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Opinion: The Ultimate Anti-Driving Machine
Assistant editorial page editor James Freeman on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's campaign to accuse auto lenders of racism. Photos: uaw.org
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... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel ... the lot on this program about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... in unconstitutional agency with no checks and balances ... on its power in you know what happens when there are no checks and balances he tends to get the news ... here with the story is assisting editorial page editor James Freeman ... I James so the party is all the wonders yes ALM auto lenders are using consumers ... well it's ... hard to say there's no evidence of that exactly what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau which does not a congressional oversight because it just gets of money out of the Fed ... for its budget is doing is are ... basically doing a statistical analysis they were really will share their model or their data in any great detail but the ... saying that the results are that ... that the minority groups of people and minority groups debt to pay higher rates than white people that ... so did a one hour long negotiation and credit score checks in in a ... lull in the under this ... of the Rings popular with him you were called when I was with Warren of first read this idea none the Dodd Frank law what they really wanted was a girl that could make ... out all terms on all financial products the same ... so ... no one would have an advantage and ... no one would be a disadvantage ... regardless of their circumstances accredited so that sort of what they're going for the auto market where ... they don't want the car dealership to be able to ... charge you a higher or lower rate depending on what makes sense for of winning the sale of one and were up try to make a profit on the other but it let's let's say and we haven't seen it and minority groups ... but don't get as good of a rate that same white people do or Asians ... aam are is that races ... well I think that I think their claim is that Asians are are getting abused is well along with ... his parents so it's really just a way to Farrelly to get the advantage in ... the studies that come along every once awhile and off and the of the ... claims of bias falls away once you control for lots of other factors like credit scores that they claim that they've done that but the fact that they don't wanna share ... there are of of the methodology all the data they never leave without a formal study I think it ... is a reason to be skeptical so what can consumers expect if the CFPB is it's called ... decides to tell on to dealers ... I it how much to charge for the product could be a troubling facts Wong is that you would expect if they're pushing everything tortilla ... mediocrity level standard for everybody then someone with a high credit score ... high income probably not going to do is well under this system on the other hand someone with a weak credit score maybe that has a chance to to get a better deal ... I'm ... not a surly great for the market for the growth of of ... of this can financing but that I think he'll be also ... we saw lot of reader comments today I think it's not it's not a crazy notion as we remember a lot of this kind of discussion before the housing crisis ... and before a lot of ... you know seemingly while intended efforts to give credit to people who of it was perceived as the denied credit sale downturn and was James funnily enough to Supreme Court cases that tested ... this exact statistical theory or magically withdrawn from the Supreme Court ... that's right you wonder how that happened is assisting editorial page editor James Freeman ... thank you very much thanks for

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Hubble Discovers New Class of Gravitational Lens for Probing the Structure of the Cosmos
The Hubble telescope has discovered a new, distant class of quadruple or cross-shaped gravitational lenses. The new class of objects might eventually provide astronomers with a powerful "magnifying glass" for probing a variety of characteristics of the universe: the distribution of dark matter, the abundance of super-massive black holes, and the eventual fate of the universe.
In Hubble pictures of two such objects, astronomers have found four images of a faraway galaxy [the blue blobs] gathered around a red elliptical galaxy. A gravitational lens is produced by a massive object's enormous gravitational field, which bends light to magnify, brighten, and distort the image of a more distant object.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new distant class of quadruple, or cross-shaped, gravitational lenses which might eventually provide astronomers with a powerful new "magnifying glass" for probing a variety of characteristics of the universe: the distribution of dark matter, abundance of supermassive black holes, and even determining if the universe will expand forever or eventually collapse.
The two gravitational lenses were discovered in about 100 fields of sky imaged by Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC 2). Because the combined area surveyed is about that of a full Moon, astronomers expect that there may be as many as half a million similar lenses scattered across the heavens - though Hubble is expected to only detect about three per year through snapshots of the sky.
Hubble's high resolution allows astronomers to extend the search to much fainter, and hence much farther lenses, than those few examples ground-based telescopes have uncovered relatively nearby. Hubble can explore a larger volume of space which could provide enough examples of this rare cross type of lensing to allow astronomers to address a variety of fundamental cosmological questions.
"This is a big jump for the young field of gravitational lenses - which was theory until less than two decades ago. This opens up a new class of lens, which is a galaxy with well understood properties," said Kavan Ratnatunga of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. "The distinctive cross-like pattern around an elliptical galaxy makes them unambiguous quadruple lens candidates, even before spectroscopic observations, which are typically used to confirm lenses."
The discovery is reported by Ratnatunga and other astronomers of Johns Hopkins University in the November 1 issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters. The first cross-shaped lens was discovered serendipitously by Eric Ostrander while processing HST images for the Medium-Deep Survey, a Hubble key project led by Richard Griffiths. A second fainter and smaller lens was identified a few weeks later by Myungshin Im. Each configuration is in the form of four faint blue images situated symmetrically around a much brighter red elliptical galaxy.
A gravitational lens is produced by the enormous gravitational field of a massive object which bends light to magnify, brighten and distort the image of a more distant object. Depending on the alignment between the objects and the mass distribution of the foreground lens, the more distant object can be smeared into arcs or split into pairs, triples, or even quadruple images.
Gravitational lenses were predicted by Albert Einstein, though the resolution of ground-based optical telescopes at the time made him remark: "there is no great chance of observing this phenomenon".
Since 1979, few examples of lensing have been observed. Arc-shaped, objects are the most common, followed by pairs of lensed objects. However, it is impossible to identify the true gravitational lenses without observations which show the two objects have exactly the same spectral fingerprint and so are "multiple" images of a single object.
Bright quadruple lenses, which have a distinctive cross pattern, are extremely rare. Only two examples are known by ground-based surveys of the whole sky. The lensing objects for these cases are also unusual - the first lens, discovered in 1985 and dubbed the "Einstein cross", is a quasar lensed by a supermassive black hole at the center of a nearby bright galaxy; the other, discovered in 1988 and dubbed the "clover leaf", is a quasar lensed by an unseen mass.
More than simply showing lenses as astronomical curiosities, the new Hubble observation offers a new tool for probing the cosmos. The researchers say this may be as significant as the discovery of Cepheid variable stars earlier this century, that allow astronomers to measure cosmic distances to neighboring galaxies.
Astronomers can use quadruple lenses to estimate the density of matter in space by comparing the redshift of the lensing galaxy and lensed object with the geometric distance (as measured by the angular deflection by the lens). If the density of matter is high, then space is positively curved and the universe will eventually collapse and come to an end. A low mass-density means the universe will expand forever.
"Preliminary analysis of the two new HST lenses seems to suggest that the density of matter in space is probably low enough to allow the universe to expand forever," said Myungshin Im. A sample of at least a dozen lenses of this type is needed before a more definitive estimate can be made.
Detailed image analysis of the lens has also been used to probe the distribution of dark matter in the foreground galaxy. "The model for the observed lens configuration clearly shows that the mass of these galaxies consists of predominantly dark matter in a very elliptical distribution", said Ratnatunga. This shows that the mysterious dark matter - invisible matter of an unknown type - is more than 90 percent of the mass of a typical elliptical galaxy and provides an upper limit to the masses of black holes that may dwell at the centers of these galaxies.
Hubble's Medium-Deep Survey is conducted in "parallel" mode using Hubble's WFPC 2. These pictures survey previously unobserved random regions of sky while a predetermined celestial target is being observed with another HST instrument. The survey is being used to continue an ongoing systematic search to find more gravitational lens candidates.
