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Ruth Regina's Kane Concourse salon sports the kind of glitzy, Hollywood-French Provincial decor that Morris Lapidus designed for the Fontainebleau Hotel lobby in the Fifties. A curved red velvet loveseat and two white leather chairs surround a mirrored coffee table set with a plaster-of-Paris bust of a classical hero -- the only bald pate in the room. Heads with elaborate coifs and identically painted impertinent faces have been placed in careful rows on shelves along one wall and assembled more haphazardly atop two glass showcases. Outside, at the top of the store's glass faaade, a sculpted sign spells out the owner's name in fancy white script, the i in Regina dotted with a crown.
From a doorway at the back of the shop, Ruth Regina's own platinum head pops out, her shoulder-length hair parted on the side and curled, falling in a glamorous wave over one cheek in the style of a Forties pin-up girl. It's only 10:00 a.m., but Regina, who rose and put on her face hours ago in her bayview apartment at the Jockey Club, is dressed smartly in brown stretch slacks, a white silk blouse, a pink linen jacket, and gold jewelry. A pixieish woman petite even in high heels, she steps with a brisk showgirl's stride to the front of her store, smiling graciously.
"Shall we take the walk of the stars?" she asks with a tinkling laugh and makes a sweeping gesture around the shop, her perfectly manicured fingernails pointing the way.
A row of large photographs that hangs on the walls above the shelves, almost at the ceiling, upstages even the copious display of wigs in the crowded room. Honeymooner Art Carney. Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his sidekick Charlie McCarthy. Milton Berle, Jack Benny, and Gene Kelly together in one photo. Jack Paar, when he was host of the Tonight Show. As Regina reaches to point with a flourish and name the subjects in her gallery one by one, her silk sleeve slips up, revealing a hand mottled with age spots.
A perky brunette with a cluster of curls piled on top of her head and a perfect stroke of liquid eyeliner painted on the lids of her huge brown eyes appears in almost every picture: a much younger Ruth Regina. In one photo she poses with Judy Garland, who wears a white bathrobe and clings with visible force to Regina's arm. The picture is inscribed, "To darling Ruth, the wonder worker, love, Judy."
Toward the back of the shop, small framed photographs cover one wall next to the open doorway of a small workroom where four women are listening to Spanish-language talk radio while they weave individual hairs into delicate lace wig caps on wooden heads. Each wooden form is marked with a piece of masking tape bearing a client's name. Regina looks over one woman's shoulder, suggests that that more blond hair be added to a streaked page boy. "Mas claar-o," she says loudly, tugging on the wig. The woman nods silently. Regina has been teaching herself Spanish to communicate in the language of her staff of ten, most of whom are natives of Cuba or the Dominican Republic. It seems fair, she says. Having trained all of her craftswomen personally, she hovers over them with maternal concern. When it rains, she sends them home in cabs.
Outside the workroom, the shop owner continues the Walk of Fame, pointing out a picture of a young Elvis Presley ("A fine gentleman, and very nervous"). There's Al Pacino, during the filming of Scarface. Sam Donaldson sporting Seventies' sideburns. A slim Dom DeLuise. Tiny Tim ("He always liked to look pale for some reason"). Frank Sinatra in his salad days.
And the four Beatles sitting in a row on metal chairs, wearing identical velvet-trimmed suits, while Regina powders Ringo's face. Ed Sullivan can just be made out standing in the background.
"I was put under security with them," Regina relates, recalling the Fab Four's historic second Ed Sullivan Show appearance in 1964, broadcast live from the Deauville Hotel. ""We had the police surrounding us. We went from the suite in the Deauville to the stage through the kitchen. Girls were all over us. It seemed like they popped out of the walls. When we were in their suite, we heard this roaring sound outside. It sounded like the ocean in a storm. I looked out the window and it was just girls, girls screaming, 'We love you!'
"I'll never forget it," she sighs. "I never asked for autographs. But Paul McCartney -- he was so polite -- he said, 'Miss Regina, would you like our autograph?' I looked up at him and said, 'Well, all right, Paul, that would be nice.'"
Next to the Beatles photo hangs a framed piece of Deauville stationery signed by Paul, John, George, and Ringo. The inscription: "To the best make-up artist in the business."
With the help of an assistant, Regina drags a small battered leather trunk from behind a counter. Popping open the metal fasteners, she lifts the lid. First she takes out a packet of letters she received from acclaimed Broadway producer George Abbott, whom she dated briefly in 1971, after the death of her first husband. (She would be widowed two more times.) She peeks at the letters, then puts them aside, reaching instead for three large, dusty scrapbooks.
In one photo she is clad in a fluffy Angora sweater, her hair curled and pulled back in a high ponytail. She poses with a small stuffed horse, which has a ponytail similar to her own attached to its rear end. The photo was taken in 1948; Regina looks to be about twenty.
"I was a mere child," she says, but refuses to reveal her exact age. ("There are some things a lady just does not discuss.")
Ruth and her parents, Joseph and Frieda Rozini, moved to Miami in 1945 from Chicago. Russian-Italian Jews, the Rozinis were wigmakers who immigrated to America and set up shop in the Windy City before Ruth was born. According to family legend, Joseph Rozini came from eight generations of hair-goods manufacturers and wig stylers, extending all the way back to a relative who made hairpieces for members of the French Court. Regina likes to refer to wigmaking as "the second oldest profession."
In Miami the Rozinis opened a small shop on Flagler Street downtown. In 1948, Ruth, who had been learning the business from her parents since the age of seven, went out on her own. Taking her first and middle names as her professional moniker, she opened a wig stand stocked with Rozini hair goods in Mario's Beauty Shop on the 500 block of the then-glamorous Lincoln Road. When Joseph Rozini died three years later, Frieda joined Ruth in Miami Beach. One photo shows an elegant woman with a gray crown of braids, weaving a wig at age 85. She lived to be a hundred.
In the early Fifties, Regina opened her own salon on 74th and Collins, complete with zebra-pattern fabric on the walls and hairdresser's chairs covered in gray vinyl snakeskin.
"Ruth Regina was the premier artist of the time," says long-time Miami Beach publicity czar Charlie Cinnamon. "Everyone knew she was the gal to go to if you needed, shall we say, a better hair day."
As her father had done, Regina began doing hair and makeup for the stage. One scrapbook page contains programs for several local productions from the Fifties: Annie Get Your Gun with Martha Raye and The Play's the Thing with Uta Hagen, both staged at the Cameo Playhouse (now the Cameo Theatre) on Washington Avenue; The Moon is Blue at the Roosevelt Playhouse on 41st Street, starring Kim Hunter.
But it was television that provided the biggest career boost. In 1954, five years after it had taken to the airwaves, local station WTVJ-TV became a CBS affiliate, and Ruth Regina was asked to do hair and makeup for The Big Payoff, a network game show hosted by onetime Miss America Bess Myerson. Once on the network's roster, she was able to travel to New York to study with the top make-up artists at CBS. She trained in character makeup and cosmetic special effects, learning to create lifelike wrinkles, bruises, and and bloody noses. She joined the make-up artists and hairstylists union, Local 798, in 1959. She is still a member.
In 1960 the Miss Universe pageant moved from Long Beach, California, to the Miami Beach Convention Hall. Regina worked on the annual program for fourteen years, encouraging contestants to "walk like a winner." Scrapbook snapshots depict her drying tiara-wearing girls' tears so their mascara wouldn't run on-camera.
Also in 1960, Elvis Presley, fresh out of the service, joined Frank Sinatra on-stage in the Fontainebleau's La Ronde Room (now the Tropigala). Regina did their makeup. "It seemed as if exciting things were always happening," she says, poring over undated clips from old gossip columns. "Interesting things. Unusual things."
