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The rapper of Odd Future will miss some scheduled appearances in Denmark, Sweden, England, Netherlands, Italy, Germany and Scotland.
Earl Sweatshirt will axe several tour dates due to illness. The 19-year-old rapper, who recently suffered from pneumonia, took to Twitter to announce the unfortunate news. He wrote, "IM STILL SICK AND THIS SUCKS A** THAT I CANT MAKE IT TO THESE JULY SHOWS I AM REALLY F**KING SORRY TO EVERYONE WHO WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT."
Even though he said "these July shows", Earl would only cancel the European tour dates. He will not be seen joining his rap group, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, to headline some festivals in European countries including Denmark, Sweden, England, Netherlands, Italy, Germany and Scotland. He is scheduled to return to the stage for a show at New York's Buffalo Outer Harbor on July 21.
Earl's recent medical condition also forced him to cancel his appearance at Bonnaroo festival earlier this month. "THE WORST PART OF PNEUMONIA IS THAT IT WONT F**KING GO AWAY ITS LIKE DUBSTEP," he tweeted on June 18.
After canceling the European shows, Earl is preparing to release his upcoming album, "Doris". "BAD NEWS: HAD TO CANCEL SHOWS," he tweeted. "GOOD NEWS: THIS IS DORIS." He attached a picture of a frowning face. The follow-up to 2010's "Earl" is set to hit the stores next July.
It is also Earl's first album to be released under his own record label, Tan Cressida. "I anticipate a loss of fans. I also anticipate gaining some," he recently said of his newest record. "Yeah... I hope I lose you as a fan if you only f**k with me cause I rapped about raping girls when I was 15... I f**king love how it sounds. And uhh. That's what matters... I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that you can hear the progression."


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An Epic Adventure: Norwegian Epic Cruise Review by gcl
Overall Member Rating
An Epic Adventure
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
This was our first experience on NCL. The Epic is a wonderful ship with much to do, while never feeling too large or overcrowded. The ship had about 3600 passengers.
We got to the port and didn't have to wait in line to register. We got upstairs to the waiting area and only had to sit for about 30 minutes. We were on board just before 12noon.
State Room:
We stayed in a Spa Deluxe Suite, room 14110. We found the room cozy, not too small, with a TON of storage. The balcony was large enough for two. You've read enough about the bathroom situation; I'm sure NCL won't repeat that again with there next two ships. Our room steward, Rolando, was great. We LOVED having access to the thermal spa unit and used it almost every day!
To be honest, we found the food in MDRs average. It wasn't anything to write home to mother about. But, we More didn't complain too much because we didn't have to cook. I think MDR food on HAL is better. The food in the specialty restaurants was far superior. We ate at the Le Bistro, Japanese, and the Cirque. We loved the Bistro so much that we ate there twice! Oue biggest gripe--the wait staff in the MDR seemed, at times, very dysfunctional. There was a noticeable difference in the wait staff in the specialty restaurants, which were very attentive and well organized.
One of the main reasons we chose NCL was for their freestyle cruising. But, we realized that we missed sitting at a table with other folks and getting to know them as the week progressed.
Fantastic! The best entertainment on a cruise ship we've ever had. There was always something to do.
We enjoyed the three ports of call and did something different at each one. We never felt rushed to 'get back to the ship.'
A royal mess. This was not NCL's fault, but just the reality of trying to get 3600 or so people off the ship and through Customs. It took us 1.5 hours to get to off the ship and through Customs.
We really enjoyed our NCL Epic experience. We plan to cruise on this ship again, but this time with our two children. There is so much for the whole family to do...oh, did I mention the water slides were great! Less
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The Walking Dead: 400 Days DLC leaked ahead of release
The unannounced upcoming DLC for The Walking Dead game titled 400 Days has been leaked on Steam Database ahead of release.
Previously Telltale Games has been released teasers through video service Vine hinting on the DLC. The entire teaser came with "Days X" title; it is highly possible for the leaked 400 Days to have something to do with the tease.
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Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2010-2
January 11, 2010
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This notice describes proposed rules that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury expect to issue regarding whether certain perpetual trust funds created and controlled by States that are pledged as credit enhancement to guarantee tax-exempt bonds will be treated as replacement proceeds of the guaranteed bonds for purposes of the arbitrage investment restrictions on tax-exempt bonds under § 148 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). (Unless noted, section references in this notice are to the Code and the Income Tax Regulations.) Such rules are intended to provide further flexibility to State and local governments to obtain credit enhancement for tax-exempt bonds in recognition of credit constraints in the municipal bond market. This notice affects certain state guarantee programs that support local public schools and other governmental purposes.
In addition, this notice solicits public comments regarding provisions of the regulations under § 148 that may impede an issuer's ability to obtain credit enhancement for tax-exempt bonds.
In general, the interest on bonds issued by State and local governments is excludable from gross income under § 103(a) if certain requirements are met. Section 148 imposes arbitrage investment restrictions on tax-exempt bonds that limit the investment of proceeds of tax-exempt bonds in higher-yielding investments and that require issuers to rebate certain excess earnings above the yield on tax-exempt bonds to the Federal Government. The arbitrage restrictions apply to ordinary proceeds derived from the sale of tax-exempt bonds and investment earnings thereon. In addition, the arbitrage restrictions apply to a special type of tax-exempt bond proceeds, known as "replacement proceeds," as a result of their use as security for tax-exempt bonds or other nexus to tax-exempt bonds. These special replacement proceeds include, among other things, certain "pledged funds" that are pledged to secure repayment of tax-exempt bonds with a reasonable assurance of availability for such purpose. One special exception to the treatment of pledged funds as replacement proceeds covers certain perpetual trust funds under certain parameters and under a specified size limitation, as described further herein.
In particular, § 148(a) defines an arbitrage bond as any bond issued as part of an issue any portion of the proceeds of which are reasonably expected (at the time of issuance of the bond) to be used directly or indirectly (1) to acquire higher yielding investments or (2) to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments. Section 148(a) further provides that a bond is an arbitrage bond if an issuer intentionally uses any portion of the proceeds of the issue of which such bond is a part to acquire higher yielding investments or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments. In addition, § 148(f) requires that issuers rebate certain excess earnings on proceeds of tax-exempt bonds to the Federal Government. Under §§ 1.148-2(a) and 1.148-3(a) of the Income Tax Regulations, "proceeds" for these purposes means "gross proceeds". Section 1.148-1(b) defines "gross proceeds" to include proceeds and replacement proceeds of an issue.
Section 1.148-1(c)(1) defines "replacement proceeds" as amounts that have a sufficiently direct nexus to a tax-exempt bond issue or to the governmental purpose of a tax-exempt bond issue to conclude that the amounts would have been used for that governmental purpose if the proceeds of the bond issue were not used or to be used for that governmental purpose. Section 1.148-1(c)(1) further provides that replacement proceeds include, but are not limited to, sinking funds, pledged funds, and other replacement proceeds described in § 1.148-1(c)(4) to the extent that those funds or amounts are held by or derived from a substantial beneficiary of the issue. Section 1.148-1(c)(1) defines a substantial beneficiary of an issue to include the issuer of such issue, any related party to the issuer and, if the issuer is not a State, the State in which the issuer is located. Section 1.148-1(c) further provides, however, that a person is not a substantial beneficiary of an issue solely because it is a guarantor under a qualified guarantee.
