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Whether you're looking to get serious about your cup o' joe, or just want to sip on something richer and more full-bodied, you don't have to leave home to make it happen. Good things may not always come easy, but brewing a better cup of coffee can.
Last week we talked about how the right equipment and fresher beans lead to a better cup of coffee. Today, it's all about the brew.
Buy your beans whole.
You might save a few minutes each morning buying pre-ground coffee beans, but you lose big time on flavor — pre-ground beans don't retain their flavor nearly as well as whole ones. Once ground beans come into contact with oxygen, the flavor will immediately begin to fade. It's why bags of freshly ground beans smell amazing the first time they're opened, but loose their aroma soon afterward. By buying your beans whole and grinding them to order, you'll minimize the oxidation process and ensure those beans don't lose any of their bite.
Keep the grind in mind.
Because different brewing methods expose ground coffee to hot water in different ways, and for different periods of time, it's important to grind your coffee according to the brewing method you choose.
Infusion methods like the French press steep your coffee for a longer period of time, so you want to grind your coffee on the courser side. If you go too fine, your brew will end up on the bitter side and have bits of coffee sediment sitting at the bottom. For drip and pour-over methods like the Chemex coffeemaker, aim for a medium-fine to medium grind size. (Fine grinds are used for Turkish coffee and stove-top espressos.)You'll get the right level of flavor "extraction" on a French Press with a coarse grind.
Choose the right grinder for the job.
When shopping for a coffee grinder, you'll come across two main types. Blade Grinders work by chopping the beans with spinning blades. They don't create a uniform grind size, and for this reason I do not recommend them. If you're stuck with one, be careful not to overgrind. A couple short pulses should do it.
Burr grinders work by cutting the beans between moving wheels. Burr grinders allow you to set the grind size you want, and produce a uniformly ground bean. This means a smoother-tasting cup of coffee. These are on the more expensive side, but the result is superior. If you can, opt for a burr grinder.A serious grinder for serious coffee drinkers. This is the burr grinder I use at my store in Chelsea Market.
Get the ratios right.
Many folks just eyeball the ratio of coffee to water, but getting more specific here will also get you closer to a better cup. Different roasts call for different ratios, so don't be shy about talking to your roaster for a recommendation.
A good rule of thumb to start with is 4 tablespoons of coffee for every 12 ounces of water when using a French press, and 4 1/2 tablespoons of coffee for every 12 ounces of water with a Chemex. From there, you can adjust according to your taste.
For the very best results, weigh your coffee with a scale. Volume can be imprecise—different coffees have different densities, and not every spoon is the same. When weighing, begin with 21 grams of coffee for every 12 ounces of water when using a French Press, and 24 grams of coffee for every 12 ounces of water with a Chemex. If that's too strong, use less coffee, and if it isn't quite strong enough, add a bit more.
Boiling water is too hot for brewing coffee.
The optimal temperature for brewing coffee is between 198-204°F. If you're using a drip, you'll almost get there; one of the real advantages to brewing with a French press or Chemex is that it's easy to get within the ideal temperature range. Just bring the water to a boil, and then let it cool for just under a minute. It only takes about 30-45 seconds for the water to fall within the optimal 198-204°F range, and you're ready to pour.
For a French press, allow 4 minutes of steep time. The brewing time for a Chemex is 3-4 minutes.Let boiling water sit for 30-45 seconds before pouring over your coffee grounds.
Read last week's post on storing beans and choosing a coffeemaker.
Ken Nye, owner of Ninth Street Espresso, is one of New York City's most prominent coffee people. Since opening his specialty coffee store in 2001, it has expanded to three separate locations and become a mainstay for coffee purists. Ken believes in elevating the standards of coffee, while shedding it's often snobby reputation.


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The Lyons sent seven men to the championship, including two nationally ranked relay teams, but came home empty-handed. The 4x100-meter relay team was disqualified due to a false start, and the 4x400M team didn't advance out of the preliminary round. The Lyons also failed to score points in any individual events.
But fast-forward to a year later and the Lyons came back from the 2010 outdoor championship with a pair of national titles in the 4x100M and 4x400M relays, with their tie for fifth place overall finish among 83 schools at the event. Seven individual athletes were crowned national champions—the most ever for the team.
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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
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RHYS Evans is confident Wolves' blend of youth and experience is starting to pay off.
The Wales international has been in fine form for Tony Smith's side, contributing 11 tries in as many appearances this season.
And the winger puts his side's recent upturn in form down to Warrington's new-look side spending more time together on the pitch.
"It's taken us a while, but hopefully we can be consistent like we have the last month and keep it going," he said.
"It's been combinations with people getting used to playing together, it's quite a new team this year, quite a lot of the senior blokes from last year left.
"So it's about learning each other's styles and learning how to play with certain people, that takes time.
"You only get it in games, you can train as much as you like but it only clicks when you're in games.
"A lot of lads my age I played with in the past so to come through at the same time and be playing first team is really good for us.
"The senior players have been here for a while and they're part of that as well, so it's a good blend."
Wolves face Hull KR on Friday for the third time this season and the 21-year-old is hoping to set right the Super League defeat at The Halliwell Jones Stadium in April.
"We've played them twice so we know what they can do and they know what we can do, it's about putting in a performance," added Evans.
"In the cup it was do or die, but we didn't play particularly well the week after and they did, so it's just about setting it right and hopefully we can come away with the two points."
Earlier this week Wolves learned they will face Leeds Rhinos in the Challenge Cup semi-final but, having knocked the Robins out at the first hurdle, Evans remains focussed on the Super League for now.
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Published: Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:00 p.m.
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Senior Jennifer George notched her fifth double-double of the year, freshman Sydney Moss flirted with a double-double and the Florida women's basketball team capped its non-conference slate with an 81-50 victory over Holy Cross on Friday evening in the O'Connell Center.
The win was the sixth straight for the Gators (11-3), who earned their 14th consecutive home victory, as well as their 15th straight at home against non-conference opponents.
It was a tight game for the first 13 minutes when the Crusaders (5-6) cut Florida's lead to two points with seven minutes left in the first half.
That's when the Gators outscored Holy Cross 38-13 over the next 18 minutes and took a commanding 64-37 lead with 9:06 remaining in the game.
All nine Gators who dressed out for the game scored during that game-changing stretch paced by George, who scored 13 of her game-high 21 points during the span, including Florida's first six points of the second half when the Gators outscored Holy Cross, 44-23, hit 51.4 percent of their shots and out-rebounded their guests by 18.
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BEIJING–Canada's Anna Rice, the lone Canadian in the badminton field, dropped a 21-7, 21-12 decision to third-seeded Lu Lan of China in the women's round of 16 Monday at the Beijing Olympics.
China won three out of five gold medals in Athens and will be looking to at least match that haul on home soil.
Top-seeded Lin Dan of China coasted to a straight-sets win on Monday while defending champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia was ousted in the second round of men's singles in Olympic badminton.
Lin, playing in his first match of the tournament, defeated Hong Kong's Wei Ng 21-16, 21-13 to move into the third round.
The world's top-ranked men's player lost in the first round in Athens four years ago but there were no early-round jitters this time.
"I remember what happened four years ago and was prepared this time," said Lin. "I was much more focused and put everything into this match."
The pressure will be on Lin to secure the gold.
"I know many Chinese expect me to win the gold medal," said Lin. "But I must be myself. I'm not the defending Olympic champion so I just have to try my best."
Lin's road to the gold medal cleared a bit when unseeded Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia upset Taufik 21-19, 21-16.
After struggling with his form this year and coming down with a fever just before the Olympics, the expectations weren't high for seventh-seeded Taufik but an early exit still came as a surprise.
"I wasn't 100 per cent," said Taufik, who also had a first-round bye. "I haven't been feeling well. I tried my best but couldn't get it done."
In an earlier match, Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei defeated Singapore's Ronald Susilo.
