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Skrillex, Fifth Harmony Collaboration in the Works?Attentive fans captured video evidence that both parties were at least in the same room.
Skrillex Rejoins from First to Last for New Song 'Make War'Skrillex has reunited with his former punk rock outfit From First to Last for an aggressive new song called "Make War."
Bruno Mars Working with Skrillex on 'Next Level' New MusicSkrillex reveals he is cooking up something "different" with Mars.
Diplo, Skrillex Tease Florence Welch CollaborationAmid his current tour with Skrillex as Jack Ü, Diplo shared a Snapchat featuring Flo's unmistakeable vocals laid over a dance beat.
Skrillex Discusses Tracks He Produced for Justin Bieber"I can't speak for him, but I think he's starting to grapple with the fact he's a role model for a generation."
Listen to Justin Bieber's 'Sorry'The second single from Purpose arrives in a dance video format.
New Justin Bieber Song 'Sorry' Featuring Skrillex Coming SoonJustin Bieber announced via Instagram that he'll be releasing another track off his upcoming album Purpose. The song "Sorry," another collaboration with Skrillex, will be available this Friday.
Watch Florence + The Machine's Stunning Cover of Skrillex and Diplo's 'Where Are Ü Now'Watch Florence + The Machine's cover of Skrillex and Diplo's "Where Are Ü Now" featuring Justin Bieber from BBC Radio 1.
M.I.A. is Working with Skrillex on New AlbumIt's an interesting choice...
Justin Bieber Talks To The New York Times About 'Where Are U Now,' But He Probably Should Have Kept His Mouth ShutPoor Justin Bieber: even when he tries to sound smart, he just sounds like a guy that needed to spend more time in the classroom and less in the studio.
Calvin Harris Tops Highest Paid DJs of 2015For superstar DJ and Taylor Swift boyfriend Calvin Harris, 2015 is turning out to be just as good as 2014.
Billboard Hot 100 Festival to Feature The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, SkrillexBillboard has announced the list of headliners for the magazine's first Hot 100 Music Festival.


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On Tuesday Greg Ives was named the crew chief for JR Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet for the 2013 season in the Nationwide Series. Regan Smith, who won the 2012 season finale on Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the No. 5 car will be the full-time driver in 2013 with Ives calling the shots from the top of the pit box.
Ives was a race engineer on Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Sprint Cup Series team since 2006, so he will bring plenty of championship experience with him to JR Motorsports.
"Regan's win on Saturday and the announcement of Greg's hiring today are huge momentum boosts for this company going into the off-season," said owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. "Greg comes highly regarded. He has been a huge part of the 48 team's success, and this is a good opportunity for him to get his feet wet as a crew chief. The partnership between JR Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports gives us the opportunity to help employees advance their careers while still keeping them in the family, so to speak."
In Ives' seven seasons as an engineer on the No. 48 team he won five championships and had 42 wins, 115 top 5's and 21 poles.
TaxSlayer.com will be the primary sponsor for the majority of the 2013 season on the No. 5 car. General Manager of JR Motorsports Kelley Earnhardt Miller also said that right now the No. 5 team will be the only full-time effort in the Nationwide Series. It was expected that Cole Whitt would also have a full-time ride but as of right now it looks as if sponsorship has not materialized for that to happen. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and maybe some other younger drivers will race in a part-time effort car for the team.
Meanwhile, Greg Erwin was named crew chief for Sam Hornish Jr.'s Penske Racing team on Tuesday. He will take control of the No. 12 teams pit box in the teams first season with Ford.
"We are excited about having Greg as he brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to Penske Racing," said Tim Cindric, president of Penske Racing. "We are confident that he will be able to take the No. 12 Nationwide Series program to another level."
Erwin most recently served as crew chief for Aric Almirola at Richard Petty Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series. He also was the crew chief for Greg Biffle and made the Chase for the Sprint Cup in three consecutive seasons with the No. 16 team.
Hornish finished fourth in the point standings in 2012 with 10 top 5's and 22 top 10's in the 33 races.Tags: Greg Erwin, Greg Ives, Hendrick Motorsports, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Jimmie Johnson, JR Motorsports, JR Motorsports Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Motorsports, Nationwide Series, Penske Racing, Regan Smith, Richard Petty Motorsports, sam hornish jr, Sprint Cup Series, Tim Cindric

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I had promised to post a new set of three authors offering writing tips every Friday evening but this is the second time in a row I have forgotten to do so. Hmmm… Maybe I should just promise to post every Saturday? Or even better, forgo the promise… I know what I'll do.
New announcement: I have long thought the advice offered to aspiring writers in answer to question ten of my Ten Terrifying Questions deserved a vehicle of its own. Well, here it is. I shall post the advice of three very different writers every [mumble mumble]. Is that clear? Every [mumble mumble].
Bit of history: On March 1, 2010 I posted the first of the Ten Terrifying Questions author interviews. Since that date I have posted over 200 interviews with authors ranging from mega selling global stars like Jackie Collins and Lee Child to brilliant, relatively unknown debut authors such as Favel Parret and Rebecca James.
Q. What advice do you give aspiring writers?
"Write what you yourself love to read. If you love poetry, don't try to write a thriller because you think you'll make money. Or if you like more cerebral works of fiction, don't try to write a romance. Fans of those kinds of books can spot a fake in ten seconds flat (and writing the wrong kind of book will quickly become a chore, not a labour of love).
If you write what you enjoy reading yourself, not only will every writing session be a joy (I love sitting down at my computer and writing the biggest, baddest, most outrageous action stories I can think of), but readers will detect your enthusiasm and warm to your work. Money and glory are not the end goals of writing—appealing to those who like your kind of book is."
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"To always carry a pad and biro, everywhere, plus keep a diary. To always put anything they write away in a drawer for at least a month, then read and edit it. To assess the time-wasting factors in your life, e.g. watching crap on t.v., verbal diarrhoea on the 'phone, cut them out, and use that time to write. To only write about what you know about."
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"The inner critic is your worst enemy. Find the mute button, or you'll always be thinking, 'One day…'
One day is today."
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For more advice from published writers go here
About the Contributor
John Purcell
John Purcell (aka Natasha Walker) is the author of The Secret Lives of Emma trilogy published by Random House Australia. The Secret Lives of Emma: Beginnings reached the top ten on the Australian fiction charts and Natasha/John was the tenth highest selling Australian novelist and third highest selling Australian debut author in 2012. The trilogy has since sold over 50,000 copies in print and ebook and has been translated into French and Polish. John has worked in the book industry for the last twenty years. While still in his twenties he opened John's Bookshop, a second-hand bookshop in Mosman in which he sat for ten years reading, ranting and writing. Now he is the Head of Product and Chief Buyer at booktopia.com.au.


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Obama meets Myanmar's president
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed Myanmar's president to the White House for the first time in nearly 50 years on Monday, hailing the Southeast Asian nation's progress on democratic reforms but emphasizing that much work remains to be done.
After meeting privately with President Thein Sein in the Oval Office, Obama said Myanmar must release more political prisoners and take steps to end the ethnic violence that has left tens of thousands of Muslims displaced.
"This is a long journey, and there is still much more to be done," Obama said. "The displacement of people, the violence directed towards them, needs to stop."
The meeting was part of of the Obama administration's ongoing efforts to normalize relations with Myanmar, also known as Burma, encouraging the repressive and long-isolated country to pursue democratic reforms.
Thein Sein's visit, the first by a Myanmarese leader since 1966, was made seven months after Obama made a historic trip to the country last fall, visiting Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
In a gesture aimed at showing the administration's support for the Myanmarese government's reform efforts, Obama departed from official State Department policy and referred repeatedly to the country as "Myanmar."


