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Mike McLean is a Senior Program Manager on the Microsoft Project team.
Along with the general availability of Project Online in Office 365, new scenarios have been enabled for Project Online reporting.
We introduced the Project Online OData feed to help you access your data using Excel 2013. During Public Preview, you may have noticed that any attempt to refresh the Excel workbooks in Office 365 generated errors. Now you can refresh Excel workbooks in Excel Web App that consume Project Online OData feeds.
When Excel workbooks are refreshed in Office 365, the BI Azure Service retrieves updated data from Project Online and recalculates the internal workbook model. If the workbook has data connections pointing to Project Online OData feeds, the BI Azure Service must have permission to the SharePoint Online tenant to retrieve that data.
These instructions document how to grant the BI Azure Service access to your SharePoint Online tenant.
- Log on to Project Online.
- Add the following to the end of your Project Web App URL: /_layouts/15/appinv.aspx
For example, if your Project Web App URL is http://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/pwa, type this URL in the address bar of your browser: http://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/pwa/_layouts/15/appinv.aspx
- In the App ID field, copy and paste 00000009-0000-0000-c000-000000000000, and then click Lookup. (Note: In the string of digits in Step 3, there are 7 zeroes before the 9, and the last set of zeros is 12 zeroes in a row.)
- In the Permission Request XML field, copy and paste the following XML:
<AppPermissionRequests><AppPermissionRequestScope = "http://sharepoint/projectserver/reporting" Right="Read"></AppPermissionRequest>
Scope = "http://sharepoint/content/tenant" Right="FullControl">
- Click Create.
- On the last page, click Trust It to trust Microsoft.Azure.AnalysisServices. (Note: This step will grant the BI Azure service access to retrieve data from the SharePoint Online tenant. When performing the refresh in Excel Web App, the BI Azure Service will use the Project Online OData connections located in the Excel workbook. BI Azure will attempt to retrieve data from Project Online using the credentials of the user who is performing the refresh on the workbook.)
The next page that displays is PWA Site Settings. You can navigate back to PWA by clicking Project Web App.
If you'd like to verify the BI Azure Service has been granted permission to your SharePoint tenant, navigate to Tenant Admin and take a look at the app permissions.
- Click Admin, then click SharePoint.
- In the Tenant Admin, click apps.
- Click App Permissions.
- Verify that Microsoft.Azure.AnalysisServices is in the list.
Now you can open your Excel workbooks and refresh them in Excel Web App.
- Select the workbook in a SharePoint Document Library. It will display in Excel Web App.
- Click Data > Refresh All Connections.
- The data in the workbook will refresh.
There are three sample OData reports available for Project Online: Project Overview, Resource Overview, and Project Overview Dashboard. For these to refresh in Excel Web App, you must first perform one refresh in Excel 2013 client and save the report. This will update the internal model of the workbook so it is supported by Excel Web App.
The refresh described in this blog post is in Preview mode as we're gathering feedback on use cases for Project Online customers. Feel free to try it out and refresh your Project Online workbooks.
For more information, you can check out our official online help; see Grant reporting access in Project Online!
–Mike McLean, Senior Program Manager


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THE final parliamentary week has seen the Coalition repeatedly allege that the Prime Minister engaged in criminal activity when she was a lawyer in the 1990s. It's one of the most serious accusations that could be made.
It would be a show-stopper - if the federal political battle wasn't so feral most of the time. However, these days people aren't shocked by much that's said in Canberra. It's become like watching too much violence on TV. Even against that background, however, the criminality claim, coming from the most senior Coalition figures, including Tony Abbott, was extraordinary.
The latest episode in the AWU ''slush fund'' controversy was highly choreographed. It was riveting to watch the mutual sledging by the saga's ''villains'' - former union officials Ralph Blewitt and Bruce Wilson (Julia Gillard's former boyfriend), who were once mates but now are bitter enemies. Blewitt, living in Asia, had arrived home in a blaze of publicity to ask for indemnity.
Then in the newspapers on Thursday - the last day of sitting - came new documentation about Gillard's role, released by former Slater & Gordon partner Nick Styant-Browne.
The sharp end of this battle is over Gillard's behaviour as a Slater & Gordon lawyer advising on the set-up of the ''Australian Workers' Union Workplace Reform Association'' - the slush fund from which Wilson and Blewitt later siphoned huge amounts.
George Brandis - who will become attorney-general if there is an Abbott government - told the Senate on Wednesday that Gillard's involvement in the affair had been characterised by ''it would appear, several breaches of the criminal law''.
On Thursday the stakes were dramatically raised when Abbott lent his authority to the criminality allegation, claiming Gillard had misled the WA Corporate Affairs Commission, which ''would certainly be in breach of the law''.
Despite all the questions she addressed between Monday and Wednesday, Gillard had avoided being drawn on whether she had written to the WA commission arguing for the incorporation.
But she had to deal with this directly after Thursday's disclosure of an extract from the 1995 Slater & Gordon interrogation of her. In that interview she agreed the commission had written suggesting the association might be a trade union and therefore ineligible for incorporation. So, she further agreed, ''we had prepared a response submitted on Wilson's instructions to that authority suggesting that in fact it wasn't a trade union and arguing the case for its incorporation''.
Abbott immediately claimed Gillard had given ''false information'' to the commission. Manager of opposition business Christopher Pyne said Gillard's letter was about how the proposed association ''is not part of the trade union'' and declared she should resign.
Gillard quickly showed her style as a front-foot fighter. Before question time she issued a defiant statement through a spokesperson.
''So, the Prime Minister wrote to the WA Commissioner? So what? She did what lawyers do. … So, the Prime Minister can't remember writing one letter from 20 years ago. So what? And what does the transcript show? That the PM said the association wasn't a union. … It obviously wasn't.''
Gillard quickly showed her style as a front-foot fighter. Before question time she issued a defiant statement through a spokesperson.
In Parliament, gambling that she could out-debate him, she moved to give Abbott 15 minutes to prove his criminality case. Abbott was aware of the danger of the moment. His case on the facts was weak. There was the risk of sounding bullying. With the misogyny nightmare in mind, he declared in his speech, ''This is not about gender, this is about character''. He inserted the qualification that her behaviour had been ''possibly'' unlawful, saying that at the very least her conduct had been ''unbecoming''.
Gillard retorted that Abbott had accused her of a crime based on a false Fairfax Media report of the document, and was now ''handcuffed'' to an allegation against her without evidence.
We don't have a letter that Gillard wrote - it reportedly has disappeared from the files. But, with that qualification, the latest bit of the Slater & Gordon transcript has not backed up the opposition's allegation that she broke the law. There was nothing false about saying the proposed entity would not be a trade union. It wasn't. It was a body set up by two unionists.
On the evidence we have, the opposition has over-reached in its claims of breaches of the law, and that is not to its credit. A lot might be a fair cop in politics, but there should also be some level of responsibility by politicians in talking about each other. If that is missing they diminish themselves and the offices they hold (or potentially hold).
This being said, Gillard should have dealt with the issue of the letter before Thursday's reports forced her to do so. If she could not remember sending it (and she says she has no copy of the Slater & Gordon transcript that contains the reference) she should have said so. It's obvious Gillard was guilty of poor legal practice in her dealings in the AWU affair. She failed to open a file; she did not consult others in Slater & Gordon; it was screamingly bad to be giving professional advice to someone with whom she had a personal relationship. She was mixing with dubious characters. She cut corners.
It is said by some who knew her in the mid-'90s that she was traumatised by these events. When the Wilson/Blewitt fraud was uncovered, her professional life was under threat and her personal world collapsed. She ended her relationship with Wilson.
Painful as it would be - for she is proud and often very private - perhaps a frank, more personal reflection on her feelings at the time, on her mistakes and misjudgments, might have helped her case. As it is, she finishes the parliamentary year with the AWU affair having taken a fair bit of skin off her, but her opponents have not been able to prove those events have disqualified her for the office she holds.