Second-seeded Lee, who is bidding for Malaysia's first Olympic gold medal, downed Susilo 21-13, 21-14. Many are predicting a showdown between Lee and Lin in the final.
Eighth-seeded Peter Gade of Denmark coasted to a 21-6, 21-4 win over Algeria's Nabil Lasmari.
South Korea's Lee Hyun-il defeated fifth-seeded Kenneth Jonassen 15-21, 21-14, 21-19 while third-seeded Bao Chunlai of China defeated Guatemala's Kevin Gordon 21-17, 21-16.
Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro, who is seeded sixth, defeated Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 21-16, 21-14 while fourth-seeded Chen Jin of China coasted to a 21-9, 21-11 win over New Zealand's John Moody.
In women's singles, Lin's girlfriend, Xie Xingfang of China, posted a 21-16, 21-15 win over Belarus' Olga Konon to advance to the quarter-final. Seventh-seeded Xu Huaiwen of Germany defeated Britain's Tracey Hallam 21-10, 21-7.
Indonesia's unseeded Kristen Maria Yulianti upset sixth-seeded Tine Rasmussen of Denmark 18-21, 21-19, 21-14.
"I was a little nervous but it's the Olympics and everyone has to deal with that," said Rasmussen, who came in as a gold-medal favourite. "I didn't play my best today and she took advantage."
Defending Olympic champion and second-seeded Zhang Ning of China also advanced with a 21-11, 21-12 win over South Korea's Jun Jae-youn. Fifth-seeded Pi Hongyan of France got past Japan's Eriko Hirose 21-12, 16-21, 21-6.
Earlier Monday, Japan's Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna upset defending Olympic champions Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China to advance to the women's doubles semifinal.


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"But when the nurse saw his uncouth face and full beard, she was afraid and sprang up and fled and left the child." --Homer
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Pronounced: pah-TEL-ah FRAK-choor
A patella fracture occurs when there is a break in the patella, better known as the kneecap. The patella is a large, movable bone at the front of the knee.
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Factors that may increase your risk of a patella fracture include:
Patella fracture may cause:
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. The doctor will look closely at the knee to see if there are signs of fracture . A straight leg test may be done.
Images can evaluate your knee and surrounding structures. These may include:
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment options include the following:
After the tests, your doctor will determine whether you need surgery. If the patella is not badly injured, your doctor will place the knee in a cast . This cast may need to be worn for 6 weeks. After that, you will wear a knee brace and do physical therapy. You may need to use a cane or crutches.
Your doctor may recommend medication to reduce swelling and pain.
If the patella is in pieces, then you will need surgery. There are two kinds of surgery that are commonly used to treat this injury:
After surgery, you will need to do physical therapy. This can involve range-of-motion exercises and stretching . You will slowly build strength in the injured leg. In some cases, another surgery will be needed to remove the pins and screws.
Depending on the injury, recovery can take weeks to several months.
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Henry P, Panwitz B, et al. Rehabilitation of a post-surgical patella fracture. Physiotherapy. 2000;86:139-142.
Patellar (kneecap) fractures. Ortho Info—American Academy of Orthopaedics website. Available at: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00523. Updated March 2010. Accessed August 25, 2014.
Stress fractures. The American College of Foot & Ankle Orthopedics & Medicine website. Available at: http://www.acfaom.org/information-for-patients/common-conditions/stress-fractures. Accessed August 25, 2014.
Tay G, Warrier S, et al. Indirect patella fractures following ACL reconstruction. Acta Orthopaedica. 2006;77:494-500.
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Fossil leaf insect found according to Nature, vol. 445, p128, 11 Jan 2007. Scientists at the University of Bonn have found the "first example of a fossil 'leaf insect' from the fossil record" in the Messel formation in Germany, dated as 47 million years old. The fossil is "remarkably well preserved" and "resembles modern leaf insects of the Phasmatodea order which includes stick insects." The insect has been named Eophyllium messelensis.
Editorial Comment: A fully formed creature that can be classified alongside living leaf insects is just what you would expect to find as a result of insects having been created as separate kinds that reproduced after their kinds, regardless of how and when they were entombed in the fossil record. Remarkably well preserved fossils occur when living organisms are rapidly and deeply buried, so they don't decompose. (Ref. arthropods, fossilisation, species)
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DETROIT - Tuesday morning will be cold with clouds and some clearing and lows in the 20s. The afternoon will have a mix of sun and clouds with a spritz or flurry here and there. Highs will be in the low 40s with a northwest wind 6 to 12 mph. Detroiters need their coats and patience, again, as chillier than average air dominates the scene.
Tuesday night will be cold and mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 30s.
Wednesday will be mostly cloudy and chilly with highs near 40.
Once clouds break Thursday and on Good Friday, sunshine will move afternoon highs into the middle and upper 40s. Saturday and Easter Sunday will be closer to normal highs, also, with daytime temps near 50 and partly sunny skies.
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As I sat with another family member who was dying I mused about our civilization, its ethics, its judgement and more importantly how little it values human beings.
The family member - my brother-in-law - was a truly wonderful man. No one who ever met him had a bad word to say about him, because he was gentle, caring, considerate man and a fantastic member of our family.
Two years ago he was diagnosed with a cancer and given a short time to live. He simply did not accept the verdict and set about trying to beat it. His enormous positivity allowed him to have extra time with us and we all valued it greatly.
It sounds very pompous to put it like that, except for the fact that the extra time we had with him really was of great value to him and us all.
Having watched my father die and sat with my wife while she died of cancer, it is obvious to me that we should not treat humans like this. On each occasion the person in question had no strong religious beliefs and as their time approached they knew there was no chance of survival.
In each case I have found myself thinking that I could put my hand over the person's mouth and nose and end it for them - and the urge to help them out was so strong that I found my hands trembling.
Both my wife and my brother in law would have thanked me had I done it. Unless one has experienced it, it is hard to explain the feelings. Your love for the person eats into you and you get torn apart by the conflicting feelings of hoping that they will survive and the grim realisation that they won't.
That I could not help either of these people in their time of most need left me feeling empty, angry and bitter because I knew both of them wanted it done.
Doctors and medicos do a great job in relieving the suffering and pain and I have great compassion for them also. Their task is monumental and every one of them I have met in these circumstances has been an inspirational, caring professional person. I could not do their job and have nothing but admiration for them.
The physical pain is now manageable, but it is the personal, psychological and emotional damage that remains. Any human who put an animal through the suffering of a human dying like this would have the RSPCA chasing them down and prosecuting them.
It is quite proper that this should be so, but why, oh why, do we not have the same concern for humans?
Surely humans have the right to die with some sort of dignity? There simply has to be a better way, and I do not want people I love to have to go through this when my time comes.
There are many complex ethical issues that really do need addressing. We cannot have death for the convenience of others.
But as there is no one suggesting that this be so, I am at a loss to understand why this is very quickly where the debate on these matters goes and this is where it usually ends.
I have written previously that not pursuing this issue when I was an MP still haunts me. It is a miserable defence, but I was a single father with a young family to raise and a job to do.
Having said that, I still cannot fathom why is it that our political system refuses to make the necessary changes to allow us to die when we are ready? It becomes more confusing when we consider that almost every poll says the public want this change to happen.
That our laws have not changed continues to drive unfortunate and controversial deaths.
The AMA and Jeff Kennett have joined the caterwauling about the latest controversy. It again involves Phillip Nitschke, someone wanting to die and finally finding a way to do it.
Once again we have to listen to good caring do-gooders tell us the reasons why people should not be allowed to die at a time of their choosing.
I don't get it. If a person wants to die, why should medical ethics, God, churches or gutless pollies be able to prevent it?Why is Jeff Kennett's or the churches' view considered more important than the person who has to live the life?
All people want is some dignity for dying people that we love, time to grieve for them and space to reflect on their lives.
How did these organisations gain the right to rob people of their final dignity and put family and friends through this torture?
How dare these people and organisations impose their religious and ethical views on us?
How dare they be so bloody selfish?