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Midnight Blue
Blue Jeans production in China
Denim textile workers eat while sitting on giant spindles at a factory in Zhongshan city, China. .This picture is part of a photo and text story on blue jeans production in China by Justin Jin. .China, the "factory of the world", is now also the major producer for blue jeans. To meet production demand, thousands of workers sweat through the night scrubbing, spraying and tearing trousers to create their rugged look. .At dawn, workers bundle the garment off to another factory for...
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HAMMOND — More than 1000 people gathered Thursday for a behind-the-scenes look at the five-story expansion at North Oaks Health System slated to open Dec. 17.
Those attending the facility's open house got to see how the hospital, with its new helipad, is equipped to deal with trauma and how new equipment, such as the da Vinci Si robotic surgical system, is changing the way Northshore patients receive health care.
Lindsay Pinell, a physician recruiter, said the da Vinci is a surgical robot that performs surgery guided by a physician.
The da Vinci Surgical System is used in procedures that treat a range of conditions, including bladder cancer, colorectal cancer, coronary artery disease, endometriosis, gynecologic cancer, heavy uterine bleeding, kidney disorders, kidney cancer, mitral valve prolapse, obesity, prostate cancer, throat cancer, uterine fibroids and uterine prolapse.
"It's taking laparoscopic surgery to the next level," Communications Director Melanie Zaffuto said.
The facility expansion also features 95 additional private patient beds, 14 high-tech operating suites, 14 surgical intensive care unit beds, 11 additional same-day surgery beds and a rehabilitation gym for orthopedic and neurosurgical patients.
Zaffuto said the new addition will offer patients more privacy, the latest surgical services and expert staff.
"I commend the North Oaks Medical Center family for seeing the vital expansion to fruition," said Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, the keynote speaker. "The people of Hammond and surrounding communities are fortunate to have this facility in the area."
The new five-story expansion, which took two years to build and more than six years to plan, brings the hospital a long way from its inception in 1960 as a 60-bed facility.
The expansion, Zaffuto said, was done in keeping with the original goal of providing up-to-date health care for Northshore residents.
The project, which cost about $95 million, "allows us to take health care in a new direction," Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Michele K. Sutton said.
"When you choose North Oaks to fulfill your health care, we take that as a huge responsibility," Sutton said. "We believe that the people of this community deserve the highest quality of care that can be provided."
Just before hospital tours began, many youth enjoyed the attractions, which included a train ride and photos with Santa Claus while adults enjoyed outdoor snow flurries, cookies and hot chocolate, health screenings and door prize drawings.
Before the ribbon cutting, the Livingston Parish Children's Choir Chorale performed Christmas carols. The Louisiana Air National Guard 236th Combat Communications Squadron, based in Hammond, served as Color Guard. Alexis Marceaux, of NBC's "The Voice" fame, performed the national anthem and Christmas carols and also signed autographs.
North Oaks Medical Center is located at 15790 Paul Vega, MD, Drive in Hammond.
For more information, call North Oaks at (985) 345-2700, or log on to http://www.northoaks.org.


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Congrats Apple For Showing Off
Is that what you are saying because it's what the media told you? All the analysts way over-shot Apple's earnings despite what number Apple estimated... Apple actually was pretty damn close in all their estimates but for some reason people keep listening to analysts who are probably just driving the stock down for their own purposes.less-than-inspiring holiday quarter earnings
Comparing this to GDP is absurd.
Analysts are sheep. Most are just copying one another so they only guess wrong when everyone does. They just sold 10 million more (28% more) iPhones than their best ever quarter. But these are the same analysts who consistently under estimated Apple which made the stock grow crazy. Now they are over estimating to unrealistic proportions and pushing down the stock price.
All that money apple has, and it's just sitting in some bank. How about spending it and actually making a true upgrade!? Like a totally new phone and OS? Steve jobs handed over a great company to cook, and it's all being thrown away. The iPhone was once the KING, now it's just another phone. Sad.
Funny how people hate on iPhone/Apple but don't really say what they should be doing better. I don't want a bigger screen - that seems to be Samsungs biggest selling point. Is that really innovation? Didn't Apple come up with iPod, iPhone, and iPad? What are the other companies making that is so awesome? Why aren't they held to a higher standard? The keyboard for Microsofts tablet is awesome but they were two years behind - just COPYING the idea of even making a tablet. Most of these other companies (and many of the haters) don't even know the advantages of piling up cash cause they will never be able to do so.
i doubt they keep all this money in cash


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And really the only reason I am here is because a friend of mine recommended me to try the tests and other fun stuff here at okcupid.
There is not really much to tell about myself, but I am a nice and kind person who doesn't mind chatting or socializing with people.
I'm sorry that my self-summary is kind of thin right now, but give it enough time and I'll come around to elaborate it.
In the meantime, if you are curious to know more, please just send me a message.


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U.S. Fights Bloody War in Iraq, Also Loses Icky War On Crotch Rot At Home
Ding, ding, ding! The United States, the most developed country in the western world, has won the title of Chlamydia Queen, diagnosing a record 1 million cases last year. Eww. That's the most ever for any sexually transmitted disease. Even better? Gonorrhea is on the rise as well, and an increasing number of those cases are of the super bug variety, which is resistant to most antibiotics. God, crotch rot is such an overachiever — it's like the girl you hated in high school who got straight As, was saledictorian, dated the hottest dude in school, and won prom queen…only crotch rot isn't nearly as pretty. [MSNBC]