Michelle Grattan is political editor.

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Originally Published in Inside Counsel | April 17, 2014 | By Paul Mandell
Any effective crisis-management plan must include a competent team, clearly defined roles and responsibilities, and continuing post-crisis communication
Today's volatile economic environment presents general counsel with an unprecedented amount of corporate risk. The increasing frequency of data breaches, FCPA violations, IP claims and everything in between underscores the growing importance of a general counsel's ability to navigate the complicated landscape of crisis management swiftly and adeptly. While every crisis is unique and each response must be precisely tailored to the facts, any effective crisis-management plan must include a competent team, clearly defined roles and responsibilities, and continuing post-crisis communication. Below are three steps to help guide general counsel through virtually any corporate crisis.
1. Build the right team before a crisis
Building the right team is perhaps the most critical aspect of a crisis-management strategy. Stu Ingis, partner at Venable LLC and co-leader of the firm's privacy and data security practice group, highlights the importance of the right team, noting, "At each moment of a crisis, there are decisions — whether about privilege, forensics, evidence preservation, or public statements and commitments — that affect the long-term posture of the enterprise. A successful crisis response team navigates the immediate crisis in a manner that protects — and in some cases even advances — long-term strategic objectives."
Josh Galper, a former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe partner who co-led the firm's legal crisis management practice, the first of its kind at a major law firm, and is now the general counsel of a tech start-up, adds, "The crisis team needs to be multi-disciplinary and proactive, both in planning for a crisis and responding to one, and it needs to have the authority to make decisions on a dime."
In considering whom to add to the crisis management team, general counsel should include skilled outside counsel, an experienced public relations firm and internal senior-level colleagues from other departments. This collection of participants ensures a variety of perspectives and skills that can give the company its best odds at minimizing fallout and avoiding future mishaps.
Outside counsel is an obvious and necessary element of a crisis management team. A seasoned, respected attorney can both provide critical legal guidance and signal that the company is taking the matter seriously enough to ensure that any investigations or remedial efforts are objective and genuine.
A public relations firm with relevant expertise can assess dicey situations with a different perspective and find the best ways to minimize damage to a company's public image, which can be as or more important than good legal counsel. When possible, general counsel should engage a PR firm that already knows the ins and outs of the business; however, it is best to use a firm other than the one that the company uses for its overall PR strategy. This avoids confusion about whether the PR firm is serving its routine PR duties versus directly assisting in the legal effort, which can be important in the context of privilege.
Finally, the general counsel should be sure to include a variety of senior-level internal colleagues. These individuals can help identify specific issues relating to clients or employees that require specific attention, as well as help coordinate rigidly consistent internal and external messaging.
2. Define roles and responsibilities
While the right team is critical to crisis management, simply assembling a great team is not enough. Rather, the crisis management team needs a clear set of roles and responsibilities, as well as clear leadership, to ensure that any crisis response is both rapid and well coordinated. A disjointed group giving mixed signals or following differing plans can both jeopardize the company's public image and heighten legal risk.
For any crisis that poses legal risk for the organization, which surely includes most crises in the U.S., general counsel should coordinate the efforts of the crisis-management team. Initially, the general counsel should work with relevant senior-level colleagues to assemble background and expertise that could be useful to both outside counsel and the PR firm. Equipped with this knowledge, outside counsel can conduct fact investigations, provide objective risk assessment, and identify potential experts and useful assets in any subsequent litigation. The general counsel should also provide direction to the PR firm, and ensure that PR strategies align with company goals and current public image. However, general counsel must be patient and trust in the judgment of the chosen firm's decisions.
3. Debrief and strategic future planning
After the immediate threat of the crisis has passed, it is vital to regroup and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the response. The team should focus on analyzing thoroughly the root cause of the crisis and determine whether the problem is systematic or a one-time issue. After identifying vulnerable internal functions, the general counsel can begin establishing any necessary new company protocol and policies. Outside counsel can track changes in the relevant regulatory framework to help the company plan for the future. The PR firm should monitor the company's public image and continue to assist with positive PR campaigns. Above all, the crisis-management team must keep an open dialogue with one another to ensure that any lasting effects of the crisis are handled in a timely manner and the right measures are in place to prevent a future crisis.
As recent high-profile cases demonstrate, the question facing general counsel no longer seems to be simply whether a crisis will hit, but rather what can be done to prepare for and minimize the impact of the next one. By building the right team, establishing roles, and keeping lines of communication open, general counsel will be able to successfully guide a company through any crisis.


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no one needs to click it!
The can say their opinion, why should I get into the discussion and stop it?
And everyone is responsible for their postings!
i just thought this was worth repeating.Laughingman wrote:Once again the Epic Goon Squad are showing their true colors.
One guy can't let something go so he is called a attention whore, or a troll or in need of a life, or in Dimitri's mind jealous of his success....... how many times do you think you guys can pull this off before enough people recognize what you are trying to do?
The comparison of Dimitri's video and Latino's video is clear. Dimitri's was edited to make him look like a rockstar (on an SUP no less...#badchoice)
No amount of explaining or wishing is going to change the fact that Dimitri tried to pass off a failure as a success and he got caught. If Latino's video never came out Dimitri would have allowed us to believe exactly what he wanted us to believe, and if some guy (who was there) refuted this (without the video), all the goons would come in here and start calling them names and accusing them of hiding behind an alias.
Is Supa a bit obsessed...? I'd say so, but you guys can't leave it well enough alone to let it go away, so I say you are just as obsessed and ...
Oldnbroken, you annoy the crap out of me with your hollier-then-thou attitude. I have to refrain from responding to the crap you post on a daily basis, if anyone is an attention whore or troll it is you.
alright, now that I got that off my chest, have a nice f'n day.
pretty much becoming the most entertaining, and annoying thread of all time..ryanroberts1983 wrote:Toby,
I honestly do not know how you continue to let these Epic threads run. It is RUINING your website...
Troll, I am not trying to tear anything down except for the BS. I am simply stating my opinion which happens to not coincide with Dimitri or the epic goons (including you). I have gone as far as testing the kites at my cost. If you think I am being closed minded and trying to wreck something then you are the one with blinders on.Oldnbroken wrote:The interesting difference is Dimitri is promoting a business, as opposed to your time spent trying to tear something down.UKSurf wrote:I spend a lot less time on here than you do, although you are right this thread and your posts are a waste of my time.
I do find your attitude extremely arrogant and the way you promote your brand seriously winds me up but I am going to ignore your posts from now on.
Cannot understand why anonymous people (UKSurf, Laughingman, PMU, SupaEZ, Dan Glyaire, etc, etc) would put in that effort, in that direction....for what reasons...to accomplish what?
UKSurf, Thanks for clarifying/admitting, and revealing yourself for what you are.
Me anonymousOldnbroken wrote: Cannot understand why anonymous people (UKSurf, Laughingman, PMU, SupaEZ, Dan Glyaire, etc, etc) would put in that effort, in that direction....for what reasons...to accomplish what?
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Skip to comments.Algerian Killers: "We've Come In the Name of Islam, To Teach the Americans What Islam Is"
Posted on 01/21/2013 5:47:02 AM PST by SJackson
- FrontPage Magazine - http://frontpagemag.com -
Algerian Killers: "We've Come In the Name of Islam, To Teach the Americans What Islam Is"
Posted By Daniel Greenfield On January 20, 2013 @ 8:52 pm In The Point | 13 Comments
But the trouble is that no one seems to learn the lesson no matter how often it's taught. The 9/11 attackers came in the name of Islam to teach Americans what Islam is. The Benghazi attackers came in the in the name of Islam to teach Americans what Islam is. And the lesson is still unlearned.