How dare these people take all that away and condemn people to lonely suicides and leave their friends and family with little but anger and frustration?
It is just not right.
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Zulu women crafters will only pass an artefact to you using their right hands. This custom serves to assure you that you have nothing to fear from them.
DumaZulu Cultural Village is a traditional Zulu Village where you can watch beaders at work, learn about the art of basket weaving and see how men craft the spears, shields and drums for which this warrior nation is famous.
The Zulu are also famous for their beadwork, basketry, pottery and weaving and these skills are preserved and practised in cultural villages like DumaZulu. As well as being beautifully made, Zulu artefacts have cultural significance because of the way in which Zulu social values are integrated into their arts and crafts.
At DumaZulu Cultural Village in KwaZulu Natal, you are invited to discover something of the deep cultural significance of Zulu arts and crafts. For example, the colours, colour combinations and patterns found in traditional Zulu beadwork are more than simply decorative.
Traditionally, they are a means of communication, helping to regulate social behaviour and teach young girls about how to behave in relationships. Some designs are only worn at weddings or other social rituals. Some designs are messages of love, grief or uncertainty; emotions that are conveyed through the selection of colours and patterns.
Basket weaving is similarly complex and is linked to a wide range of domestic, social, and religious roles. Traditionally Zulu women weave the African Zulu baskets using techniques that are passed down from generation to generation. The patterns vary from decorative bands to intricate triangles, diamonds, zig-zags and other motifs, each with their own meaning.
For example, points round the outside of a diamond design are associated with weddings and show how many cattle were paid as bride wealth. Other complexities of this design have other meanings, and indicate things like the bride's position in the new family (as first, second or third wife) and her status within the community.
A visit to this Zulu cultural village also give you an opportunity to learn about Zulu customs around food and beer brewing, the role of the ancestors and traditional healers known as 'inyangas', the significance of traditional dress, the importance of a man's cattle, and courtship and marriage rituals.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
DumaZulu Cultural Village bookings:
Tel: +27 (0)35 562 2260
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
The closest airport is at Richard's Bay which is a short drive to Hluhluwe.
Best time to visit
Thanks to Kwa-Zulu Natal's largely tropical climate, the village is good to visit all year round.
Around the area
There is a snake and crocodile park housing indigenous reptiles adjacent to the village and you'll be close to the legendary Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve.
Length of stay
If you have the time, extend your experience and stay overnight in traditional accommodation.
What to pack
Bring along a hat, sunblock, comfortable shoes and of course, your camera.
Where to stay
DumaZulu Lodge offers themed accommodation that represents a wide selection of South African cultures.
What to eat
Enjoy a traditional meal as part of your cultural experience.
Best buys
Many of the objects fashioned at the village are for sale and are an important source of income for local people. Look out for traditional Zulu Beer Baskets, 'Ukhamba', which, when made by a master weaver, are desirable collectors' items.


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AK Press is a publishing collective, and audio label, located in Oakland, CA and in the U.K. Their goal is to make available radical books and other materials (such as CDs), with which you can make a positive change in the world.
Since the world needs information provided by AK Press & Alternative Tentacles artists' MORE NOW THAN EVER, we thought we would highlight these IMPORTANT releases and put some of them on sale for the next few weeks. There have been quite a few great new releases on AK Press/Alternative Tentacles in the past 6 months, so please check them out.
11/19/02: Articles of Faith contest at Flex Your Head Online!
Flex Your Head, the premier hardcore zine based in Vancouver, BC, Canada is giving away 3 sets of the Articles of Faith Complete, Vol. 1 and 2 on CD!
Between November 17 and 24, you can enter the contest here on the FYH website. Good luck!
Listen for your favorite AT bands on the Flex Your Head radio show every Tuesday from 6 - 8 pm (Pacific time) on CiTR 101.9fm .
Articles Of Faith - the latest band in our Re-Issues Of Necessity Series - have received a small write up by David Fricke in the November issue of Rolling Stone!
This is only the second band in AT's history that we know about that were written up in Rolling Stone! (The Flaming Stars get written up in Rolling Stone's german edition!) The first A.T. band was Black Kali Ma .
"For five years, this hardcore crew lit up the Midwest -- and anywhere else you could find its two LPs, Give Thanks (1984) and In This Life (1986), both made with Husker Du's Bob Mould at the board. This is the high-minded frenzy of AoF in full: a righteous slap at the defanged cheese that now typically passes for punk."
09/24/02: Moving Sale - 2 Days Only - Sept 28 & 29th! at A.T.
After 23 years in San Francisco, ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES is moving to Emeryville.
We will be having a massive moving sale on Saturday & Sunday September 28th and 29th from 9-3 in front of the office at 1245 Sanchez (@ Clipper in Noe Valley).
Aside from selling LPs, CDs, and t-shirts at reduced prices there will be lots of memorabilia including posters, rarities, collectibles, photos, office furniture, computers,.....etc.
Kind of like eBay without the internet......well, and its not an auction either.....(Some things will be auctioned so check our eBay listings too!)
09/24/02: Logical Nonsense re-formed!
We received a call from Logical Nonsense yesterday informing us that they have reformed! The band released 2 albums on Alternative Tentacles Expand The Hive (1997) and Soul Pollution (1998) and split up in 2000 since band members had other obligations. The band are practicing again - no other firm plans from them as of this writing.
Alternative Tentacles Records Release Schedule
(As of September 20, 2002) - all dates subject to change!
September 23, 2002
Virus 286 The FLAMING STARS Sunset & Void CD
Virus 289 DARRYL CHERNEY and the CHERNOBLES Bush It! / Send George Bush a Pretzel CDS
October 7, 2002
Virus 284 ALEXANDER COCKBURN Beating The Devil: The Incendiary Rants Of Alexander Cockburn CD
Virus 287 ARTICLES OF FAITH Complete, Vol. 1 LP/CD
Virus 288 ARTICLES OF FAITH Complete, Vol 2 LP/CD
November 11, 2002
Virus 290 JELLO BIAFRA Machine Gun In The Clown's Hand - Spoken Word Album #7 3xLP/3xCD
Virus 292 HOWARD ZINN Artists In A Time Of War CD
Virus 293 NOAM CHOMSKY The "New War On Terrorism" CD
Virus 291 RATOS DE PORAO onisciente coletivo LP/CD
Already Released in 2002 :
Virus 281 FREE BEER The Only Beer That Matters LP/CD
Virus 282 LOS OLVIDADOS Listen To This! LP/CD
Virus 283 DRUNK INJUNS "FROM WHERE THE SUN NOW STANDS I WILL FIGHT NO MORE, FOREVER" LP/CD
Virus 274 TEENAGE FANCLUB & JAD FAIR Words Of Wisdom And Hope LP/CD
Virus 275 VARIOUS ARTISTS - The Freedom Archives; Prisons On Fire - Attica, George Jackson and Black Liberation CD
Virus 276 JELLO BIAFRA The Big Ka-Boom, Part One LP/CD
Virus 277 VARIOUS ARTISTS - Apocalypse Always CD
Virus 278 TEENAGE FANCLUB & JAD FAIR Always In My Heart 7"
Virus 238 PITCHSHIFTER Un-United U.K. MLP/MCD
Virus 279 The FARTZ Injustice LP/CD
Virus 280 WARD CHURCHILL In A Pig's Eye 2xCD
08/06/02: Butthole Surfers to finally release CD of old ep's
A lot of people have contacted us over the years asking why we don't release the 2 Butthole Surfers eps from 1983 and 1984 on CD. Well, we never got permission from the band to do so. But many of you should be pleased to learn that :
The Butthole Surfers plan on reissuing their two Alternative Tentacles EPs the self-titled 12-inch Brown Reason to Live, and Live PCPPEP, along with a couple bonus tracks on their own label Latino Buggerveil . Hopefully we can carry them in our mailorder.
08/05/02: Introducing the AT Street Team!