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How great is Mary Ann for putting together all these great post on PILLOWS....she is quite the pusher isn't she? I mean if you are trying to quit pillows....then she is not your girl.....right?
"Pillow Addict IV" • Design Indulgence
How great is Mary Ann for putting together all these great post on PILLOWS....she is quite the pusher isn't she? I mean if you are trying to quit pillows....then she is not your girl.....right?
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Great post with wonderful pillow combinations. I just love Sherry and I know she and I could do some serious damage if we went shopping together. Partners in crime for sure, kathysueReplyDelete
Thanks a ton for the Giveaway...Ijust sent you a mail.ReplyDelete
beautiful pillows i love the blue & white one at the top & the nursery one is so cuteReplyDelete
You are definitely addicted to pillows, and I'm very impressed with your stock. I'm still looking for the perfect pillows for my sofa, can you please rub off some pillow magic on me?? LOL!ReplyDelete
xox Linda
This was fabulous....and I award Sherry the award of the Pillow princess. She knows what she is doing, have "back up stock" (sure sign of a true pillow addict) and replenishes often! Wow so many gorgeous pillows....I was drooling.ReplyDelete
I loved the new ones for the living room, the bedroom rooms are stunning, that nursery pillow on the chair, so sweet!! All stunning, great post and one I am going to bookmark, thanks Mary Ann and Sherry! Maybe there is a 12 step program near you? But with all this gorgeousness I am sorry to say I do not see an end in sight:(
Mary Ann...thanks for making....I mean letting me confess my addiction right here in public. I feel better already.....and I know there are others who are shaking their head in agreement with the same problem.ReplyDelete
Wonderful post. Love those photos.ReplyDelete
I'm sure you can quit any time, right?
Sherry - What do you do with your retired pillows??? I need almost all new pillows at my house!! (except for the ones Mary Ann gave me - apparently, one of them is the most expensive pillow within our entire extended family...).ReplyDelete
Ohh la la! I love pillows. I have found storing them to be the problem. I try to find pretty pillow covers now instead. Have a great weekend.ReplyDelete
Love these beautiful pillows!ReplyDelete
Happy weekend!
I think pillow covers are the way to go if you don't have a lot of space to store them. And I do love my pillows!! There are so many beautiful ones in this post...I feel a shopping trip coming on!!ReplyDelete
Hi Mary Ann, Sherry has such a beautiful home and a great collection of pillows. I wonder if she would send me her rejects! LOLReplyDelete
Great post Mary Ann! My favorite two lines ... Yours: "probably already replaced" (You KNOW they have been, ha ha), and Hers: "You know you are going too change the buggers. Plan Ahead." Well, and this too: "One pillow shy of a finished room".ReplyDelete
Loved all the pillows and as always Sherri makes me laugh.
Oh I love these pillows, especially the natural linen! Thank you for the introduction!ReplyDelete
I hope that you are having a great weekend, Mary Ann.
I love buying fabrics to make into pillows. If you need some more pillows check out my store Pop O' Color.ReplyDelete
"One pillow shy...."ReplyDelete
Omg... still laughing.
I am loving the living room sofa pillows.
Terrific post! Love the fabric combinations! I agree that pillow covers are the way to go. I usually sew mine with an envelope back, because I can't figure out what I did with my zipper foot. I love that she equates quitting pillows with quitting shoes - no woman in her right mind wants to do either. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Hey Sherry... I'd be happy to take those bedroom pillows off your hands! Love this post, and all Sherry's posts ... not just for the pillow pics, but for her great sense of humor!ReplyDelete
Mary Ann and Sherry,ReplyDelete
Great post anyone serious about pillows is forever all about the hunting and gathering of more great pillows. It's a true passion...I love them too. This post is perfect for all pillow lovers new comers through designers.
Great outline on the pieces of a pillow and great variety of pillows shown. I love making them for my clients they are costly and priceless additions to indoor and outdoor rooms.
Anyone with a passion for pretty pillows is in heaven with this post!ReplyDelete
Mary-Ann and Sherry - you both have a wonderful sense of humor about your 'obsession'!
Fantastic post! I'm a pillow LOVER! :-) So, reading and learning more about it was fun!ReplyDelete
Thank you for this great post!
Have a blessed week!
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
So much fun!! You two are a great pair. I can how easily see how one can succumb to the pillow addiction!! Love all of Sherry's and always visiting her - it's a guaranteed pick me up!ReplyDelete
Quickest and easiest way to give a room a facelift!ReplyDelete
Beautiful Pillows!ReplyDelete
Love Sherry and her pillow addiction. The new ones in the living room are wonderful, but we just used her nursery on a nursery post we did, and adore the fabric on the pillow!!ReplyDelete
Haha, Sherry is hilarious. Loved reading the post!ReplyDelete
I want all of them. Each and every one of them. Thanks for sharing. GingerReplyDelete
I am also very much a pillow addict. But tell me how do you use hidden zippers. Whenever I buy pillows the zips are quite visible.ReplyDelete
Is anyone ever satisfied with her pillows? They are just too tempting ... so many colors and patterns! And since they seem rather small, they don't seem like much to replace easily. That's why I can't spend too much on my pillows -- I get bored too easily!ReplyDelete


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Ubuntu 10.10 is the version of the Ubuntu operating system released on 10/10/2010. The common name given to this release is "Maverick Meerkat".
Before You Start
- You can directly upgrade to Ubuntu 10.10 ("Maverick Meerkat") from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ("Lucid Lynx") only
- Be sure that you have all updates applied to your current version of Ubuntu before you upgrade.
Before upgrading it is recommended that you read the release notes for Ubuntu 10.10, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues in this version.
If you have a version of Ubuntu other than 10.04 LTS, please see UpgradeNotes for information on how to upgrade.
Upgrade from 10.04 LTS to 10.10
Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Desktops (Recommended)
You can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure.
Open the Software Sources application from the System -> Administration menu
- Select the sub menu Updates from the Software Sources application
- Change the Release Upgrade drop down to "Normal Releases" and close the application
Press Alt-F2 and type update-manager
Click the Check button to check for new updates.
If there are any updates to install, use the Install Updates button to install them, and press Check again after that is complete.
- A message will appear informing you of the availability of the new release.
Click Upgrade.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Network Upgrade for Kubuntu Desktops (Recommended)
Direct upgrades to Kubuntu 10.10 are supported from Kubuntu 10.04 LTS only.
Upgrade Kubuntu 10.04 LTS to 10.10
Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Servers (Recommended)
Install update-manager-core if it is not already installed:
sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal
Launch the upgrade tool:
sudo do-release-upgrade
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Upgrading Using the Alternate CD/DVD
Use this method if the system being upgraded is not connected to the Internet.
Download the alternate installation CD from http://releases.ubuntu.com/maverick/
Burn the ISO to a CD and insert it into the CD-ROM drive of the computer to be upgraded.
If the ISO file is on the computer to be upgraded, you could avoid wasting a CD by mounting the ISO as a drive with a command like:
sudo mkdir -p /media/cdrom sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.iso /media/cdrom
- A dialog will be displayed offering you the opportunity to upgrade using that CD.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
If the upgrade dialog is not displayed for any reason, you may also run the following command using Alt+F2:
gksu "sh /media/cdrom/cdromupgrade"
Or in Kubuntu run the following command using Alt+F2:
kdesudo "sh /media/cdrom/cdromupgrade"
Upgrading from a Torrent
If you're familiar with torrents and have an ISP that doesn't limit them, you can download the upgrade much more quickly. You'll also be sharing your bandwidth with other Ubuntu users and helping to reduce the load on the servers, which is especially beneficial on release days when the server overload causes problems.
Just visit http://releases.ubuntu.com/maverick/, and download the appropriate torrent file for the alternate installation CD, found in the list towards the bottom of the page. (It will have a filename like ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent.) Load it into your BitTorrent client, and after it is done downloading the ISO, follow the alternate CD upgrade instructions.
Detailed instructions in a blog post and in a forum thread.
See Also
UpgradeNotes for all supported versions of Ubuntu
See the release notes.
In some cases, the installer is trying to use the network despite following the instructions above; please see: can't get lucid installer to upgrade offline, without going over the net.
If xserver-xorg-video-nouveau is installed, update-manager may fail to upgrade with a " pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks" message. To workaround this issue, remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau and run update-manager again. If you want to use nouveau, reinstall it after the upgrade. See the relevant bug report: 10.04 -> 10.10 upgrade fails: pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks: xserver-xorg-video-v4l demoted to universe.