Kavan Ratnatunga (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD)
Ray Villard
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD
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Kavan Ratnatunga
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Year after year after year I recall going to work the Monday following the GRAMMYs and talking about how once again, alt-rock was snubbed, yet again. But this year, I feel like we had some bright spots worth talking about. Foo Fighters, Adele, Skrillex and Bon Iver made me feel like our voices are at last being heard. (Although Adele is now considered a world-wide sensation, she was first embraced by alt-rock radio.)
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Foo Fighters[/lastfm] taking home a whopping five GRAMMYs is pretty frickin' huge.
As the band accepted the award for Best Rock Performance, Dave had this to say before they dimmed the lights on him;
"To me this award means a lot because it shows that the human element of making music is what's most important. Singing into a microphone, learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do. It's not about being perfect. It's not about sounding absolutely correct. It's not about what goes on in a computer. It's about what goes on in here (placing his hand on his heart) and what goes on here (pointing at his head). Long live rock `n' roll!"
Now, I think a lot of people are confused by Dave's comments since less than a hour later he was playing side by side with Deadmau5, a DJ/Producer that creates all of his music on the computer. Regardless, this year's awards felt fresher than they have in years. I'm glad they paired the two on stage.
Record of the Year
- WINNER "Rolling In The Deep" – Adele
- "Holocene" – Bon Iver
- "Grenade" – Bruno Mars
- "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
- "Firework" – Katy Perry
Album of the Year
- WINNER "21" – Adele
- "Wasting Light" – Foo Fighters
- "Born This Way" – Lady Gaga
- "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" – Bruno Mars
- "Loud" – Rihanna
Song of the Year
- "All Of The Lights" – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
- "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
- "Grenade" – Bruno Mars
- "Holocene" – Bon Iver
- WINNER "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
Best Rock Performance
- "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" – Coldplay
- "Down By The Water" – The Decemberists
- WINNER "Walk" – Foo Fighters
- "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
- "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
- "On The Backs Of Angels" – Dream Theater
- WINNER "White Limo" – Foo Fighters
- "Curl Of The Burl" – Mastodon
- "Public Enemy No. 1" – Megadeth
- "Blood In My Eyes" – Sum 41
Best Rock Song
- "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
- "Down By The Water" – The Decemberists
- "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" – Coldplay
- "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead
- WINNER "Walk" – Foo Fighters
Best Rock Album
- "Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul" – Jeff Beck
- WINNER "Wasting Light" – Foo Fighters
- "Come Around Sundown" – Kings of Leon
- "I'm With You" – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "The Whole Love" – Wilco
Best Alternative Music Album
- WINNER "Bon Iver" – Bon Iver
- "Codes And Keys" – Death Cab For Cutie
- "Torches" – Foster The People
- "Circuital" – My Morning Jacket
- "The King of Limbs" – Radiohead
Best Dance Recording
- "Raise Your Weapon" – Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
- "Barbra Streisand" – Duck Sauce
- "Sunshine" – David Guetta & Avicii
- "Call Your Girlfriend" – Robyn
- WINNER "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites" – Skrillex
- "Save The World" – Swedish House Mafia
Best Dance/Electronica Album
- "Zonoscope" – Cut/Copy
- "4×4=12" – Deadmau5
- "Nothing But The Beat" – David Guetta
- "Body Talk, Pt. 3" – Robyn
- WINNER "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites" – Skrillex
Best Short Form Music Video
- WINNER "Rolling In The Deep" – Adele
- "Yes I Know" – Memory Tapes
- "All Is Not Lost" – OK Go
- "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead
- "First Of The Year (Equinox)" – Skrillex
- "Perform This Way" – "Weird Al" Yankovic
Best Long Form Music Video
- "I Am…World Tour" – Beyoncé
- WINNER "Foo Fighters: Back And Forth" – Foo Fighters
- "Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon" – Kings Of Leon
- "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest" – A Tribe Called Quest
- "Nine Types Of Light" – TV On The Radio


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Several months ago after I had written a post about an infamous Attala County murder case, the Leon Turner case, Ann Breedlove, genealogy researcher in the Kosciusko, Mississippi Library, told me that an Attala County native, Stokes McMillan, was writing a book about the murder case. At that point, Stokes was still writing the book, hoping to get it published before the end of this year. Recently, Ann contacted me again and told me that she had been in touch with Stokes, who told her that publication of the book, "One Night of Madness" was near. Ann wanted me to know that she had given Stokes my email address, thinking that I might want to profile his book on Mississippi Memories. Twice during the past two weeks, Stokes and I have communicated by email about his book, and he was kind enough to share with me the following information, taken from the book's preface:
"In 1950, a small-town Southern newspaper photographer snapped a once-in-a-lifetime photograph of the capture of two killers. Taken in a farmyard setting deep in the heart of Mississippi's pine forests, the photo exudes activity and danger. Two men are being frisked as they lie on their stomachs spread-eagled in the dirt. Between them, a rough-looking character in convict's striped pants stands guard with a pistol in each hand, a bloodhound at his side. Months after this dramatic picture first appeared in a low-circulation, country weekly newspaper, it garnered the prize as America's best journalistic photograph of 1950 by the prestigious National Press Photographers Association, beating out six hundred entries from newspapers around the country, including the biggest and richest. This award-winning photo is on the cover of the book. Naturally, the honored photographer's wife, who also happened to be the daughter of the newspaper's editor and publisher, was proud of her husband's major accomplishment, and she decided to build a scrapbook about the photo. Her scrapbook would contain the blue-ribbon picture and the story behind it: a story of mayhem, murder, posses, and trials as recorded by articles from several national newspapers and shown by numerous 8 x 10 black-and-white glossies taken by her husband. When the material she gathered outgrew the grossly undersized family album, she pasted everything into a 30 x 30 inch behemoth normally used for page layout at her father's newspaper."
The photographer who took the photo (seen below) and who won the award, and his wife who built the scrapbook, were Stokes McMillan's father and mother.
According to Stokes, his father was present at the capture of the murderers, pictured here in this photo that won the National Press Photographer Association's Best Photo of 1950 Award.
In the preface of his new book, Stokes provides some background of the writing of the book:
"As a little boy, I occasionally pulled the scrapbook from its storage spot beneath my parents' bed and gazed over its collection of photographs, but I had no thought of reading the accompanying newspaper articles. My parents told me the rough details of the story, and that was good enough for me. Decades passed. Eventually, I inherited the scrapbook. Like my mother, I kept it beneath my bed, but took no interest other than to pull it out a few times to show the pictures to my children and to share with them what little of the background story I remembered. Then I tucked it back under the bed and relegated it to the back of my mind.
Things changed as the 2001 Christmas season approached. Our middle child, then a college sophomore, stated that his gift wish was to have a poster made of his grandfather's award-winning photograph. He wanted to hang it in his apartment. A great idea, I thought, so I made posters of that photo and one other from the scrapbook for him and his two brothers. So that I might provide my family with more interesting details behind the photos, I decided to take the time over the holidays to read the scrapbook's newspaper clippings.
I laid the large scrapbook out on a table and turned to its first page. A headline from the January 29, 1950, St. Louis Post-Dispatch blared "Murder in Mississippi" in bold print. I began to read, and time melted away as a story of violence, fear, race, love, revenge, politics, and courtroom drama captured me. When I finally closed the cover, I knew that the story of this 1950 event deserved more than to be secreted within the pages of an old scrapbook—it deserved to be told, and ownership of the scrapbook made me the one to tell it."
The preface of the book continues as the author tells a little about himself:
"My mother always said there's printer's ink instead of blood in my veins. My great-grandfather, Wiley Sanders, founded the Kosciusko, Miss. newspaper, the Star-Herald. He handed it to Stokes Sanders, my grandfather and source of my name. Stokes's only son died young, so ownership of the paper went to my mother. Her husband, my father, became the de facto owner/publisher while mom managed kids at home. Unfortunately, years later, when dad asked his children if we wanted the paper, neither my older brother or sister accepted. I was an early teenager with my eyes on space. I declined his offer and eventually majored in aerospace engineering at Miss. State. I moved to Houston, married a Texan, and went to work for NASA, where I am nearing retirement after working at Johnson Space Center for over 30 years."