Thanks to your interest, Alternative Tentacles now has an official Street Team passing out flyers and spreading the good word about our bands and records!! The new recruits are currently busy promoting our red hot spring and summer releases: the Skate Rock re-issues, Fartz , Ward Churchill , Apocalypse Always comp , and the latest Jello Biafra release The Big Ka-Boom, Part One
We are not actively seeking new members right now, but if you are interested in joining the street team at a future date, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Alternative Tentacles has joined forces with Team Goon who are keeping old school skateboarding alive and kicking! To celebrate our alliance, Team Goon is giving away a big ol' prize package featuring:
Free Beer The Only Beer that Matters CD
All you need to do is go to http://teamgoon.com/contest.asp and enter your name and e-mail address!
Alternative Tentacles Records Release Schedule
(As of July 19th, 2002) - all dates subject to change!
July 22, 2002
Virus 281 FREE BEER The Only Beer That Matters LP/CD
Virus 282 LOS OLVIDADOS Listen To This! LP/CD
Virus 283 DRUNK INJUNS "FROM WHERE THE SUN NOW STANDS I WILL FIGHT NO MORE, FOREVER" LP/CD
September 23, 2002
Virus 286 The FLAMING STARS Sunset & Void CD
Virus 289 DARRYL CHERNEY and the CHERNOBLES Bush It! / Send George Bush a Pretzel CDS
October 7, 2002
Virus 284 ALEXANDER COCKBURN Beating The Devil: The Incendiary Rants Of Alexander Cockburn CD
Virus 287 ARTICLES OF FAITH Complete, Vol. 1 LP/CD
Virus 288 ARTICLES OF FAITH Complete, Vol 2 LP/CD
Virus 290 JELLO BIAFRA Machine Gun In The Clown's Hand - Spoken Word Album #7 3xLP/3xCD November 11, 2002
Virus 285 V/A - MOB ACTION - BAY AREA ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR 2xCD
Virus 291 RATOS DE PORAO onisciente coletivo LP/CD
Already Released in 2002 :
February 25, 2002
Virus 274 TEENAGE FANCLUB & JAD FAIR Words Of Wisdom And Hope LP/CD
Virus 275 VARIOUS ARTISTS - The Freedom Archives; Prisons On Fire - Attica, George Jackson and Black Liberation CD
April 08, 2002
Virus 276 JELLO BIAFRA The Big Ka-Boom, Part One LP/CD
Virus 277 VARIOUS ARTISTS - Apocalypse Always CD
April 22, 2002
Virus 278 TEENAGE FANCLUB & JAD FAIR Always In My Heart 7"
June 03, 2001
Virus 238 PITCHSHIFTER Un-United U.K. MLP/MCD
June 17, 2001
Virus 279 The FARTZ Injustice LP/CD
Virus 280 WARD CHURCHILL In A Pig's Eye 2xCD
06/11/02: Jury awards $4.4 million verdict for Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney!
OAKLAND,CA - The jury in the Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney federal civil rights lawsuit against four FBI agents and three Oakland Police officers awarded plaintiffs $4.4 million for violation of the activists' Constitutional rights and returned a verdict largely in favor of Earth First! activists Cherney and the late Judi Bari. In a legal victory of historic proportions against the FBI, the jury found that six of the seven defendants violated the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution by arresting the activists, conducting searches of their homes, and carrying out a smear campaign in the press, calling Earth First! a terrorist organization and calling the activists bombers, in the aftermath of the explosion of a bomb that was planted in Judi Bari's car in 1990. This verdict finds unlawful the actions of those in charge of the bombing investigation, and vindicates Bari and Cherney.
FBI agents Frank Doyle, John Reikes, Philip Sena and OPD officer Mike Sims were found to have violated Bari and Cherney's First Amendment rights. In addition, OPD officer Sitterud was found to have violated Cherney's First Amendment rights. Doyle was found to have violated Bari's Fourth Amendment rights related to the search of her home, and Doyle and OPD officer Chenault were found to have violated Cherney's Fourth Amendment rights. FBI agent Doyle and OPD officer Sims were found to have violated Bari's Fourth Amendment rights in relation to her arrest. The jury returned an "undecided" verdict with respect to violations of Cherney's Fourth Amendment rights for his arrest.
Frank Doyle was the agent in charge of the 1990 bomb scene, and taught an FBI bomb school at a Louisiana Pacific clearcut a month prior to the bombing. Doyle was also the Squad 13 relief supervisor. Squad 13 was the joint terrorism squad made up of FBI and Oakland officers and collected extensive files on political groups in the Bay Area.
Reikes was the head of the FBI's terrorist squad who came to OPD headquarters the day of the bombing to give the inflammatory briefing on Earth First!
Sena was already engaged in a secret investigation of Earth First! and concocted a fake informant tip.
Sims was an OPD homicide lieutenant in charge of other officers investigating the bombing and the decision-maker for the unjust arrests of the activists.
Sitterud ignored evidence at the scene and concocted information that would implicate the activists. Chenault wrote the first fraudulent search warrant affidavit.
This verdict is a referendum against the FBI's gross interference with people's right to dissent at a time when Attorney General Ashcroft, FBI Director Mueller and the Bush administration are arrogating huge power to themselves and the FBI to spy on legitimate groups and organizers and infringe the Constitutional rights of the public. The filled-out 21-page verdict form is available for viewing and printing at http://www.judibari.org/third_verdict_form_final.pdf
05/24/02: Help Celebrate Wesley Willis' 39th Birthdayand eBay can censor my arse
Wesley called me at home again last night from his vacation (now in Denver, CO). I think the purpose of his call was to remind me of his birthday, May 31st (and to ask for an advance check so that he could properly celebrate his birthday.) He originally asked for $1500 but we were able to talk him down to $300.00)
Although we cannot be physically with him on his birthday, we will be there in spirit!
We are putting his music on sale for the entire week - from now until his birthday, May 31st!
In addition, we will be auctioning some Wesley Willis items on eBay - such as drawings, t-shirts, stickers,...
We hope to start 39 auctions in the next few days to celebrate his 39th birthday!
(BTW - as you know, once in a while we throw some stuff up on eBay to help spread the word about some of our bands, and to make some rarities and collectibles available to our fans. Well, the other day, eBay *Cancelled* a bunch of our auctions due to language that was in violation of their user policy. Well, unfortunately, alot of that was Wesley Willis song titles! So, we are changing, "censoring" some language (mainly song titles) in our eBay descriptions.....just so you know. Other "items" they had a problem with was the band the "Dicks" and some MIA song and some DK shirt.......)
Wesley Willis rarities and stuff on eBay :
Or type in eBay user : Virus235
Yes, thanks for asking....we DO have a street team. However, due to an enormous response to the initial call, we are not actively recruiting new members right now. We do hope to expand the team at a later date so if you are interested here are the details:
Street team responsibilities include: passing out flyers at shows, hanging up posters around town, dropping off promotional material and doing stock checks at record stores, etc. Participants are volunteers (read: no pay), but perks include A.T. releases and merch as well as tickets to see A.T. bands when they come through your town...and of course, the satisfaction of helping one of the oldest punk labels still around! You don't need experience--just the desire to spread the A.T. gospel and some free time to devote to our cause.
If you would like more information, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com and tell us how we make you tick.
04/30/02: DK's Fresh Fruit TAKEN AWAY FROM A.T.
The debut album by Dead Kennedys "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables" has been availble via AT for the U.S. for around 15 years now. We have always licensed it from Cherry Red Records in the U.K. Despite such a long-standing relationship, the owner of Cherry Red Records decided not to re-new our contract due to East Bay Ray complaining to him for years that he should switch labels for the U.S.
The last day we were allowed to sell it was April 15, 2002.
It will be coming out on another label at the end of April.
Nomeansno have informed us that they are leaving Alternative Tentacles Records after a 15 year relationship and over a dozen releases. The split is amicable, yet the label feels shocked, saddened and bewildered by the announcement. There wasn't any voiced disappointment by the band, rather, the band and their management decided to merely end the arrangement. They said that they wanted to control their records. But heck, thats how it goes! This is the music industry (well, kinda).