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New York's Senate Republicans want to cut tax for small businesses while the Assembly's Democratic majority is calling for a $25 million "Dream Act" to help immigrant children and young adults.
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GNOME 2.30: Waiting for the Big ReleaseApr 07, 2010, 11:04 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Bruce Byfield)
[ Thanks to James Maguire for this link. ]
"GNOME 2.30 was originally intended to coincide with GNOME 3.0 -- a massive cleanup and rethinking of the popular desktop. However, GNOME 3.0 is delayed for at least another release, which leaves GNOME 2.30 as most likely the last version in a series stretching back almost a decade.
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Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?
Tom Chatham
Thursday, 02 May 2013
In the past few months we have been visited by some very startling shortages in unlikely things. Just a few years ago who would have suspected that ammo in this country would become so constricted that even law enforcement agencies would have trouble getting any. And just recently we have seen precious metals get squeezed. Even while spot prices were dropping, individuals and dealers alike found the supply drying up and prices remaining high.
Even though the spot prices were low the free market did what it does best, supply and demand forced prices to remain at real market levels. This is something the manipulators of the economy cannot change. The free market will always get its' way in the end. The supply of commodities will always be priced by the free market and no amount of price controls or manipulation will change that for long. This is the lesson everyone needs to learn before the next set of shortages occur in the economy.
What should we expect next? Just keep in mind supply and demand. Those things that people want or need will continue to be in demand and those things that are luxuries will fall by the wayside. As things get tighter people will cut back until only the basics remain. When this point is reached any further shortages in society will turn into a national crisis.
Those that have destroyed our economy know they cannot continue the charade for much longer. The market manipulation is giving way to the free market and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. The free market will take control at some point and begin the unpleasant task of rebalancing the years of mal-investment we have sowed. I use the term free market in the sense of being a force of nature that we cannot control.
When that happens, all of the wealth we have pulled from the future and squandered will be gone and we will enter a vacuum for some period of time. As we move into this vacuum the shortages will get worse and more numerous. I believe we have now entered the edge of that vacuum and we are seeing the shortages begin.
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Breeding a Mare
The decision to breed your mare and raise a foal is one of the most exciting and challenging choices an owner will make. It is important to carefully follow the society's established guidelines before and after the breeding and the birth to be sure the resulting foal is eligible for registry with the AHS.
Mare Dues
Mare dues and owner membership dues must be paid yearly to keep a mare's status active. To register a foal, mare dues must be paid for the year the foal was conceived and the year foaled. Click for a Current AHS Fee Schedule.
Reactivation of Mares
A mare that has been temporarily withdrawn from active breeding can be reactivated at any time following written application by her owner. The mare shall have the same status as when previously registered. The reactivation fee for mares is $40.00.
Stallion Status Verification
It is the mare owner's responsibility to verify the stallion's status. A stallion must be AHS approved and all dues paid for the year in which the foal is conceived in order for the foal to be registered.
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Richmond Police have charged a Richmond man with swindling an 87-year-old woman out of thousands of dollars.
Charles Ray King, 52, of Richmond, is being charged with a class B felony of exploitation of the elderly.
The charge can carry a sentence of five to 15 years in prison. King will make his first court appearance next Tuesday in Ray County Criminal Court.
According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Richmond Detective Scott Bagley, the victim contracted with King Construction Company to perform various repairs to her home last summer.
Originally the victim contacted Richmond Police last October, but it was determined at that time, that no criminal charges would be filed, however, the victim was told by the responding officer that she may have grounds for a civil case.
The victim then contacted Bagley a month later, at which time he says he opened an investigation.
Among the tasks that were allegedly done for the victim was the replacement of a sumppump in the victim's basement after flooding had occurred.
Bagley in the statement said he tested the pump himself and determined that it did not work and noted that it may have been installed wrong.
In addition the victim contracted with the company to repair water damage to an upstairs bedroom and a second repair job in the basement after a second flood.
The report says the total charges for all three visits totaled $8,200. Upon review of the material, the report says that Bagley determined that he needed to seek more than one opinion.
The report says that Richmond Community Development Director Lisa Hastings and co-worker Danny Miller examined the work and determined the pump had been installed wrong and against city code.
Bagley then sought an estimate and evaluation of the work completed from another local construction firm. That company determined that the costs were, "outrageous" and said the work could be completed for about $3,000.
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Newberry football announces interim coach
Published: Monday, April 22, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 3:26 a.m.
Newberry athletic director Ken Johnson announced Monday that Kepa Sarduy will serve as interim coach for the Panthers football team, stepping in for coach Chris Baker, who resigned Friday to take an assistant position at Cantonment Tate.
Sarduy, a math instructor at the school, was Baker's defensive coordinator last season at Newberry, which went 9-4 and reached the state semifinals. Spring drills begin around the state on May 1.
"He coached under Chris Baker this past season and did a good job," Johnson said. "He will be among the pool of candidates we will be looking at when we name a permanent coach sometime around the first week of June.
Sarduy came to Newberry from Melbourne Eau Gallie, where he was the offensive line coach. Before that, he coached in Hawaii.
"I am looking at this like it is going to be an audition for the fall," Sarduy said. "May 1, that when it starts. Then three days later you get to put on the pads and see what you really got. The players have worked hard in the weight room and they seem pretty excited when it was announced I was the interim coach."
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Getting from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. can be a hassle even though the two metropolitan areas are so close. Accessing the heart of D.C. can be especially troublesome for those who are unfamiliar with our nation's capital and its chronic traffic congestion. An alternative to sitting in traffic along the capital beltway or on I-95 is to take the MARC commuter train. With two lines connecting Washington, D.C. to Baltimore, this travel method is a comfortable alternative.
Things You'll Need
- MARC train ticket
- MARC train map
Visit the MARC website to view the schedules and maps to find the transportation option that best fits your needs.
Review the commuter lines. Two of the three MARC commuter lines connect Baltimore to Washington, D.C. The third connects Washington, D.C. to western Maryland and West Virginia. The two Baltimore-D.C. commuter lines are the Camden line and the Penn line. Both end up at Union Station in Washington, D.C., but there are two stations in Baltimore. Camden Station is on the east side of Camden Yards ballpark. Penn Station is about 15 blocks north of the Inner Harbor in between Charles St. and St. Paul St.
Choose a commuter line. If you live between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., then choosing your commuter line is easy. However, if you are leaving or arriving at Baltimore, the choice is a little trickier. Weigh departure times, proximity of your home/destination to the stations and average lengths of the train ride when deciding which station fits you the best. Both Penn and Camden stations have easy access to Baltimore's light rail system and the MTA bus system.
Understand your options. The Penn line is the more traveled line. The train cars are newer. There are generally more train cars per departure time. Your scheduled travel time will usually be shorter than the Camden line by about 10 to 15 minutes. Additionally, you will be less likely to experience a delay. Freight trains are more common on the Camden line. To compound the issue, there are only two tracks on the Camden line, while there are always at least three tracks on the Penn line between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Lastly, the Penn line offers trains throughout the day, while the Camden line only offers trains in the early morning until about 9 a.m. and from the late afternoon until the late evening.
Be aware that the ticket office at Camden station closes around noon. If you need to purchase a ticket and there is no ticketing station or ticketing machine, you may purchase a ticket on the train from a conductor. They usually come around after every stop to check tickets. If there was no ticketing station, then there is no additional fee for purchasing a ticket on the train. Otherwise, there will be an extra charge for not using the ticketing booth.
Consider purchasing weekly or monthly tickets. In addition to being priced at a discount, they will also count as weekly or monthly passes for Baltimore's light rail system, MTA bus system and metro. They also count as bus passes on the Washington, D.C. bus system as long as the bus line crosses into Maryland at some point. They do not count as passes on the Washington, D.C. metro system.