Section 1.148-1(c)(3)(i) defines a "pledged fund" as any amount that is directly or indirectly pledged to pay principal or interest on the issue. Although a pledge need not be cast in any particular form, it must, in substance provide reasonable assurance that the amount will be available to pay principal or interest on the issue even if the issuer encounter financial difficulties.
Section §1.148-11(d)(1) provides a special exception to the treatment of funds as pledged funds for arbitrage purposes for certain perpetual trust funds if the requirements and limitations enumerated in §§ 1.148-11(d)(1)(i) through (vi) are satisfied. Specifically, § 1.148-11(d)(1) provides that a guarantee by a fund created and controlled by a State and established pursuant to such State's constitution does not cause the amounts in such fund to be pledged funds treated as replacement proceeds for purposes of § 148 if: (i) substantially all of the corpus of the fund consists of nonfinancial assets, revenues derived from these assets, gifts, and bequests, (ii) the fund corpus may be invaded only to support specifically designated essential governmental functions (the "designated functions") carried on by a political subdivision with general taxing powers; (iii) substantially all of the available income of the fund is required to be applied annually to support the designated functions; (iv) the issue of bonds guaranteed consists of general obligation bonds that are not private activity bonds substantially all of the proceeds of which are to be used for the designated functions; (v) the fund satisfied all of requirements in §§ 1.148-11(d)(1)(i) through (iii) on August 16, 1986; and (vi) the guarantee is not attributable to a deposit to the fund after May 14, 1989, unless the deposit is attributable to the sale or other disposition of fund assets or unless prior to the deposit, the outstanding amount of the bonds guaranteed by the fund did not exceed 250 percent of the lower of the cost or fair market value of the fund.
The recent financial crisis has resulted in significant volatility in the fair market value of assets in these perpetual trust funds and has constrained the availability of credit enhancement in the municipal bond market. As a result, certain perpetual trust funds that otherwise could provide credit enhancement under the special exception to the arbitrage restrictions for eligible pledged funds under § 1.148-11(d)(1) have been limited in their capacity to provide guarantees for tax-exempt bonds at a time when there is a significant need for such guarantees.
The IRS and the Department of the Treasury intend to issue proposed regulations to amend § 1.148-11(d)(1)(vi) in its entirety to provide that, as of the sale date of the tax-exempt bonds to be guaranteed, the amount of the bonds to be guaranteed by the fund plus the then-outstanding amount of bonds previously guaranteed by the fund may not exceed a total amount equal to 500 percent of the total costs of the assets held by the fund as of December 16, 2009.
This notice may be relied upon for bonds sold on or after December 16, 2009 and before the effective date of future regulations or other public administrative guidance under § 148 addressing or otherwise affecting funds described in § 1.148-11(d)(1) and this notice.
Before any notice of proposed rulemaking is issued with respect to the guidance provided in this notice, consideration will be given to any written public comments on this notice that are submitted. In addition, the Treasury Department and the IRS specifically request comments regarding provisions of the regulations under § 148 that may impede an issuer's ability to obtain credit enhancement and how those provisions should be amended. Comments should be submitted in writing and can be emailed to email@example.com (include "Notice 2010-5" in the subject line) or mailed to Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products), Re: Notice 2010-5, CC:FIP:B5, Room 3547, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224. Comments that are submitted will be made available to the public.
The principal authors of this notice are Aviva M. Roth and Johanna Som de Cerff, Office of the Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products). However, other personnel from the IRS and the Treasury Department participated in its development. For further information regarding this notice, contact Johanna Som de Cerff at (202) 622-3980 (not a toll-free call).
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Playwrights Realm Announces 2012 - 2013 Writing Fellowships
The Playwrights Realm, under the leadership of Artistic Director Katherine Kovner and Producing Director Renee Blinkwolt, has selected four early-career playwrights, Mfoniso Udofia, Theresa Giacopasi, Don Nguyen, and Chad Beckim, for its 2012-2013 Writing Fellows program.
The Writing Fellows program lies at the very heart of what The Playwrights Realm does – helping writers write.
Each year, four early-career playwrights are selected to join The Playwrights Realm to work on a new play over the course of nine months, taking that play from draft form to a production-ready state.
"Each of this year's writing fellows brings a unique and theatrical perspective to his or her writing," said Ms. Kovner, Artistic Director of The Playwrights Realm. "Chad, Don, Mfoniso and Theresa all come to the Fellowship from different backgrounds and are bringing very different styles to the group. They have already started to bond and are taking full advantage of all the resources of the Realm. I'm excited to see where the year takes us."
In addition to creative and professional development support, over the course of the year-long Fellowship the selected playwrights receive a $2,500 stipend, an internal reading with actors, a final reading of their play for a public audience as part of The Playwrights Realm's INK'D Festival in May, and use of The Playwrights Realm office for printing, writing, meetings and more.
The 2012 - 2013 Writing Fellows http://playwrightsrealm.org/programs/writing-fellows drew over 200 applications from early career playwrights, more than the company has seen in its five-year history. Applicants' plays are read by playwrights, producers, and directors across the country. Finalists' plays go through several rounds of readings and the finalists themselves are interviewed by Realm staff. Fellows are chosen based on their demonstration of intellectual curiosity, desire for a rigorous developmental process, and, of course, the promise of their voice and vision.
Past Writing Fellows include Mia Chung (You For Me For You), J.C. Lee (The Inexplicable Disappearance of Hector Villaraigosa), Nastaran Ahmadi (Exile), Bekah Brunstetter (Hey Brother), Christopher Oscar Peña (Icarus Burns), Stefanie Zadravec (The Electric Baby), Amy Herzog (After the Revolution), and Ethan Lipton, whose Red-Handed Otter was produced by The Playwrights Realm at the Cherry Lane Theater earlier this fall and received critical acclaim. A complete list of past Writing Fellows can be found at playwrightsrealm.org
Previous Playwrights Realm full productions include last season's Crane Story by Jen Silverman (2011), Gonzalo Rodriguez Risco's Dramatis Personae (2010), Christopher Wall's Dreams of the Washer King (2010), Anna Ziegler's Dov and Ali (2009) and Anton Dudley's Substitution (2008).


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Travis Pastrana to Hold Q&A Session Prior to NASCAR Nationwide Series Race
One of NASCAR's Most Popular Stars Makes His Series Debut at RIR April 27
The Travis Pastrana Ticket Package Includes a Grandseat Seat & Exclusive Q&A
Travis Pastrana, regarded as one of the most talented motorsports competitors in the world, will participate in a fan Q&A session at Richmond International Raceway on Friday, April 27, prior to his NASCAR Nationwide Series race debut.