The four-day hostage crisis in the Sahara reached a bloody conclusion on Saturday as the Algerian Army carried out a final assault on the gas field taken over by Islamist militants, killing most of the remaining kidnappers and raising the total of hostages killed to at least 23, Algerian officials said….
One Algerian who managed to escape told France 24 television late Friday night that the kidnappers said, Weve come in the name of Islam, to teach the Americans what Islam is. The haggard-looking man, interviewed at the airport in Algiers, said the kidnappers then immediately executed five hostages.
And that is exactly what Islam is. It's a bullet to the head of an unarmed man. A murder carried out for the purposes of display. An atrocity whose message is that Islam is a better religion than yours because its followers will kill you. That is what Islam is. That it is all it is. And over a thousand years of terror should have taught that lesson to the free peoples of the world already.
Islam is Daniel Pearl being beheaded. Islam is teenage girls being murdered in Afghanistan, in Jordan and in Toronto. Islam is non-Muslims being murdered because they're non-Muslim and women being murdered because they're women. Islam is over a thousand years of terror and tyranny wrapped into one brutal package.
This is Islam. Its lesson is the only one that it is capable of teaching, despite all the Koranic commentary and memorization. Its lesson is the same as that of the bullet or the poison or the Qassam rocket or the knife. Its lesson is death.
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He was moderately wounded as dozens of Arabs hurled rocks at his car, and then pulled him from the vehicle and savagely beat him up.
We know what Islam is from reading the instructions in their holy books.
The Koran:
Sura (2:191-193) - "And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution of Muslims is worse than slaughter of non-believers...and fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah."
Sura (4:74) - "Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward."
Sura (4:76) - "Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah "
Sura (5:33) - "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement"
Sura (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them"
Sura (8:39) - "And fight with them until there is no more persecution and religion should be only for Allah"
Sura (8:57) - "If thou comest on them in the war, deal with them so as to strike fear in those who are behind them, that haply they may remember."
Sura (9:14) - "Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace..."
Sura (9:29) - "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."
Sura (9:30) - "And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!"
Sura (9:123) - "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness."
Sura (47:4) - "So when you meet in battle those who disbelieve, then smite the necks until when you have overcome them, then make them prisoners,"
Sura (61:4) - "Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way"
Sura (66:9) - "O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them. Hell will be their home, a hapless journey's end
From the Hadith:
Muslim (1:33) - the Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah
Bukhari (8:387) - Allah's Apostle said, I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah
Tabari 7:97 The morning after the murder of Ashraf, the Prophet declared, "Kill any Jew who falls under your power."
Ibn Ishaq: 327 - Allah said, A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.
Ibn Ishaq: 992 - "Fight everyone in the way of Allah and kill those who disbelieve in Allah."
The Koran and hadiths are replete with examples of Muhammad's barbaric behavior. Robert Spencer does a good job here explaining Islam - Blogging the Quran Start at the bottom.
Islam is the evil of leftism on steroids
"Islam is as Islam does."
Nuke Makkah now!!
Most of America already knows what Islam is.
Perhaps the Algerians should send a message to Obama. He either doesn't know or he knows unconsciously and is still in denial.
obama is islam.
Sociaiism & Totalitarianism...Plunder & Death 2.0
We already know what Islam is. Bush's postmodernist professors at Yale told hims and he told us. Islam is peace. That's the postmodernists' word for chopping people into pea(ie)ces.
Thanks for the post. Robert Spencer is OUTSTANDING!
So, now they changed their story. It is not because the Fwench. It is to concur the world and teach Americans (American Leftists, more like) a lesson about the RoP.
Nobody here will openly address the Saudi issue, and their vast global funding for the RoP "makeover then takeover" in western institutions.
We already know what Islam is. Unfortunately, everybody who tries to tell others the true nature of Islam really is labled "Islamophobic" or "Racist" (as if Islam is a race...).
BTW: "Taquiya" requires them to lie to advance Islam. They need to review their tactics...
We got the lesson. We got it when we saw planes full of live people flown deliberately into buildings full of live people.
We got it when we heard of what you did to Daniel Pearl, Margaret Hassan and countless others.
We got when we found out, with no help from American media, what you did in Beslan.
We got the point with the Times Square bomber, the underwear bomber, the shoe bomber, the beltway snipers.
Too many others. Too much angry yelling and screaming through dirty beards. We learned the lesson.
None of you should be anywhere near a civilized country. That's all of Europe, the USA, Canada, Mexico,
South America, China, India, and all other countries where they don't practice your brand of barbarism.
We know what you are like - a violent dirty death cult.
Get the hell out! I'm sick of your whining that you are not being treated nice.
Leftists and atheists sometimes argue that most wars in History have been fought over RELIGION.
In a sense they are correct.
The Crusades were launched because moslems had taken over the Holy Land. (Whatever atrocities occurred would never have happened if the moslems hadn't taken over in the first place)
The battles of Lepanto and Vienna and other early wars in Europe were a direct result of moslem invasion.
Even Shakespeare's play "Othello" opens with the Protagonist being hailed as a hero for his victory over the moslems.
The first major skirmish in America's History was against the moslem Barbary Pirates (The Shores of Tripoli!)
The Ottoman Empire slaughtered millions of Christians, most notably the Armenians in 1915, giving Hitler the idea that he could get away with exterminating entire ethnic populations.
General Gorden in the Sudan, Lawrence of Arabia, General Allenby all had to deal with moslem terrorists.
WW1 essentially set the stage for the idiotic national boundaries that exist in the Mid East to this day. Deals made with barbaric tribal leaders made them kings over imaginary boundaries and gave them a false claim to the land.
Hitler enlisted moslems to do his dirty work in the Balkans.
The very DAY that the UN voted for partitioning the British Mandate to form the State of Israel, ALL of her moslem neighbors DECLARED WAR AGAINST HER. (This war has been going on ever since).
The constant battle for Kashmir has to do with...well you know. India is Hindu, and Pakistan is (Surprise!) moslem.
The Wars in Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Libya, Mali, Algeria, and other African states are ALL related to moslem takeovers.
Of course, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are DIRECTLY related to moslem terrorism.
So I would say, Yeah, most of the wars in history have to do with religion.
And since the 7th Century that religion has been islam.
Just my humble opinion...I'm not a history expert or anything like that.
moozlum credo: I love you. I will rape and murder you and your family. Slice! Boom!
We know what you are moozlums: subhuman insects who need eradicated.
Well, consider it mission accomplished!
Well, too be honest, islam is also about raping little boys...
Actually, right after 9/11, Bush started off very strong. But almost immediately, the lefty wusses in the State Dept., the Dems and the media all attacked him for being pro-western and anti-Islamic (as if these were bad things!). As always, when faced with criticism, Bush knuckled under right away and started his career of Muslim appeasement. I remember that the first thing he did was rename the Afghan campaign because he had been told his original name for it might be offensive to Muslims.
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Like I said at the top of the blog today – no dress punched me in the face with the real and true "best" at this year's Oscars. Everything felt so … safe. So… subdued. Maybe it was the weather. Maybe it was a general lack of imagination. I mean, Amy Adams and Sandra Bullock were practically wearing the same thing. The fact that they were nominated in the same category and both wore strapless midnight blue gowns pinched at the waist is a major bore for me. Sorry. Cate Blanchett wasn't that much better –sartorially – either.
So why Lupita?
On Jessica Chastain it's sea foam. On Lupita Nyong'o it's Nairobi blue, reminding her of home. Custom Prada. And she lit it up, elevating an otherwise ordinary dress with her extraordinary everything else. It was the way she moved in it. So that the beading embedded sparingly in those pleats in the skirt caught the light now and again and made it look like there was a waterfall swirling around her when she walked. And goddamn her skin. That skin makes everything better next to it. Mostly though, after hearing her speak, how can you deny Lupita anything? She was the f-cking best last night. The BEST. And maybe it's better that she chose to scale back instead of jamming it in our faces. Maybe we would have felt differently if she'd come in all "wrong and strong", an expression my friend Traci Melchor uses often which has become one of my favourites because it's so right for some people. Robin Thicke is wrong and strong. Lady Gaga last night? Wrong and strong.