One newspaper item relates an episode in which singer Billy "Black Magic" Daniels had a vicious argument with his wife in their suite at the Eden Roc. She retaliated by hiding his two toupees several hours before his Saturday-night performance there. The hotel's owner summoned Regina, who rushed over a salt-and-pepper hairpiece she had stashed in a drawer.
Another night she got a call from the Fontainebleau, where Judy Garland, then in the declining days of her career, was scheduled to sing.
"She had a little accident," Regina confides, whispering so that a client who has come in for a fitting won't hear. "She fell down in her dressing room and hit her head. They called me over. She was bleeding, her forehead was all bruised. But I got her fixed up. She could go on with the show. That's why she called me her wonder worker."
The Gigi Room and the Boom Boom Room at the Fontainebleau. The Mona Lisa Room at the Eden Roc. "Those were the places where the celebrities would be found on a Saturday night," says Regina, her eyes sparkling. "I like to dance. I always enjoyed going out and having fun. Always. I was never too tired."
Edna Buchanan first met Regina when Buchanan was a reporter for the Miami News. "Ruth was one of the people that everybody knew. She was in great demand by all the major stars. They loved her," says the police desk virtuoso turned novelist. "She is one of the few people left from those good old days when Miami Beach was a sleepy Southern resort city that closed down in the off-season."
Exuding a rare combination of Old World charm and bubbly all-American congeniality, Regina inspired immediate confidence in her clients. But she was ever the professional. She's still reluctant to reveal the stories behind the smiles in the photos that are so proudly displayed on her walls. When customers ask about them, she prefers to feign amnesia: She can't recall just who wore a toupee, which actress needed a "little more help," what star made a scene backstage.
"Oh really," she laughs, coyly brushing a lock of hair away from her face and breaking into the same girlish grin she wears in the old photos all around her. "I'm not fooling anyone. Of course I remember, and everybody knows it."
In 1962 Regina got a call from CBS's production department in New York. Jackie Gleason and his American Scene Magazine would broadcast several shows live from Palm Beach, featuring the buxom blond actress Jayne Mansfield.
"Ruth was in the dressing room with Floyd Patterson, the boxer," recalls Pete McGovern, who, as Jackie Gleason's personal publicist for 24 years, traveled to Palm Beach with the cast. "He was a black guy, and she was just putting a little powder his face so it wouldn't shine. Mickey Hargitay, Jayne Mansfield's husband, he was a weight lifter, he was sitting on the bed talking with Patterson, and I was in the room, too. All of a sudden I see Patterson's eyes widen. In walks Jayne Mansfield, stark naked in high heels, with that equipment she had. My mouth fell open. But Ruthie didn't look up, she just kept right on going."
Regina recounts her own version of the scene: "Jayne Mansfield's hair was a mess, everything was horrible. She was running around the room, looking for who knows what. Somehow I spoke with her and calmed her down. I said, 'Please be seated, Miss Mansfield. Everyone's waiting to see you.' I got the rollers on her head. I did her makeup and got her dressed. She was a vision.
"The first day I was there I had lunch alone," Regina continues. "I was the new girl on the block. But the next day, after they knew what I had done, they invited me to lunch. They said, 'If we ever come back to Florida, we'd like to work with you. One and a half years later they called," she adds, smiling at the memory. "It's like they say: 'Don't call us, we'll call you.' And they called."
In September 1964, Gleason and an entourage of 97 arrived in Miami on a chartered train dubbed The Great Gleason Express, replete with six full bars. Jackie Gleason and the American Scene Magazine was the first network TV series to be taped in Miami on a permanent basis. And with the Gleason show, Regina was introduced to color television. "My color work was outstanding," she boasts. "I made everybody look beautiful and not too made-up."
She was the first hair and make-up artist to receive an on-screen credit for an East Coast network show. "From then on, everyone who did makeup got one," she adds with pride.
The Gleason show's cast and crew spent every Friday and Saturday rehearsing and finally taping the show at the Miami Beach Auditorium. (After Gleason's death in 1987, the auditorium was renamed the Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts). Off-stage, they were a gang.
"Down there everybody was like family," says Pete McGovern. Like other crew members from out of town, McGovern spent 39 weeks each year here from 1964 until 1970. "We partied together, we played softball together, and Ruth fit right in. She'd always come along. We'd go to the Roney Plaza, or the Embers. We'd eat at Wolfie's or go down to Joe's Stone Crab.
"Ruth was fantastic, she was the best we had," McGovern goes on, speaking by phone from his home in Westport, Connecticut. "Jack Haley came down to do a show, and he was crazy about her. Edgar Bergen, Groucho Marx . . . everybody loved her. Ruth was a great one to pal around. But she was very painstaking in her work. She couldn't be rushed. She did everything just right. Ruth was and is one of the best gals around."
Regina walks over to a poster-size photo of herself arm-in-arm with Gleason. As she recounts how he sent her flowers each week after the program -- along with the ones he sent to each of the show's featured June Taylor dancers -- her eyes begin to mist. Once, she remembers, Gleason even offered to pay for golf lessons for her at his club.
"Jackie really appreciated people who did a great job for him," she asserts, pooh-poohing the actor's reputation as a cruel egomaniac. "He was under a lot of pressure, facing millions of people each week. If you had people who goofed and didn't come through as he would have liked, naturally he'd be upset. But I worked with Jackie very closely -- I was head of a department. I was on Jackie's first page, his last page, and in between."
She recalls one night when the production crew assembled in front of the camera and did the Gleason Glide -- the Great One's trademark stage move. Arising from the loveseat, she jumps into the air and lands, one foot in front of the other, arms flung open toward her audience of wig-wearing mannequins.
"And awaaaaay we go!"
Gleason's program (called The Jackie Gleason Show after 1966) was canceled in 1970, but the plucky hairstylist endured. With the hippie era, fashion had forsaken high-maintenance hairdos for the natural look. Regina flowed with the times.
"Quick goatee and moustache now available in Dade County," reads one early-Seventies Miami Herald headline pasted into the third scrapbook in the pile.
"Ruth was a great promoter," confirms publicist Cinnamon. "She would see what was going on and see how she could get her business into the mix."
Regina walks to the salon area in the back of her shop, where there's a snakeskin-print stylist's chair and a bubble-top hair dryer. She brought them with her when she moved from Collins Avenue to Kane Concourse, just west of the Bal Harbour Shops, in 1982.
Behind the chair, where Regina and veteran assistant Maria McDonald cut and style clients' wigs, hangs a framed certificate, a souvenir from a job she did in 1972. It reads "With deep gratitude for your outstanding contribution to the success of the Republican Convention." Signed Richard M. Nixon.
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The telephone rings for the sixth time in an hour. "We did it then and we're still doing it," Regina says into the receiver. "We will match your hair to perfection, and we will give you exactly what you want."
When she returns to the front of the shop with a cup of decaffeinated coffee and takes a seat on one of the white leather chairs, her perpetual smile fades for just a moment. She looks around the room at her pictures, her melancholy expression bringing out wrinkles around her eyes and mouth that hadn't seemed to be there before.
"With all this and all that I didn't discover a cure for cancer," she shrugs. She straightens, puts on her smile once again. "I just make people look good. But it's been a pretty good life so far. The most important thing is that tomorrow's another day. Who knows who I'm going to meet and what I'm going to do for them? In walks an heiress, a couple of stars, a princess. How could life be dull? Why should I give it all up? To play cards?"
The buzzer rings. In walks the postman. "I knew I'd find a movie star in here today!" he exclaims. He takes a package from his pouch, and holds out his clipboard. "Here you go, Miss Regina, could you autograph this for me please?"