For $40, fans may purchase an exclusive Q&A with Pastrana, as well as a general admission seat for the NASCAR Nationwide Series 250 race. Fans who already have tickets for the NASCAR Nationwide Series 250 can add on the Q&A for $15. The Q&A will take place in the Virginia World building, located on the Commonwealth Mall (click here for map and locate item #10) near the Amphitheatre at 6 p.m. on April 27. Guests must purchase a race ticket and voucher for the Q&A to attend.
Children 12 and younger are admitted to the race free in general admission sections when accompanied by an adult. Children 12 and younger must have a Pastrana Q&A pass in order to attend the Q&A.
Click here to purchase this package online or call 866-455-7223. For those who have tickets and would like to add on the Q&A or would like to purchase the Q&A for children 12 and younger, you must call the ticket office at 866-455-7223.
Well known among action sports fans, Pastrana is a social media powerhouse, boasting 3.6 million "Likes" on Facebook and 359,000 followers on Twitter. He has raced just about anything with wheels, from motorcycles to monster trucks.
Click here to purchase tickets for the Saturday, April 28, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 400 race and Saturday Pit Pass Upgrade, or call the ticket office at 866-455-7223. The race features defending series champion Tony Stewart, Chesterfield, Virginia's Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and all of your favorite drivers.
The weekend begins on Thursday, April 26, with a doubleheader, showcasing the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown Late Model race, as well as the Blue Ox 100 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race. The action continues Friday, April 27, with a full day of on-track activity, including the NASCAR Nationwide Series 250 race and practice and pole qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Children 12 and younger are admitted free with a ticketed adult on Thursday and Friday.
For tickets and information, click here or call 866-455-7223. You can also Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date.
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Stay in a 148 sqm One-Bedroom Residence and benefit from a comfortable living room which includes a dining table, fully-equipped kitchen, sofa, flat screen TV, DVD home theatre and Bose surround sound system. Floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors offer magnificent tropical views towards the garden, pool or lagoon and provide access to a large private balcony with a table and chairs.
The bedroom has a king-size bed, flat screen TV and private balcony, while the bathroom features a separate shower and bathtub, as well as two wash basins, a bidet and hairdryer. A minibar, in-room controlled air conditioning and free WiFi Internet are additional advantages. One-Bedroom Residences can accommodate two adults.


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Our trees ship on a first-come, first-served basis as soon as they come into stock in late November.
Glossy-leaved, ornamental and long-lived tree with showy orange-red blossoms in late spring. Pomegranates are native to Iran and India and have been cultivated in the arid regions of the world since antiquity. They love desert climates with hot summers and cold winters they have been known to grow as far north as Utah and Washington D.C. but they rarely fruit in these latitudes. When planting, cut back the top half of the tree and cut side limbs back to 3"-6" to prevent desiccation and stress. A pomegranate can reach 20'-30' in maturity, but is more commonly seen at 12'-16'. Suitable to espalier. Pomegranates do not like to be planted as bare-roots and are difficult to establish, so we sell these No. 1 size trees (2' to 3') in pots to enhance their survival rate. Trees are 1 year old, and should begin to fruit in 2-3 years.
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I am not going to lie to you. I'm not a professional hair care kind of girl. Yes, it's true. But, I do know a good product when I use it. That's exactly what happened when I used this product that was gifted at the Sassy City Chicks event. There's a reason it's currently sold out.
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I sign off the jabber server, pick a nickname from contact list and click "send message".
Miranda does not show an error message, though I'm offline and I'm NOT signed on at the moment.
This message is stored in the history as well, but later it won't be delivered to the recipient.
I think there is an error in jabber protocol realization given to the fact that as I try to send a message like this in ICQ
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Marshall woman to be featured in 'Farmland' film
An enterprising young woman is to be featured in "Farmland," a new movie set for national release in May.
The 77-minute documentary explores the lives of six farmers and ranchers, all in their 20s, including one woman — Margaret Schlass, 29, of Marshall.
Oscar and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker James Moll directed "Farmland" with funding from the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance. The first screening near Pittsburgh is set for 7 p.m. May 1 at the Regal Harris Stadium 14 movie complex in Harrisburg, Dauphin County.
Schlass, founder of One Woman Farm, grows more than 50 kinds of vegetables on leased land, including 5 acres on Valencia Road in Richland.
Her crops include kale, eggplant, tomatoes, garlic, onions and a lot of salad greens,
"If you're interested in fresh vegetables that are naturally grown, she does an excellent job," said Donna Snyder, who owns the five acres that Schlass leases on Valencia Road.
Last July, Moll's crew spent five days filming and talking with Schlass.
"We were in the middle of production, so they got planting, harvesting, selling, going to market, doing our deliveries," Schlass said.
"They slowed me down so much," said Schlass, who also got a coat of uncustomary makeup for the high-definition cameras.
"I looked like I stepped out of a coffin," she said. "I had so much makeup on."
But Schlass likes that "Farmland" shows her as "a young person in the community, trying to do something good …. and trying to build something from the ground up, that positively impacts the community," she said.
"That's why I did the film, so that people could see a first-generation farmer farming, and how hard it is, and all the struggles that they have to endure," said Schlass, who markets certified naturally grown vegetables.
"Farmland" features five other food producers: Leighton Cooley, a fourth-generation Georgia poultry farmer; Brad Bellah, a sixth-generation cattle rancher with operations in Colorado and Texas; David Loberg, a fifth-generation Nebraska corn and soybean grower; Sutton Morgan, a fourth-generation California vegetable grower; and Ryan Veldhuizen, a fourth-generation Minnesota hog farmer.
Schlass, a University of Delaware graduate, studied art history and anthropology before she traveled to South America to study Amazonian flood-plain farmers in Peru and then got hooked on agriculture.
Schlass worked for a Zelienople grower before she set up her own business.
"Every year we're expanding," said Schlass, who now leases land in Richland, Pine and Middlesex Township in Butler County.
Schlass, a 2003 graduate of Bethel Park High School, is the daughter of Farley and Greg Schlass of Marshall.
"I am so proud of her," her mother said.
Schlass, who has four employees, annually sells her produce at farm markets in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood and Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh.
People also can buy the produce as members of the One Woman Farm Community Supported Agriculture Market.
Memberships cost $325 or $550 and entitle members to pick up vegetables on a weekly or biweekly basis, for 23 weeks, beginning in June, at multiple Pittsburgh-area sites, including St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Hampton and Glenshaw Valley Presbyterian Church in Shaler.
For information, visit One Woman Farm online at www.onewomanfarm.com.
Deborah Deasy is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-772-6369 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Sector 7G, 631 Ellis St., celebrates Christmas in July with a four-band show being billed as Santa's Summer Vacation. The bill will include Chairleg, Facedown, Rose's Last Novel and Whiskey Hellchild. Music starts at 7 p.m. and admission is $5. Go to myspace.com/sector7g.
ferry market
Hammond's Ferry's Brick Yard Market takes place from 4 p.m. until dusk Friday at the Hammond's Ferry, 450 Railroad Ave., in North Augusta. The evening market features fresh flowers and produce, bread, wine, art and entertainment. Call (803) 613-1641.
lloyd dobler - boombox not included
Indie rock act the Llo yd Dobler Effect will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Barton Field Stage on Fort Gordon. Admission is free.