Lupita? Never wrong and strong.
Rather it grows on you, doesn't it? The more I look at this dress and the headband and the whole package, the better it gets. Kind of the best way to fall in love.


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The barbecue is a symbol of warm weather, good food and secret seasonings.
I don't know if it's the simplicity of the ingredients, the familiar routines or just being outside soaking up the sunshine, but opening the barbecue lid is therapy that calms the soul and excites the tastebuds.
Sometimes, though, the food coming off the grill can become a little too familiar. If you are thinking of hitting the patio this weekend, try changing things up a little.
Have you ever considered throwing a few mussels on the barbie? Have you ever considered cooking mussels at all? This recipe for mussels with coconut and basil will lure you into a new realm of cooking and flavours, all while standing in your favourite place behind the grill.
This recipe uses indirect heat, which means we are not placing the mussels right on the grill. Instead, a foil pan is used.
When you are ready to cook your mussels, do the tap test to be sure each mussel is alive and healthy. Discard any with broken shells, those that do not close or that are particularly heavy as they may be full of mud or sand.
Next, give them a scrub with a vegetable brush under cold running water and remove the "beard" (a fibrous piece that protrudes from the shell that requires a quick pull to remove).
Proceed with the recipe as directed. And remember to only cook the mussels until the shells pop open. If you cook them too long, they will be tough. Any that do not open during cooking should be discarded.
Be sure to have lots of bread on hand for sopping up the delicious cooking liquid when the mussels are all eaten. Never store mussels in a sealed plastic bag or submerged in water, because they will die; like you and I, they need to breathe. Store mussels in their original sack and keep that sack damp, or keep them in a bowl with a damp towel on top.
Mussels with Coconut and Basil
1 tablespoon (15 mL) olive oil
1 tablespoon (15 mL) grated fresh ginger
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
¼ teaspoon (1 mL) red pepper flakes
One 14-ounce can (398-mL) coconut milk
2 tablespoons (30 mL) soy sauce
1 tablespoon (15 mL) fresh lime juice
½ cup (125 mL) julienne carrot
½ cup (125 mL) julienne red bell pepper
¼ cup (60 mL) diagonally sliced green onion
¼ cup (60 mL) slivered fresh basil
2 teaspoons (10 mL) slivered lemon peel
¼ teaspoon (1 mL) salt
4 dozen mussels, rinsed and scrubbed
1 tablespoon (15 mL) chopped fresh cilantro
Combine oil, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes in a large foil pan. Place pan on grid over medium heat on the barbecue.
Cook until mixture is fragrant, about 3 minutes.
Add next 9 ingredients (coconut milk through salt) and bring to a boil. Add mussels, cover tightly with foil and cook for 7 to 10 minutes or until mussels open.
Discard any unopened mussels. Ladle mussels and cooking liquid into bowls. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with baguette slices for dipping.
Makes 4 servings.


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Greetings Family and Friends!
As always, I like to keep everyone posted on my progress as we fight this avm! I was really looking forward to this trip, I just wanted to see "my people" that understand me completely! So here we go! It never fails, we got on the plane on an hour or two of sleep - we always seem to pack very late and last minute and have a very early flight! We had an empty seat between us from Dallas to CO - so Saba had her own seat! We arrive in CO @ 9:30 a.m. on Wed., Jan. 27 and the weather was nice! The sun was out and it was chilly enough for a light jacket! Picked up the car rental that Mark really enjoyed! It was an Infinity!
We headed toward Park Meadows Mall, as everything we needed to do was in that area! I figured we'd kill a little time @ Borders bookstore, then have lunch @ Mimi's Cafe and then go on to my appt. w/Dr. Hepworth's office in the same area! Luckily we got there early for the appt. because it turns out, our appt. was @ his other office, closer to Swedish Medical Center! At this point, Dr. Hepworth feels he can go in and debulk the mass under my chin without it interfering with what Dr. Yakes feels he still needs to work on some of the avm in my cheek/ear area! So at this point, the doctors are discussing what they will do w/me next! Here are photos of me @ Dr. Hepworths office - he is putting ointment on my scabby area near my ear and inside it as well! The other photo show Dr. Hepworths P.A., Kris Pacheco! She is super nice and we like discussing what books we've just read!
After this appt. we went to Safeway to try and find items we can't get anymore in Corpus - like my favorite spray starch that comes in a spray pump bottle! I also found some face wipes I like to wash my face with that are NOT premoistened, so got some of that! Headed to Whole Foods to pick up something for dinner before going to the hotel and calling it an early night! This was going to be our first stay @ this hotel, as the Four Points Sheraton we always stayed @ was being converted to an assisted living place. This new place was a suite, so it was nice having a refrigerator, microwave, an oven, coffee pot and dishes, glasses, utensils! There are time we aren't too hungry, so this will be convenient to have something like soup if that's all we want! Wouldn't you know that for whatever reason, there was none of my favorite corn chowder soup @ Whole Foods! The bed was very comfortable and we had plenty of pillows, so we got a good nights rest!
I had to be @ Swedish by 7:30 a.m. to pre-register for my procedure, so here I am, next to the car before we leave! Maybe an inch and 1/2 of snow fell the night before! I had dressed Saba in a pink onesie and a denim skirt - but before taking off on this trip, my friend Felice asked me to make sure I made it to the post office before leaving for CO! She had sent me a couple of things for Saba to wear! She knows what an Olympic fanatic I am, so she sent an olympic sweatshirt w/a hood that has little slits for her ears! She also sent a t-shirt that says USA and it has sequins on it! How cool is that?! Thank you Felice! Everyone commented on Saba's sweatshirt!
So, got pre-registered and headed to ambulatory care to get ready for surgery! One of our favorite nurses is no longer in this area, but went on to Maternity Ward, so no more Sue! Our other familiar nurse was there - we call her Boston, as she has a heavy accent, but her name is Mary! Here she is, along w/Dr. Yakes P.A. Kelly! Got a nice surprise visit from another favorite nurse, Rick! He works in recovery, although he wasn't working on this day, but it was great that he stopped by to say hello! One of the anesthesiologist stopped by, Wendy - she said she was thinking of me the night before and worried about intubating me, since she knew I couldn't open my mouth too wide. She was happy to see I had a trache now, so it would be easier and safer for me to be put under! It was finally show time, so I get wheeled to surgery! Got a few minutes to talk to Dr. Yakes. Told him to go easy on me and that I didn't know how much more I could take! He assured me that we were going to beat this avm and we were going to win!
Woke up in recovery and my back was really hurting from laying flat due to Dr. Yakes doing an arteriogram! I normally sleep w/pillows under my knees for support! So I grabbed on to the side rail of the bed and pulled myself on my side and that helped the back pain! Got some morphine and ice chips and I didn't feel as bad as I have in the past! The nurse told me she was having a hard time reaching Mark - that she was getting a recording that it wasn't a working number! She finally tried dialing slower and got through! By this time, it was time for me to get to a room and Mark met me up there! Shortly afterward, Eric, Dr. Yakes other P.A. stopped by to see how I was doing! He always comes by and gives me my prescriptions and dismissal papers, that way, we can leave first thing in the morning!