Stokes admits that he underestimated the time it would take him to write the book about this event that occurred in his home state of Mississippi. He initially believed that it would take him about 2-3 years. But now, after 8 years, Stokes is looking at an early December publication date for the book. And it sounds as if he has loved every minute of the project.
If you are interested in pre-ordering a copy of "One Night of Madness," a true account of the Leon Turner murder case, please contact Stokes McMillan at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
"One Night of Madness" - A True Account of the Leon Murder Case, by Stokes McMillan
Posted by Janice Tracy at Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Labels: Ann Breedlove, Kosciusko Library, Leon Turner murder, Stokes Carmichael, Stokes Sanders, Wiley Sanders
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THAT is absolutely fantastic. I will definitely enjoy reading this new book. I'm so glad you posted about it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 2:46 PM
I just finished the book in two sittings. I could not put it down. McMillan does a great job of describing the drama and action, which is often wrenching. It is well-researched and thoroughly documented. It is, in a word, superb.ReplyDelete
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No more love for me
'How could this have happened?' 'What have I just done?' 'Please let this be a dream?' Those were the thoughts that went through my head the night I lost my best friend. My head was spinning; my thoughts were a mixture of anger and sadness. I couldn't comprehend what had just happened. We had been bowling, right? Then, I remembered piece by piece what had happened. 'Did I really write that to her?' I thought, 'I couldn't have meant what I said.' My best friend had now become my worst enemy.
My day began as a better than normal day. I was a pretty normal eighth grader and since it was a Saturday, I hadn't planned on doing anything special. My dad had decided to take me to the Muncie mall and buy me a new pair of tennis shoes. As we were on our way back home, my best friend Molly had called me and invited me to go bowling with her and some other friends. Since my dad had already bought me a new pair of tennis shoes, I was hesitant to ask. I slowly brought the idea of the invitation to my father's attention. After a couple groans, he said I was allowed to go. 'My day is turning out better then usual' I recalled. After a twenty-minute drive I was home, I began getting ready to go out with my friends.
Molly and I have a long history. We met in 2nd grade when I moved to New Castle. My father received a new job with Chrysler, and a year later we moved. I met Molly my first day riding the bus to elementary school. The sentence we used to meet each other would be a common topic when we introduced ourselves to new people. We were inseparable as of that day on the bus. Molly and I did everything together. We ruled the elementary school, we always played at recess together, and we went to movies together. After grade school, when I progressed to middle school, there was Molly always by my side. We were closer then ever. Molly was a huge part of my life, and I always kept her close to my heart. She is one of those people who, no matter what has happened, their opinion will always matter. Molly, however, had never had a boyfriend and when she found someone she was compatible with she went for it.
His name was Dustin, and as soon as I met him I knew I would have to compete for Molly's time. For a long time after they began their relationship I wasn't able to hang out with Molly, and when we did make plans she would cancel or make up lies to not spend time with me. My self-esteem dropped while Molly was with Dustin. I didn't have my right-hand man anymore. Molly's attention was no longer all about me, the attention had transferred and I wasn't ready for it. Even though we were fading I decided to still be there for Molly. Eighth grade relationships don't last forever, we all know that. I stayed around listened to Molly when her and Dustin when they were having rough times, (as rough as a minor relationship could be) and when she didn't have Dustin to hang out with, I was always there waiting. I was put on the back burner for quite a long time, however there was only one thing I asked of Molly.
Lying was one of those pet peeves of mine. No need to lie, tell the truth and I won't be mad. I told her straight forward, "I would prefer that you tell me the truth and let me know when you want to go on a date with Dustin. It always hurts my feelings and I will be less mad if you tell me before hand."
'The bowling alley was her idea, and because it was her idea she wouldn't have any reason to cancel' I remembered while getting ready for the event, 'In fact, she even told me she even invited other people. Everything will work out fine tonight, and I should have fun.' I was so excited to spend time with everyone, including my best friend that nothing could take me off the kick I was on. As my dad drove me to the Rose Bowl, I couldn't stop thinking how it would be just like old times. I arrived there right on time; everyone was accounted for, with the exception of two. Molly hadn't arrived and neither had Dustin. Thinking they were just late I got ready like nothing was wrong. Shortly later I received a phone call. It was Molly, she had a fever of 102.1°, her mom said she wasn't allowed to come. Feeling discouraged, I replied with, "I hope you feel better," and "No, no, it's really okay." I was devastated our perfect plan, shattered. After ten minutes, I decided to look at the bright side, 'No need to be upset. I'm here and I'm going to have a good time.' It wasn't until later that I realized Dustin had never shown either. This is when my some-what perfect mood started its downfall.
Trying to keep myself composed, I slowly made my way over to my friend J.P.. I reminded him of Dustin's non-appearance. He nodded, and referred to him not showing as "unusual," and "odd." I kept a straight face as I asked him to call Dustin and find out where he was, and when he would be coming to the bowling alley. As J.P. dialed the numbers, I wanted to tell him to "stop," and "just don't worry about it," but a part of me really did want to know. I saw him nod, say, "oh, okay," and shake his head back and forth. I didn't need an explanation after that. I began to cry so hard my whole body shook with pain. 'How could she have done this to me again?' 'I'm her best friend.' 'She doesn't realize what she's doing.' 'She doesn't even care how I feel,' these were only a couple of thoughts that had run through my mind. My body suddenly changed from pain and sadness to hate and revenge. I ran to my closest friend and asked to use her phone. She replied with a simple nod of the head. I opened her phone and began to write the two text messages that now I have come to regret. Saying things like, 'Why do you always think I won't find out about you ditching me?' 'How could you not even tell me the truth? That's all I ever wanted.' And the last sentence that has haunted me ever since that date. 'Molly, I really don't think I can take this anymore, I don't think we should be best friends anymore or even talk.'
That sentence could have changed the whole outcome of this event on my life. I wish I could say that as soon as I took back writing these texts, she forgave me and everything went back to normal. Unfortunately, however, I cannot say this because as soon as I took it back, she replied with 'No, I think it was the right choice, Hannah.'
I always thought that the reason Molly never wanted to hang out with me before was because of Dustin. I learned in later years, however, that this was not the case. Molly was the kind of individual that as soon as she received a boy friend all and any of her friends were left in the dust. She had the personality that her boyfriend was her world, and no one else could be involved. All those years I had blamed Dustin for the reason Molly didn't want to spend time with me, even though it was her.
Molly and I have become friends once again now. I recently went up to see her at Butler. In tenth grade her and Dustin broke up. In eleventh grade, however, she invited me to the movies. Shocked, I agreed and we went a week later. We kept talking topics to a minimum, and didn't bring up anything to do with our middle school fight. This first encounter with Molly was quite awkward, but I wanted us to come to closure about of middle school fight. We both kept our distance for a little longer; we started seeing movies whenever each of us had free time. We finally began talking about what happened around this Christmas break. She told me that her and Dustin's relationship was always a mess, and she said she was 'stupid' for ever dating that 'control freak.' I told her that the situation changed me in the case that now instead of blurting out whatever comes to my mind, I think it through and second-guess myself about what to say. Molly and I are now friends, but I know we will never be as good of friends as we are. We both have our own lives and we're, now, both content with them. I will always be there for Molly, and I'm sure she will always be there for me. Whether I need to stand back and wait for her to come to me, or whenever she needs a friend to lean on. I will always be there.