Storm by candlelight
Local act quietSTORM will perform at this week's Candlelight Jazz Concert at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Eighth Street bulkhead at Riverwalk Augusta. Admission is $6. Go to myspace.com/gardencityjazz.
psyche rock redux
Augusta's the Cubists will return to Sky City, 1157 Broad St., on Saturday. Expect an expansive show with lights, camera and lots of big rock action. Music will start at 10:30 p.m. Cover is $5.
a little mascaro
As a medical illustrator, David Mascaro became a master at rendering detail. In his fine art he presents a broader range, with loose, painterly brushwork underscored by his signature attention to structure and perspective. His work is featured in an exhibit opening today in the Art Hall of Sacred Heart Cultural Center, with a reception scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
On Sunday he will be doing Sunday Sketch at the Morris Museum of Art, offering visitors the opportunity to sketch in the galleries with informal instruction. Check in at the museum's activity room to pick up materials for the free program. Coming up is his workshop on portrait drawing, focusing on rendering the face from varying points of view and using correct proportions and details. The workshop will be held on two Saturdays, July 25 and Aug. 1. For registration information, contact the museum at 706-724-7501.
'spitfire grill'
The Aiken Community Playhouse will present The Spitfire Grill at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 17-18 and at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St., Aiken. General admission tickets are $15. Go to aikencommunityplayhouse.com.
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Pondering Purcey's Potential
Those who are big, left-handed and throw very hard have a way of getting a preponderance of opportunity in professional baseball. Toronto's David Purcey fit this axiom rather well during the first few years of his career. The 16th overall selection in the 2004 amateur draft, Purcey occasionally made scouts all tingly with his low-to-mid-90's gas, but he also had them reaching for the antacids on a regular basis due to his scattershot control.
The former Oklahoma Sooner made his full-season debut in 2005, with Dunedin of the High-A Florida State League. Purcey displayed the high-octane stuff that garnered him high accolades, with an eye-popping 11.06 K/9 in 94.1 innings. However, in a sign of things to come, he also allowed 5.34 BB/9. Despite Purcey's issues in keeping the ball around the dish, the Jays bumped him up AA New Hampshire, where he continued to both impress (9.42 K/9) and infuriate (5.23 BB/9) in 43 frames of work. Calling him a "physical pitcher with power stuff", Baseball America ranked Purcey as the third-best prospect in Toronto's system on the basis of a heater with plus velocity, a 12-to-6 curve and a developing changeup.
Returned to the Eastern league to begin the 2006 season, Purcey's prospect status stagnated. The 6-4, 245 pounder posted rates of 8.25 K/9 and 4.48 BB/9 in 88.1 IP. His ERA (5.60) overstated the extent of his struggles (his BABIP was .354; the quality of defense in the minors is lower, but that's still pretty lofty), but the walks and a 4.59 FIP were still underwhelming. Like the previous year, Purcey received a promotion despite his lack of precision. In 51.2 innings for AAA Syracuse, the $1.6M man struck out 7.84 batters per nine innings but lost all semblance of control, with 6.62 BB/9. Not surprisingly, Purcey's FIP was a grisly 5.54.
Following that campaign, Purcey fell to 9th on BA's list of Jays farm hands. BA continued to point out his virtues, noting that "few left-handers can match the raw stuff Purcey possesses" and praising his fastball and biting curveball as "plus pitches." However, his "large build and inconsistent release point" also led to speculation about a conversion to the bullpen.
After several years of frustrating the scouting community, Purcey appeared to make some legitimate strides to begin the 2007 campaign. The Jays dropped the big southpaw back down to AA, and he responded. His ERA (5.37) in 62 innings didn't tell the real story: he continued to miss bats (7.98 K/9), but his LaLoosh-like control was much improved. He pared his walk rate down to 2.32 batters per nine innings, posting a 3.23 FIP.
Unfortunately, just as Purcey appeared to be making good on his draft status, injury struck. Purcey had to go under the knife in June to have cysts removed from his forearm and triceps. BA dubbed him the 9th-best prospect in Toronto's system again, reporting that Purcey sacrificed a little velocity on his fastball for increased command: "Purcey is capable of dialing his fastball up to 93-95 MPH, but the Blue Jays have toned him down to the low 90's to improve his location."
Healthy and aware that well-placed low-90's heat tops random mid-90's flinging, Purcey turned in a very nice season back at AAA Syracuse in 2008. In 117 frames, he improved his K rate (9.31) while also displaying sharp control for the first extended period of his career (2.62 BB/9).
With a 3.56 K/BB ratio and a 2.99 FIP, Purcey earned a call-up to the majors for good in late July (he had brief cameos in April and May). The 26 year-old's first taste of the bigs was a mixed bag: relying heavily on a 91 MPH fastball (thrown about 70% of the time), Purcey compiled a 4.67 FIP. He used the fastball, a hard mid-80's slider, mid-70's curve and an occasional low-80's change to punch out 8.03 batters per nine innings, though he was a bit generous with the free passes (4.02 BB/9).
Entering the 2009 season, Purcey appears to have a great chance of making the Jays out of camp. Toronto was a wonderful run-prevention club in '08, but with Burnett in the Bronx, Marcum recovering from TJ surgery and McGowan still working his way back from shoulder surgery, the Jays' rotation is a land of opportunity at the moment.
Purcey's progression from inconsistent flame-thrower to savvy low-90's strike-thrower is a great example of radar gun readings being just one of many components that combine to make a pitcher successful. You could do much worse than deciding to take a flyer on Purcey in the later rounds. He's got talent, opportunity and a better understanding of what it takes to be successful at his craft.
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There's a reason money lending is one of those businesses generally left to the mob. Loaning cash can be an unscrupulous undertaking. You have to calculate and charge compounding interest rates and in the worst-case scenarios, you have to play collections officer. It's an uncomfortable position for most people, especially when friends and family are involved.
No one wants to charge his or her best friend interest on a short-term loan. Knocking on grandma's door to demand repayment of principle is an even less appealing activity. So how does one navigate the minefield of personal lending?
One way to handle it is to refuse to get involved. There's a reason your friend or brother-in-law is coming to you for quick cash. If he or she is too unreliable to qualify for a commercial loan, chances are he or she will be a huge headache as a debtor. It isn't always easy to say no, however. These are your closest relationships, after all. You probably do want to help them. You can be both friend and creditor, but it's a fine line to walk. These five rules for loaning money to friends and family can help you navigate these choppy waters.
1) Write out the terms of the loan
A common theme among these rules is professionalism. A financial loan is a business arrangement. As such, you want to make it appear as official as possible. If you put the terms of the loan in a contract or quasi-contract then you increase the likelihood that your debtor will make his repayments on time. Clearly, you don't want to initiate a breach of contract lawsuit against your sister. That's not the point of the writing. The contract is there as a reference. It's a way to remind your debtor that the two of you agreed on the terms of the loan beforehand.
2) Charge interest
You may feel compelled to grant your relatives a zero-interest rate, but this is not the best way to handle a personal loan. Money now is worth more than money later. If you make a zero-interest loan you're actually losing money. Find a fair interest rate and include it in the writing.