Had very good help as always - here is a new tech we met named Zufan and she is from Africa! Sweet and helpful! Since Dr. Yakes only used 8 cc's of alcohol, I wasn't too bad off, and he did not work inside my mouth, so as soon as I could sit up, I was drinking juice and having pudding! Just had some blood in my hair - but I was able to take a shower that evening and get it all out and felt better! Mark stayed with me a bit and we watched the Star Trek movie courtesy of Swedish! After Mark left, I dozed off a bit, but woke up @ 3:30 a.m. and I watched The Proposal and then some movie about a dog hotel! Of course I was missing my Hanzie, but we got updates from my brother-in-law Jim about how Hanz was having fun and falling exhausted at bedtime!
Next morning after Mark showed up, we got all our stuff and went to say hello to Sadie, Dr. Yakes Patient Coordinator! She does so much that is neccessary to get my appt. scheduled, so we like to stop by and touch base with her! Also, with Mona, Dr. Yakes office manager! These ladies have to deal with insurance and all sorts of paperwork to get me up there!
Soon as we left the hospital, we headed to Wal-Greens to fill a couple of prescriptions, then to Whole Foods again to get something to eat that we could take on the plane with us! Repacked all our stuff @ the hotel, checked out and headed to the airport! Here is a photo of me probably talking to Mom and telling her we were getting ready for take off!
As always, thank you so much for all your love, prayer and support! Still no telling how many more procedures I have left, but it's got to be done slowly. In May I will be going to see Dr. Yakes for 6 years! Yikes! Our plane was late getting home, as it had to be de-iced in Dallas! It was great to get to the house, but it didn't feel like home until we picked up Hanz the next day from Jim and Shelleys house! It's great to have out little family home together again! Take Care!
Mark and Cyndi
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Trache Change!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Hi Everyone!
How's everybody been? Busy, huh? So much to do and not enough hours in the day, right? Just wanted to write a little bit and tell you about changing my trache out last weekend! I have to change out the entire trache thing once a month! The "collar" that goes around the back of my neck, gets changed out once a week by Mark and I can do the gauze sponge that goes in the front by myself and I do that twice a day! Since I sleep w/a mist cup over the trache area that is attached to a hose going to a humidifier, the gauze sponge up front tends to be wet in the morning. I am so lucky my neighbor and friend Terry Serna lives 2 houses over - she is a respiratory technician and she comes over to change out my trache for me! Glad she did and that we didn't let Mark do it on his own, because we had a little bit of trouble! The skin is closing in around the trache area and when I had ordered a replacement trache from the supply company, we got the wrong size! It was too big and Terry was having a hard time getting it in there! Yikes! Fortunately, we had my original one sanitized and put away in a brand new tupperware container, so we used that! We'll have to see what size they use when I go to CO next week for my procedure! Hopeing all will go well - the insurance is saying I've reached the million dollar mark - so we have to assure them again that there is NO ONE ELSE able to help except Dr. Yakes, so they need to pay him!
I was off work on Monday and ended up having a bad bleed from inside my mouth! Luckily Mark came home for lunch and came in about 5 minutes after the bleed started! It lasted almost an hour! Hopefully Dr. Yakes can put an end to anything like that happening again! You know, when things like that happen - it is so discouraging! My Mom is always telling me how brave I am, as are other people - but I'm really not. I'm angry about all of this @ times - tired of dealing with everything! Seems I'm always having to find a way to cope w/some problem I'm having because of the avm! Now I'm sleeping w/my bed wetting alarm again in case I bleed during the night from my mouth! Gotta make sure it doesn't get in the way of the mist cup though! Plus of course I have drainage coming out my ear and scabbing inside and around it - ugh! I have to work w/the therabite again because I can't open my mouth very wide, but I had gotten away from it from trying to deal w/all the trache stuff! Agh! We look forward to these trips to CO because we know we are in good hands up there! Poor Mark can finally rest knowing Dr. Yakes and the P.A.'s are taking good care of me!
I just have to say that I am so very blessed to have such an awesome husband that takes care of our household while I can't hold up my end of the deal! After a long day @ work, neither of us feels like doing much, but Mark fixes dinner and most times cleans the kitchen too! Plus, Mark makes sure Hanz has everything he needs, from replacing his pads, to getting any meds, haircut, his nails filed! I just make sure Hanz gets lots of love and is fed!
I would also like to add that after having that bleed, some family members stepped up right away offering to donate blood for me! From my brother-in-law Jim Schuman, to my nephew Davis Fossum! I have an incredible support team backing me up!
How is Hanz the Magnificent you ask? Well, Mark had taken Hanz in to the City Vet. and one of the ladies that worked there was telling Mark that she thought Hanz was so special and cute, she just wanted to take him home with her! Oh, Mark told her she'd have a fight on her hands on that one with his wife! My baby! I miss him all day while I'm @ work! We've been having decent weather the past few days, so we have been taking Hanz for a walk! You should see him just strutting - so happy his mommy and daddy are taking him walking! Yesterday, we walked past a lady sitting on her porch and she just had to get up and come pet Hanz! He gets so many compliments on how adorable he is!
Anyway, here are some photos - the one of Mark and I is from New Years Eve and Marks 50th Birthday! My Uncle Luis and Aunt Betty were in town from Nebraska celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary - married the same day and year that Mark was born!
As always, we thank all of you for your prayer, love and support!
Love to everyone!
Mark & Cyndi
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Have you found yourself thinking about Michael...because the team here at the MJJC Legacy Project sure has been thinking of him and we want to hear from you..
The MJJC Legacy Project Team is here for you. We have a project for everyone..
"How Does Michael Jackson Inspire You"
Hello everyone. :waving:
We thought it would be fun for everyone to have a place to tell their own story of just how Michael Jackson inspires them.
Our goal here is to have a special place for every member to gather and share Michael's legacy and part of that always has started with his fans.
So, share what that certain something is that inspires you,what makes your heart & soul dance..what makes you become starry-eyed when you think of Michael Jackson. What is that special something that brought Michael into your life?
Here's a place to share your stories & poems in this thread and discuss them together.
Michael has been apart of most our lives since we can remember. I'm sure that many of you have your very own story no matter how big or small to contribute.
We are a part of his legacy.
Just like Michael has his "HIStory" in which he shared with us,let us share ours for him and each other.
Michael Jackson's legacy is very rich and multi faceted - ranging a wide spectrum of music, dance,singing, philanthropist/humanitarianism, art & vision. Breaking the boundaries and opening the doors of unity where color lines and segregation are invisible.
Through his art he has inspired the whole world beyond the times, speaking to us sonically and from his heart.
Thank you so very much, Mr. Michael Jackson - or as we sometimes say Apple Head.
While brushing up on your writing skills here in this thread, why not submit a essay to here.
We at the MJJC Legacy Project Team want to hear from you. We want you to know that you are apart of what makes this project go forth. Calling all writers. We are asking for submissions.
Want to share your unique story? Write an essay using the title below and submit it to us here in this thread.
feel free to post in this thread and share your stories & thoughts. Go read, post and discuss! Thank You.
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Title your submission as:
"How Does Michael Jackson Inspire You"
Be sure to include your MJJC username with your submission. Please enter the essay title in your post Get creative. Be serious. Be seriously creative - Just tell us how Michael Jackson inspires you.
We look forward to your stories & poems in this thread as well as your essays.
With Much L.O.V.E.
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Look at this fan drawing of inspiration by Michael Jackson.
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This is my story here it is
Twenty two years ago I was born with cerebal palsy. The horrible stories are not lingering in my head, as I was too young, but getting to an age of nine, I noticed that something wasn't right. It was that I couldn't play on swings, play football or anything like that, but to help me was my very close friends.