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Bubber Miley was the master of the plunger mute. His growling, drunken wah-wah sounding trumpet playing was largely responsible for Duke Ellington 's early success and was the most prominent voice in Duke's bands throughout the years of 1926 to 1928. He grew up in New York and played professionally starting in 1920. In 1921 he took over Johnny Dunn's spot in Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds, and toured and recorded with her off and on until 1923. Miley joined banjoist Elmer Snowden's Washingtonians in 1923 and stayed on when Duke Ellington took over. Miley was influenced by King Oliver, but developed his own distinctive style of playing with mutes and derbys. Miley co-wrote "East St. Louis Toodle-OO" and "Black and Tan Fantasy" and starred on many of Ellington's recordings during the years 1926 to 1928. Miley's alcoholism made him an unreliable band member, which led Duke to fire him in 1929. He went on to play with Zutty Singleton and toured France with the Noble Sissle Orchestra in 1930. Bubber played in a musical review in 1931, but died the following year of tuberculosis.
|The Texas Blue Destroyers
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I have fond memories of egg salad sandwiches. Particularly I have one fond memory. I was about 8 years old, and it was a summer night at my aunt's farmhouse up by the coast. Warm. Lovely. Laughter of the ladies in the family around, and my cousin and I were playing in the screen house near the landscaped flower gardens. It was about lunch time and my aunt came out with the most delicious egg salad sandwiches I had ever had. I'm not sure if it was my first time having them or not, but all I know is that it certainly wasn't my last—and I have always loved hers best. She laughed when I told her this past summer about it, telling me they were basic egg salad. Let me tell you something about my Aunt Mary—there isn't a basic bone in this woman's body. She is one of the most interesting, caring and funny people I've ever known in my life. A short, spunky, italian, woman who I am not allowed to wear heels around since I'm already 5'7″.
She is, simply put—fantastic, and every memory I have of her is fantastic.
Every memory I have of her food is also fantastic.
This is what egg salad elicits in me. The memory of running, laughing, warm air and bright colors. Now that I'm older, I still have these memories but I make my egg salad a little unique because the only "simple" egg salad I truly love is Aunt Mary's. Even if I make it myself. I do however love this curried egg salad recipe.
And the popcorn? I just love popcorn, and I've been making it from scratch a lot lately as a simple snack. I will be hard pressed to ever buy microwaved fake buttered popcorn again. I'm not even a huge fan of buttered popcorn. Blasphemy, I know, but it's the truth.
Egg Salad
This is so simple I'm not even going to do a traditional ingredient list. Let's just jump into it.
- Hard boil 5 to 6 eggs, this should be enough for two heaping sandwiches. I'm not so secretly in love with these green Ameraucauna eggs. The yolks are so bright yellow, almost orange, and delicious.
- You definitely want to make sure your eggs are entirely cooled after you take the shell off, which can take a long time. My solution is to place each peeled egg in a bath of cold water and ice. It will take just a few minutes for each egg to fully cool.
- In one bowl add all of your cooled eggs, one small stalk of celery diced, a teaspoon of rogan josh seasoning (or any curry you like), a tablespoon of mayo, a pinch of salt and a crack of fresh pepper. Feel free to add in pickles or keep them off to the side, if at all. My very favorite rogan josh, or any spice really, comes from Penzey's. They don't pay me, perk me or give me anything free to say that—they really just make my favorite spices. Tip: Buy in the bag if you can, it's infinitely cheaper. The bags re-seal. I buy larger bags and fill up small mason jars for easy access, and keep the bags in a bottom drawer for re-fills, or to give people samples of spices that I love if they come over and like something.
- Mash! Tip: Let the mixture sit to the side for at least 10 minutes so the flavors can meld before you start altering the spices to your taste. It will make a huge difference. If you're anything like me, you have no patience for 30 minutes though at dinner time, so 10 it is. While your egg salad is chilling out, start the popcorn.
- After it's all done, toast up some bread and top however you like and make those sammiches!
Again, this is super easy to do. Says the girl who burnt it tonight for the first time ever and had to throw it in the "bring to the compost" bin. Tip: One second (almost literally) turned away from the popcorn will result in it being burnt. Lame.
- Add oil to your pan on lower heat so it doesn't smoke or burn your popcorn. As far as oils, I prefer vegetable oil. You only need a few tablespoons. Add a single kernel and when your oil gets hot enough it will pop!
- Once the single kernel pops, pour in your popcorn and cover it or else you will have popcorn everywhere. You have been warned.
- Start shaking to help the kernels from burning. I opened the top of the lid to show you the fun and in this short time my dogs had a field day catching kernels out of the air.
- You'll know it's done when, just like microwave popcorn, the kernels are a second or so apart. Once you hit that point pull it off the stove and pour it into a bowl. The residual heat can burn those delicious morsels of tastytown.
- Once in a bowl sprinkle on your choice of spice. My favorite is of course a Penzey's thing. What can I say, I have an issue. I won't discuss the time I spent $200 in spices the one time I actually visited a store. I told Andy I had a moment of temporary insanity. He informed me I had a psychotic break. We didn't buy anymore spices for a very long time. The point is, my favorite popcorn spice is actually called Sandwich Sprinkle. You can see the ingredients at the bottom of the picture below. I know it sounds weird but it makes popcorn so darn tasty. Om nom nom.
- Toss that shiz together and eat. I couldn't even get a decent photo before a certain mans hand went into the popcorn pit.
And that, is all there is to it. It's a pretty quick, simple dinner which foregoes a side of potato chips and adds in light & airy non-butter-but-packed-with-flavor popcorn.
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WILSON, N.C.-- The No. 2 seed Erskine College -- also ranked tied for No. 14 nationally -- advances in the losers bracket of the 2008 Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament with a 3-2 victory over No. 9 seed Coker College on Friday afternoon at historic Fleming Stadium.
The Flying Fleet, with a 40-6 overall record, next face the winner of the No. 5 Anderson University/No. 7 Pfeiffer University game in another elimination game on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in Fleming Stadium. The Cobras are eliminated from the tournament with a record of 19-31.
Erskine trailed 2-1 heading to the plate for the last time but made the come-from-behind victory with a pair of runs in the top of the ninth. After junior Matt Schneider (Greenville, S.C.) was plunked by a pitch, freshman Brandon Garrett (Woodruff, S.C.) hit a seeing-eyed single through the right side of the infield. Both runners advanced to scoring position on a wild pitch before back-to-back RBI singles to left field catapulted the Fleet into the lead. Junior Tyler Layton (Easley, S.C.) had the first single that scored Schneider while King poked the second single that drove in Garrett for the game-winning run.
Sophomore closer Huitt Scarborough (Anderson, S.C.) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the victory earning his sixth save of the season. Freshman middle reliever John Bolding (Pickens, S.C.) was credited with his first win of the season.
Senior starter Jesse Hatchell (Florence, S.C.) was tagged with the loss in a gutsy performance. Hatchell, who had already started for Coker in the tournament's first game yesterday, went 8 2/3 innings with three strikeouts.
Sophomore Bryan Fogle (Lexington, N.C.) gave Erskine an early lead with a solo home run in the third. Fogle's ninth blast of the season went over the left-field fence.
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OAKLAND — Three water main breaks in various locations around the city Monday may have been linked to a change in pressure during work on an aqueduct, said a spokeswoman for the East Bay Municipal Water District.
The most significant break flooded Kingston Avenue and forced road closures Monday morning near the Piedmont border, officials said. A Honda Odyssey van parked on the street was towed because authorities were worried about cracks forming beneath it, and that it might fall into a sinkhole. No sinkholes were reported Monday afternoon.
A break at 47th Avenue also closed part of that street between Melrose and Ygnacio avenues. It was not immediately known when that stretch would be reopened.
A pipe also broke at Walavista and Arimo avenues but no street closures were required.