3) Have a discussion with a witness
If you're lending money to a friend, you have a responsibility to make sure that the money goes somewhere productive. If your debtor has a history of addiction or gambling, you don't want to be an enabler. Set up a frank discussion with a third party present to establish some ground rules for how the loan money is spent. You don't need a band decision weighing on your conscience.
4) Create a repayment schedule
This one should be obvious: create a repayment plan and put it on the books. If your debtor has a schedule that he or she can refer back to, he or she is far more likely to stick to the plan. As long as your debtor continues to make timely payments, you don't have to serve as a collections officer.
5) Recommend other sources of cash
If your friend can't comply with these rules, direct him or her towards other sources of quick cash. Just because someone doesn't qualify for a commercial bank loan doesn't mean he or she can't find cheap money elsewhere. Companies like payday loans Florida regularly make loans to persons who don't qualify for bank loans.


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Manchester City are ready to challenge Liverpool in the £3.6m battle for Fulham midfielder Steed Malbranque. (Express)
Newcastle's Senegalese midfield star Amdy Faye is poised to make a £2m return to Portsmouth. (Sun)
AC Milan will have to wait until next summer before attempting to sign Chelsea defender William Gallas. (Telegraph)
Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson will make Gareth Southgate his new manager - if he can get round Premier League coaching requirements. (Express)
Chelsea must wait until next month to sign Roberto Carlos - because of politics. (Sun)
Ruud van Nistelrooy's future will not be sorted out until he returns from the World Cup for talks with Sir Alex Ferguson. (Express)
Wigan striker Jason Roberts may interest Blackburn Rovers after he turned down a contract offer at the JJB Stadium. (Times)
Jens Lehmann has dismissed speculation linking him with a return to the Bundesliga following the World Cup in Germany. (Express)
Marseilles defender Abdoulaye Meite is a target for Everton. (Times)
Clyde top scorer Alex Williams has left the club to try and find a team in Malaysia. (Record)
Partick hope to sign former Livingston player Jason Dair for their Division One campaign. (Record)
Sweden are petrified of facing England in the World Cup. (The Sun)
England's World Cup bus ended up stuck in a narrow lane as a dummy run from the team's hotel to the training ground ended in farce. (The Sun).
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has urged Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo to rein in his temper. (Daily Telegraph)
England's first opponents Paraguay have been accused of selling nearly half their tickets for the match to touts. (Daily Telegraph)
The Sun claims that England's squad took, among many other items, the following to Germany on Monday:
Styling mousse (24 cans), shampoo (24 bottles), soap (48 bars), vibrating razors (24), electric toothbrushes, Jaffa Cakes (2,300), wasp killer (48 cans), white socks (122 pairs), crisps (several dozen boxes) and a food blender.
Ukraine's players have been promised quality time with their wives if they reach the World Cup semi-finals.
"Those who don't feel like it, I'll just drag to their wives. Take my word for it," coach Oleg Blokhin told Russian daily Sport-Express.
Almost half of Croatia's workforce plan to take time off during the World Cup next month, according to a poll.
"Some 15% of employed Croats plan to fake illness during the World Cup while 27% of them will take leave so they can freely enjoy the soccer," said the poll, which was organised by a Croat employment agency.


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The headteacher of a special needs school which failed to provide its pupils with their GCSE results, has admitted staff failed to pay the correct postage.
Staff from Carew Academy in Wallington had told parents the GCSE results would be released last Thursday but they never appeared.
Yesterday students received a note from Royal Mail, asking them to pay £1.11 to collect their results from a sorting office.
After receiving the card, David Giddings, whose son Ryan was awaiting his results, went to the sorting office to collect the letter.
Mr Giddings, a former postman from Wallington, said: "To be honest I think it is a good school, and it has improved a huge amount over the last year, but this has really thrown a spanner in the works.
"My son is autistic, and when he is told something is going to happen, he expects it to happen.
"When it doesn't he gets very anxious.
"He has been sitting by the front door all the time waiting for the results to come."
It is expected up to 27 pupils have been affected by the blunder.
Headteacher John Prior said: "We have made every effort to ensure that all of the GCSE students have now received their results.
"The school is very sorry for the delay which was caused by the incorrect postage being put on the envelopes, and are grateful to the Post Office for their help to resolve this issue.
"Our students have made excellent progress this year, as verified by a monitoring visit from the Department for Education on July 3.
"This year Carew Academy offered year 11 students the opportunity to undertake GCSEs in English and Maths for the first time in a number of years.
"A good proportion of students entered for GCSE achieved their predicted grades in English and Maths, as well as Art, which is a great tribute to their efforts and all of those who have supported them over the year.
"All students have the necessary grades to enable them to take up their preferred college placements in September."


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London, Sept 3 (ANI): Prince William is set to host the first-ever football match at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the FA's 150th birthday, it has been revealed.
One of the Queen's back lawns will be turned into a pitch where the Southern Amateur League's Poly-technic FC will play Civil Service FC, the only surviving club of 11 who formed the FA in 1863, the Mirror reported.
William, who dreamed up the idea in his role as Association President, said that it is hugely important for the FA to honour the efforts of the many thousands of volunteers. (ANI)


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'Two and a Half Men' Season 10 Happening; Cast Officially Signs On
Though the negotiation efforts were far tamer than last year's mad dash scramble to replace Charlie Sheen in CBS' most popular sitcom, now 'Two and a Half Men' fans can rest easy that Walden, Alan and Jake will return for a tenth season of the long-running series. Whether or not they secured the lucrative pay hikes sought, is another matter.
Vince Vaughn and Tony Danza Creating ABC Sitcom?
Boy, that Vince Vaughn sure has his plate full these days, and we're not talking about craft services (okay, probably that too.) Between re-teaming with 'Wedding Crashers' star Owen Wilson for 'The Internship,' potentially taking on 'The Rockford Files,' and developing an FX dominatrix drama, just how will he manage to cram in a new ABC sitcom with Tony Danza? And which of them will be the boss?


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superbowl54 posted...
I accept your resignation from the argument, as usual, you antis aren't hard to put in your place. You couldn't even make one actual point that could be backed up.
I can't help but laugh at thinking of you talking down their coding like you're some expert
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If you've watched the video, joe simply contradicted himself when he whined about things like bayo's development and ME's ending, while he claimed that angry fanboys of DMC are crying over forums ( not including metacritic) after he claimed in other vid that people have the right to voice their concerns.
No he didnt.
He said people have a right to voice their concerns, as they always do. But those who are taking it too far and are just blind bashing the game giving it 1/10s and whining about hair color is ridiculous.
He didnt claim that all the people who had complaints thought that. Half of his review backed up that point by describing the differences with past DMC games and how many may find issue with it, although he personally didnt.
gamestop27 4 years ago#63
"- DMC makes up for it's glitches with quality in the gameplay"
This is a joke.
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superbowl54 posted...
I've learned how to program with high level programming languages like C++, which is used to program the UE3 and DmC.
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killak posted...did he give DmC a 1/10?