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Proterra makes a statement
The following statement was released today on behalf of Proterra, the maker of Seneca's fleet of electric buses. The statement, from Heidi McNary, vice president of marketing, reads, "We recognize that there has been some public concern about the delay in getting EV buses into revenue service in Seneca. Any advanced technology requires careful vetting, road testing and a degree of issue resolution. Some of these issues have arisen over the course of the stringent testing Proterra and CATBus have conducted on Seneca's behalf. Proterra remains 100% committed to the reliable operation of our buses in Seneca, and we are working diligently along with our valued partners there to ensure that the buses that will go into revenue service in Seneca will be of the highest quality. We believe in taking the extra-measures to deliver a top-notch product, thus ensuring that the launch into passenger service is seamless. To ensure optimum performance, the buses will undergo extensive quality testing at the Proterra manufacturing facility, followed by a thorough inspection. After these steps are complete, the buses will go into road testing on the routes in Seneca, so citizens can expect to see the buses tested before they go into service. All of us at Proterra are proud of our buses and the positive impact we know they will have on the City and people of Seneca. We appreciate the commitment the City has made and will do everything we can to ensure our mutual success."


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Web Site Lists Mold Inspectors, Offers Mold Kits
March 24, 2003
StartRemodeling.com is offering a number of different services for Web site visitors — including finding pre-screened contractors for home and business owners to provide up to four separate bids on remodeling projects.
The Web site also offers a free nationwide service — locating toxic mold inspectors. The site claims to have a list of pre-screened toxic mold professionals to "assist with your toxic mold needs and offer the initial toxic mold inspection of your home or business at no cost to you."
Web site visitors can also order a "do-it-yourself toxic black mold test kit." The kit sells for $9.95 and StartRemodeling.com claims the test in the kit can indicate the presence of mold in 48 hours.
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Release info
Created by: rszrama
Created on: 23 Jul 2013 at 19:47 UTC
Last updated: 10 Sep 2014 at 20:01 UTC
Core compatibility: 7.x
Release type: New features, Bug fixes
Release notes
Drupal Commerce 7.x-1.8 is primarily a bug fix release, though it brings with it new features and UI improvements related to internationalization and our Views integration. Thanks in large part to bojanz, it is now possible to translate interface text configured via settings forms and field forms using i18n. For more information, follow his meta translation issue.
To update, simply replace your existing version of Drupal Commerce with the 7.x-1.8 release and run update.php.
Changes since 7.x-1.7 (27 commits):
- #2046841 by rszrama: update the docs for the back_value parameter of hook_commerce_checkout_page_info() to clarify that it's specifically for going back to previous pages, not exiting from the checkout process via the cancel button.
- #1940794 by jonhattan: remove unnecessary Rules dependencies from the Product and Price module .info files.
- #1850642 by facine: correctly use the hidden value for symbol and code placement keys in currency info arrays.
- #2046449 by zterry95: fix the currency formatting for CNY.
- Add some missing parameter documentation to commerce_cart_add_to_cart_form().
- #1946302 by jsacksick, bojanz, rszrama: allow custom attribute field widget titles to be set and translated via i18n.
- Remove unnecessary Add to Cart form redirect code now that the related core issue has been fixed for Drupal 7.
- #2015425 by bojanz: allow the order creation help text to be translated through i18n.
- #1960820 by mstrelan: minor change the default checkout completion message.
- #1196488 by bojanz: allow the checkout completion message to be translated.
- #1121722 by bojanz: switch field translation to use the i18n object translation API instead of directly sing the string translation API.
- #1630112 by rszrama: allow tax type and tax rate descriptions to be NULL.
- #1551032 by rszrama et al: format AUD by default as it would be formatted for Australian stores, e.g. $1,000.00.
- #1783826 by rszrama, joachim: add more descriptive labels and help text to our custom reference field Views relationships.
- #1576570 by rszrama: update the reverse product reference relationship to use the Views handler view_handler_relationship_entity_reverse.
- #1996780 by krlucas: prevent the product type Views field handler from attempting to render a non-existent product type in the values array.
- #1925646 by rszrama: update line item comparison in the Add to Cart process to accommodate line items of different types that may have different fields.
- #1976426 by rszrama: offset the splice in commerce_product_autocomplete() to include splicing off any leading path arguments introduced by other modules like the language code in Locale.
- #2028195 by rszrama: remember the current payment method selection if some other form element on the checkout form triggers an AJAX form refresh.
- #1923326 follow-up by bojanz: support multiple order types in the check to determine if a customer profile checkout pane references a valid customer profile field when building the checkout form.
- #1734102 by rszrama: limit validation errors to the line item manager widget when its buttons are clicked.
- #2022949 by j0rd: add the ability to use alternate order types with commerce_cart_order_new().
- #2004942 by j0rd: ensure commerce_payment_method_instance_load() can load the related Rule configuration before attempting to traverse its actions.
- #2019727 by Haza: fix cart update submission when using the enter key on a quantity textfield in the shopping cart form.
- #1423204 by jsacksick: improve the self-healing of broken line item references on orders during order total calculation.
- #2032669 by bojanz: correct the default formatter for the price field.
- #2013461 by theo_: prevent the product autocomplete callback from returning two empty arrays.
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Cars > Challenges > "my rat" Vs "old blue"
Everett, Massachusetts
United States
Fredonia, Kansas
United States
1953 dodge pick up rat rod
"my rat"
1963 GMC custom V6
"old blue"
Head to Head
About "my rat"
Car Bio
Description: dodge sub frame 318 motor 727 trans 70 dodge van rear end flame job chopped
Car History: beater turned rat rod
Condition: good
Car Specs
Make: Dodge
Model: D-Series Pickup
Engine: 318 dodge
Transmission: 727
Body: custom
Suspension: late model
Wheels: stock
Interior Color: multi
Exterior Color: purple
Year: 1953
Miles: 65000
About "old blue"
it belonged to my grand pa when he died it went to my dad and now my dad has signed the title over to me
Specs for "my rat"
318 motor 727 trans dodge van rear end
Specs for "old blue"
not sure but i know its a V6 big block and thats about it right now.
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Be Creative: Youth Wins Regional Club Tech Digital Arts Festival in Design Tech
Children's Aid Society Boys & Girls Club Member to Compete for National Title and Prizes
Jennifer Benator, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, 404-487-5962, email@example.com
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 3, 2010 – For the 8th Annual Club Tech Digital Arts Festivals, Boys & Girls Club members across the country were encouraged to follow in the footsteps of notable Boys & Girls Club alumni such as Denzel Washington, Mario Lopez and Usher, and Be Creative in depicting the greatness within their Club. Andrew Martin was encouraged to engage in unique forms of artistic expression to create a digital piece of art in the Design Tech category. His entry not only creatively captured this theme, but it brought home the top honor for the Northeast region in the 10-12 age group. Now on behalf of Children's Aid Society and the East Harlem Boys & Girls Club, Martin will vie for the national title and a $500 reward to the Club to honor his great efforts and accomplishments.
The Digital Arts Festivals are a dynamic component of the national Club Tech program, a partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of America, founding sponsor Microsoft and Comcast with the goal to provide youth with the skills needed to thrive in a technology-driven world.
In contests held locally, regionally and nationally, the Digital Arts Festivals celebrate the creativity and technical abilities of area Boys & Girls Club members. Members are encouraged to combine these elements to generate a digital masterpiece in one of four categories—photo illustration, music production, filmmaking and graphic design. Members created artwork that reflected this year's theme "BE CREATIVE." From magazine ads and bumper stickers or billboards, to clay animations or PSAs and digital music, the artwork was judged based on age, artistic merit and demonstrated technological skills of the members.
Martin is a member of The Children's Aid Society East Harlem Center Technology Playground's Tech Squad. Throughout the year, the youth in the Tech Squad work on various project-based learning activities and projects. Some of the projects are geared to the BGCA Digital Arts curriculum as well as other learning and educational curriculums. As the groups were working on various projects, Martin and a few other Tech Squad members decided to make various bumper stickers to enter into the Digital Arts Festivals.
Martin mentioned that he wanted to design a sticker that would stand out and send a positive message to youth. He believes that youth need to feel/be positive and confident, and that this outlook will help them reach their dreams. Martin didn't want to create something that was just pleasing to the eye, proclaimed membership or stood as an advertisement. He stated that he really enjoys using the computer to illustrate his beliefs and that "you can create such wonderful and fun things."
"Technology know-how is almost always expected in the world today. Thus, it is important that we help spark the imagination, and help our youth discover potential career paths so that they will bewell-prepared for the future. The Club Tech Digital Arts Festival does just that. It helps develop members' creativity and allows them to play with the limitless possibilities of their imagination," said Karen McDonald, vice president, Program & Youth Development Services at Boys & Girls Clubs of America. "The experience gained from this event will help carry our young people through grade school into college and into the career world."
Through Club Tech, members are introduced to the world of clay animation, robotics, game design, digital movie making, photo illustration, graphic design, music production and Web design. Youth follow an interactive, age-appropriate curriculum and complete various projects throughout the year.
National teen winners receive an expenses-paid summer trip that includes sightseeing and job-shadowing experiences. In years past, winners have visited the headquarters of Microsoft in Seattle, Best Buy in Minneapolis and Boys & Girls Clubs of America in Atlanta to get a behind-the-scenes peek at potential careers.
This year, teens (ages 13-18) will venture to Atlanta for four days and four nights of fun-filled educational and career exploration experiences. Winners in the youth division (ages 6-12) will receive $500 per category to the Club to hold an event or day trip to honor their national winners.
The Festivals are just one way that Boys & Girls Clubs of America, founding sponsor Microsoft and Comcast hope to technologically enable more than 4.2 million youth served by some 4,000 Clubs nationwide and abroad through Club membership and community outreach. Club Tech also provides software, develops and delivers curricula, and provides program management and computer training for staff and youth. The sponsorship allows Clubs to integrate technology into every aspect of the organizations' fabric, from overall management to core programs.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Club Tech Program
Club Tech was created by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (www.bgca.org) and Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) in 2000 to technologically enable Clubs worldwide, transforming Clubs from "swim and gym" to "point and click." Partnering with long-time supporter Comcast (www.comcast.com) and Microsoft, BGCA provides technology program access to some 4.2 million youth served through Club membership and community outreach at some 4,000 Clubs. By leveling the virtual playing field, kids of all ages and circumstances now have access to the same resources and skills to help them discover their world, expand creativity, perform better in school, and eventually take their technology know-how into the workplace.