Police and East Bay Municipal Water District crews responded to the Piedmont border water break about 10:32 a.m. Water was gushing from several spots near the intersection of Kingston and Monte Cresta Avenue, and most of the flow was stopped within an hour, officials said.
The main that broke was a 6-inch cast-iron pipe dating back to 1910, said EBMUD spokeswoman Abby Figueroa. Repair work was ongoing all day Monday.
Figueroa said all the pipes that broke Monday are old. It was not yet known how many gallons of water were spilled, Figueroa said. All the breaks are in various stages of repair.
Figueroa said Kingston Avenue between Monte Vista and Monte Cresta would be closed to all traffic until about 7 p.m. Monday.
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The Hope College "Sundays at 2" recital series will feature pianist Ryan Fogg on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
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"Ryan Fogg is an outstanding artist and will be playing some of the great masterworks of the piano repertoire," said Adam Clark, assistant professor of music. "Maurice Ravel's complete 'Miroirs,' which includes the devilishly difficult 'Alborada del gracioso,' will be presented, along with Franz Schubert's powerful "Sonata in C minor, D. 958." As a tribute to the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt, he will also be performing the very fiery 'Mephisto Waltz No. 1.'"
Fogg is associate professor of music and director of keyboard studies at Carson-NewmanCollege in Jefferson City, Tenn. A native Texan, he holds degrees in piano performance from the University of Texas at Austin (D.M.A.), the University of Houston (M.M.), and East Texas BaptistUniversity (B.M., with distinction). Fogg maintains an active performing schedule, presenting solo recitals regularly throughout the United States. In addition, he has collaborated with the Blair String Quartet and has appeared as concerto soloist with the Knoxville Wind Symphony. His debut CD of New American Piano Music, titled "The Fogg Project," was recently released by Albany Records.
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A dapper Irishman -- he played for the 19th century Orioles with a vanity mirror tucked under his cap -- Kelley played tougher than he looked. A key to Baltimore's three National League flag-winners (1894-1896), the strong-armed Hall of Fame outfielder once batted .393, scored 165 runs and went 9-for-9 in a doubleheader. He stole a league-leading 87 bases in 1896 and, in one game, pounded Cy Young for four two-base hits.
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Robot hands may work better if they look more like beanbags than fingers
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Often robots require some sort of grasping apparatus in order to interact with the world. But simulating a hand is an incredibly difficult engineering task. The device must apply the correct amount of force—enough to hold on to and object, but not so much that it crushes it. An impressive array of grippers has been developed, but physicist Eric Brown and his colleagues at the University of Chicago, Cornell University and iRobot Corporation think one form might be both simpler and more versatile than many others: the sandbag.
"Most robots nowadays are metal, wheels, gears, batteries and claws—all hard components. People and animals are made of soft materials and we can do a lot of things that robots aren't good at yet. So maybe we should start building soft robots," says Brown. "Our expertise here is in the jamming of granular materials. Materials like sand can flow kind of like a liquid, but if you compact them tightly, they can be very hard and solid, like a vacuum-packed bag of coffee. We came up with gripping as a place where we could apply the physics of this transition from liquid to solid."
Foregoing the idea of even trying to look like fingers, the team made a gripper that consists of a balloon filled with granules (in one prototype, they actually used ground coffee) that conform to the shape of a wide range of objects. As the group reports in the November 2 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A., a vacuum tube is used to suck the air out of the membrane, compacting the granules and making the gripper rigid in shape around the object. The object can be lifted and moved, then the vacuum turned off in order to release it.
In tests with a gripper of about 4 centimeters in diameter, Brown and his colleagues were able to successfully pick up and move objects with shapes as varied as spheres, cubes, springs, jacks, foam ear plugs and screwdrivers. The gripper could pick up light bulbs and raw eggs without damaging them, lift a glass and pour water from it, or grasp a pen and draw. The device did have trouble picking up extremely thin disks or very soft objects such as cotton balls.
Applying a vacuum to reduce the volume of the grains by as little as 0.5 percent was enough to jam them together. "You don't have to close your fingers with a precise amount of strength to hold a wine glass; there's a lot of tolerance there," Brown explains. "Because our gripper is soft, I can use one pressure to pick up a lot of different things without breaking them."
The team has calculated that the gripper could theoretically be scaled up to a meter in width and be capable of lifting weights up to 10,000 kilograms. The idea of using soft fingers on robot grippers has been around for some time. However, until recently the mechanism of jamming grains was not sufficiently understood. "The part of our gripper that was really new was using the jamming transition as a way of pinching and holding onto things— the idea that you don't actually need claws, or muscles to close your fingers around something, that we could use only the soft, granular material with just some confining pressure to do that work for us," Brown says.
The team is exploring the idea of creating jamming-based pads on the fingers of existing robot grippers in order to expand their versatility. They also think their gripper would be good for search-and-rescue uses, where it could quickly sort through rubble piles, or for landmine removal. And they are working on creating more robust containment membranes for the gripper that won't degrade from hard use. In fact, the device may so effectively emulate the functionality of the human hand that it might help those who have lost one. "Another application we've been talking a lot about is prosthetics, because the control is very simple; you wouldn't need a lot of remaining muscle control to operate the hand itself," Brown says. "It could be a simple push-button control."
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This will be the 3rd Annual Co:Glasgow event, and is the last event before the finals in the Focal calendar!
The event will take place as always upstairs in the crow's nest at the Raven in Glasgow. There will be a staffed bar open throughout the event and we will play some COUNTDOWN!!!
See further details below, if you would like to enter the event please follow this link and fill out the entry form:
The Facebook event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1813841235537567/
So to the particulars:
Address: 81-85 Renfield St, Glasgow G2 1NQ
Date: Saturday 4th November & Sunday 5th November (These are two stand alone events, you can just attend one if you wish)
Starting at 13:00 on Saturday and 12:30 on Sunday
Cost: £12 (If you would like to do both the Saturday and Sunday events), £11 for just Saturday, £3 for just Sunday)
On the Saturday there is a buffet lunch built in to your entry fee. (Payment can be made on the day, however it would be great if you could fill out the form to let me know you'll be attending)
So the format for Co:Glasgow(Saturday):
It will be 3 rounds of two 9-round games each, in tables of 3, Each round you will play two games and host one. The tables will be entirely randomly draw on the morning of the event. The two top players on the leaderboard after 3 rounds will play in the final. The leaderboard will be ranked by wins, then points scored, if there's a tie it will be decided by head to head match, then points differential if it comes to that.
The Format for Co:GlasgowOnThen (Sunday):
We will be running it in the weakest link format again as it seemed popular from last year and had many exciting moments!
Rounds 1 and 2 will be LLNLLNLLN
Rounds 3 and 4 onwards will be LLLNLLLN
Rounds 5 onwards will be LLLLN
then the two lowest scores each round will go head to head in a crucial conundrum, the loser being eliminated. If there is a tie for 2nd last then everyone tied will compete in conundrums, the winners going through until one is eliminated.
Co:Glasgow has been great fun the twice I have run it. We have the venue on the Saturday for the full day and night time as well, so I can arrange some sort of activirty on the Saturday night if we get the interest, like a quiz.
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I'm confused. The Facebook event page says it's cancelled, but the indication here and on the entry form is that it's still going ahead. Which is correct?
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Several of the students in my dojo are graduating. Some are going on to college or technical training programs. Some are going from middle school to high school, and others from elementary school to middle school. I always find that this is a good time of the year to "encourage" my students. Some parents also ask me to do so.
It is extremely important for Karate students to try their very best in school. School comes first, Karate third or fourth. You should only practice Karate after you have completed your schoolwork, chores at home, and family obligations. If you are practicing Karate but falling behind in school, you should take a break from Karate training until you have caught up at school.