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Craig Gentry has had a rough go of things so far this spring, but he might have been helped by the fact that Conor Jackson--a fellow outfielder/right hand bat--had an even rougher go of it.
Jackson was released by the Rangers on Monday after going 3-for-33 at the plate through Spring Training.
"We just don't have room for him," manager Ron Washington told the team's official website of the move. "He needs to get at-bats and play. It's getting down to the nitty-gritty and we didn't have a spot for him."
Gentry hasn't fared much better than the now-departed Jackson, though. He is just 3-for-24, and has been forced to leave three different games with three different ailments this spring. In the last, Sunday, he had to leave with dehydration in the second inning. It's since been reported that Gentry is suffering from a virus. And while it still seems likely that Gentry could make the club out of camp, Texas has made clear that they'll explore their options.
"We're looking for whatever comes available that can help," Washington said. "We're looking for whatever weakness we can fill. If we can't fill it inside, we'll look outside. Clubs are always talking."


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CSN Stores, Amid Rebranding and Financing Rumors, Looks to Become "Amazon for the Home"
It's pretty impressive what a couple of engineers have built here in the Back Bay. But truth be told, the engineers themselves aren't all that impressed yet. That's because they have their eyes on a bigger goal: running a billion-dollar e-commerce company.
I'm talking about Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, the co-founders of Boston-based CSN Stores, which just might be the world's biggest online-only retailer focused on home goods. The company, which owns more than 200 websites including Cookware.com, Strollers.com, BedroomFurniture.com, Luggage.com, and EveryFaucet.com, is New England's largest e-commerce firm, not counting big retail brands like Staples.
CSN Stores has gotten a fair bit of press lately—after years of no press—because of its strong revenue growth and bootstrapped culture. (The company has taken zero venture financing to date.) But its story also holds important lessons about navigating a very competitive market, using technology as a unique tool, and maintaining its culture through its growth. There are also a few rumors swirling around this company—about how it plans to rebrand itself with a more consumer-friendly name, and how it might be raising a growth financing round to go really big (more on those below).
The company started in 2002 and has been profitable basically since its inception. CSN Stores had $380 million in revenue in 2010—an increase of more than 50 percent over the previous year—and it is on pace to grow by about 50 percent again this year, Shah says. The firm just opened a new distribution and customer care center in Utah that will employ about 300 people, adding to the company's headcount of some 750 worldwide. Shah, the firm's CEO, says the firm will have more than 1,000 employees by year's end.
An obvious parallel in terms of growth would be Amazon.com, the Seattle e-retail giant that started out as a bookseller. In fact, Shah says, "We're Amazon for the home." He notes that CSN has watched what Amazon has done in the areas of customer focus and user interfaces. But he's also careful to point out the differences between the companies—a key one being CSN's focus on home products and its "specialized supply chain" for items like furniture. By shipping directly from manufacturers, CSN has managed to offer a large selection without having to stock its own warehouses (at least up to now).
"We're at a point in our life cycle, if we do it right, we should be able to grow consistently over the next [few] years," says Conine, CSN's chairman. "Look at how fast Amazon grew in the early years. We have the potential to do something similar, and to emerge as a new e-commerce brand."
Indeed, if CSN gets really big, its main competition will come from huge retailers (and household names) like Walmart, Target, JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears, as well as Amazon and large furniture stores. It will also be interesting to watch the rise of "mass customization" companies that let consumers design and personalize their own products—but how well these companies will compete with big retailers, especially in home wares, remains to be seen.
For now, Conine and Shah are focused on the challenges of continuing the company's growth and promoting its culture. CSN (the name comes from the founders' initials) is actually the duo's third venture together since they were engineering classmates at Cornell University in the early-to-mid '90s. The firm has grown to the point where the founders now spend about half their time on recruiting.
"We're looking for the same kind of people Google and Amazon are looking for," says Conine. He sounds a lot like an engineer when he talks about his top criteria for hires: first would be "aptitude," followed by being "more excited about the problem they're solving than the technology they're using," taking criticism well, being constructive on a team and willing to make mistakes, and inspiring their peers. "Companies that succeed are ones that worry about getting the best people in and empower them to do their best," Shah adds.
Besides people, of course, another big emphasis for CSN is its technology. Without getting too geeky here, what's notable is that the company has built its own software systems to handle everything from enterprise resource planning to crunching vast amounts of customer data to doing product search and order management—all from the ground up. "We look at building systems to run our business," Conine says.
And the key to CSN's systems is automation. Its engineering team of 75 people runs software that integrates with some 5,000 brands and suppliers across 3 million products. When an order comes in, CSN's software automatically checks whether the item is in stock using a reservation system plus statistics to account for how fast those items are selling that day—which is easier said than done, especially at high volumes. The end result, in almost all cases, is that UPS or FedEx delivers the item to the customer's door without a hitch. There's a lot going on behind the scenes, though: on a recent visit to CSN's office, I watched developers monitoring three big screens on the wall, showing customers' click-stream data, Web traffic spikes, and errors in the system.
That kind of real-time monitoring exemplifies the future of e-commerce, and to a broader extent, consumer Web systems. To that end, CSN uses a blend of traditional and open-source software for its toughest jobs—and it's looking ahead to future platforms. To handle huge volumes of click-stream data and customer-tracking information, for instance, the company has started using Hadoop, an open-source storage and computing system, in addition to more traditional SQL database technology from Microsoft. "We're just starting to get into how to deal with 50 terabytes of raw data," Conine says. "Learn from today and plan for tomorrow."
Stepping back a bit, there's also an overarching lesson here about how and when to start a tech-based company. "People believe that to build a big business, you have to have a big idea," Shah says. "We said, we're going to build an e-commerce company selling stuff that others aren't selling. The [usual] reaction is that other people must have done it." Sure, there were plenty of companies trying to sell home furnishings online, but the devil is in the details—and the business fundamentals. Indeed, Shah says, the core idea behind CSN Stores is "not that exciting. We're not creating Twitter. There's an under-appreciation for [going after] a big market and executing well."
In talking with entrepreneurs, Shah adds, "sometimes it's as simple as get out there, start doing a good job, and keep your eyes open."
Nevertheless, CSN Stores, like most successful companies, has had its share of difficulties. "Sometimes you're growing fast, you wish you'd done things sooner," Shah says, looking back over the years. At times, he says, "we were slow to bring people in who could help the company."
One of the most challenging times was the recent recession. The company's traffic, conversion rates, and the amount of money customers were spending were all declining fast. "We sell consumer discretionary products, and we're also correlated to housing," Shah says. "We took a step back, but we figured out what we were going to do, and stayed profitable through whole thing." CSN went through a round of layoffs in late 2008 and early 2009, cutting about 40 people—10 percent of its staff at the time. "That was the only time in company history we had to let go of a large number," he says. "It was pretty painful."
The company got back on track the old-fashioned way. "We watched our costs really tightly," Shah says. "We cut back on some advertising. We watched metrics closely. As we saw the market come back—we're very quantitative—we became aggressive again with advertising. We didn't have to cut some key strategic initiatives, [such as] our growth in Europe."
Now CSN seems poised for its next growth spurt. "The next goal is to get to a billion in retail sales," Conine says. "Over the next five to seven years, we could take the company public." He emphasizes that any IPO is "still years off." But those are very ambitious goals, especially for a company that hasn't raised outside financing. (Venture capitalists, after all, like to say that you can't build a billion-dollar company without VC.)
Which brings us to the current rumors. I've been hearing from investors around town that CSN is looking into raising a big growth financing round. The company declined to talk about any specific fundraising plans. Conine emphasized that CSN could continue to grow (and become a public company) without taking outside investment—but he left the door open for speculation. "There's a question about whether it's strategically smart to bring on institutional money at some point," he says. "Having an institutional investor advise you along the way and have skin in the game could be beneficial." Hypothetically speaking, he said CSN would be "too big for VCs" and probably better suited for private equity.
As for any company name change, BostInnovation reported on Friday (based on an internal company announcement) that CSN plans to rebrand itself as "WayFair." In response to that report, a CSN spokesman told me that "calling it rebranding would be wrong at this point." And in a statement, the company wrote, "CSN Stores as a name is not going away. We launch many new brands into the marketplace every year. Wayfair is a brand we are planning to launch this year, which we discussed at a recent company meeting."
It's no secret that CSN is looking to gain major brand awareness among consumers. With a catchier name, presumably the company could become more of a unified, return-destination site (like Amazon.com). But Conine was pretty cagey when I asked him early last week about any rebranding efforts. "We never intended for [CSN Stores] to be a consumer brand site," he said. When pressed for more details on the company's future brand name, all he would say is, "It'll evolve."
But he added that CSN's main focus is on continuing to follow its game plan—growing carefully, building out technology, and focusing on customers. "Regardless of what name you use," he said, "if you can't deliver a consistent experience, it's not worth remembering."
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Can I Use A Promotional Code And Gift Voucher At The Same Time?
Yes. Although you cannot use a promotional code when purchasing an eGift Card online.
Can I Use My Gift Card As Part Payment?
You can pay the difference with your credit or debit card, PayPal online.
How Will I Be Refunded If I Have Paid With A Gift Card And Another Method Of Payment?
The eGift Card will be credited first, with any remaining balance being credited to the other method of payment used at the time of purchase. If you don't have the card you originally purchased with please contact customer service.
My Gift Card Has Been Lost/Stolen
Please treat your eGift Card with care. We won't accept liability for lost eGift Cards.
When Is The Payment Taken For My Order?
You will be charged when your order is shipped. Pre-orders will be charged upon ordering.
How Do I Pay For My Goods?
Payment is taken at the checkout and you can pay using a credit or debit card. We accept all major credit and debit cards. You can also choose to pay through PayPal.
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When Will My Goods Be Delivered?
Please see our Shipping Information page for delivery lead times. For standard shipping applied to all Internet orders shipped within the 50 United States, your goods will arrive between 7-15 business days.
What Happens If I Am Out When My Goods Are Delivered?
If you are out when your goods are delivered, It is up to the discretion of the driver whether or not they leave the package at the door.
Can I Choose A Delivery Date And Time?
Unfortunately, we do not offer fixed delivery times. See our If the order has not yet been processed by us you can cancel the order from your account section of the website. Once you receive email confirmation about your order, you cannot cancel it. If the item is not suitable you can send the order back as a return. Please see returns section of our FAQs for further instructions on how to return an item.. for delivery options.
Can I Ship To Canada From The US?
Unfortunately the product available on the US site is only shippable within the US as well as the product found on the Canada website is only shippable within Canada. If you wish to ship something to Canada and you are currently in the US you would have to go onto the Canadian website to choose the product available.
How Can I Order Hunter Products If I Am In Canada?
If you are located in Canada, make sure you have selected Canada in the top left hand corner of the website. If you do not see the Canadian flag simply click the current flag to find the desired country to select. You can order Hunter product through our website or you can visit our Store Finder located at the top left of the screen to find a store near you that carries Hunter merchandise.
How Much Is Shipping?
Please see our Shipping information page for costs of delivery and special promotions.
Can My Order Be Delivered To A Different Address Than My Home Address?
Yes, we can deliver to a different address if required. There is a Change Address option during the checkout process. Please ensure your billing details match those that your card is registered to.
Returns & Exchanges
I Am Buying The Boots As A Present, What Happens If They Need To Be Exchanged?
As long as the boots have not been worn and are returned in the same condition that they were received, they can be exchanged for a different color or size.
How Long Will It Take To Receive My Refund?
Your refund will be processed as quickly as possible. Returns are generally processed in around 5 working days and we will email you to let you know. Refunds can take around 5-10 working days to appear in your account, depending on the card issuer.
What Is Your Returns Procedure?
We hope that you are pleased with your purchase, but if you do need to return an item to us, you can view our full returns procedure here.Please allow up to 5 working days for your refund/exchange to be processed.
How Are Refunds Credited?
Refunds can only be applied to the card or PayPal account originally used to purchase the order and the delivery address cannot be amended on an exchange.
Can I Return The Goods In Person To Your Warehouse?
Unfortunately, for security reasons we are unable to accept any orders returned to our warehouse in person.
How Do I Return Goods?
To initiate your return or exchange, please follow the instructions below:
Log into your account from the Sign In link located at the top right of our site.
Under the Order History section of your account, locate the order number that contains the item(s) that you wish to return or exchange and select Return/Exchange.
For each item, select the reason for the return along with whether it is being sent back as a return for refund or exchange. For exchanges, select the new color and/or size that you wish to receive. If you would like to exchange for a different style up to the same price as the original item, please contact our Customer Service team at 877.495.1500 or email@example.com.
If exchanging, confirm the address that you would like to receive your new item at, and submit your request.
Print your UPS prepaid return label by clicking on the Return Label link. A copy will also be sent to the email address on file for the account. Attach the label to your shipping box and drop it off at your nearest UPS location.
If you are unable to log into your Hunter account or need any assistance initiating your return/exchange, please contact our Customer Service team at 877.495.1500 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Unfortunately, we cannot accept boot returns to our corporate office address. For additional information, please review our returns policy.
Do I Have To Pay To Return Goods?
Hunter will supply a UPS smart label that you can use when returning purchases. If the item is faulty, please contact our customer service team at email@example.com who will advise you on how to proceed with returning your items.
Care Information
How Do I Care For My Boots?
All the information you require to care for your boots is provided in our Care Information section.
Why Do You Use Natural Rubber For Your Footwear?
Hunter was established in 1856 as a rubber company, producing Wellington boots along with industrial items such as tyres and conveyor belts. Staying true to our heritage, we continue to use natural rubber today for our products, which is used for its waterproof qualities, comfort and aesthetic.
Where Do You Source Your Rubber From? What Is Hunters Policy On Ethical Trade And Environmental Sustainability?
You can find more information on sourcing and Corporate Responsibility here.
Why Have White Marks Appeared On My Hunter Boots?
Occasionally, you may notice a white powdery 'bloom' on your Hunter rubber Wellington boots. This is because rubber is a natural product and in certain conditions, insoluble particles may rise to the surface.
This is a common process, characteristic of high quality, natural rubber and nothing to worry about. This process does not affect the performance or durability of your boots.
A pristine finish and shine is easily restored with regular use of Hunter Rubber Buffer, or Boot Shine, available from good Hunter retailers, as well as from our online store.
Please note that Hunter Rubber Buffer is not suitable for metallic-finish boots. Please use a soft cloth to remove any white marks that may appear.
For more information on looking after your wellies, click here to view our Care Information page.
Do My Hunter Boots Come With A Warranty?
Yes, you will have a warranty of any manufacturing defects (not including wear and tear or misuse of our product) for up to 12 months from date of purchase.Please see ownership and care for more details.
Security And Privacy
Is It Safe To Order Online Through Your Website?
Yes. Your payment is taken through a secure server, which is fully encrypted. It is perfectly safe to enter your card details on our website.