Effective April 15, 2002, Mordam Records, our distributor, can no longer distribute the Nomeansno catalog, rendering the entire catalog no longer available to the public. (That is the bewildering part as they haven't announced a new label or distributor so their items will be effectively out of print.)
(Also included is the Hanson Brothers album. Not included is the Jello Biafra & NMN release.)
We will continue to sell our remaining stock (what's left of it) through our mailorder for the next few weeks until we get rid of it all.
So, ALL NOMEANSNO LPs on SALE for $4.99 until supplies last AND ALL NOMEANSNO CDs on SALE for $7.99 until supplies last
We wish the band the best of luck in the future.


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A MAN from Malvern has been arrested in connection with two burglaries in Eckington and Kempsey on the same day thanks to quick thinking villagers.
The burglary in Eckington, near Pershore, took place on Thursday, May 1 sometime between 8.30am to 3.30pm when someone broke into a house through the rear entrance.
The house was searched but nothing was taken.
A further break in happened in Old Road North, in Kempsey, between noon and 2.30pm on the same day when someone broke into a house through the back door causing £500 of damage.
Thieves searched the property and made off with jewellery worth more than £2,500.
The man arrested in connection with both burglaries has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
A number of witnesses came forward with information about both offences that proved vital to the investigations.
Sergeant Liz Warner, of Worcester police, said: "We would like to thank those members of the public who saw, what they believed, was suspicious behaviour and provided vital help with our inquiries.
"We want to stress the importance of vigilance and if anyone sees any suspicious behaviour in their community we urge them to contact the police immediately.
"Prompt action can make a huge difference when trying to trace those responsible for crimes."
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call Sgt Warner on the non emergency number 101 quoting incident number 404s 010514 (Eckington) and 351s 010514 (Kempsey).


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Some Buffalo Bisons might get called up soon
The Buffalo News wrote there is strong indication the Mets will call up Jesus Feliciano and Ruben Tejada this weekend. Tejada could replace the ailing Luis Castillo, though Alex Cora would likely be the starting second baseman. Feliciano, who has a .386 batting average in Triple-A, could replace the struggling… Read More →


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WINTER PARK, Fla. - Saint Leo freshman Jelena Tancic has been recognized for a second time as the Sunshine State Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week presented by VALIC.
Tancic finished first among non-Division I competition and sixth overall at the FLRunners.com Invitational in Titusville, Fla. The freshman runner crossed the finish line in a time of 18:55.10 to lead the Lions to a first-place team finish with 21 points.
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MORE than 50 people were rescued by RNLI lifeboat crews across Somerset last year, new figures show.
The statistics reveal 54 people were helped by crews inMinehead, Burnham-on-Sea and Westonsuper- Mare.
In Minehead, the number of people assisted in 2013 was 14, down from 20 in 2012.
Across the South-West, lifeboat crews launched their vessels 1,449 times, rescuing 1,450 people and saving 34 lives in the 12-month period.
Minehead launched their vessels a total of 22 times, half of those in the dark and spent a total of 78 hours at sea.
Chris Rundle, press officer at Minehead Lifeboat Station, said: "What has been slightly worrying from our point of view has been the number of times we have been called out when people have found themselves completely unable to cope with the sea conditions.
"There seems to be a growing trend for people to challenge themselves by kayaking or kite surfing, or even going fishing in weather when they should really be staying safe onshore.
"The sea and the coast do, of course, provide wonderful opportunities for adventure but there are clearly occasions when the thirst for adventure turns into recklessness.
"It doesn't matter to our crews what weather they turn out in. They are trained to cope with any conditions and our lifeboats are the finest in the world. But they can only respond to a call for help.
"The real fear I have is that one day someone in trouble along this fairly sparsely-populated coastline will find themselves totally overwhelmed before they have time to make that call."
Andy Hurley, RNLI regional operations manager said the figures illustrate the 'incredible dedication shown by the charity's volunteers'.
He said: "The volunteers are equipped and trained to respond to all kinds of incidents whatever the weather throws at them.
"However, it is a massive commitment, not only for them, but for their families, loved ones and employers who must also become part of the wider RNLI family."
Whilst the charity's operational volunteers were busy out on the water or patrolling the beaches, the volunteer fundraisers were also working hard.
That was especially true in Minehead where the lifeboat crew have had to take on responsibility for their own fundraising.


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Driver hit with tire iron at racetrack, report says
Published: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 6:15 p.m.
A fight at the Ocala Speedway at Bubba Raceway Park at 9050 NW Gainesville Road early Sunday resulted in one Alachua County man being hospitalized and the owner of another race car booked into the Marion County Jail on a charge of aggravated battery.
Raymond Wheeler, of Alachua, a race car driver, was at the window of a car reportedly owned by Donald Winne, 52, of Dunnellon. Witnesses said Winne pulled Wheeler from the car and hit him in the head with a tire iron, according to a Sheriff's Office report. Winne told deputies that Wheeler was fighting with the driver of his car. The driver was not identified.
Wheeler, who was hospitalized at Munroe Regional Medical Center, later told deputies he "went over to speak with the other driver, at which time he was struck in the head and does not remember anything else," according to the report.
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Ivy League Release
PHILADELPHIA - Late-game heroics from C.J. Mooney and Billy Ragone earned the seniors Ivy League Defensive and Offensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, as announced by the league office on Monday. Mooney had the game-tying touchdown on an interception return and Ragone had the game-winner in the University of Pennsylvania football team's late come-from-behind win at Princeton on Saturday.
With the 28-21 win over its arch rival, Penn (4-4, 4-1 Ivy) is tied atop the Ivy League with Harvard (7-1, 4-1 Ivy). The two teams play Saturday on national television (NBC Sports) at Franklin Field. The winner clinches a share of the 2012 Ivy League championship.
This is the first such honor of Mooney's career. The defensive lineman undoubtedly had the biggest play of the Ivy title race so far this season. Both Princeton and Penn entered the game in first-place in the Ivy League, and with the Tigers in control and leading by seven midway through the fourth quarter, Mooney hauled in a tipped pass and raced 15 yards to the end zone to tie the game. The play marked a colossal shift in momentum. Mooney and the Penn defense then immediately forced a three-and-out on the ensuing possession and set up the offense's march down the field for the go-ahead, game-winning score. Mooney, a Chester Springs, Pa., native, also matched a career-high with four tackles.
With first-place on the line, Ragone engineered his eighth career game-winning drive - his third this season and second in as many weeks. Starting from their own 42, in a tie game, and just 6:31 remaining, Ragone led the Quakers 58 yards on 10 plays and eventually scored the game-winning touchdown on a three-yard rush. On the drive, the Cheshire, Conn., native ran four times for 29 yards, including a 17-yard scramble on third-and-5 from the Princeton 31-yard line. Ragone also had a passing touchdown and finished with 92 yards through the air and 61 yards on the ground.
Ragone earned the weekly Ivy Offensive award for the third time in his career and the first time since Nov. 8, 2010. That also came after a win at Princeton, when he passed for a then-career-high 182 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 75 yards and another score.
This is Penn's first Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week winner in nearly two years. The last to earn the distinction was running back Brandon Colavita on Nov. 22, 2010, following his three-touchdown performance in the season finale. Mooney earned Penn's first Ivy Defensive Player of the Week award since linebacker Erik Rask garnered the honor with a career-high 16 tackles in Penn's Homecoming win over Princeton last season.
Penn has had two other Ivy Players of the Week this year. Sophomore placekicker Connor Loftus earned the Special Teams award last week after his game-tying and game-winning field goals in the closing minutes against Brown. Senior punter Scott Lopano earned the same honor with the second-most punt yards in a game in school history during Penn's win over Columbia.
Penn and Harvard kick off at noon Saturday on NBC Sports with the Ivy League title on the line. This will mark the 11th time in the last 13 seasons in which the Ivy League title will be decided between the Quakers and Crimson on the season's second to last weekend.