Most students will not become Karate instructors. Most Karate instructors, at least in Hawaii, do not do it for a living. So sacrificing your education for the sake of Karate does not make any sense. Even if you plan to become a fulltime Karate instructor (unlikely), a good education will help you. If Karate is a business to you, you better become very good at business! Otherwise, you will have a very difficult time making a living and providing for your family.
If you practice Karate as a form or self-defense, self-disclipline, or for health, then you should remember your reason(s) for practicing. School and work are more important. You should only practice Karate when you have the time to do so.
If you are really dedicated to Karate and strive to train regularly and dilligently, then good for you! You will have to try that much harder to keep up with school and work.
But here is the critical thing: training hard in Karate will help you to do better in school and in work. It will help you to do better in anything that requires effort, concentration, self-discipline, analysis, etc. Karate will/should help you to be better at just about everything.
Sometimes I had a very hard time finding time to practice martial arts, particularly when I was in college, business school, and law school. Sometimes I had to miss training (unless I was the instructor). But I found that even though I missed martial arts training, it did not always mean that I had more time. Missing training might have given me a couple of extra hours, but it also meant that I was not getting exercise. Without exercise, my mind was not as sharp. I also began to lack stamina. A couple of hours of training might have saved me many more hours because it made me more focused, efficient, and strong.
When it comes to school, students should strive for the best grades. How students do in school, particularly college, has a lot to do with the types of jobs they will be able to obtain.
I have never met a person who wished that they had gotten lower grades in school! I have never met a person who wished that they had learned less!
In life, there is a big difference between being first and second. But often, there is only a small difference in effort between being first and second. If you run in a mile race and lose by only five feet, you only lost by1/1000th of the distance. Sometimes a mere second separates first from second, third, and fourth.
This means that a little extra effort can really go a long way. You do not have to run twice as fast to win, only a few feet or a second faster.
In Karate, we always have to deal with people who are faster, stronger, heavier, even more skilled. But through our effort we can prevail.
In Judo, everyone was bigger than me when I was a kid. I got used to randori with bigger kids. It actually gave me an advantage (because my center of gravity was so low). It also made me try hard -- very hard. Sure I lost sometimes. But you should have seen the surprised looks when I won!
Karate training is training in effort. If you can try hard in Karate, you should be able to try hard at anything.
Some students would do anything to avoid disappointing me (as their Sensei). They should try harder not to disappoint their parents, and themselves.
Money is not everything. Having a good job does not mean that you will be a happy person. But having a poor paying job does not mean that you will be happy either.
I have never met a person who wished that they made less money. I never met a person who wished that they had provided less for their family.
Money is good. Being able to provide for your family is good. Even if you do not have children (yet), the time may come when you might have to provide for your parents. And don't forget, that are plenty of other people you can help in your community and the world.
So try your best in elementary school, in middle school, in high school, in college, in graduate school, in everything that you do!
Try to be the first. If you come in second, that is still great. Actually, in graduate school I noticed that being first, second or third is pretty much the same. That is because there is usually more than one reward. Good firms do not only hire the #1 graduate, they also tend to hire the top 10 percent.
Don't get me wrong, you should try to be #1. But by doing so, even if you come in less, you will still have a good reward.
But trying to fail, being lazy, giving up... these will certainly lead to nothing but failure.
I have a law office. My wife has a travel agency. We have had to hire and fire many people over the years.
Once in a while you find an employee who is literally one of the 20% who do 80% of the work. You find an employee who works like 3 people, who comes to work on time, who is self-directed, honest, hard working -- someone you can count on, a person who does what they say.
That is not only the kind of person you will want to hire, it is the kind of person you should want to be!
Try your best at school and work. If Karate helps you to do this, then Karate has a value that is infinitely greater than mere self-defense. You might have to defend yourself in life, hopefully not too often. But you definitely will have to get a job and support yourself. That is a certain. You almost certainly will have a family to support too.
The grades you get now mean something. What you learn now is important. What you learn later will depend on what you learn now. So do your best on every assignment, at homework, on every test!
It is your life. Make the best of it!
For my students... this means you! For other students... this means you too!
Charles C. Goodin
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Several of the students in my dojo are graduating. Some are going on to college or technical training programs. Some are going from middle school to high school, and others from elementary school to middle school. I always find that this is a good time of the year to "encourage" my students. Some parents also ask me to do so.
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Libya and the harsh criticism from both the right and the left.
On NBC's Today, Chuck Todd parroted, "[Obama] also took the opportunity to rebut critics on the left and the right about how and whether to target Qadhafi with the military. In total the President used the framework of American values to make the case."
On CBS's Early Show, Bill Plante narrated, "The President defended his decision to use military force in Libya, he said that when the interests and values of the U.S. are at stake, he has a moral obligation to act." Tapper, on the other hand, highlighted both the economic cost and the poor poll numbers.
He explained, "The public, too, is deeply divided. Less than 50 percent of Americans support the military actions and taxpayers are facing a heavy price tag." Tapper, uniquely, added, "192 Tomahawk missiles at $1.4 million each. $10,000 an hour for each jet and the first week of military action alone? More than $600 million."
The ABC reporter featured clips of Republicans such as Sarah Palin, John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Democrat Dennis Kucinich criticizing the President. To be fair, McCain did appear on the Early Show. But, co-host Erica Hill did not mention the cost or the low poll numbers.
Over on Today, Todd rather than quote or feature critics such as McCain, he merely summarized: "Despite this being a foreign policy speech, the congressional reaction is split harshly along partisan lines with Republicans upset about the lack of a time line for an exit strategy and even John McCain being upset that the President didn't want to use the military to dictate regime change."
A transcript of the March 29 GMA segment can be found below:
JAKE TAPPER: President Obama described last night how a confluence of events compelled the U.S. to act. The U.S. having a unique ability to stop a massacre, a moral and strategic case to act and, of course, broad support for the action throughout the world. But, George, that did not stop the President's critics. The President said they were a special set of circumstances.
BARACK OBAMA: The United States has worked with our international partners to mobilize a broad coalition, secure an international mandate to protect civilians, stop an advancing army, prevent a massacre and establish a no-fly zone.
TAPPER: Also clearly informing his decisions were lessons from two previous presidents. Why would the U.S. not militarily seek regime change in Libya?
OBAMA: To be blunt, we went down that road in Iraq.
TAPPER: But, also the responsibility to prevent a massacre, as did not happen in the former Yugoslavia during Bill Clinton's tenure in 1995.
OBAMA: As President, I refuse to wait for the images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action.
TAPPER: The critics quickly came out swinging. From the right-
SARAH PALIN: That was a profoundly disappointing speech because it proved that President Obama doctrine is still full of chaos and questions. It's dodgy. It's dubious.
SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ): We are now fighting on the side of the pro- the anti-Qadhafi rebels. We are paving the way for them. He should acknowledge that.
SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC): It was almost too late. If we had done this three weeks ago, it would be over.
TAPPER: -and from the left.
REP. DENNIS KUCINICH (D-OH): People have to understand that we're sacrificing our domestic agenda here.
TAPPER: The public, too, is deeply divided. Less than 50 percent of Americans support the military actions and taxpayers are facing a heavy price tag. 192 Tomahawk missiles at $1.4 million each. $10,000 an hour for each jet and the first week of military action alone? More than $600 million. By comparison in Afghanistan, it costs twice that each week. But that's a war with over 100,000 troops on the ground. And President Obama did not offer much by way of cost. That price tag for this action still remains elusive as does an end game. Although President Obama did say he anticipated Qadhafi would desperately cling to power, perhaps setting the stage for a long and protracted conflict.
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Okayplayer's True Notes Vol. 1 (a compilation);
Masta Killa's No Said Date;
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Righteous at Garden of Sheba;
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This weekend couldn't have been more of a blur. So much went down. I barely know where to begin.