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Economic Benefits
Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.
Recycling generates significant economic benefits for communities. In fact, the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive estimates that recycling and remanufacturing industries account for approximately one million manufacturing jobs and more than $100 billion in revenue. Recycling employs low-, medium-, and highly-skilled workers in a variety of jobsfrom materials handling and processing to high-quality product manufacturing. The drive for efficient handling and use of recycled materials spurs innovation, a key to long-term economic growth. Investments in recycling equipment and the companies themselves also filter through the economy and contribute to economic growth.
Equally important are the social and environmental benefits of recycling. Recycling promotes the sustainable use of our natural resources. Working together, recycling activities around the country promote community development while reducing the need for new landfills, preventing pollution, saving energy, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- Recycling Economic Information (REI) Project Results
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Links to resources on the social and environmental benefits of recycling as well as regional and state-specific recycling economic impact reports.


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Visitor Information
Where should I park?
In the front parking lot we have spaces for visitors, seniors, motorcycles and the handicapped. Please feel free to park in the appropriate space when you drive in the front parking lot.
What should I wear to worship and what is the service like?
The most common attire at our services could be described as business casual, but there are quite a few people either in suits or in jeans as well.
Our services feature worship music, prayer, and preaching. They last a little over an hour. We use a variety of music, including hymns and contemporary worship songs blended together to focus our attention on worshipping our God. Any or all of piano, guitars, and drums accompany the singing, and on occasion we even sing without any instruments.
An offering is taken, but we do not expect our visitors to contribute anything. Instead we ask that you place a visitor card in the plate so that we have a record of your visit.
The message takes about half of the allotted time. It is generally an explanation of a particular Bible text, but on occasion may be focused on particular subject matter instead. In all cases it is based on Biblical truth.
Is there a place for my kids to go?
Yes, we have classes for all ages during Sunday School and classes for children from birth through kindergarten during the worship service. Also during the worship service we have a Sensory Friendly room for our special needs children. One of our greeters will show you where our Sunday School and Kingdom Kids classes are located.
What do you offer on Sunday nights and Wednesday nights?
There are a variety of programs for kids, youth, and adults. See our schedule here.
How do I become a member of Stewartstown Baptist Church?
You may walk forward at the end of the service and inform the pastor of your desire to be a part of the SBC family. You will then be presented as a candidate for membership, a time of rejoicing in your decision to join our church family. As a member candidate you will need to complete a 2-hour Discovery Class that covers information about the church, what we believe, what ministries are offered, and where you can serve.
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Barnes & Noble Adds Color, Web to Nook
Barnes & Noble Inc. BKS 1.38% unveiled a new color version of its Nook reading device, as the bookseller seeks to find a niche between black and white e-readers and full-fledged tablet computers.
The market for digital readers is getting increasingly crowded and price-slashing has become the norm. The coming holiday season will offer a test case for whether there is consumer demand for a lower-priced color tablet that specializes in reading but can't replicate as many of the capabilities of a normal computer.
The new touchscreen Nook Color, priced at $249, costs about half as much as an entry-level Apple Inc. AAPL 0.01% iPad—but almost twice as much as an entry-level Kindle from Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 2.58% and Barnes & Noble's existing monochrome Nook device.
"This device is the reader's tablet," said Jamie Iannone, president of digital products at Barnes & Noble. The Nook Color, which weighs 15.8 ounces, could "fill a hole that the big, heavy, expensive iPad had left wide open," said James McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester Research . FORR 0.86% The iPad weighs 1.5 pounds. "You can't underestimate the value of that, especially for the fifth of the population who are really wild about books."
The Nook Color features a seven-inch touchscreen that the company says can be used to view color content, including video files. The company doesn't yet sell very many mainstream e-books that feature rich color content, but Barnes & Noble says it has built out a collection of 12,000 children's chapter books, plus interactive color kids' picture books.
Barnes & Noble also says it will sell digital magazine and newspaper subscriptions that feature graphics and photos in color, a welcome development for publishers who have largely been shut out from selling subscriptions on the iPad.
John Loughlin, executive vice president and general manager of Hearst Magazines, which will launch with eight titles on the device, said the introduction of the Nook II is "another step in the evolution of the mobile device market." He added, "We're particularly pleased that full subscription capacity is part of B&N's program."
Gartner Research vice president Allen Weiner said the Nook Color could help Barnes & Noble "get in on the ground floor" in the digital periodical business. "In order for them to get into the magazine business, which has a really large trajectory right now in terms of opportunity, they needed to come up with a different device. Magazines don't work on black-and-white devices," he said.
The Nook Color, with an LCD screen, offers extras beyond displaying printed content, such as viewing websites, checking and sending e-mail, playing basic games and listening to Pandora online radio. The Nook Color's software is based on Google Inc.'s Android operating system, and Barnes & Noble plans to open up development of further extras to outside programmers.
But at least for the time being, the assortment of apps for the Nook Color is far more limited than the 300,000 apps available for Apple's iPad. The current version of the Nook Color software doesn't support Adobe Systems Inc.'s Flash software, but the company says it will upgrade its software early in the new year.
Barnes & Noble, which first unveiled the Nook last fall, has had difficulty catching up with market leader Amazon. Forrester Research estimates that by the end of this year there will be 6.1 million Amazon Kindles on the market in the U.S., but just 2.1 million Nooks and 2.2 million Sony Corp. Readers. Amazon and Barnes & Noble have battled over the price for their competing devices, in June cutting prices within hours of each other. Now Amazon sells its basic e-reader without 3G wireless access for $139, and Barnes & Noble sells its model for $149.
Both Amazon and Barnes & Noble also operate e-bookstores separate from their device businesses, in which they sell titles that can be read on other devices such as the iPad, iPhone and Blackberry.
Barnes & Noble said it would have adequate supplies of the Nook Color for its stores this holiday season, and it would begin shipping the devices on or around Nov. 19.
The Nook Color received positive initial reviews from some in the publishing industry. "It's lighter and cheaper than the iPad," said Mark Gompertz, executive vice president, digital publishing, for CBS Corp.'s CBS.A 0.91% Simon & Schuster Inc.
Literary agent Laurence Kirshbaum said he thought the new device would force Amazon to respond quickly. "For kids books and magazines, color makes a huge difference."
In a July interview with the launch of the latest version of the Kindle, Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos said the company was focused on purpose-built reading devices that offer no compromises. Amazon's Kindles use reflective screen technology from E Ink Corp., and the company has run TV commercials that highlight how tablets featuring LCD screens have glare, and can be difficult to read in direct light.
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Okay, so here's my little guy, one year ago, and here's his story.
My due date was August 11. Louisa was born 3 weeks early and Drew was born 10 days early. So, because of something like a small cervix, which is probably a little too much info, the doc was positive this one would be early, too. When August 11 came around he was shocked that I still had a baby in my tummy. He asked if I would consider being induced. Uh huh!!!! Oh ya!!! {{vigorously nodding my head}}
There I was, 6:30 a.m., August 12. Laying in a hospital bed with hubby at my side. I am GBS positive, so I had to have a very painful penicilin injection first. Then they started the petocin and 3 hours later I was holding my sweet little Hunter Steven in my arms.
Hunter for the fact that my husband's family is huge in hunting. And also, and more importantly for me, because we started our life as a family in Savannah, GA at the army base Hunter Army Airfield. Steven, well, is my dad!
Fast forward one year later and he's walking and talking and playing with his trucks and making animal noises and already asking questions! Yes, he asks "This?" and also "What?" He's already doing it?! What I am going to do when he's 3 and actually in the full blown question asking stage?
Now we're off to a whole new year of adventure and excitement and non-stop learning experiences for all of us.


