tuefel" and after a few emails back and forth we agreed that would be my choice.
The song has a nice electro style beat with a unique pattern, great verse chorus vocals and a superb bassline driving everything. I wanted to use the same notes as in the original bassline but with new synth sounds. After about an hour of trying to figure out the notes I realized this was going to be tricky. The original bassline was a Yamaha CS15 analog synth through a real analog sequencer. According to Jürgen:
The 16 step sequencer was the most outrageous thing, though… it had the seize of a cupboard! The guy who ran the studio had built it himself… it had a patchboard, kind of like a telephone switchboard… we couldn´t get sequencers in Germany at the time, so that was the only way to record our music.
This explained to me why the bassline sequence was so special. There were some subtle micro-tunings happening that I was unable to copy by ear using standard keyboard keys. So what do to? I realized I needed to take the solo bassline loop and run it through pitch to midi software. Luckily I own Celemony's amazing Melodyne software and it has this exact feature. Melodyne is usually used for "fixing" bad vocal pitch tunings but more an more I load it up to grab the notes of melodies from an audio file.
Happily Melodyne did a great job. It gave me a midi file that I imported into Ableton Live and using Native Instrument's Massive soft synth I had a similar but new sounding bassline for my remix. Take a listen to clips of the original song and the remix:
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Lake Erie is Ohio's most valuable natural resource but our "Great Lake" is facing a new challenge.
It's a type of pollution that could find its way into the food web and put you at risk.
WKYC'sCarl "Big Daddy" Bachtel investigated this microplastics mystery.
Lake Erie isfacing great challenges -- blue green algae, Asian carp, the eDNA, lamprey populations.
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Chocolate Hazelnut Spread: Is it Healthy?by Dana Angelo White in Is It Healthy?, August 20, 2011
Clever marketing has attempted to convince consumers that chocolate-hazelnut spreads make a nutritious breakfast. Can this chocolaty delight be a healthy part of any meal?
Manufacturers tout that this creamy spread contains wholesome ingredients like hazelnuts and skim milk — and it does. There's actually not much else to it, only a couple of other ingredients make up the recipe — but that's where things start to get messy.
The first 2 ingredients listed on the label of chocolate-hazelnut spreads are sugar, followed by palm oil, which means these ingredients out-weigh all others. When you break down the numbers you'll find it contains 100 calories per tablespoon and more than 50-percent of that comes from fat. While there are some heart-healthy fats from nuts, one-third is the artery-clogging saturated kind. As for the sugar, it's not looking much better – nearly 5 teaspoons per serving!
Most brands also include thickeners such as soy lecithin. While this food additive is considered safe, folks with soy allergies should be aware.
The Verdict
Just a smidge is all you need! While magically delicious, this choco-nutty spread isn't to be confused with straight up health food (like natural peanut butter for instance). Use this product sparingly and preferably along with nutrient-dense foods like fresh fruit and whole grains. Always read ingredient labels carefully to get the real facts.
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