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The 'Baby' hitmaker surprises the crowd at Los Angeles' Club Nokia when he appears on the stage to perform 'Pretty Brown Eyes' with the Australian sensation.
Justin Bieber's unexpected appearance thrilled the female fans at Cody Simpson's concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Friday night, June 14. When Simpson was performing his track, "Pretty Brown Eyes", Bieber suddenly showed up on the stage to dance and sing together.
Done with his surprise, Bieber went backstage with the 16-year-old Australian heartthrob. "So what's up guys? I'm with my homie Cody Simpson. I used to call him my little bro but now he's kind of become my big bro because he's bigger than me, man," Bieber said in front of the camera.
He then went on praising Simpson and helped promote his upcoming album, "Surfers Paradise", saying, "He's doing great things, recording a lot of great songs, working hard in the dance studio -I can see you. Look out for his next album, it's going to be big."
Bieber also took to Twitter to boast about the gig. "Surprised the crowd at my bro Cody Simpson's show tonight. Proud of him. He killed it! Great job Cody," he tweeted. "Everyone go see his show. Cody Simpson is talented. Pretty brown eyes I helped with on tour. Good song."
Simpson joined Bieber's "Believe" concert tour in 2012 and he has been Bieber's good friend ever since. Simpson will next release his "Surfers Paradise" on July 16. Describing the follow-up to 2012's "Paradise" as a "classic summer album," he added, "I grew up playing the acoustic guitar and I decided I really wanted to go back to my roots on this album."