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Bill Carruthers has battled and overcome the effects of serious mental illness and substance abuse.
Today, Carruthers is working to help others with the Opening Doors to Recovery Project, a community-based approach to dealing with serious and persistent mental illness championed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Savannah, and a group of public-private partners.
"We're talking about recovery," Carruthers told a gathering of mental health advocates and politicians Tuesday at Memorial University Medical Center. "I was in it, but I didn't know what it was."
"They gave me a chance," said Carruthers, who has become a NAMI board member and cheerleader. "Before I came to recovery, every year for me was a bad year. It changed my life."
The goal of the project, funded in 2010 with more than $2 million from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and $1 million in state funds, is to help people with mental health problems who wind up in jails and hospitals and keep them from going back.
Dr. Michael Compton, a psychiatrist who specializes in schizophrenia and is a researcher from George Washington University, said his analysis of 72 of the 100 individuals in the project showed that those who were more closely connected with the program showed better results.
Additional analysis will be needed to determine more clearly the impact.
The project combines a case-management team of a mental health professional, a family member and a person recovering from mental illness, to try and navigate the participant through hurdles to what organizers called a "meaningful day" toward independence and self sufficiency.
The project included participation from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Savannah-Chatham Metro police and other police agencies and the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, as well as the state Department of Labor, legislators and CSX.
The targeted group were those likely to return to jails or mental hospitals when left without the support system,
In one instance, June DiPolito, Pineland community service board director from Statesboro, said a woman with 34 hospitalizations and 13 jail encounters went for more than a year without reappearing.
For project director Nora Lott Haynes the initial successes are just a call for additional initiatives.
She said the state Department of Corrections is interested in using the model in part of the prison system and urged efforts to pursue that goal.
"Treatment works," Haynes said.
But John Richards, NAMI president and a long-time advocate, questioned why it was necessary "to do a pilot project to determine if case management works. We know (it) works."
The project has positive impacts on local communities, Savannah-Chatham police Maj. Larry Branson told the group.
"Lives have certainly been changed," Branson said, referring to officers trained in Crisis Intervention Training to identify and assist those with mental health issues to stay clear of jail.
Jail, he said, is not the place for someone with mental health issues.
And Chatham County Commissioner Helen Stone said the numbers of those with mental health problems relegated to the Chatham County jail are costly to taxpayers and taxing on the person, his or her family, and jail personnel who are not trained to deal with many of the issues involved.
"Once people get into that system it's very hard to get them out," Stone said. "I want to see this community run a smart jail. Let's get the people who need help help."


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Tributes to knife attack officers
Tributes have been paid to a police officer and a police community support officer who were injured by a man with a knife in a busy shopping street.
PC Paul Madden, 23, and PCSO Piotr Dolata, 27, were checking bus fares when they were attacked at around 3pm on Wednesday at a bus stop on New Broadway in Ealing, west London.
PC Madden remains in a "serious but stable condition" but PCSO Dolata was released from hospital on Wednesday.
Detective Chief Superintendent Andy Rowell, Ealing Borough commander, said: "As you will be aware PC Paul Madden and PCSO Piotr Dolata from our borough sustained serious knife injuries whilst on duty. The homicide and serious crime command are currently conducting their enquiries into this incident and a man has been charged. At this stage it is inappropriate for me to comment on the investigation further.
"I would, however, like to reinforce the message that whilst this incident is indeed shocking, it is very rare. This has obviously happened at a time when the Broadway is a very busy place with shoppers and people celebrating the festive season.
"We will be conducting extra patrols in the area and on the buses to provide reassurance for the local community. If anyone has concerns regarding the incident I would ask them to speak to their Safer Neighbourhoods team.
"Secondly, I would like to thank all the members of the public who have contacted the station to offer their support, thanks and best wishes to the injured officers and all of our staff who have been affected by this incident. The overwhelming response has been very comforting to all of us and will be passed on to the officers and their families.
"I would lastly like to commend the two injured officers for their bravery and actions at the scene, as well as the other officers that were in attendance and members of public who went to help them. Both officers are highly regarded and it truly does show the close relationship the officers have on the borough, as well as the public support of the work that we do."
John Onyenaychi, 30, appeared at Brent Magistrates' Court on Friday morning charged with two counts of attempted murder. Onyenaychi, from Wise Road in east London, was also charged with attempting to cause grievous bodily harm against a second PCSO, Steven Constable.
He was remanded in custody after hurling abuse at the judge from the dock. He was handcuffed and surrounded by 10 police officers.