Rewind to a week ago. Sunday I decided it was time to clear my head. I needed a long drive so I packed up my bags and headed for my favorite northeast city: Philly. Of course I needed music for the drive. A quick stroll through Plan 9 and I was three CDs richer and ready to roll...
The first disc I popped in was Okayplayer's True Notes Vol. 1, a compilation of tracks put together by none other than The Roots' drummer/producer/afro with a personality, ?uestlove [yup, that's the spelling]. On paper, the CD is a classic with new tracks from Freestyle Fellowship's Aceyalone, Richmond's own Skillz, North Carolina's Little Brother, a few N.Y. reps, and of course a new track from Grammy winners The Roots.
Now listen close. I am only going to say this once. Save your money. This album isn't worth the price of the packaging (which, however, is very impressive). True Notes isn't that bad, but it doesn't come close to showcasing the true talents and creative ability of the artists it enlists. Save for Little Brother, Skillz, and newcomer Jean Grae, it is almost sad coming from a camp that has never failed to impress me.
Next up was the solo debut from Wu Tang Clan 9th member, Masta Killa, titled No Said Date. He debuted as a member of the Clan in 1995. Here we are, 10 years later, and he is just now dropping a solo album. I got one thing to say about it, too: This album is one undigested corn kernel from being a mound of pure s***. Next!
Finally, with almost no hope left on my drive, I pop in Vast Aire's Look Mom No Hands. Vast Aire made a name as one half of the underground Def Jux legends Cannibal Ox. After his partner's jaw was broken by a crazed fan, Vast set out to record numerous solo tracks with a variety of under-the-radar producers. The result was a mix-tape of sorts that appeals to the grittier, raw side of your musical sensibilities. His slow, drawn-out flow makes it easy to miss the profound symbolism in his imagery. A great writer once said, "Don't be so quick to understand me." The same applies here. Take your time and ride the brainwaves of a brilliant poet.
Yeah, so I made it to Philly without chucking my CD player out the window in frustration. The ride home was more enjoyable. I only listened to certified authentic artists like Nas, Radiohead, and Bill Frisell.
I came home in the mood to see music, so I immediately headed out the next Saturday. Garden of Sheba was hosting hip-hop by a local cat called Righteous. He was nice. The sound system wasn't. I didn't want the jacked up speakers to taint my opinion of him... I bought a CD and headed early.
After blowing nearly half the evening, I made my way to Charlottesville's newest venue, West Main, located in the old Awful Arthur's space. There is something haunting about West Main's location. I can't quite finger it, but I really like it. The venue itself is in the basement.
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ARCADIA, Calif. (October 24, 2012) – Led by multiple grade I winner Game On Dude, defending Ladies' Classic champion Royal Delta, dominating turf stars Wise Dan and Point of Entry, and 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, 180 horses, including eight defending or former Breeders' Cup Champions, have been pre-entered for the 2012 Breeders' Cup World Championships.
The 29th Breeders' Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious global event, consisting of 15 races and purses totaling more than $25 million over the two days, will be held at Santa Anita Park for the sixth time on Friday, November 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3. There will be six Breeders' Cup races on Championship Friday and nine Breeders' Cup races on Championship Saturday.
The Breeders' Cup will be televised live by the NBC Sports Network and NBC. For the first time, the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic will be televised live and in primetime on NBC (8-9 p.m. ET).
The Breeders' Cup Classic, the climactic event of the Championships, will be run on the main track at 1 ¼ miles. Since the event's inception in 1984, 11 winners of the Classic have been voted Thoroughbred racing's Horse of the Year, and this year, several horses could lay claim to that title with a Classic victory. This Classic is led by Diamond Pride, Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable and Bernie Schiappa's 5-year-old Game On Dude, trained by Bob Baffert. In 2011, Game on Dude held the lead into deep stretch in the Classic at Churchill Downs, only to be overtaken in the final yards by 15-1 Drosselmeyer.
This year, Game On Dude has returned to win four races in six starts, including the Californian, the Hollywood Gold Cup and most recently the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita Park, where he has won all five of his career starts. Baffert, has won eight Breeders' Cup races in his Hall of Fame career, but has yet to win the Classic.
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott won last year's Classic with Drosselmeyer. Mott, who also trained 1995 Classic winner Cigar, has pre-entered four horses for this year's race: Ron the Greek, Flat Out and To Honor and Serve. Royal Delta has been pre-entered as a second choice Brous Stable and Wachtel Stable's 5-year-old Ron the Greek, was the division leader during the first half of 2012 with wins in the Santa Anita Handicap in March and the Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs. Preston Stable's Flat Out, who earned an automatic berth into the Classic with a win in Belmont Park's September 29 Jockey Club Gold Cup through the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, was fifth in last year's Classic, when trained by Scooter Dickey. To Honor and Serve, a winner of 8 of 16 lifetime starts, won the Woodward Stakes in Saratoga in September.
Janis Whitham's homebred Fort Larned earned an automatic Classic berth in Saratoga's Whitney in August and will look to build off his third-place run in the Gold Cup. Ian Wilkes trains the 4-year-old son of E Dubai, who is 7-for-18 lifetime and also owns wins in Gulfstream Park's Skip Away in March and the Prairie Meadows' Cornhusker in June. Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's Mucho Macho Man, who won Belmont's Suburban in July and was beaten a neck by To Honor In Serve in the Woodward for trainer Kathy Ritvo; Will Farish Jr.'s Pool Play, perfect in two starts over conventional dirt, with wins in the Hawthorne Gold Cup on Oct. 6 and last year's Foster; Triple B Farm's Richard's Kid, third in the Awesome Again, and 2011 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes winner Brilliant Speed, would also deserve Classic consideration.
Since the retirement of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another in June, the 3-year-olds have taking turns beating each other and will bring a mixed bunch to the Classic. Godolphin Racing's Alpha is the most accomplished, having won 4-of-7 this year for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, including dead heating for the win in the Travers. Donegal Racing's Dullahan beat Game On Dude in track record time in Del Mar's "Win and You're In" Pacific Classic in August. The son of Even the Score has been a synthetic specialist and won Keeneland's Blue Grass (GI) in April but did finish third in the Derby for trainer Dale Romans. Paul Reddam's Handsome Mike, who upset the Pennsylvania Derby for his second career win for trainer Doug O'Neill, has also been pre-entered.
The $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile on turf precedes the Classic on the Saturday program. Morton Fink's homebred Wise Dan, one of the most versatile horses in training this year, leads this year's pre-entered field of 13.. The 5-year-old son of Wiseman's Ferry has won 4-of-5 on turf and Polytrack, with his lone defeat coming by a nose in Churchill's Stephen Foster on the main track to Ron the Greek. Trained by Charlie Lopresti, Wise Dan broke a track record in winning Keeneland's Ben Ali in April and has won three straight on turf this summer, the Fourstardave at Saratoga, the Woodbine Mile in September and Keeneland's Shadwell Turf Mile in his last start October 6. A Mile victory would place Wise Dan squarely in the Horse of the Year picture. The Mile is also set to mark the return of 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who has not started since winning an optional claiming race at Gulfstream February 18 for Team Valor International and trainer Graham Motion. Little Mike, who won the Arlington Million in August and the Turf Classic at Churchill Downs for trainer Dale Romans, will cut back for the Mile.
Europeans have enjoyed great success in the Mile and will be led by Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith's 4-year-old Excelebration (IRE) who gained an automatic berth into the race with his Breeders' Cup Challenge win at Deauville in the Prix Jacques le Marois on August 12. Trained by Aidan O'Brien, Excelebration followed up that triumph by winning the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on October 2. Freddy Head trained Goldikova to an unprecedented three consecutive Breeders' Cup Mile wins. This year he brings George Strawbridge Jr.'s 4-year-old filly Moonlight Cloud (GB), who nearly defeated Black Caviar at Royal Ascot in June in the Diamond Jubilee, but since then has won two major races in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville and the Prix de Moulin at Longchamp on September 16.