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Senior finance industry participants have hit out at selling practices within the sector, amid claims the definition of a sophisticated investor is being used in some cases to improperly sidestep the sweeping future of financial advice (FoFA) reforms.
The label "sophisticated investor" allows banks and other financial advisers to treat investors with net assets of at least $2.5 million, or gross income of at least $250,000 in the last two fiscal years, as a wholesale customer.
That means based on these measures, a prospectus and full-product disclosures may not be supplied to the investor.
It remains a grey area five months after the official FoFA start date.
The test for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is also different, adding to confusion. According to section 761G of the Corporations Act, only an SMSF with assets of more than $10 million qualifies as a sophisticated investor and is eligible to directly invest in wholesale investments .
In some cases there has been a rush by advisers to encourage wealthy clients to sign sophisticated investor forms – approved by the signature of their accountant. This can result in individuals being remunerated for selling financial products, whereas if the client was classified as retail the adviser may not receive a financial benefit for the sale due to conflicted remuneration rules.
Giselle Roux, one of Australia's most respected investment strategists, told The Australian Financial Review while the industry was already strained by regulation, the classifications were not working.
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"People assume that those of high net worth all understand financial markets," she said. Ms Roux is the chief investment officer at Escala Partners and formerly held the same position at JBWere.
"Just because people are high net worth doesn't necessarily mean they need more complacency," she added. "It seems to me to be saying that if you're got a lot of money you can afford to lose it."
While a spokeswoman for Assistant Treasurer
But Credit Suisse's head of local private banking, Edward Jewell-Tait, on Monday said the definitions lacked consistency in their current form. "It's due for a healthy refresh."
The corporate regulator reviewed the exemptions and called for feedback about two years ago. At the time, the Australian Financial Markets Association and BT Financial Group were among groups largely in favour of retaining the status quo.
"If changes are to be introduced by the government they should be moderate in nature and not cause widespread disruption," AFMA's submission said.
The Stockbrokers' Association of Australia is arguing for exemptions to be streamlined. "It doesn't make sense that if I have $5 million in my SMSF I'm retail, but if I have $5 million in my own name, I'm wholesale," the association's policy executive Doug Clark said.
Others want more drastic change.
"In reality there are few sophisticated investors anywhere," Sirius Fund Management's boss Kieran Kelly said. He thinks the exemption ought to be limited to people with knowledge of markets that had experienced two boom and bust investment cycles. Gem Capital Financial Advice's Mark Draper said the sophisticated investor certificate may allow access to institutional share and debt issues but the trade- off was fewer protections. "I know of people who have got that level of assets who are a long way from being sophisticated."
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March 14th 2004 wasn't a bad day for Brock Lesnar. Sure, he'd been pinned by Bill Goldberg, then jeered out of Madison Square Garden; but on the other hand, he had finished up his run with WWE, and was ready to embark on a new career as a pro-footballer.
Turning the clocks forward four months, things weren't looking quite so peachy. Whilst he had fulfilled a childhood dream in joining his beloved Minnesota Vikings, it seemed he'd overestimated his football prowess. Unable to make the team, and struggling to make the practice squad, competition at the highest level was proving too much for Lesnar. Taking an all or nothing outlook, Lesnar refused to slum it playing in Europe, and quietly left the world of pro-football behind.
Out of work, Brock soon found himself in a position to eventually encounter some financial difficulties. He had plenty of outgoing expenses - a costly divorce, a child to support, a high-maintenance girlfriend in the shape of Rena 'Sable' Mero; and little coming in. If Lesnar was to continue living like a pro-athlete, he was going to have to start earning like one. Luckily for him, he always had pro-wrestling as a fallback plan. After all, any promoter worth their salt would be happy to pay him a six, perhaps seven figure salary because he was such a draw. Here was perhaps the fastest rising star in WWE history, living up to his 'next big thing' billing, headlining Summer Slams, Royal Rumbles and Wrestlemanias within a year of his TV debut. To paraphrase another former NCAA champ, he was Brock freaking Lesnar. Wasn't he?
When Lesnar appeared ringside in early 2005 at a New Japan show, it seemed he had found his new home. However, a spanner was thrown into the works when WWE took legal action to prevent Lesnar from appearing for the group. It was revealed that Lesnar had (as part of the conditions of his release) signed a no-compete clause, barring him from appearing in any non-WWE pro-wrestling or MMA competition until 2010. The significance of Lesnar signing this is twofold - firstly, it illustrates just how much self-belief he had in himself. Brock Lesnar truly believed he was going to make it as a pro-footballer. Secondly, that even with this no-compete clause hanging over him, Lesnar refused to settle for second best. If he had wanted, he could have continued to play football in NFL Europa. This is a man unaccustomed to failure, and for whom mediocrity is not an option.
Following legal wheeling and dealings that lasted the best part of a year, New Japan's recently appointed president Simon Inoki trumpeted that the group had secured the services of Brock Lesnar. During the mid-90s New Japan had been the most profitable wrestling promotion in the world. This decade had been less kind to the group - interest in the group was at an all time low - and due to the departure of many of the group's top stars, live attendance was way down on what it had been just a few years ago. For Inoki, Lesnar was to be his coup de grace, the answer to these problems. On paper success seemed a sure thing - large Americans have been a staple in Japanese wrestling since the 1950s, and so a monster of Brock's pedigree would surely translate into huge box office for the faltering group.
Signed to a mega money, limited date deal Lesnar made his much-hyped debut for New Japan in October at their then-annual October Tokyo Dome extravaganza. He made an immediate impact, smashing Masahiro Chono with an F5 (cheekily renamed 'The Verdict' in reference to his legal run in with WWE) to lift the IWGP Heavyweight Title in a short three-way also involving Kazuyuki Fujita. Whilst his performance here was medicore, New Japan management felt putting the belt on Lesnar was the right move for the company. If he had a five star match, great, but he was being paid his vast salary to put asses in seats. Unfortunately for New Japan, Lesnar did neither. First-time-ever singles matches between himself and the likes of Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi, whilst respectably attended, failed to sell out. Worse still, his in-ring performances were largely poor - an unmotivated Lesnar going through the motions.
By the time 2006 rolled around, interest in Lesnar had largely evaporated. When his March title defense against ex-sumo Akebono (of Wrestlemania 21 fame) drew the lowest attendance to the Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan (New Japan's MSG) in memory, it was clear to all concerned that Lesnar's days as IWGP champ were numbered, Lesnar included. He opened negotiations with kickboxing/MMA superpower K-1. New Japan meanwhile, began the build for rising star Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the belt from Lesnar. It wasn't to be, however. On July 15th, one day before the scheduled bout, Lesnar, baulking at the idea of losing his status as the promotions top dog (and still in possession of their world title belt) walked, citing Visa issues. Tanahashi went on to win a hastily cobbled together tournament the following day to lift the now-vacant championship. It certainly wasn't the triumphant coronation he or New Japan had been hoping for. In the days following this debacle, Lesnar announced what most already knew, that he was going into MMA, having agreed to a one-fight deal with K-1.
It's easy to hate Brock Lesnar. He's had more opportunities handed to him (not to mention more cash thrown at him) than 99% of guys in his line of work could even dream of, and twice now undone a group's hard work by bailing on them when the going was getting too tough. By the same token, it's hard not to be impressed by the man's ego, by the scale of his ambitions. How many people would walk away from seven figure salaries to try and make it in a brand new field? How many people would do it twice?
Regardless, the fact remains that since walking out of Madison Square Garden some three years ago, Brock Lesnar has learned the hard way that being Brock Lesnar is not enough to guarantee success. Having failed to make the grade as both a NFL-caliber football player and a wrestling draw, MMA may well be his last chance to prove that he can succeed away from the bright lights of WWE. Perhaps realising this, Lesnar is from all reports taking this fight incredibly seriously, training hard under fellow wrestler-turned-fighter Sean Sherk.
Whether he goes 1-0 or 0-1 though, this is fight is Lesnar's big opportunity to justify himself as a big money player. K-1 is certainly giving him that chance. The group has positioned Brock as the primary focus of arguably their highest profile show of the year, and undoubtedly their biggest US show to date. In other words, they believe that the public will pay to see Brock Lesnar fight. If he can succeed here, his previous failure will be quickly forgotten.
If he fails a third time, Brock had better find a smaller house, or get used to the taste of McMahon-flavoured humble pie.
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Chesterfield boss Paul Cook was thrilled by his team's strong second-half display as they completed the double over Oxford.
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Chesterfield boss Paul Cook was thrilled by his team's strong second-half display as they completed the double over Oxford.
A goal in the fifth minute by recalled striker Marc Richards brought them a second successive win, and breathed new life into their faint hopes of making the play-offs.
But it needed a hard-working and determined second-half showing to earn the victory against an Oxford side that had won its previous two matches, and which dominated the first half after falling behind.
Cook said: "I thought we were in complete control in the second half. We offered Oxford very few attempts on goal, and I thought we might have nicked a second goal on the break. After initially starting well, and scoring, we sat back in the first half which invited pressure onto us.
"We weren't happy about that, so we had some good words with the players at half-time. I wasn't going mad at them, I just thought we needed to take the game to Oxford much more, and in the second half we did that, and it paid off.
"All of a sudden we're not conceding many goals, and we're winning matches."
For Cook, it was a contrast to his previous visit to the Kassam Stadium this season when he was boss of Accrington, and left licking his wounds after a 5-0 thrashing.
And he said he was delighted for Richards, who bagged his seventh goal of the season, with a well-taken strike across keeper Luke McCormick and into the bottom corner, from Richard Brindley's pass.
Cook said: "I'm made up for Marc. He never got in the Chesterfield line-up last week, today he did, he scored, we kept a clean sheet and we won.
"In the second half we played very well. It's a happy day, but I know that in football next week might not be so happy."