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For Better or For Worse: Life After the Wedding
Posted by Vicky Lane Categories: Advice, How To, Marriage, Relationships, Sex
I think most unmarried people have this idea that once you're married, life is bliss. I can say that knowing that you found your soulmate and having that person by your side is truly amazing. But what I have found so far is that there is an adjustment period and a good amount of effort needs to be put in by both of us to make sure we get through it together. There are so may things that change when you're married: your financial situation (you may have to share now), sometimes your living situation, your last name! For some, losing your identity can be a challenge. I remember it taking me months and months just to feel comfortable saying my new name. It was a weird transition that took some getting used to.
Another big adjustment is when it hits you that this time, you can't just throw in the towel. It was easy when you were just dating to walk out after an argument, or just completely end it when you decided you didn't like something about him. Well not this time. You vowed to love this person for better or for worse, so now it's time to grow up and make it work. Here are some things I've learned in my short time as a married women that gets husband and I through the adjustment period:
Talk it Out!
This is obvious. Communication is key in any relationship and luckily my husband and I are very open about our feelings. If we have issues with one another, we discuss them. If it's a heavy issue, it may take a few days to get to the root of the problem but it's worth it to get it resolved. I find the more you keep pent up, the longer the issue persists.
I love talking about the first time we met. Or our first romantic trip together. It reminds us of how we fell in love and most importantly, why we got married in the first place. Sometimes you lose that as the minutia of everyday life takes over. I actually found a journal where I can write down a lot of those memories, make some of the stories silly and even add pictures. It's kind of like free couples therapy.
Play Together
Spending quaity time together seems obvious to me too but it is a good reminder. We get so hung up with work and daily life in general that we push fun things aside. I'm not just talking about sex but yes, having more sex is the best way to reconnect. I also found that doing something as simple as going for a walk through the park or taking a trip to the zoo helps us relax and just have fun.
I know that some of you have been married a lot longer than me and I would love to solicit more advice. What are your secrets for a successful marriage?
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We break down the pros and cons of the vast variety of hoses and tubes available to homebrewers.
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The Wiz discusses the merits of mash mixers and offers some tips for fine-tuning your sparge.
An effective alternative to the common immersion and coiled counterflow chillers: The double pipe heat exchanger
Moving wort and brewing liquor around your brewhouse can be as easy as flicking a switch. See how adding a pump to your setup can save you hassle.
The Wiz hops to a question on hopbacks and gives the facts of refrigeration.
Chris Graham and John Blichmann explain how best to expand your homebrewery.
A question about plate chillers lands on the Wizard's plate, he dispenses a lesson in lagering and more.
Is this thing reading right? The importance of calibrating your equipment.
The Wizard weighs in on open fermentation at home.
A home hopyard doesn't have to be an eyesore. Build a hop trellis that is attractive and harvest-friendly.
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On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 05:18:09PM -0700, Jake Johnson wrote: | I am in the market for a printer and was wondering what people are happy | with. Oh, this is a different question than the subject! As for the subject question : Subject: Re: Does anyone use an All-in-One Printer? Yes, at work we have an HP OfficeJet G95. What can I say? It works. I haven't tried doing anything other than printing through it from my computer. I've used the fax and copier aspects from the front panel on it. As for what printer(s) I am happy with ... pretty much any HP Laserjet. I have a IIIp at home, the office at work has a 5MP, the lab at school has two 8000's and a 5. (note that the 3 and 5 series are no longer in production) The printers work well and have a good solid interface (built-in Postscript interpreters in addition to PCL). HTH, -D -- In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9 http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/
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*Come and listen to my tale about a man named Joe.
Who was Jesus Christ? Well, he didn't really know'
Then one day he read John, Chapter three;
His eyes were opened up and he began to see.
Pearls of truth, that is; wisdom, pure love'
First thing you know, ol' Joe did repent,
Of things he had done and places where he went.
His life turned around in such a drastic change.
That family and friends thought he was really strange'
A loose cannon, that is; three bricks shy of a full load'
Joe began to read, and he began to pray;
The Lord began to show him a new and living way'
He taught Joe how he could walk in love,
Just like his Heavenly Father above.
In Holiness, that is; sanctified; uprightly.
Ol' Joe kept a-studying and he kept on a-growing'
By his testimony the kinsfolks knew where he was goin'.
He would witness on the corner and even on the stairs,
When persecution rose up, he didn't have a care.
Total peace; surrendered; anxious for nothing'
Joe loved to talk to people- that became his ministry.
He turned many souls from a God-less eternity'
And as Joe advanced in his earthly years,
He became ever more thankful for Jesus, so dear.
Wonderful counselor; Saviour; friend'
Now it's time to say goodbye to Joe and all his friends.
They would like to thank "y'all" for kindly droppin' in
You're each invited to join Joe for all eternity,
To worship at God's Throne and praise His Majesty'
Arthur Ball (H.S.L.P.)
March 4, 2007
*With apologies to " The Beverly Hillbillies"
Copyright © Robert Ball | Year Posted 2009
Ballad of the poet
When the moon kissed the sun, and light spread upon the earth. *hh*
Bright and early,
early bird gets the worm.
With sullen time on stand by.... *DJ*"
Spurns emerald valleys that blur upon my new-found perch *J.M.G*
While all nature wakes from slumber in timeless glory. *E.G*
Morning glory stroked by a ceremonious dandelion... whisper~ *K.D*
Bitter like morning breath.
Rooster crows, two songs, I share a note with him.
My cat rises to the sun of a new day.
Stretches into a c with her tongue curled and tail furled *S.K.*
My coffee offers the sweetest taste after a goodbye kiss.
Clever and warm, I twinkle to the new morning light,
as I step outside, something pierced my heart..
~Wing broken, his bow in tow, arrows strewn,
~No flight for thee, love lost, bent arrows I see," *R.M*
Everything I see, everything I feel around me.
Becomes a new song.
Born of many emotions.
I roll them on a paper without a pen.
BUT! In my mind they speak clearly to me~
Look into My eyes with your heart... and there you will find your soul * R.A.D.*
"I hear an angel calling The beastly being within" *R.S*
A new creation awaits beyond the path of dreams content,
Eros and Cupid both shoot through my heart." *J.H.*
As the arrow's liquid enters my soul... *RON*
Will that winged creature with the bow and arrows stop blinking his eyes?" *R.P*
He has stretched his wings too far this time. *V.B.*
"His arrow of love is strumming my heart with golden grace. *L.M*
A Halo'd smile upon my face. * L.H*
Has suddenly turned to a grimace! *G.S.*
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Copyright © Poet Destroyer A | Year Posted 2012
a poor woman's ballad, told in her p.o.v
I ain't got a dime in nobody's bank
...and I ain't got...just to be quite frank
I ain't got a paycheck from nobody's job
I aint got nothing...luckily, I don't go out and rob
I ain't got a car from nobody's lot
...and I ain't got...to be wasting in nobody's slot
I ain't got a house on nobody's land
I ain't got a pot to piss in, sometimes I pee in a can
I ain't got no jewelry from nobody's store
I ain't got it no more, cause they caught me at the door
I ain't got a stove to be cooking nobody's food
...and I ain't got a refridgerator to be keeping jack...cool
I ain't got the strength to be giving nobody a hand
...and I damn sholl' don't have a bed to be keeping nobody's man
I ain't got no butter to put with this toast and I ain't got no spread to put with this bread
...so therefore, I ain't got no food to be keeping nobody fed
I ain't got no cash to be letting nobody borrow a dub(20 dlrs)
...and I ain't got no money to be getting in nobody's club
I ain't got no fancy clothes, high-tech whatcha- ma- call-its or no shoes made by nobody...
but I do have a couple of things, thanks to somebody
you see...I ain't got no riches that could be considered wealth
but I went to the doctor yesterday, he told me I was in good health
I ain't got nothing really to be giving, but I woke up this morning...so therefore I am living
I ain't wearing no designer dress, but somehow, I ain't even stressed
I ain't got no diamonds hanging down my chest
...but I'm good...cause somebody keep me alive...so therefore I am blessed
Copyright © Natalie Braddy | Year Posted 2012
Here's a Ballad to the Holy Bible,
Learning Word of God we're liable,
Reading precepts to be kind,
Humble devotion springs to mind.
Thank you, bible, for inspiring message,
Advent of our Lord did presage,
Reading precepts to be kind,
Humble devotion springs to mind.
Thank you, bible, for divine healing,
Peace and love, daily our feelings,
Reading precepts to be kind,
Humble devotion springs to mind.
Thank you, bible, for Gospel Faith,
Sacred truths Jehovah sayeth,
Reading precepts to be kind,
Humble devotion springs to mind.
Thank you, bible, for Light we're grateful,
Timeless and supreme, so forceful,
Reading precepts to be kind,
Humble devotion springs to mind.
That's the Bible Ballad, thank you letter,
Don't know how to write it better,
Reading precepts to be kind,
Humble devotion springs to mind.
Copyright © Julie Grenness | Year Posted 2015
In circle centre spirits meet
above, below, within,
with age old words I call and greet
and will they enter in.
In scented air, purify me
to serve at her command,
in flames of fire, sanctify me
may I meet her demand.
Fresh waters of the mountain stream
to wash away my fear,
the Earth beneath my feet redeem
my heart with loving cheer.
Their power surges through my soul
and bless this sacred place
in union with gods I'm whole
their love a blissful grace.
Copyright © Jemmy Farmer | Year Posted 2010
Centuries old trees are common
But centenarians on
The street are a rare sight indeed,
As rare as it could be.
For hours slip and days melt away,
And as youthful spring fades,
Silver strands race to O'ertake.
Faces once gleaming with dreams
Become creased and weary,
So cherish each fleeting moment
To do good and repent!
Swap the temporal for the true,
For an Eden of your own!
Poem Released Into Public Domain
Copyright © Brian Chung | Year Posted 2016


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The First Sneaker I got while on that break was my white low Converse. I wanted a more simple look than my usual crazy color look. I wanted a look that was traditional but still cool and modern. Plus, they are in fashion right now so you can get them pretty much at any sneaker store! They are a cool and easy sneaker to wear anywhere -- such as at school, work, the mall or anywhere else you want to go.


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A historic Wells Fargo stagecoach was moved Tuesday into the Natural History Museum of Utah's special exhibition gallery to spotlight a vital role of the horse in Utah and the West.Comment on this story
"The Horse," an exhibit from the American History Museum in New York City, tells the story of how humans have shaped the horse and how the horse, in turn, has shaped human. The special exhibition includes cultural objects from around the world, a hand-painted diorama depicting the evolution of the horse and interactive displays that invite visitors to test their strength in horsepower, identify different breeds and look inside a life-size, moving horse. Unique to the exhibition in Utah is the special connection of the Ute Indian Tribe to horses and how the early adoption of horses made them powerful and prosperous.
The exhibit runs from July 21-Jan. 4.