His reviews always reflect the majority of opinions, and especially forum trolls/flame wars, so I never see his viewpoint as valid.
..you're supposed to put spoilers when you talk about the color of the sky. some people haven't seen it yet. - llaW_Enots
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From: BizzaroMurphy | #060superbowl54 posted...the problem is that you voiced "concerns" that you knew nothing about waaaaaaaaaay before the game came out and were determined to hate it no matter what.
Oh, that was so intriguing. The way you put those sentences together was just so beautifully eloquent... and the way you'll stop reading a topic because of one person explaining a basic concept, that has no real bearing on the topic at hand, to another person is totally not moronic at all. (Hint: it was supposed to be stupid, I shouldn't have to explain to someone that you can have concerns about something beforehand) But you don't care, do you? 'Cause you're not here and I'm talking to myself again...
Hooch is crazy.
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Music Review: Justin Roberts' Lullaby serves up sweet, slow love songs for kids, parents
Posted November 22, 2012
Justin Roberts' concerts are packed for his upbeat, power pop tunes that lure kids to the stage to dance - mosh-pit style - to tunes about a whale name Willy, trick-or-treating and a stay-at-home dad. He's traveled to the Triangle for the last decade for annual shows at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro.
But Roberts fans know he offers much more than that. His albums are full of deep songs about the ups and downs of childhood and parenting, from divorce and death to grandma's home cooking and a parent's love for their child. Any mom or dad knows that raising a kid isn't all bear hugs and butterfly kisses and Roberts' work reflects that.
In fact, it was some of these slow, more melancholy songs that Roberts picked out when I asked him for some favorites as he prepared to head to Raleigh for a show at the N.C. Museum of Art in July. "Moving" off his Not Naptime album about a child coming to terms with his family's move and "Giant-Sized Butterflies" from Pop Fly about dealing with anxious moments in life were his first two picks. Justin Roberts sings "Nothing on You" at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro
So it's no surprise that his new album Lullaby, out this week, is such a clear success.
The album of slow, often contemplative songs is a major departure from his other mostly high-energy albums. But the stories these songs tell of parental and sibling love, bedtime stories, and quiet, cozy moments all are classic Roberts. They just make you want to snuggle under a blanket with your kids and tell them how much you love them.
While the songs are all slow, Roberts, whose 2010 release Jungle Gym was nominated for a Grammy, offers an eclectic mix of genres here from classical to R&B to 70s ballads to slow rock.
Roberts brought in members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to play strings, harp, English horn, oboe and French horn. Vocalists from the Chicago production of the musical Hairspray appear on some of the tracks.
"It's a wide variety of slower music," Roberts told me back in June. "It's not all one thing. It's not just acoustic guitar singing lullabies."
Roberts goal is to create music that resonates with anybody - kids and adults, regardless of whether they're parents or not. And while his love songs seemed aimed at the parent-child relationship because of his audience and packaging, they could be about any loving relationship.
"If I fumble, if I fall, if I fail to hear you call, it doesn't mean my love's not true, I'm doing it to all for you," Roberts implores in "All For You."
Song ideas emerge from images in his head, he's told me, to the desire to set iconic childhood moments to music. The idea behind "Count Them As They Go," which asks the listener to "picture this a night sky green field moon high" comes from his own childhood.
"I had this idea of this perfect space," he said. "When I was a kid, people tell you to count sheep and I would imagine this green field. I had the idea of recreating that as an instructional song, guided meditation."
At my house, my girls and I listen to Roberts on a regular basis, sing-shouting his upbeat songs in the car. My kids, 7 and 3, dance to them at home, even creating some quick routines to a couple of them.
"This one is really different," said my older daughter when she first heard Lullaby, "but I like it."
"What the Stork Sent" is the clear winner with both my girls, who quickly picked up the chorus of this sweet song about welcoming a new baby to the family. "Polar Bear," about the parent-child relationship, is a close second for them.
For me, the James Taylor-esque "Easier to Do," a gorgeous song complete with gospel singers, and "Nothing on You," which he performed at The ArtsCenter earlier this month, are songs I'll listen to long after either of my kids need any kind of bedtime music.
Thank you Justin for adding more songs to the soundtrack of my family's life. Can't wait to see you back in Carrboro.
Click here to see his performance of "Nothing on You" at The ArtsCenter and see his video of "Count Them As They Go" on YouTube below. Check Roberts' website for more about his music.


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Lebanon's Prime Minster-designate describes Hizbullah as "cancerous tumor"
Lebanon's Prime Minster-designate Najib Miqati has reportedly considered Hizbullah as "cancerous". In a WikiLeaks cable published by al-Joumhouria daily on Tuesday, Miqati told former American ambassador Michele Sison that Hizbullah is a "cancerous tumor" and called for removing its statelet whether it was "malignant or benign."
He warned that Hizbullah could drag Lebanon to a "sad end." The cable dated January 12, 2008.
Miqati also called for Syria to "contain" Hizbullah, warning that the main objective of the Shiite movement was to form an Iranian military base on the Mediterranean.
The dream of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Khomeini of exporting the Iranian revolution needed a "launch pad" which is Lebanon, he said. Achieving this objective requires a lot of time but Hizbullah is "patient," he added.


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Did you know that only 28% of Greater Miami's residents speak English at home? Miami being a Spanish-speaking city isn't just a myth. Everyone jokes about needing a passport to visit Miami and that the city's first language is Spanish. But it's not just a joke; in Miami, more people speak Spanish than English. According to data compiled in 2010 by the Modern Language Association, of Miami-Dade County, Florida's 2.3 million residents over the age of five, only 28% – around 644,000 – speak English as a first language at home. Spanish ranks Number One, at 1.5 million speakers, or roughly 64% of the overall population of the county (over five years of age, that is). Haitian Creole, Haiti's official language along with French, comes in third at almost 97,000 speakers, or a scant 4.2% of the over-five population, while French and Portuguese round out the top five, with less than 1% each.
Reflecting the demographic make-up of the region, Miami-Dade County has three official languages – English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole – in which all county documentation, from voting registration forms to court summons to school board notices, must be printed. While more obvious reasons for the shifting of Miami's primary language from English to Spanish over the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st include economic and political instability throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, many of the people who lamenting the decline of English forget that the name Florida itself is a Spanish word meaning "florid" or "flowery." That's not all; the name Miami is derived from that of the Mayaimi Indians who lived around nearby Lake Okeechobee when the Europeans first arrived. The Mayaimi's linguistic cousins, the Tequestas, lived in what is now Miami and they didn't speak English at home either.
That said, add a little bit of instrumentation to all these languages and you've got the incredible mash-up of the Miami music scene. Salsa, samba, soca, and every riddim in between thumps out of open car windows and on nightclub dance floors. So while you may have to speak Spanish to that gas station attendant (diez en la doce means "$10 on pump 12"), you'll also get to work on your reggaeton moves as you pump.


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Peak 10, Inc. today announced a major addition of 42,000 square feet of space at its Raleigh, N.C. data center. The expansion will bring the total size of Peak 10 Raleigh to approximately 70,000 square feet, making it the largest of the company's 10 facilities. Peak 10 said it plans to add more than 150,000 additional square feet of growth capacity in 2007.