It was hitting me at night time one night time as the normal routine was happening, you know, eating supper, then reading a book, then going to sleep. One night time we couldn't find a book to read, someone put the radio on about eight o'clock, you know about that time I used to think what a rare life I had, still listening to the radio, a song came on, it went a bit like this: 'another day has gone, I'm still all alone, how could this be, that you're not here with me.?' I asked quite quickly who is this? My carer said isn't it Michael Jackson, I said 'yes, but what is it called?' before the carer could say anything I heard the four words 'you are not alone', at that second I became a big fan. The carer that was here for eight years but has now gone, but I'm being helped by Michael to get over it. The carer said 'I've got the video', my mind went blank, I didn't know what he looked like and was he saving lives on the video, like he did mine? I borrowed it the next day and he looked so caring and innocent, and from there on I've been calling him my Dad, because my Dad left my Mum and when I was only young, this is creepy listen, when Michael was only five years old, he couldn't play football or go on swings, and he had got a Dad, but his Dad used to beat him up. There are so many comparisons that I can't think of them all right now.
Years ago I had a carer called Helen, we used to play babyish games because Mum couldn't play with me when I was young. In the end Mum got worried because I was fifteen gong on sixteen and we kept playing these games, but that's because I didn't get a childhood, like Michael didn't. She went two years ago, again, like the carer that went after eight years, Michael helped me, but for this carer it was a song called 'have you seen my childhood?'
Now I will get to where I was going in this story. I've got a better life but not a normal life. I get hurt from my hands hitting my head from the involuntary body movements I have, I have medicine three times a day, and every time I go into hospital I wear a T-shirt because I've seen Michael visiting hospitals, so when I wear a T-shirt with him on it, it's like he's with me.
I'm not joking, but you can forget this part if you don't believe me, last year I had to go into hospital for a big back operation and they had their own radio station, which I don't think you can request any songs, but on the morning of the operation, what came on the radio? 'another day has gone, I'm still all alone, how could this be. that you're not here with me?'. That's right it was 'you are not alone', obviously by Michael Jackson. It took fourteen days to get over the operation, but as you can guess, it wasn't only the family and careers that helped me get over it, it was like Michael in spirit. No more songs came on, except for the one that Mum did request.
Unlike 'you are not alone', that was a year ago, but 5 years ago something disgusting and disrespectful happened to Michael, he was accused of child molestation. If I could have been in that courtroom I would have, but because I can't get on a plane because I cannot sit in a plane seat, they will not let a chair on board, which I find disgusting and bias, anyway I would have had to pay two carers. But I know that Michael believes in all of his fans that were supporting him through the awful trial. So don't you get it?
I eat, drink and breathe for Michael. So if it wasn't for Michael's song, 'you are not alone', I wonder if i would still be eating or drinking, or in a corner of a room rocking back and forward, or hey, I've got to be truthful, I might not even be here. Thanks to Michael, I feel that I can conquer anything, because Michael loves his fans, if you don't believe me about him being a lifesaver, do go on the internet, there is a website that has a story about a woman, he saved her life, and she became a fan, the same way I became a fan.
From Sam xx
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OMJ You got this 'writer' all
I'll look up the 'essay' I've written in 2009
I'm 'brewing' the "creative juice" here for this MJ project... Will come back to this tread with her on how Michael has inspired me...
Thanks :cheeky:
Its better to fail in Originality than to succeed in Imitation
_ Michael Jackson _
Tamara, thank you so much for posting about this. I will definitely get my writers pen and thinking cap on and will submit something. I have so much to say about how Michael inspires me, but I just need to get it down on paper. Thank you sister. :-) Hugs and love -Kim
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If you wanna make the world a better place, Take a look at yourself and make that change" - Michael Jackson
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ooo what a nice idea!! beautiful!!! i'm sure there are many great people here to share their stories, poems, etc about our dear angel Michael.
i wish my english was good enough to write my feelings
thank you for this project souldreamer7
with L.O.V.E.
I'm working on this Tamara. I didn't forget. :better:
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If you wanna make the world a better place, Take a look at yourself and make that change" - Michael Jackson
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I'm hopeless at structured writing :mello: I wouldn't know where to begin plus it'd be all jumbled up
"I'll never let you part, for you're always in my heart."
You All are welcome to post anything here in this thread. Your thoughts and poems..fragments etc. Please feel free.
Michael Jackson inspires me to always remember that Love is the most of importance
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How did Michael inspire me?
Gosh... I've "known" Michael for 29 years now...
He's always been my sweetheart even when I was a teenager and my 'friends' at school had
'idols'... I had it hard to stick that 'idol' label on Michael as he's soooo much more than
an "artist" people suck dry...
Michael has always been the bro' I never had... My rock... My best friend through thick and thin...
Still till today, he's the only one that can sooth me... My friends know that, my parents know that...
People, even fans ask me... Have you met him? did you talk to him? Did you get his autograph?
I only say 'yes' to the first 2 questions... Yes, on a spiritual level... I never realised you can 'talk'
to someone's "aura" and it goes much deeper... as these 'words' are better understood by the soul...
We only learnt how to talk with words so we could learn and grow here...The language of the soul is much...
I would say more fun but that sounds wierd to people who are not on the same "spiritual level" ...
I love Michael's radiant aura... I can find him without knowing where he stays when he was on tour...
I can feel his energy field... Its a spiritual thing...
Its better to fail in Originality than to succeed in Imitation
_ Michael Jackson _
My story began with "I starting with the man in the mirror".......
Eat It !!!!
The Expectation vs. Anticipation = The Michael Jackson Factor
No matter what size stage of Talk Show, Auditorium, Arena or Venue Michael Jackson stepped on to, the audience was feverishly completely and helplessly capitvated. Never to be disappointed, the longer you remained and stayed under his MAGICAL spell.
Even before he opened his mouth to utter a single melodious word or musical note, no one dared blink or turn their gaze away and miss what Michael Jackson would do or what would happen next.
Thousands of Ushers and Security Detail where already hard pressed to excavate and remove Fans who had done the unthinkable and passed out before their Michael Jackson experience could even begin and the performance to even start.
Michael Jackson never let it enter his mind that he would ever dissapoint, or let his Fans down. Instead he would find new ways to stay connected and open to his devoted Fans, with his letters of gratitude, sending invitations to the lucky chosen, in a crowd, as well as sending a pizza down for those who never left his window, with a love note on the inside of the box.
In the ultimate reciprication of his love to allow these Fans to come and meet him personally. Not for them but for HIM.
"There were probably 300-400 fans outside his hotel chanting Michael, I didn't do that because I wanted to show respect since his children was asleep and his guards came out and asked us to leave. There were probably 40-50 fans left around 1.30-5.00am in the morning. Michael had sent down his guards to get all of us pizza. And these are the words the bodyguards told us: "This is from Michael", that was such an amazing gesture of Michael thinking about us. We will be forever grateful because of that." - Cindy – a PROUD Swedish MJ fan!
Michael Jackson did what NO OTHER Artist of his magnitude would ever do, he allowed his Fans the opportunity and the time to give their LOVE to Him, no matter what the personal cost to Hisself. He liked to call this simmering, and sizzling while He gave what He WANTED HIS FANS TO HAVE, when He was among them on any stage, He would give until it hurt And HE WOULD CRY.
Hundreds of thousands of His devoted Fans would wait outside his hotel room windows, waiting for a glimps or a wave of acknowledgment of any kind. They needed Him to know they were there and would always be, for hours and even days, in all weather conditions as far as the eye could see.
"Oooh I was amazed. It was GREAT! They gave me everything. They showered me with gifts. You know, clothing, food. And in the hotel... I was in this hotel, right? Big, big, hotel. It had a bowling alley, it had a big game room, big swimming pool. But when I would look out of my window, as far as I could see, there would be people. They even would sleep out there, waiting for me. They would sleep out there!!! All day long they would stand there. At night they would be out there waiting for me. It was just..... They could not have been sweeter. And I loved it. And I am thinking about buying a house there in Africa." - Michael Jackson
Michael masterfully floated between Star and Star Gazer. To maintain such a balance of naturally unleashed talent and wildly untamed energy, merged together to build into a harmonic human kinetic vibration of ebb and flow. The hair on your body would spark to attention and the butterflies would be undeniable, and uncontrollablly unabbaited.