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Website: http://http://www.crfm.int/
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) works in the following areas:CARICOM Institutions
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) was established and officially inaugurated on 27 March 2003, in Belize City, Belize, where it is headquartered following the signing of the "Agreement Establishing the CRFM" on February 4, 2002.
It is the core of a complex interactive network of a wide variety of stake holders in fisheries. Three bodies together make up the mechanism.
It is an inter-governmental organization with its mission being to "To promote and facilitate the responsible utilization of the region's fisheries and other aquatic resources for the economic and social benefits of the current and future population of the region".
The CRFM consist of three bodies – the Ministerial Council; the Caribbean Fisheries Forum; and the CRFM Secretariat. Its members are Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and the Turks and Caicos Islands.


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Jobs boost as Irish firm lands €8m trade deal
A MEDICAL diagnostics firm has landed an €8m deal with suppliers in Mexico that will see its products used across the country's clinics and hospitals.
President Michael D Higgins, who is on an official visit to central America, is set to join Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto today to witness the signing of the agreement between Co Donegal-based Randox Teoranta and Central de Diagnostica e Industria.
The deal to bring the company's "biochip" lab products to Mexico will create 30 new jobs at its manufacturing facility in Dungloe. Biochip technology enables numerous tests for diseases, infections or other substances to be carried out on one single blood sample.
Randox Teoranta is part of the Northern Ireland-based Randox Laboratories group, which has been doing business in Mexico for 15 years and already has 100 staff working in the country.
Dr Peter FitzGerald, managing director of Randox Teoranta, said the presence of the heads of state would be a source of pride for the firm.
"We are honoured to have both presidents witness this new trade agreement and of course we are honoured to be working with Mexico," he said.
Arturo Olvera-Medel, company director of Central de Diagnostica e Industria, described the deal as an outstanding opportunity.
"Randox Teoranta is a prestigious and renowned company," he said.
"We have achieved a successful, cordial and long-lasting relationship, always based on the quality of the products boasted by the brand, on respect and on excelling international quality regulations."
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South Korean school fad has backpacks made of JUNK FOOD
SOUTH Korean schools have a worrying new health concern — backpacks made from JUNK FOOD.
Food nutrition expert Nobuto Yajima is concerned that the new trend for parents to give these home-made calorie bundles to their children will cause a boom in obesity cases.
The many of these bags are packs of sweet and savoury snack food tied together, with even the straps made from confectionary packaging.
What initially caught on as a novelty has mounted into a replacement for actual packed lunches, leading to the traditional rice, noodle and salad-based lunch boxes falling into decline.
"Some of these backpacks contain 10,000 calories - and children are eating them all in one day"Nobuto Yajima, food nutrition expert
Yajima said: "Nutella and cheese sandwiches, chocolate eggs, cream-filled pastries - these are not the building blocks of a healthy nation.
"Some of these backpacks contain 10,000 calories - and children are eating them all in one day. Something must be done to stem this tide."
The most elaborate of the packs even open up to contain even more snacks inside.
One school girl posted about her backpack on social media. She said: "This is especially great because you can start eating your gift right away without ruining the integrity of the pack."


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NASHVILLE, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock, the serial wedding couple, exchanged vows again as they'd vowed to do, this time at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville.
The couple has gotten married twice before, so far, in the last month. They said at a Las Vegas press conference July 26 they would marry several times, People magazine said.
The ceremony proceeded without prior warning Thursday morning, surprising the crowd, including Tootsie's staff.
"You guys aren't going to believe what we have next -- Kid Rock and Pam Anderson are going to get married on stage and we're not even kidding," McKenzie Davis, a Tootsie's customer, told People.
The couple got up on stage with Davidson County General Sessions Judge John Brown officiating.
"They did the regular vows, and when it came to the 'I do' part, he responded 'Hell yes!,'" Davis said. "Her response was, 'Unfortunately yes!' and she got a laugh out of that."
Then Kid Rock sang "Some Kind of Wonderful" to his bride.
"They are just totally in love," said Kirt Webster, Kid Rock's Nashville publicist.


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By Vladimir Kofman
This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.
Shake your iPhone in a chopping motion to break the various objects placed in front of you to proceed to the next level.
Just make sure you hold on tight as the levels get harder!
What's New in Version 2.0
iOS4 compatibility
iPhone Screenshots
Customer Reviews
I find myself trying to not pass more than I try to pass. It's so hard to NOT break any of it!
Not worth it.
For one, there's only 4 levels: cork, wood, ice, and brick. The end.
Also, this game yields a possibility to damage or even break your iPod/iPhone. My iPod touch 4g got a dented in the back!!! Altogether stupid!!!
Serv daily
Cool idea, but extremely too hard to break anything pass cork.
- Free
- Category: Games
- Updated: Aug 02, 2010
- Version: 2.0
- Size: 12.3 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Vladimir Kofman
- © 2008 Vladimir Kofman
Compatibility: Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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As others see it: Make the courts a priority
We cannot imagine someone suggesting that our Minnesota courts try to function without judges, court administrators or prosecutors. Why, then, is the state short-changing public defender offices around the state, forcing them to handle too many cases or seek relief from handling some of their duties?
A little entity called the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 1963 case (Gideon vs. Wainwright) that states must provide legal representation to defendants who cannot afford an attorney. That ruling has the effect of law. You remember the law? That's also the thing state legislatures create when they criminalize various activities. Making things a crime means we need police, prosecutors, court offices and judges. AND public defenders.
Now, it may be that some citizens don't believe that indigent defendants are entitled to counsel. It may be that some citizens disagree with Gideon. That's fine. People of good will are free to disagree and work to change other people's minds and the law. In the meantime, we remain a nation of laws. The alternative is people deciding for themselves which laws they will honor and which they will violate. We wouldn't tolerate this when it comes to crimes, and we shouldn't tolerate it when it comes to protecting people's constitutional rights.
The Minnesota Legislature needs to step up and find a way to properly fund the entire court system. If we are going to debate, then prioritize state spending, it seems to us that equal justice under law must be at the top of the list.


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After spending today with a pair of chainsaw trousers on climbing and felling a group of leylandii, before dragging the brash out and then carrying the timber out, I am interested to know what you know about cooling vests. My temperature was stupid high and I sweated something crazy. I drank copious amounts of water and had a few breaks, but when the job needs done then got to keep going. I was thinking how I can stay cooler through a hot summer doing this work and thought of these cooling vests that you see the F1 guys wearing on the grid etc.
Are they any good? Any recommendations for a particular one?


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It's been a month that I'm trying to run cocos2d-x on eclipse.. ( windows 8 ).
I've tried alot of tutorials , and I always arrive at the point that everything is set up , I compile the HelloWorld project on my device: no errors , it runs fine.
The problem is that when i modify the "Helloworldscene.cpp" file , like i change this line:
CCLabelTTF* pLabel = CCLabelTTF::create("HelloWorld!", "Arial", 24);TOCCLabelTTF* pLabel = CCLabelTTF::create("RandomText", "Arial", 24);
When i REcompile , on my device it still shows "HelloWorld".Even if i delete part of the code in that file , nothing changes , just like if it doesnt even read it..
Please help , I really want to start developing on cocos2d-x , and I'm kind of desperate here\^\^
You are not compiling c**, you either use the command line or you convert your project to a combined Java/C** project, take a look at this great tutorial:http://www.raywenderlich.com/33750/cocos2d-x-tutorial-for-ios-and-android-getting-started
I may be a bit old, but it helped me a lot.
And these are few notes I had to do for every of my projects (may not fit everyone else):
To support Android API 8, two steps:
open app/jni/Application.mk and addAPP_PLATFORMandroid-8
open AndroidManifest.xml and change minSdkVersion="8"
Add this to AndroidManifest.xml if you need connection:
Add extensions:Select project properties, C/C*+ General, Paths and Symbols, Includes, CNU C**, and add:/path_to_your_cocos2d-x/extensions
Edit jni/Android.mk andd add any new c*+ classes you create:LOCAL_SRC_FILEShellocpp/main.cpp ../../Classes/AppDelegate.cpp ../../Classes/HelloWorldScene.cpp
IMPORTANT! To avoid reseting the assets folder, comment all code related on the build_native.h
I did what you told me. I noticed that when I compile a warning appears in the console:C:.. /proj.android/build_native.sh: line 75: C:-ndk-r8b;/cygdrive/c/android-ndk-r8b/ndk-build: No such file or directory
I build on my phone like always , but that error appears.. Maybe its because of this that it doenst compile the c++ part ?
Thanks for you time and help
No one else can halp me? Please it's been a three month or more that I'm trying to run cocos2d-x...
You need to locate the .h file. Try this:
In your Eclipse's project, go to Properties > C/C++ General > Paths and Symbols, and select the "Includes" tab. Select "GNU C++" in the Language list and click "Add" to include a directory. Now, browse for C++ sources: on Mac, these should be locate in /usr/include/c++.
Hope this will work.