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Jennifer Muñoz has been with the Santa Fe Police Department for 71/2 years. In November, the lifelong Santa Fean left her position as administrative secretary for detective investigations for a newly created one: SFPD anti-graffiti coordinator. The position was recently moved from the Parks Department to the police department to facilitate better "coordination between police and graffiti removal," according to City Councilor Carmichael Dominguez. As anti-graffiti coordinator, Muñoz oversees calls from the graffiti hotline and organizes a graffiti removal crew in the Parks Department. SFR contacted several local graffiti artists, who supplied the following questions for Muñoz.
SFR: What's your definition of graffiti?
JM: Defacement of public or private property�someone doing anything from gang signs to markings to what some consider graffiti art without permission.
How many sites does the crew visit to remove graffiti in one day?
We had 31 calls come in last month, about a call a day. That's not including proactive graffiti removal, like, if the graffiti removal crew sees graffiti on a stop sign, they'd clean it up.
Do you feel as though you're keeping Santa Fe beautiful?
I'm trying. It's still a new position. I'm trying to dig my heels in and get a handle on the graffiti problem and keep Santa Fe beautiful.
Since the position was moved to the Police Department, has there been an increase or decrease in graffiti/vandalism?
I wouldn't know yet since the position is new. As far as statistics, we started keeping them Jan. 1, so I don't have anything to compare it to yet.
Do you see any value or beauty in graffiti?
Personally, I don't think so�even people who believe the graffiti they do is art�unless it's with permission and in a place that's not an eyesore for the public. For me, graffiti is something to clean up.
What gives you the biggest headache when it comes to graffiti?
My biggest headache is usually gang tags. There are gang tag wars when someone goes and writes their gang tag on a wall, then another group goes and writes over that with their gang tag�especially when they use foul language and do it in areas where younger children can view it.
Do you think quality of life coincides with the quantity of graffiti?
The broken window theory comes to mind, where a broken window leads to more broken windows, leads to graffiti, leads to crime. If it's not taken care of, it most definitely could put a damper on the quality of life.
So removing graffiti stops it from happening as frequently.
That's the idea. Usually it can but, if someone's determined to tag, whether they're doing art or gang graffiti, I don't think it's going to stop it. But the sooner you take it down, the less likely they are to go back to the same spot.
Has there been any graffiti/public art you've regretted removing, or any that has been inspiring?
There's nothing that I've seen recently that I've regretted taking down. The majority of it is gang stuff that we'd like to eliminate.
What kind of art do you like?
My kids' art. Photography is something I consider art that I like a lot. It brings in something real and captures the moment in a picture.


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Amazon might just be able to come away with the win on this one--with the added bonus of incensing Apple. #Winning right there.
I've had every version of the iPhone and yes I use 'apps' and download apps.
I was helping a friend with her Samsung phone and we looked for 'apps' and we
commented on how the Samsung phone has very few 'apps' compared to the iPhone.
My friend went from an iPhone to Android phone for some reason, and we talked about there being more 'apps' on the iPhone compared to Android apps. He said there were some 'apps' on the Android that he liked better than the iPhone "apps"
So saying apps is like saying "software" or "programs" or "games". If Apple owned the term "Thunderbolt" they would have told Intel to stop using that name or they will be sued.
Intel seems to be pretty cool about letting Apple use the term "Thunderbolt", so Apple needs to chill out.
Also, I forgot to mention, that "app" can also be short for "applet" too, which is essentially just a terming meaning small application. Java has used that term for well over a decade, (though only for those running within browsers, despite the fact that the same programs running on a desktop instead would normally just be called a Java application (or "Java app")) and, IMHO, that term appears to work well in describing iOS apps. Further more, there IS a separate "Apple Store" app for iDevices, is there not? "App Store" is for getting applications, plain and simple. It's not for getting apple, nor is it for inquiring about Apple support. Lastly, there would just be no point in shortening a 5 letter word to 3 letters. An 11 letter word on the other hand...


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TWO Blackburn community primaries are set to expand thanks to a £1.3million investment by the council.
Intack and Roe Lee Park schools will get £650,000 each to build new classrooms to increase pupil numbers to more than 400.
Both headteachers are excited at the developments due to be approved by Blackburn with Darwen council's executive board on Thursday.
Intack Community Primary School will also get a new nursery for 60 pre-school children, 30 each at morning and afternoon sessions.
Work on two additional classrooms, the kitchen and hall is due to start in May, mainly adapting the existing 1930 buildings.
Over seven years the total numbers at the school will rise from 315 to 420.
At Roe Lee Park Community Primary, the annual intake will rise from 50 to 60, increasing pupil numbers from 350 to 420 over seven years.
The work, due to start in summer, will see two classrooms added to the existing 1929 buildings and improvements to the dining and kitchen areas.
Intack head Rachel Cairney said: "If this gets the go ahead, it will be absolutely brilliant. We have had really positive feedback from parents and the local community. People are already signing up their children for the proposed new nursery."
Roe Lee Park head Mark Geldard said: "It's a wonderful opportunity for the school. We have a lot of parents wanting to get their children here. It is a pretty exciting development for the school and the local community."
In a report to the executive board, council schools' boss Dave Harling said while demand for primary places across borough had risen by 12.8 per cent, in Roe Lee and Intack it has increased by 29.4 per cent.
He said the cash had been released by the Department for Education 'to provide additional school places to meet demand for the rising birth rate.


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Caption It: Here's Looking at Youby Maria Russo in Community, July 12, 2013
Come evaluation, the Food Star Kitchen turns into a scary place week after week. As finalists stand wide-eyed awaiting judgment, three successful chefs and stars stare back them, ready to dole out several notebooks' worth of critiques about their food and performances. Sometimes the scene ends with tears and an emotional goodbye, but other times the atmosphere is far less tense — perhaps even happy — be it on account of one contestant's superstar presentation or particularly camera-worthy meal.
Check out the sneak-peek photo above from Sunday's all-new episode: Giada and Alton look out to the remaining finalists during evaluation and smile, while Giada points two fingers at them, doing so in a seemingly positive way. Do you think the mentors look particularly pleased because the group as a whole was successful this week, or did one competitor deliver an especially knockout performance? What kind of feedback do you imagine the judges are giving here?
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Two men who stabbed and chased a New Addington teen and left him to die in an Ilford car park have failed in their legal bid to clear their names.
Dale Williams and Hugo Nwanko were both jailed for life at the Old Bailey in December 2012 for the murder of 17-year-old Kelvin Chibueze.
This morning they appeared before judges at the Court of Appeal to try and get the guilty verdicts quashed.
But the judges dismissed their appeal.
Kelvin was fatally stabbed after a fight broke out during a private party at the Arteflex Club in Ilford in the early hours of August 15, 2011.
The teenager, who lived in Underwood, collapsed in a car park just off Ilford High Street.
Williams, aged 21, from Dagenham, and 18-year-old Nwanko, from Barking, were found guilty of his murder following a trial.
Also found guilty of murder at the same court were Lerone Boye, aged 26, and Roger Damali, aged 31, both from Beckton.


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A BALL had not even been kicked in the never-to-be-forgotten 1994/95 season but Tim Sherwood just knew it would end with Blackburn Rovers being crowned champions of England for the first time in 81 years.
Such was the inspirational captain's unshakeable belief in his team-mates, in his manager Kenny Dalglish and in Jack Walker, the man he credits above all else for transforming Rovers into the finest team in the land.
There was a question over whether Dalglish's side, just two seasons after winning promotion from the old Division Two, could go one step further and prevent Manchester United from making it a hat-trick of Premiership titles in a row.
But Sherwood, who was with Rovers every step of the way on their remarkable journey to the pinnacle of English football, insists those on the inside at Ewood Park had no doubts whatsoever.
"The first year in the Premier League we finished fourth," remembers the former midfielder, who scored 32 goals in 300 appearances for the club between 1992 and 1999.