Championship Friday is accentuated by one of the most talented fields ever for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at 1 1/8 miles. Besilu Stable's 4-year-old filly Royal Delta, the defending champion, leads the nine pre-entered. The 4-year-old daughter of Empire Maker, trained by Mott, looks ready to defend her title off a romping 9 ½-length win in Belmont's September 29 "Win and You're In" Beldame. She added that victory to her wins in the Delaware Handicap (GII) in July and also Churchill's Fleur de Lis in June.
Royal Delta's many challengers include Stronach Stable's Awesome Feather, who will put her unbeaten 10-for-10 record on the line for trainer Chad Brown. The 4-year-old daughter of Awesome Of Course won the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Churchill Downs in 2010 to cap off a championship 2-year-old season and, after battling tendon issues, returned from an eight month layoff to win Belmont's Nasty Storm by 11 ¼ lengths in a dazzling 1:33.47 for the 1-mile in her Ladies' Classic prep. Green Hill Farm's Love and Pride and Jay Em Ess Stable's Include Me Out, the 1-3 finishers of Santa Anita's "Win and You're In" Zenyatta (GI) September 29, are two 4-year-old fillies who have been pre-entered. The former, a 4-year-old daughter of 1992 Classic winner A.P. Indy trained by Todd Pletcher, enters in career form, having also won the Saratoga's Personal Ensign in August over Royal Delta. Include Me Out, a 4-year-old daughter of Include, earned an automatic berth into the Ladies' Classic with her win in Del Mar's Clement Hirsch in August for trainer Ron Ellis, and won a pair of graded stakes at Santa Anita this winter in the La Canada in January and Santa Margarita in March.
The 3-year-old fillies are extremely formidable in the Ladies' Classic, led by Stonestreet Stable and George Bolton's My Miss Aurelia, the reigning Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies winner and Godolphin Racing's homebred Questing (GB), the 1-2 finishers of Parx Racing's Cotillion on September 22. Steve Asmussen trains My Miss Aurelia, a daughter of Smart Strike who stayed unbeaten in six lifetime starts with her determined head victory over Questing, a daughter of Hard Spun who won the Coaching Club American Oaks and Alabama this summer at Saratoga for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. Add in Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stable and Stuart Grant's Grace Hall, who was second in the Juvenile Fillies last year and recently won the Indiana Oaks at Hoosier Downs October 6 for trainer Tony Dutrow, and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber's In Lingerie, who earned an automatic berth into the Ladies' Classic with a win over her elders in Keeneland's Spinster on October 7 for Pletcher and the 3-year-old fillies offer a serious challenge in the Ladies' Classic.
Royal Delta, Awesome Feather, My Miss Aurelia, Amazombie (Sprint), Musical Romance (Filly & Mare Sprint), California Flag (Turf Sprint), St Nicholas Abbey (Turf) and Eldaafer (Marathon) are all defending or returning champions pre-entered for this year's Breeders' Cup.
In defending his title in the $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf, run at 1 ½ miles, St. Nicholas Abbey, winner of the Coronation Cup at Epsom earlier this year, is expected to face a major test in the Phipps Stable's 4-year-old Point of Entry, who has won five in a row and three straight grade I's - the Man 'o War at Belmont in July, Sword Dancer at Saratoga in August and the Turf Classic at Belmont September 29. Slim Shadey (GB) and Turbo Compressor, the 1-2 finishers of Santa Anita's John Henry (GII) September 30, are also pre-entered. Trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre trained the first Breeders' Cup Turf winner, Lashkari, in 1984 for HH Aga Khan. This year, they have pre-entered the 4-year-old filly Shareta (IRE), winner of both the Darley Irish Oaks and the Qatar Prix Vermeille at Longchamp. The Japanese-bred Trailblazer, second in his US debut in the Arroyo Seco Mile at Santa Anita, and the winner of the Kyoto Kinen (G2) earlier this year, has been pre-entered.
The complement for the Turf is the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, run at 1 ¼ miles on Championship Friday. Glen Hill Farm's 4-year-old filly Marketing Mix earned a berth into the race with her course and distance win in the Rodeo Drive on September 29, and along with Zagora (FR), second in Belmont's Flower Bowl (GI) September 29, tops the U.S. contingent. Their task could be a tall one, however, as several Europeans have already been pre-entered, led by Nahrain (GB), second in the Filly & Mare Turf last year, who earned a berth into this year's race with her win in the Flower Bowl at Belmont Park; I'm a Dreamer (IRE), winner of Arlington Park's Beverly D. in August; Ridasiyna (FR), a winner of 4-of-5 starts this year, including the Prix de l'Opera at Longchamp, and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Fugue (GB), second in the Yorkshire Oaks (G1).
This year, both the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint and the $1.5 million Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint will be run on Breeders' Cup Saturday. Defending champion 5-year-old mare Musical Romance returns in the 7-furlong Filly & Mare Sprint against the 4-year-old Groupie Doll, a winner of four consecutive graded stakes races, including most recently the Thoroughbred Club of America at Keeneland; and Test Stakes (GI) winner Contested, for trainer Bob Baffert.
Trainer Bill Spawr has the 6-year-old gelding Amazombie back to defend his title in the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint. Amazombie, a winner twice in five starts this year, including the Bing Crosby (GI) at Del Mar, and two Baffert runners, Coil, who won the Santa Anita Sprint Championship and Capital Account, who won the Pat O'Brien Stakes at Del Mar, lead the West Coast contingent. From the East comes the 3-year-old The Lumber Guy, winner of the Vosburgh Stakes, and Forego Handicap winner Emcee for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.
The 2011 Preakness winner, Shackleford, returns to try to improve upon his second-place finish in last year's $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile against Kelso Handicap winner Jersey Town and San Diego Handicap winner Rail Trip.
Each year, the 2-year-olds bring a certain air of excitement to the Breeders' Cup, with the present meshing with thoughts of the future, and this year should be no different as both the 1 1/16-mile Grey Goose Juvenile and Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies are loaded with untapped potential.
The Juvenile Fillies offers a scintillating matchup between the West Coast's divisional leader
Executiveprivilege and the East Coast's counterpart Dreaming of Julia, who are a combined 8-for-8, with the former earning an automatic berth in the track and distance Chandelier Stakes September 29 and the latter earning a berth with a win in Belmont's Frizette October 6.
The Juvenile could culminate a perfect season for Shanghai Bobby, who twice earned automatic berths into the race with wins in Saratoga's Hopeful in September and Belmont's Champagne on October 6. Stiff opposition could come from track and distance winner Power Broker, who broke his maiden and gained an automatic berth in the FrontRunner (GI) September 29 for Baffert.
A maximum of 14 starters are allowed in each of the 15 Breeders' Cup World Championships races with the exception of the Dirt Mile (12). Breeders' Cup Limited has adopted a field selection system to select runners in the event fields are oversubscribed. This system ranks horses in order of preference based on (i) Breeders' Cup Challenge race winners, (ii) a point system, and (iii) the judgment of a panel of racing experts. The field selection system was implemented following the taking of pre-entries on Monday, Oct. 22, to officially rank the oversubscribed fields. The Racing Secretaries and Directors Panel (the "Panel") ranked all horses pre-entered in the oversubscribed races. After pre-entry, any vacancies in the fields will be filled by horses in order of panel preference. Entry for the Breeders' Cup World Championships races will be Monday, Oct. 29 by 10:00 a.m. (PT). At the time of entry, a maximum of 14 horses (or 12) will be accepted for each race based on the order of preference established at pre-entry.
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