In the center of sea of people, hundreds of thousands strong at any times, an empty platform adorned with probing,twinkling with lights, all eyes where riveted for a cosmic performance the likes to which none has ever seen or will see, would and was going to happen right in front of them, like a spiritual vision and nothing would ever be the same again in this singular event.
Michael Jackson has been dreaming of this moment over and over again, since he was a little boy with dream silly dream of this moment of His connection to His Fans who LOVED Him, 277 concert interactions to be exact. He would practice and rehearse precisely what he was going to do and willing to do, to SHOW his LOVE and blow EVERYONE away in 120 minutes of purely unparralled display of a SUPER STAR exposing His blood, sweat and tears through His life in work and turned it into Art.
Michael Jackson would leave nothing to CHANCE, NOTHING! That could affect the interpretation of a super nova in the language of an uninterrupted connection between a source and it's devine creator. With mutli-facted outlets of never-ending life-force of purposefulness and fullfiled direction.
When Michael Jackson finally, mercifully took HIS STAGE and rightful PLACE, and looked out among His devoted, to pause and inhale thier LOVE for Him, he made no attempt correct nor quiet them, instead it infused Him with MORE to GIVE them back. A crowd so linked by ONE MIND, out of control and unrestrained unable to be handle even to themselves. Such a wave of oneness with incomprehensible unfuruled abandon, not to be contained until long into the night.
No barrier , No Law, No Limits, No Interruptions and Nothing could hold back or be held back, in an atmosphere so ablaze with the anticipation of the next moment and minute of what was to unfold in front of their ravenous eyes, never daunted by the shame of wanting and desiring MORE of anything Michael Jackson was going to do next.
There is no comparison for which to compare, and no measure with which to explain, in it it is surely UNDEFINABLE in the definition. In it's indescribable and incermountable to articulate such an unbelieveable sight, with your own as it's witness. Deminishing all other Artists in it's scope to meet with this kind of Fan frenzied out-pouring of attention, loyalty, surging and driving, ALL for a small stage in the epicenter.
What is the mesaure of man who could hold this kind of POWER, then weild it, harness it and then undeminished RETURN it to the audience and SUCCESSFULLY give that POWER back in LOVE in the exact same measure as it was concieved and recieved. Undaunted, unending and un-conditional.
When you saw Michael Jackson, you would know 3 things for sure, like you have never known before..
1) You EXPECTED your EXPECTATIONS to be blown out of your minds CONCIOUS LIMITAIONS !
2) Your ANTICIPATION for the exact moment He WOULD DO IT, was a matter of WHEN not IF !
3) You would never see a musically untrained, naturally talented Performer and Gifted Mega Star, EVER the same way again!!
The anticipation and expectation of the Greatest Performer that EVER lived and LOVED, would never dwindle, hadn't subsided and would infinetly seemlessly LIVE on forever. Intwinded and inner-woven and ingrained into the eyes of the beholder that caught a glimpse of THE GREATEST SHOWS EVER TO BE SEEN.
The Michael Jackson Factor was the anatomy of a SOUL's life long PASSION that was the PEFECTION of HIS LOVE and Art, by which ALL shall be and should be forever COMPARED TO and MEASURED BY.
Thank-You Michael your LEGACY OF LIFE and of LOVE and of wanting to do it even BETTER THEN ANYONE HAS OR WILL ever DO ...As you never stopped showing Us how much you LOVED US EVEN MORE..
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"My real goal is to fulfill Gods purpose." - Michael Jackson
Below is my story.
Michael & Me
My story goes back to 1974 or so. My cousin used to line up all the little children in our gap to sing back up for her heartfelt performance of "Ben". That is my first memory of Michael. I was four and maybe I didn't know really who he was, but he certainly a part of my life in some indefinable way.
I boogied my heart out to the Jacksons' disco and the now classic Off The Wall hits, felt sad and strangely moved whenever I heard "One Day In Your Life" or "She's Out Of My Life".
Then one day, early in 1983, I was home sick from school when the opening strains of "Beat It" started. I remember that moment like it was yesterday. I went BERSERK. I bounced around like a mad woman. No song had ever affected me like that before. Little did I know that some 28 years later I would still feel that sense of reckless, soul-deep joy and excitement.
Needless to say, I became obsessed with Michael and my school work suffered. I knew I had to get my act together but it was only when I really listened to the lyrics of "Wanna Be Starting Something" that I made a change:
Lift your head up high
And scream out to the world
I know I am someone
And let the truth unfurl
Noone can hurt you now
Cause you what's true
Yes, I believe in me
So you believe in you
From that night Michael has been inspiring me. When I want to focus on being the change I want to see in the world, I listen to "Man In The Mirror", "Heal The World" and "Earth Song". When I get discouraged and doubt myself I listen to "Keep The Faith" at full blast!!
When I look at Michael's life, I am always inspired. This man worked his ass off to fulfill his purpose in life. He was gracious no matter the circumstance. And, as Rev Sharpton said "Every time he got knocked down, he got back up. Every time you counted him out, he came back in. Michael never stopped. Michael never stopped. Michael never stopped."
Michael was dedicated to his craft. I watch This Is It and I see his attention to detail, how he treated his work colleagues with respect and kindness. I work in the performing arts and Michael's attitude has shaped how I interact with my colleagues.
He is a part of my life until I die. He is a part of me because I connect with his message of love, purpose and social and moral responsibility.
Michael Jackson (1958 - 2009): You Do Not Define Him So You Cannot Confine Him!


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British post-punk/synthpop pioneers New Order will tour North America this fall for the first time in seven years. The group will be sans original bassist Peter Hook, who left in 2007 and has since devoted his time to things like playing Joy Division tribute shows and writing an autobiography.
New Order recently played festivals in Europe and a string of sold-out U.K. dates. Its U.S. tour kicks off Oct. 5 at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, California, and will stop in Toronto on Oct. 23 for the group's first show in Canada since 2001.
Oct. 5—Fox Theatre—Oakland, California
Oct. 7—Greek Theatre—Los Angeles, California
Oct. 10—Broomfield First Bank Center—Denver, Colorado
Oct. 12—Palladium—Dallas, Texas
Oct. 18—Roseland—New York, New York
Oct. 21—Aragon Ballroom—Chicago, Illinois
Oct. 23—Sony Center—Toronto, Ontario


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Peter Cramton is Professor of Economics at the University of Cologne and the University of Maryland. Since 1983, he has conducted research on auction theory and practice. This research appears in the leading economics journals. The main focus is the design of auctions for many related items. Applications include spectrum, energy, and financial auctions. On the practical side, he is Chairman of Market Design Inc., an economics consultancy founded in 1995, focusing on the design of auction and matching markets. Since 1993, he has advised 12 governments and 36 bidders in spectrum auctions. He is a co-inventor of the spectrum auction design used in Canada, Australia, and many European countries to auction 4G spectrum. Since 2001, he has played a lead role in the design and implementation of electricity and gas auctions in North America, South America, and Europe. He has advised on the design of carbon auctions in Europe, Australia, and the United Sates, including conducting the world's first greenhouse-gas auction held in the UK in 2002. He has led the development of innovative auctions in new applications, such as auctions for airport slots, wind rights, diamonds, medical equipment, and Internet top-level domains. He received his B.S. in Engineering from Cornell University in 1980 and his Ph.D. in Business from Stanford University in 1984.
Peter Cramton's Google Scholar citations; Google Scholar search for "P Cramton"; Google Scholar my research by topic.