"This expansion is part of our plan to continue investing in our customers' growth by providing the right data center capacity and services," said David H. Jones, president and chief executive officer of Peak 10. "It's the culmination of an intensive nine month planning process for a long-term investment in a solid growth market."
The Raleigh expansion follows Peak 10's February 2007 acquisition of bayMountain, a Richmond, Va.-based data center company. Peak 10 now operates in seven markets in the Southeastern U.S.
Peak 10's Raleigh customers include such companies as Global Knowledge, Pergo and SchoolDude.com. "We have one of the highest customer retention and referral rates in the industry," Greg Rollet, Peak 10 Raleigh vice president and general manager, said. "This expansion enhances our ability to support additional options related to power infrastructure, design-build for customers, and disaster recovery services for both personnel and servers as well as the continued availability of raised floor growth."
Jones said Peak 10 is continuing to position itself for "strategic, sensible growth." The company owns and operates world class facilities in Richmond, Va.; Nashville, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.; Tampa and Jacksonville, Fla; and Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.


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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says the defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup will not halt his team's momentum as they head into the crucial final stretch of the season.
Goals to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lukas Podolski gave Arsenal a 2-0 advantage soon after halftime, before the German tripped Luis Suarez in the box after an hour, allowing Gerrard to pull a goal back from the spot.
Liverpool continued to press and thought they had another spot-kick when Oxlade-Chamberlain felled Suarez, but their appeals were waived away by referee Howard Webb.
The defeat was a disappointing end to a thrilling eight days for the Merseysiders, who turned in one of the performances of the season in beating the Gunners 5-1 at Anfield the previous weekend, before a last-gasp penalty to Gerrard gave them a late win over Fulham midweek, victories that lifted them to within four points of leaders Chelsea with 12 matches remaining.
Their form has them within sight of Champions League qualification for the first time since the 2009-10 season, and being talked about as outsiders for the title.
Gerrard said missing the chance to extend their Cup run would not derail their league ambitions.
"There is nothing to be down about. Sometimes you just don't get what you deserve from games and this was an example of that," the 33-year-old told the Liverpool Echo.
"We have to move on, dust ourselves off and go again against Swansea next Sunday.
"The way we're playing at the moment, we're a match for anyone. Going forward we look so dangerous and we are creating more than enough chances to win games.
"People are talking about us being a top side and rightly so. We need to bounce back quickly - that's what top sides do after a setback.
"They don't feel sorry for themselves, they look to the future and focus on getting back to winning ways."
Manager Brendan Rodgers said after the match they were denied a "blatant penalty" after Oxlade-Chamberlain's tackle on Uruguayan Suarez, comments Gerrard supported.
"In my opinion it was a stonewall penalty," he said.
"It was even more blatant than the penalty which was awarded. The referee was very close to the incident. It's one you expect to get.
"Howard Webb is a top referee and I'm sure he will have a look at it himself.
"He obviously did not think it was a foul, but I am disappointed with the decision.
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On Saturday, August 18, 2012, ROADSHOW headed to Seattle, Washington — home of grunge rock, corner coffee shops, and the famous Pike Place Market — where we discovered an amazing assortment of fresh antiques and collectibles! View the slideshow
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The acronym Abba, coined in 1973, represented the coming together of four leading figures in Swedish pop. Agnetha Fältskog (5 April 1950, Jönköping, Sweden) had achieved pop success in her country with the 1968 hit Jag Var Sa Kar (I Was So In Love). Björn Ulvaeus (b. 25 April 1945, Gothenburg, Sweden) had previously appeared with the folk-influenced Hootenanny Singers (originally known as the Westbay Singers). They also recorded and released a few records overseas as Northern Lights, before teaming up with Benny Andersson (b. Göran Bror Benny Andersson, 16 December 1946, Stockholm, Sweden), appearing occasionally with his popular beat group, the Hep Stars. The one non-Swede in the line-up was the solo singer Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad (b. 15 November 1945, Björkåsen, Narvik, Norway; later known as Frida). Under the guidance of Scandinavian svengali Stig Anderson (b. Stikkan Anderson, 25 January 1931, Hova, Sweden, d. 12 September 1997), and following the break-up of the Hep Stars in 1969, Ulvaeus and Andersson joined forces for one album, Lycka. After its release in 1970, the duo started working as house producers at Stig Andersons Polar record company. Meanwhile, Ulvaeus continued to work with the Hootenanny Singers in the studio only.
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Firmly in control of their destinies, both on the artistic and commercial fronts, the band undertook a tour of Europe and Australia in 1977, most remarkable for its extravagant use of costume, sets and orchestration. Between 1977 and 1978 they celebrated a second trilogy of UK chart-toppers (Knowing Me, Knowing You, The Name Of The Game and Take A Chance On Me), whose haunting grace was enhanced by some of the finest promotional videos of the period. Although Abba: The Movie proved less memorable, there was no doubting their commercial acumen. With international stardom assured, they began the 80s with two more UK number 1s, The Winner Takes It All and Super Trouper, taking their UK chart-topping tally to an impressive nine in a little over six years. Although the dissolution of both marriages in the band threatened their unity, they maintained a high profile, not least on the international business circuit where they eclipsed the car manufacturers Volvo as Swedens largest earners of foreign currency during 1982. With little left to achieve within their chosen genre, they elected to rest the band that same year.
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Bill Maher Speaks The Truth About Genetically Modified Foods, Slams Obama
Shut up and eat your mutant chili.
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Response to Playinghardball (Original post)
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 03:45 PM
AnotherMcIntosh (11,064 posts)
1. Shouldn't someone start calling Bill Maher a "purist"?
Where are the usual suspects?
Response to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #1)
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 08:02 PM
geckosfeet (9,644 posts)
6. Yeah. Because it is such a rarity around here...
Response to Playinghardball (Original post)
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 04:07 PM
TruthBeTold65 (198 posts)
2. Wow...the ignorance from Nick Gillespie is quite astounding...
his comment regarding "it has not shown to be unsafe". Really Nick? It hasn't shown to be "safe" either and shouldn't that really be your first comment?? It really has had next to no testing, especially long term testing on what it does to a human body. Sure we can take a corn seed and inject it with something and watch what it does but a human being is way to complex for any simple input/output testing. And since we have an ex-Monsanto person running a budget-cut FDA overseeing a Monsanto self-test then there are no real consequences so I guess we all just take it up the...you know what.
Response to TruthBeTold65 (Reply #2)
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 06:12 PM
gateley (62,472 posts)
4. I really think that's beside the point -- Even if it was safe as safe can be, we have a right to
know what we're putting into our mouths and decide for ourselves what we eat.
(I don't think it's safe at all, by the way!)
Response to gateley (Reply #4)
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 08:40 PM
Amonester (11,541 posts)
7. I would add, why the Insurance capitalist companies would not 'pressure' the polititians they 'own'
to label those 'risky' capitalist products because, well, IF it turns out as being bad for human health, wouldn't THAT impact THEIR bottom lines in the future???