"It was a good season but I'm not sure we really believed we could go on and win it.
"But we got close in the second year, finishing second behind Manchester United, and from that moment on we knew we could win it. In fact I'd say we expected to win it.
"That was the mentality going into the 94/95 season and everything went swimmingly. Well I say swimmingly but at one point in the season I think were a number of points clear and it looked like we were pulling away.
"Obviously we only just managed to get over the line and in the end it was a massive relief but it was also fully deserved. It was a team full of men. We had a lot of captains in there, a lot of people who have gone on to work in football since then.
"We had a lot of leadership qualities. In fact anyone could have been the captain. Even though I was the captain – and I was very proud to be it – it could easily have been Alan Shearer, Colin Hendry, Henning Berg.
"And if any of them would have been captain I'm sure it wouldn't change them as it didn't change me.
"But I was the person who got chosen to do it and I was the first up to lift the trophy, which was a really special moment."
Sherwood, of course, is talking about what remains arguably the proudest day in Rovers' rich 139-year history, the day when the team that Walker built were crowned Premiership champions at Anfield against Dalglish's beloved Liverpool.
The events of Sunday, May 14, 1995 are well told but listening to Sherwood relive them brings back the memories of what a truly dramatic and emotionally draining afternoon it was.
Two points clear of United going into the final game of the season, Rovers looked to be cruising to the championship when top scorer Alan Shearer plundered his 34th league goal of the season to give them a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.
That was the way it stayed until the 64th minute when John Barnes equalised.
Nerves among the thousands of Rovers fans in the away end frayed further when Jamie Redknapp scored an injury-time free kick to put Liverpool – whose supporters desperately wanted Rovers and their hero Dalglish, and not their bitter rivals United, to lift the crown – 2-1 in front.
A win at West Ham United would have given Sir Alex Ferguson's side the title.
But despite a late barrage of chances United had to settle for a 1-1 draw. Walker's dream had been realised. Rovers were champions.
"It was horrible day," laughs Sherwood, who scored six goals in 38 league appearances during the incredible campaign.
"Building up to it, we'd been ahead for so long, and it could have all slipped away, but at least it was in our own hands.
"People were saying Liverpool were not going to try because their supporters didn't want United to win the league. But we knew that wasn't going to be the case because they were professional footballers and as a professional footballer you never go out there not to win a game.
"We knew it was going to be a tough game and so it proved to be.
"We just ran out of legs towards the end, we were shot, so we were just pleased to have done enough over the course of the season to have won it.
"And we thoroughly deserved to win it, as any team does that tops the league. It's not a cup competition, it's a marathon, and we stood the test of time and managed to get our hands on the trophy. It was just a brilliant achievement."
Critics have suggested that Rovers, bankrolled by benefactor Walker's millions, bought the title. But Sherwood, like Dalglish did in the pages of the Lancashire Telegraph last month, emphatically refutes those claims.
"Kenny Dalglish would always argue and I would argue alongside him that we did not buy the title," said Sherwood, a £500,000 arrival from Norwich City in February 1992.
"Of course we added a few on big fees relative at the time but I came in for hardly anything as did the likes of Alan Wright and Henning Berg.
"Kenny just got the perfect blend of youth and experience, he just knew how to blend it all together.
"He knew how to pick the right characters and the team spirit between the boys was just fantastic, the best I have ever known.
"We wouldn't let each other get away from anything, we dug each other out as men and didn't take it personally when we'd have a go at each other.
"We got done what we needed to be done out on the pitch and we did it to make each of us better – and that's what took us to the title."
Rovers are this season celebrating the 20th anniversary of the club's Premiership victory.
And former England international Sherwood, now 45, said: "Twenty years is a long time ago but it still remains fresh in my memory.
"Your football career is so short so you cherish the moments when you were successful.
"And that time, 94/95, will stick in my memory forever because there are not many players out there who have lifted the Premier League trophy.
"And to do it with Blackburn was a pleasure and a privilege."


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When Will Chris Wallace Explain Gas Prices To Fox News?
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Today Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace explained that the GOP attack on President Obama over gas price increases since his inauguration is "misleading." But will the rest of Fox News stop misleading on this issue?
Fox News has repeatedly attacked President Obama for the increase in gas prices between his inauguration and the present. Your World and The Five noted in February that gas prices had risen by more than 90 percent since January 2009, and others cited the dollar figure of around $1.80 at that time. Fox News also repeatedly aired versions of the following graphic:
But when Newt Gingrich brought this talking point to Fox News Sunday, Wallace shot it down:
WALLACE: But Mr. Speaker, gas experts make two points. First of all, you pointed out the fact that gasoline was $1.89 a gallon when President Obama took office. They say that's a bit misleading because it was the depths of the recession, so understandably gas prices had gone down. And fact is, just six months before it was $4.11 under President Bush.
Wallace is correct. As this gas price chart from GasBuddy.com shows, gas prices plummeted in late 2008, just prior to Obama's inauguration:
The Washington Post's Fact Checker blog has also debunked this talking point. After Speaker John Boehner stated that "[g]as prices have more than double since the president took office," Glenn Kessler wrote:
Boehner correctly noted that gas prices have doubled since President Obama took office. But he did not mention that they were unusually low in early 2009 because of the economic crisis, when demand for energy plunged. We're not sure that the economic misery of those days is worth cheap gas.
In a later post, Kessler stated that the price of gasoline at the beginning of Obama's term was "artificially low because of the economic crisis."
At PolitiFact, GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan explained why it's misleading to compare gas prices starting in the middle of a recession:
DeHaan acknowledged that prices risen considerably since Obama took office. But he was quick to add there should "be a massive asterisk" next to that statement. A big reason prices were so low to begin with when Obama became president was because he entered the White House as the U.S. was coming out of an economic downturn, which depresses gas prices, DeHaan said.
Will Chris Wallace tell his Fox News colleagues about all this, or will they continue to mislead about the rise in gas prices?
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Andrea Martinez thinks it's kind of goofy.
Why would the NDP government stoop so low as to put an ad on TV that twists things?
Why would they say Progressive Conservative Leader Hugh McFadyen and his bunch like to fire nurses or pollute our rivers and lakes?
"It's a cheap shot," the Grade 12 Windsor Park Collegiate student said, shaking her head in disgust. "I don't think it's fair."
The 'Know Hugh' attack ad produced by the NDP, and McFadyen's TV ads released in response before Christmas, is Martinez's first real taste of the 2011 provincial election campaign.
It will also be the first provincial election in which she and several of her classmates will be eligible to vote on Oct. 4.
The Winnipeg Free Press will follow Martinez, Aidan Ramsay, Jennifer Bales, Jordan Mackay and Matthew Landry for the next year to get their thoughts on the campaign and the hurly-burly world of provincial politics.
They and other students represent the youth vote, a demographic that each year becomes less politically aware and certainly less politically active than a generation ago.
Youth engagement in voting has been declining steadily since the 1960s, according to Elections Canada. In the 1960s, about 70 per cent of young people would vote in the first election in which they were eligible to participate; by 2004, it was only slightly more than 30 per cent.
In 2008, Canadian citizens between 18 and 20.5 years old were eligible to vote in their first federal election. Only 35.6 per cent of them did. In Manitoba, that number was 20.4 per cent, the lowest first-time voter rate among all provinces. The scary part is that if young people don't vote in the first couple of elections in which they're eligible, they're even less likely to vote as adults. The trend is not unique to Canada.
The reasons why have been well discussed: They don't care; they're lazy, they're not taught citizenship in school, they feel their vote is worthless; they don't feel politics and politicians at any level matter to them; politicians are all the same anyway, so why vote?
Martinez and her friends have heard these reasons and more.
And they don't agree.
Take those attack ads for instance. Matthew Landry paid close enough attention. He watched both McFadyen's ads the day they were released Dec. 13. When Jennifer Bales saw the NDP's Know Hugh ad, she asked her parents what it was about and what they thought about its message.