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Photographer's Note
This lady was performing some rituals on the sea front of the famous ganga sagar fair held this winter a few days before.she giving me sweet smiles,daunting stares and sometimes even making faces at me.but at a certain moment of ritualistic offering she had to loudly chant some mantras.She said that she could barely open her eyes due to the glaring sun.her face had assumed such a form due to the innumerable rituals she had to perform and long and difficult to pronounce mantras to chant.But this expression on her face suited my liking to a very good extent.the framing was purposely done to leave out the steel plate placard she was holding,so as not to drive away attention from her face.Hope you all like it.
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ayansadhu (1502) 2008-01-17 9:40
That's a nice one Aryaratna but had the lady opened her her eyes...
Good framing and fantastic exposure
Miha2ou7 (5162) 2008-01-17 11:12
Hey Aryartana,
A super portrait, moment stopped perfeclty the picture itself is full of colors and details.
ktanska (30907) 2008-01-18 4:37
Hi Aryartana,
Intensive impression. I like the strong red colour. India has a lot of colour. I also like the placing of steel plate on the corner. Works as an extra focal point but doesn't take away attention from the woman.
photographer123 (6246) 2008-01-18 8:15
red made this shot little good..but I want to know to saw ur shot,#1..what she is doing?(Not from the note)#2.I dont like her close eyes..#3.careful about technical qualities of the shot than color frame.to some extend frame help to present ur shot,but at first look after the main shot..#3..sharpness is little poor and color correction should made carefully...any way well tried...and try to make story with the shot not with the note..best wishes...bapidada
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- Genre: People
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-01-15
- Categories: Festivals
- Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
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Adam Burish isn't apologizing for cross-checking Rene Bourque.
Nor is he surprised he won't be suspended for it.
The Chicago Blackhawks winger said there was no way he hit Bourque in the head late in Game 3.
But the hit certainly wasn't an accident.
"I know the reason I did it," Burish said.
"There's nothing to be sorry about. I didn't cross the line. I did what needed to be done."
Flames coach Mike Keenan was livid late in Monday's game after Burish broke his stick over Bourque's shoulder.
The hit caused an immediate melee, with Bourque chasing down Burish and catching a punch to the jaw for his trouble.
Some of the Flames players called Burish's hit an attempt to injure, but Burish said it was nothing of the sort.
Since the hit, Bourque has been unavailable for comment because he is day-to-day from the incident.
"I heard Keenan say he had an injury from a cross-check to the head," Burish said.
"It wasn't near his head. I was around his arm. I don't think he's hurt. It's not my worry.
"Obviously, he's a friend off the ice. When the series is done, I hope nobody gets hurt. When you are playing, it's not about being nice to your buddies. It's about trying to win. He looked like he was OK during the scrum."
Keenan didn't back off yesterday, although he said he left it up to the league to hand out punishment.
The Flames coach seemed more concerned about the timing than anything else.
"I think the league is trying to keep an eye on all activities, particular those tactics that are used late in games," Keenan said.
"There's no place in the game for those tactics, so that's why I was expressing my displeasure with their approach at that point.
"The game doesn't need it and the emotional response I have is 'Why? Why engage in those tactics?' "
Burish argues his hit was just a retaliation to one before, which was a retaliation to one before ... and so on.
"It's playoff hockey. It's the same reason they are hitting our guys. It's the same reason they are coming at me. It's the same reason I'm going at them," Burish said.
"If wasn't doing that, I wouldn't be doing my job."
Bourque played an intense physical style in each of the first three games, dishing out some punishing hits as well.
The hardest collision of Game 3 came when Bourque went straight at Hawks defenceman Brent Seabrook.
Burish, who is a former teammate of Bourque's at both Wisconsin in college and with the Hawks, said his friend can dish it out so he must be able to take it.
"I haven't seen that edge from Bourque before," Burish said. "I responded. It stays on the ice. I hope to have a beer with him after the season is done.
"He's not my friend on the ice. I'm not here to make a friend. That's playoff hockey. I hope he can accept it. If he can't, I will just say it's part of the game."
In Game 1, the Flames were the ones who escaped a suspension when Michael Cammalleri drilled Martin Havlat off a faceoff.
But no one expects the physical battles to cease.
"Overall, for most of this series, it's been intense," said Flames captain Jarome Iginla.
"It seems to be growing more every game. I didn't like the cross-check on Bourque in the last minute of the game. I don't think, at that time of the game, it's appropriate.
"I'm sure they don't like some of our stuff, too. That's the way it goes."


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Copyright The Washington Post
Friday, January 27, 2006; C01
Sly Stone, the reclusive, long-vanished funk-rock pioneer whose potent recordings in the late 1960s and early '70s defined the era and altered the course of popular music, may be about to strut back into the public eye.
According to several friends and associates, discussions are well underway about a Sly and the Family Stone reunion performance at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 8 in Los Angeles.
It would be Stone's first live performance since 1987, and his first major public appearance since Jan. 12, 1993, when Sly and the Family Stone were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It would also mark the first time since 1971 that the band has played in its original configuration. (Drummer Greg Errico quit the group that year and was soon followed by bass player Larry Graham.)
As songwriter, producer, bandleader and singer, Stone dazzled the world of pop music more than 35 years ago with a string of superlative anthems — timeless songs, including "Dance to the Music," "I Want to Take You Higher," "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Family Affair" and "Everyday People" (whose lyric "Different strokes for different folks" became a slogan for the Woodstock generation). By the early '70s, though, he had developed an all-consuming cocaine addiction, and he soon faded from the spotlight. Speculation on the whereabouts and condition of Sly Stone has been a pop pastime for decades.
Ron Roecker, a spokesman for the Recording Academy, wouldn't confirm that the reunion is on the Grammy-night schedule, which already includes an all-star tribute to Sly and the Family Stone. The tribute — featuring John Legend, Maroon 5, will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, among others, performing a medley of Sly classics — was announced yesterday by the academy. (All the artists appear on a Sly and the Family Stone tribute album that will be released the day before the Grammys.)
"The facts are what we put in the press release," Roecker said. "As far as anything else, it's all just rumor. But we do believe that he is attending the Grammy Awards."
He added: "It seems like the right time for him. We're thrilled that we'll be able to do this."
Stone's manager, Jerry Goldstein, could not be reached for comment.
Nor could Stone himself — no surprise, given that he stopped speaking to the media in about 1987.
But sources close to the band said rehearsals are scheduled to begin next week in Santa Monica, Calif. They cautioned, however, that the reunion could implode at any point, given Stone's long history of erratic behavior.
Still, that there's talk at all about a Sly Stone coming-out party is a surprise.
"He's been in seclusion for so long, he's like J.D. Salinger," said Greg Zola, who is producing and directing "On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone," a documentary about the elusive musician and his band mates. "He was so famous for a period of time, but he's just not around anymore. A lot of people who you'd think are in the know actually think Sly Stone is dead."
Stone's younger sister, Vaetta, acknowledges as much on her Web site, where she's selling T-shirts that say, simply: "Sly Lives."
"I don't think Sly has been hurting from his underground status — I think he likes the mystique," said Rickey Vincent, author of "Funk: The Music, the People, and the Rhythm of the One" and host of a funk radio show in the San Francisco Bay area. "But it would be nice to see him make a triumphant return — to be treated the way Carlos Santana was at the Grammys a few years ago, and the way George Clinton was treated at the Grammys."
Clinton thinks so, too.
A funk legend himself, Clinton was forced to rethink his approach to music after hearing Sly and the Family Stone's landmark 1969 album, "Stand!"
"He's my idol; forget all that peer stuff," Clinton said. "I heard 'Stand!,' and it was like: Man , forget it! That band was perfect. And Sly was like all the Beatles and all of Motown in one. He was the baddest thing around. What he don't realize is that him making music now would still be the baddest. Just get that band back together and do whatever it is that he do."
In its heyday, from roughly 1968 through 1971, Sly and the Family Stone created revolutionary music, an intoxicating mix of psychedelic pop, pulsating funk and social commentary. Among the first fully integrated groups on the American music scene, with blacks and whites and men and women together onstage, the seven-piece San Francisco band played the world's biggest venues while cranking out hit after cutting-edge hit.
Stone was an innovator whose work inspired Motown to find its social conscience, helped persuade Miles Davis to go electric, and ultimately laid out a blueprint for generations of black pop stars, from Prince and Michael Jackson to OutKast, D'Angelo and Lenny Kravitz.
"There's black music before Sly Stone, and there's black music after Sly Stone," said Joel Selvin, author of "Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History" and a San Francisco Chronicle music critic for the past 30 years. "He completely changed what black music was. I mean, he changed Motown! Before Sly, the Temptations were 'I'm Losing You.' After Sly, they were 'Ball of Confusion.' It's a black and white moment.
"The album 'Stand!' summed up the times, with the humanitarian sentiments, in a perfect sloganeering way. 'Dance to the Music,' 'There's a Riot Goin' On' — these were revolutionary documents. And Sly's statements last. They sound as good today as they did when they were recorded. There's really nobody like Sly Stone in the history of black music."