My point is, I don't understand why the wrongdoings of one capitalist industry would get a 'get-away-with-it-scot-free' if what they do would turn out being at the detriment of another capitalist industry. Shouldn't they at least be 'consistent' from one another??
Response to TruthBeTold65 (Reply #2)
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 09:00 PM
rhett o rick (55,981 posts)
9. He said he wasnt afraid to eat it. I bet he wasnt afraid to smoke in the 50's either. nm
Response to TruthBeTold65 (Reply #2)
Mon Dec 10, 2012, 01:37 AM
FreeBC (403 posts)
10. You must not be familiar with Nick Gillespie if you're astounded by his ignorance
but he's sooo cool! He wears a leather jacket just like Fonzie!
Response to Playinghardball (Original post)
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 05:10 PM
unterrified democrat (33 posts)
3. Monsanto Rules the Food Chain.
Just try to find a seed catalog that they don't dominate or outright own, including Burpee,Park Seed,Territorial Seeds even Johnny's Selected Seeds. I believe Fedco is still stridently Monsanto free.By the way, nice look, Rachel.
Response to unterrified democrat (Reply #3)
Mon Dec 10, 2012, 03:38 PM
dixiegrrrrl (51,197 posts)
17. Here is one of several NON GMO, heirloom, respected seed sources:
My favorite one, I have used this source for over 5 years now.
Non-Hybrid & Non-GMO Seeds!
run by a young man who is passionate about healthy gardens and seeds.
I recommend them highly.
Response to Playinghardball (Original post)
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 06:55 PM
jimlup (5,683 posts)
5. I agree with Bill and Rachel here food should be labled
And as Rachel said "Convince me that it is safe." I don't have a problem eating genetically engineered food. In fact, I favor it and would suggest it is an essential component of our modern technology as we struggle to feed the 7 billion human mouths on the planet.
BUT, It should be labeled AND I don't believe you can, as Monsanto has done, patent the seeds. To me that is absurd.
Response to Playinghardball (Original post)
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 08:58 PM
rhett o rick (55,981 posts)
8. Corps want to assume it's safe until proven unsafe. We should assume it's unsafe until proven safe.
Response to Playinghardball (Original post)
Mon Dec 10, 2012, 02:29 AM
rudycantfail (300 posts)
11. Why would anybody want to read
or listen to what Gillespie has to say?
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Mon Dec 10, 2012, 03:08 AM
adieu (1,009 posts)
12. Here's the thing
every generation of farmed food, since time immemorial, is genetically modified from the previous generation. Farmers since 10,000 BC have been modifying their crops by culling the weak ones and replanting the heartier ones. So in a sense, "genetically modified" is a meaningless term.
However, when some injects fish genes into tomatoes or creates genetic markers that do nothing by demonstrate patented genetic modifications for legal harassment of farmers, then that becomes a problem. The courts and the legislators have to create a new law that distinguishes genetic modification the "old-fashioned way" versus genetic modification that would never been able to be done without the specific knowledge of "genetics", "genome", and molecular biology.
In other words, if you can do genetic modification without anything more than a agriculture degree or less, no big deal. If you need a molecular biology degree to do genetic modification, that should be legislated.
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Mon Dec 10, 2012, 06:26 AM
ReRe (10,593 posts)
13. I seen a documentary just a week or so ago....
.... on FreeSpeech TV, with cattle and hog farmers (not the factory growing kind) that told of what happens when they changed their livestock to GMO feed. One cattle farmerx said he lost 90% of his herd. Other cattle owners, after loosing 2-3 cows, changed them off the GMO feed, back to their regular non-GMO feed and they stopped keeling over and dying. A hog farmer changed his hogs over to GMO food, and he said it changed their personalities from happy squealing/playful animals to lethargic/sick. After 3 days, he put them back on their regular non-GMO feed and the hogs perked back up and were their happy healthy selves again. (He didn't let it go until he found them dead.) And these weren't "experiments".
If it does this to livestock, doesn't it stand to reason that humans who consume GMO foods might have some kind of negative reaction to it too?
Does anyone remember that case back around about 8-10 years ago at Taco Bell restaurants? The corn that got into taco bell food was from corn that was meant for livestok feed, and it made people sick? They had to pull all of that corn product out before they could reopen the restaurants. My son was effected by it. Never had a sick day in his life, BUT, he loved tacos from taco bell. And all of a sudden he was having trouble breathing. Took him to ER and they gave him a couple hand inhalers and sent him home. It was the same week that all of this happened at Taco Bell. He didn't go back to Taco Bell anymore.
Response to ReRe (Reply #13)
Mon Dec 10, 2012, 09:06 AM
MrMickeysMom (20,453 posts)
15. See also... Genetic Roulette, for further evidence of GMO's in our food chain
This backs up what you report on farmers.
One of the main reasons the agribusiness model wants GMO is to adapt the plants to a changing environment. But, to the contrary, the most sustainable methods of farming (which is deja vu from the Dust Bowl era) is to use contour and natural crop rotation.
In the end, GMO's have induced food allergies beyond belief, a weakening of the plant's ability to produce anything that isn't harmful to livestock and humans.
By the time we get the REAL numbers published HERE (as opposed to the EU, China and elsewhere) on cancer, birth defects, infertility, allergies and autism, we're going to be on the food cliff, America.
Response to MrMickeysMom (Reply #15)
Mon Dec 10, 2012, 10:27 AM
ReRe (10,593 posts)
16. Everything is so politicized in this country....
Our food safety system is broke and has been for decades. I wonder if the CDC has a file on diseases/illnesses/deaths directly related to human ingestion of GMO foods? Or of livestock which have been fed the GMO feed and then ingested by humans? So many of the agencies and regulations in out gov't that were created to keep us safe, are silenced or all but done away with. Are we sitting ducks? It's beginning to look that way. "Food cliff"...describes the situation to a tee.
One thing that aggravates me is that we have so much knowledge, but don't use it. The environment, food safety & supply, health care, etc., etc., etc. Reagan used to call America "...the shining city on a hill...". It's not. It just seems like every major decision we make is the wrong one. For us and for the world. Politics+Money = Chaos.
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Mon Dec 10, 2012, 09:25 PM
MrMickeysMom (20,453 posts)
18. Reagan also used to say...
Ketchup was a vegetable!
Response to MrMickeysMom (Reply #18)
Mon Dec 10, 2012, 09:49 PM
ReRe (10,593 posts)
19. REALLY! I wonder if we sent little packages of ketchup to the needy here and abroad?
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The Gunners were tipped to struggle after striker Henry's exit to Barcelona but they are top of the Premier League.
"Henry intimidated us," 20-year-old Fabregas told the Daily Mail. "He is a great player but it was not easy to play alongside him.
"We were a bit inhibited by him - dependent on everything he wanted to do and his demands. Now it is different."
Fabregas has been in inspirational form for the Gunners so far this season and has already scored six goals in nine games.
He was again on the mark as he grabbed a goal in helping his side to thrashing Derby 5-0 and he insisted the doom merchants only served to galvanise Arsenal when Henry left.
"Everyone was saying that this year without Henry we would be nowhere and that has motivated everyone."
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