Landry and Bales, like Martinez, thought it was unfair to McFadyen, especially when it accuses him of past government actions or things that haven't even happened.
They say politicians, especially those in government, should take the high road in TV ads to promote their ideas, rather than stab their "enemies" in the back.
"There are better ways to get to get their message across," Landry says.
Jordan Mackay and Aidan Ramsay don't necessarily agree. They see things more as they are than what they should be.
"It shows their true colours," Mackay says.
"It makes it more interesting," Ramsay adds.
Maybe so, but do these campaign-style ads make young people any more engaged? Do these ads, and even talking about them, make them eager to vote?
No, says Ilona Dougherty, co-founder and executive director of Apathy Is Boring, a web- and art-based lobby group created seven years ago to induce more people under 30 to vote in municipal, provincial and federal elections in Canada.
Dougherty, 30, says it could be just the opposite: As more political parties take to the TV airwaves and web -- Facebook and Twitter immediately come to mind -- to campaign, it means fewer politicians go knocking door-to-door.
That's a big mistake, she says.
"We've really changed how we run election campaigns and how politicians interact with Canadians," she said. "We've gone from the ground war to the air war. We've gone from a lot of door-knocking, a lot of getting to meet your candidate, to big, splashy media ads."
"The interesting thing is that if you're going to vote, a media ad might swing you between one party and another, but what it won't do is get you to vote if you're not going to vote at all."
What makes a big difference in getting young people to vote is talking to them, be it a parent, politician, priest or even plumber.
"What you need is somebody in-person, and someone who's not your friend, to come up to you and say, 'Hey, there's an election coming up. Here's how you vote. You should check it out.' That is the most effective way to get young people and anybody out to the polls.
"It's really counter-intuitive to, 'Oh, if we just get on Facebook, young people will vote and everything will be great.' That's not actually the solution. It's not what the research is showing. We need to stop doing that, basically."
Schools play a role, teaching civic engagement to students through school elections and debates.
Elections Manitoba also offers the Your Power To Choose program (available on its website) to help teachers tell their students about the voting process.
Our Windsor Park Collegiate quintet already know a bit more than many other Canadian students -- thanks to their teacher, Sandi Wagner -- about the voting process.
They already know it's about citizenship, regardless of what the TV ads say.
The Democracy Project
"The growth of non-voting among young adults may also reflect another sociological phenomenon; what has been called the "adult teenager." Young adults are taking longer to adopt the responsibilities that used to be associated with adulthood (e.g., a career, marriage, children, mortgage, etc.). They are not taking on these responsibilities until they are in their 30s. It is possible that, like these other adult responsibilities, the responsibility of voting is being delayed until later in life." -- Voter Turnout In The 2007 Provincial General Election: A Survey Of Voters And Non-Voters/Elections Manitoba
A study commissioned by Elections Canada on the rate of participation at the 2000 general election showed that younger Canadians were voting at significantly lower rates than older electors. For the 2004 general election, Elections Canada conducted a study that cross-referenced actual votes with data from the National Register of Electors to find out how many people were voting in each age group. The results showed that 37 per cent of electors aged 18 to 24 voted. For the 2006 general election, a similar study showed that approximately 44 per cent of electors in the 18 to 24 age group voted.
Turnout is low in Canada not because experienced voters are dropping out of the system, but because potential new voters are not opting into it.
Youth apathy in regard to voting is a problem not only in Canada, but also in the United States as well as the United Kingdom.
Many studies suggest that the current generation which is choosing to opt out of the vote will continue to do so in the future -- and that this behavior may not reverse itself when people get older.
While it may be true that youth are less cynical about politics than older citizens, research shows that they feel a profound sense of disconnect from political institutions. They cannot connect with politics, so they choose to ignore it instead.
Despite these numbers, a large number of youth are engaged in civil society in a variety of ways, including volunteering in community organizations or non-governmental organizations.
Elections Canada's research shows that young people who are active in volunteering in community organizations are, to a considerable degree, the same ones who turn out to vote. In other words, civic engagement and voting tend to go hand in hand.
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Cobb dominant early, and Rays' bats heat up late
Pitcher has 13 K's, four in one inning, as Tampa Bay rallies to victory
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays made contact. The Padres did not -- striking out 18 times Friday night. Eventually, that combination led to a 6-3 Rays win at Tropicana Field with 12,424 attending.
By winning their third consecutive game, the Rays moved to 17-18 on the season and 3-2 on the current homestand.
"It was an awkward game; it was a bizarre kind of game the way it played out, but I'll take the win," Rays manager Joe Maddon said.
Tampa Bay trailed, 3-2, heading into the bottom of the seventh, but two-run singles by Ryan Roberts and Ben Zobrist fueled a four-run rally that gave the Rays a lead they would not surrender.
Roberts had the go-ahead hit after falling behind, 0-2, to former Rays right-hander Dale Thayer.
"After getting down 0-2, the main thing is to just try to make contact," Roberts said. "Bases loaded, nobody out. All you want to do is put the ball in play, at least tie the game if you can. That's basically it. I'm not trying to do too much."
San Diego struck early when Will Venable and Carlos Quentin hit solo homers in the first off Rays starter Alex Cobb, and they pushed the lead to 3-0 in the third without hitting a ball into play.
Venable struck out to start the quirky inning but reached on a wild pitch. He then stole second and third and scored on a balk. By the time the inning was complete, Cobb had become the second pitcher in Rays history to strike out four in one inning; Jeremy Hellickson turned the trick Aug. 25, 2011, against the Tigers.
"I was mad at myself for half that inning," Cobb said. "I gave up two stolen bases, which I've been working hard not to do. After that balk, I don't know if I've been any angrier when I've been pitching."
Tampa Bay got two back in the third on Evan Longoria's RBI single and Roberts' scoring on a wild pitch by Edinson Volquez to make it 3-2 Padres.
Cobb had an early exit after 4 2/3 innings and 117 pitches, but oh what an intriguing outing. The 25-year-old right-hander managed to strike out 13, which was the first time in Major League history that a pitcher struck out 13 in an appearance lasting fewer than five innings.
"It was weird; obviously that's not my goal," Cobb said. "Never go into a game trying to strike everybody out. But I was trying to put balls over the plate and have them make weak contact, and they were swinging and missing. So, you know, the first and second strike I'm just trying to have them put the ball into play. Once I get to that point I'm trying to finish them off. I can't really explain why or how that happened; it was just one of those weird days."
Padres manager Bud Black was impressed by Cobb's splitter.
"It was located; out of his hand it looked like a strike," Black said. "It was diving. It had great action to it. It was one of those things where we knew it was coming, and we couldn't hit it. That's how good it was."
Cobb's departure prior to the fifth inning ended a streak of 34 games in which the Rays' starter pitched at least five innings. That streak ranks as the second longest to begin a season behind the 1981 Pirates, who managed to do so in their first 45 games.
A good sign for the Rays came in the way the bullpen covered the final 4 1/3 innings. The Rays entered the game having lost a Major League-high 13 games in which they gave up a lead. That was not the case Friday night. Josh Lueke, Jake McGee, Joel Peralta and Fernando Rodney did not allow a run to seal the win.
"We've been telling you guys, bad stretch, like somebody having a bad slump," Peralta said. "You're going to come out of it. That's what we're doing; we're coming out of it. It was good tonight. McGee was great. Lueke was awesome. Everybody's trying to get better, so I think we're going to be all right."
In the Rays' last 22 games, they lead Major League Baseball with 124 runs scored while hitting .282. Prior to that, the offense ranked last in the American League in runs and slugging. They have scored four or more runs in six straight games, their longest such streak since April 18-24, 2012.
"I've seen it all year with this team; it's very contagious," Roberts said. "One guy gets a hit, the next guy walks, the next guy gets a double, the next guy walks. Then we make an out, and the next guy homers. It's been like that all year long. And with this team, it's that way. It's a very contagious offense."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.