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Isn't this old news that has been speculated and talked about on here for months?
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It was reported in January that WWE's creative team had plans for Randy Orton to turn heel following numerous requests on the part of The Viper. F4WOnline.com reports Wednesday that plans for Orton to become a villain again are still in place and it is expected to take place soon after WrestleMania.
Isn't this old news that has been speculated and talked about on here for months?
Can you change the thread title to something a bit more inconspicuous? More specifically, put spoilers in the title, too. Assholes.
I love news stories like this:
1. We allllll know Ortons turning heel.
2. They've left it until after Orton has already started an angle with the Shield to say it will be after Mania...well yeah that is the next logical point it can take place.
3. If it doesnt happen after Mania they will just say its been moved back.
4. If it actually happens AT Mania they will say it was sped up on **insert random day in WrestleMania week.
"BREAKING NEWS** Jack Swagger to win World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania"
Jack Swagger loses.
"World Heavyweight Championship plans - Jack Swagger was slated to win the World Title at WrestleMania but plans had changed mid week as officials feel Jack Swagger is not a strong enough character to win the title yet"
Any asshole can write these stories.
Credit to *Tripsi*
jman is a walking spoiler haha.
Seriously a heel character would suit randy. He has had the same old boring face character for years. And plus I wouldn't mind seeing a Cena Vs Orton fued in the near future. But then again orton is not the big star he used too be. So the fued possibly could be less appealing.
I'd like to see him in a title run again.and only by turning heel it would happen.
I think orton is overrated. And I was glad he didn't have much off a push in 2012. And anyway he deserved too be depushed because off his second strike.
But anyway am intrigued too see heel orton again.
A lot of them are based on what seems logical like this one, or assumption. It's like I could post a story right now saying 'F4WOnline.com reports that WWE is planning on a tribute for Paul Bearer on this coming Monday Night Raw'.
Then if they don't, I post a second report saying 'As reported last week, WWE had been planning on doing a tribute to Paul Bearer on the upcoming Raw, however plans were scrapped at the last minute'. Some baloney like that.
"Did you hear the one about the man, who can't be destroyed?"
I think Orton should be one of the milestone heels that a face beats en route to a heel champion or a face champion would have as a credible champion. I only want Orton to have another title reign for a "thank you" towards the end of his contract (if he lasts that long.)
IMO Orton as face or heel is boring. He tries to hard to be pre-WWF Jake Roberts and I don't think it works.
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Not one dirtsheet/news report ever predicted Alberto Del Rio's push (that came out of nowhere) as did the plan for WM involving Del Rio/Swagger. That's why we shouldn't assume that it's 100% of certain WM outcomes happening just because a report says so.
the dude is pretty damn over with the arena crowds (has is his finisher) and has been in the wwe for like 10 years now.
if he goes heel he may be the anti cena. the portions/demo of the crowd that boo cena will cheer orton and the ones that cheer cena will boo him.
plus the guy has been doing it in the wwe for like 10 years, he's gonna get the respect pop from the older audience ala HHH in the mid 2000's. maybe not has strong has HHH but it will likely be there.
if they are truly serious he's gonna have to do something really scummy to a strong crowd fave and maybe even change his entrance theme since the opening to "voices" has pretty much been burned in the audience's mind by now to pop for.
"Everyone back to my trailer for pot pies and mountain dew" - Kevin Nash
He still seems to get one of the best pops of the night whenever he makes his entrance. I get why he wants to turn though, he has become stale and needs to do something. I'm not sure a heel turn is the best option though.
Badass Heel Randy Orton > Bland Face Orton
Now let's just hope we get that heel turn and maybe a decent push this year. A Del Rio/Orton WHC Title feud would be nice. They did feud last year but that's not the same, Orton as a heel would make it better.
I bet Cena goes heel before the legend killer does. Orton is so over.
On his actual heel turn the more I think about it the more I'm against it, I'm just thinking back to his heel run, the long long chin locks, the shit promos that were meant to be slow and methodical but came off as just badly cut. I dunno, maybe he will be different now but my memories of his heel run were not particularily good for the most part.
I will admit though he does look a bit stuck so to speak creatively at the moment, the pops are there, the matches are there but he feels so far removed from what he was as a face he's kinda become bland in it, kinda like Kane before he went away and came back with the mask again, he was just like a normal guy with nothing to him.
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I guess this confirms The Shield will win at Wrestlemania.
Still would have been funny if swagger got demoted and Zeb told swagger he was apart of the problem and Orton rko'd swagger and became the real American. Orton could have claimed he walked out of the marines because the people he was serving with weren't real americans
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Condoms, jimmies, rubbers…you might think you have got read all of them. Smaller condoms to buy are surely certainly one of the world's commonest prophylactics. Listed right here are 5 items that you would potentially not normally know about condoms as well as their names.
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The French, nevertheless, could have gotten their linguistic come-uppance with their terminology. The French named syphilis "la maladie anglaise," or maybe the English Disease. They even identified as it the Italian sickness or perhaps the Neapolitan illness far also. Other nations had been equally derisive, utilizing the Arabs calling syphilis the English ailment plus the Russians getting in touch with it the Polish illness.
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My latest column is on the anniversaries of 9/11 and 9/15.
America commemorates two grim anniversaries this month: 9/11 and 9/15. Almost a decade has passed since hijacked aircraft flew into the twin towers, killing nearly 3,000 people and transforming America's relations with the world. Two years have elapsed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered a global financial crisis and provoked fears of a new Great Depression.


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Galantine -- it's not really as difficult as it sounds and is quite impressive.
The word galantine refers to a deboned and stuffed meat dish that is served cold. It likely comes from the word galant, which means lavish and sophisticated. In the days of extravagant buffets, the galantine was covered in aspic to keep it from drying out while guest plowed their way through the mountains of food presented to impress them.
Nowadays, a slice or two with a green salad and a croissant or soft bread roll makes a light lunch or a tasty part of a cold buffet. Enjoy with some mustard preserves and a glass of Chardonnay.
The simplest way it to ask your butcher to debone the chicken, if you are not up for the challenge.
Chicken Galantine
1 whole 1.4 kg (3 lb) chicken, deboned
2 egg whites
150 ml heavy cream
120 ml (1/2 cup) black forest ham, diced
120 ml (1/2 cup) pistachio kernels
Salt and pepper to taste
Farce -- the meat stuffing
Remove the leg meat, dice and put in the food processor.
Blend with a pinch of salt, egg whites and heavy cream.
Remove from the food processor and add in the rest of the garnish (pistachios & ham)
Lay out the deboned chicken.
Use a meat mallet to flatten out the breast to about 0.5 centimetre (1/4 in) thick
Lay out the farce in the centre of the flattened out chicken.
Roll up the chicken with the farce in the middle.
Wrap up the stuffed chicken tightly with aluminum foil.
Slowly bake in a preheated oven at 300 F (150 C) for about 1.5 hours.
Cool at room temperature and then refrigerate overnight.
The next day remove foil and cut into slices to serve.