This web site includes a collection of papers by Peter Cramton and his co-authors. The main topics are auctions, market design, and bargaining, including both theoretical and empirical studies. Highlights displays a few of my most widely cited papers. The auction and market design papers are primarily concerned with auction design, especially in spectrum markets, electricity markets, financial markets, and health care. The bargaining papers focus on the role of time and information in bargaining. Applications include union contract negotiations. There are also several papers on climate policy (see carbon-price.com) and other topics. All papers are available in pdf format. Published papers are copyrighted by the publisher. Users may make a single copy of published papers for educational purposes.
The site also includes a market design blog, featuring news and discussions on market design topics.
Also included are all my expert reports, affidavits, and testimony.
Finally, the materials for each of my courses are included.
My vita in pdf is here or you can view the online version. A more traditional List of Publications is here. And here are my patents.


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SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) The Texas Rangers have agreed to terms on 2011 contracts with record-setting closer Neftali Feliz, outfielder Julio Borbon and six other players.
Borbon, who hit .276 with 15 stolen bases in 137 games last season, received the biggest contract Thursday at $490,000.
Feliz gets $457,160 after being voted the AL Rookie of the Year last season, when his 40 saves were a major league rookie record. The hard-throwing righty is getting a chance this spring training to be a starter for the AL champions.
Left-handers Derek Holland ($431,810) and Michael Kirkman ($423,000) also reached agreements.
Outfielder Engle Beltre, left-handers Miguel De Los Santos and Zach Phillips and righty Mason Tobin all get the $414,000 major league minimum.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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"We must recognize peace and security as a critical "fourth dimension" of sustainable development. We must also acknowledge that durable peace and post-conflict development depend on environmental protection and good governance of natural resources." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message to mark the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found that over the last 60 years, at least 40 percent of all internal conflicts have been linked to the exploitation of natural resources, whether high-value resources such as timber, diamonds, gold and oil, or scarce resources such as fertile land and water. Conflicts involving natural resources have also been found to be twice as likely to relapse.
The United Nations attaches great importance to ensuring that action on the environment is part of conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding strategies - because there can be no durable peace if the natural resources that sustain livelihoods and ecosystems are destroyed.
Mankind has always counted its war casualties in terms of dead and wounded soldiers and civilians, destroyed cities and livelihoods, the environment has often remained the unpublicized victim of war. Water wells have been polluted, crops torched, forests cut down, soils poisoned, and animals killed to gain military advantage.
Additional links:
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC Brussels)
Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155, Block C2,7th and 8th floor, Brussels 1040, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 788 8484 / Fax: 32 2 788 8485


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BayWa r.e. Wind, LLC announced today that it has completed its third project acquisition of the year after it purchased the late stage Greycliff project from its original owners, which includes National Renewable Solutions, LLC (NRS) of Minneapolis.
All assets are held in Big Timber Wind, LLC and BayWa r.e. will immediately begin with the construction of the project which is slated to be placed in service in 2017.
With a capacity of 25 MW, the project will deploy GE turbines and sell the energy under a long term power purchase agreement to NorthWestern Energy.
"With this third acquisition added to our pipeline, construction completion of our Chopin project and safe harboring of turbines, we are wrapping up quite an eventful year and see ourselves well positioned for future growth," stated Florian Zerhusen, CEO of BayWa r.e. Wind, LLC. "This is the second project we acquired from NRS and we are looking forward to a successful completion next year."
"After several years in the making, NRS alongside our partners in the project, Montana Wind Resources and the Hobble Diamond Ranch, are pleased to see the Greycliff project move to construction with BayWa r.e., which when operating, will generate substantial benefits to Sweet Grass County," said Patrick Pelstring, CEO of National Renewable Solutions, LLC, Greycliff's former developer. "This project brings our development portfolio to over 540 MW of completed or "construction-ready" sales, and is an important milestone for our company."
National Renewable Solutions LLC (NRS):
NRS is a utility scale community wind and solar project developer with a unique development model under which individual community landowners are equity investors in the project companies. Since formation, NRS have successfully developed, contracted and sold projects representing over 540 MW, of which 342 MW will be operational by the end 2017. Additionally, NRS has 8 project holdings under development – cumulatively over 1,920 MW of wind assets and over 265 MW of solar opportunities.


text: We've had the chance to experiment with early versions of Firefox OS for awhile -- just not in Firefox the browser, where you'd nearly expect it to have shown first. At least one person appreciates that seemingly natural fit. A new Firefox OS simulator add-on, r2d2b2g, lets us try Mozilla's upcoming mobile platform from within the company's own browser for everything that doesn't depend on native hardware, including the browser and Firefox Marketplace. The goal is ostensibly to let developers test truly optimized web apps, although the simulator is also a good excuse for the curious to try Firefox OS without the hassle of a dedicated client or a real smartphone. If you can get by the early state of the simulator and the Xzibit jokes that come with putting Firefox on your Firefox, the extension is already providing a glimpse of a web-focused mobile future to Linux, Mac and Windows users at the source below.


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My Archaeology Work Experience with Wendy Scott, FLO for Leicestershire, by Lewis Monkfield (15).
First Week
Monday – I went to the record office in Wigston to set up a Viking exhibition, it was ok but maybe because it was my first day I wasn't that confident to help or do anything. (he was very helpful! WS)
Tuesday – I went to the record office again as I more determined and confident to join in and help out as I knew what was needed. We then finished the exhibition mid-day and went back to County Hall and started on some objects which had to be recorded.
Wednesday – I was at County Hall identifying all the objects and treasure a detectorist found and started weighing, measuring and taking photographs of them. That then took all day and was still unfinished.
Thursday – I then went to Burrough Hill near Melton to do a dig, unfortunately I didn't find anything but it was an experience to see what it is like for people who do this daily. I did find out that at the top of Burrough Hill there had been a body discovered, unfortunately they didn't excavate it so I was unhappy. After lunch I met a nice women (ULAS finds officer) who showed us some Iron age and Roman finds. I met another women (Phd Student) who helped me identify bones of various animals and humans and how to tell if they were female or male which was nice of her.
Friday – I spent all day putting the photographs on the computer and started to crop them ready for adding to the website. I had to do a lot of editing of Roman coins which had to be sent to the British Museum once completed, which took me some time.
Second Week
Monday – After completing the photos I then had to put them on a database. I had to describe them and say what age they were. To go with that I had to match the pictures to the objects and add a find spot, this is to show people who look at the database where the object came from.
Tuesday – I went to the archaeology store in Barrow and looked at all the collected items from people. There was a large variety of different things. The things I liked most and fascinated me were the bugs, beetles and birds in the Natural History collection, which were shown to me by Carolyn Holmes the Curator.
Wednesday- In the morning I was again identifying more objects which I didn't like doing so early in the morning as I was still half asleep. But then when it came to mid-day I went to Melton Museum to set up an exhibition, I liked this as I organised many objects in my own way , also I met man called Denis Wells (Secretary of Melton and Belvoir Search Society) who is really nice man to let us look at and display his objects. When I looked at it completed it looked really well organised, as we divided each level into a different time period.
Thursday – it was nearly the end of my work experience and for this day I helped Wendy sort out resource boxes and categorize different period times and materials into their own little section. This was helpful as I learnt a bit more on how to identify what period they are from. I tried to laminate words to go with the resource boxes and I made a mess, so yet again I had to cut the words again and laminate them. Wendy sent me home early as I was getting stressed!!
Friday – Last day – Today I helped Wendy finish the resource boxes and upgraded the Roman box and finished everything that was needed which was; cutting which I don't like doing, and laminating which I mastered this time round. Because of my hard work for two weeks I was allowed to leave early as I was a big help to Wendy during work experience.
I have learnt a lot during my two weeks here at the County Council, as it was a challenge for me. I also had a lot of fun during work experience and I have met a lot of people. I also want to thank Wendy Scott for putting up with me for two whole weeks. I am delighted that Wendy has allowed me to see what she does for a living, which is kind of her. This work experience has shown me what she has to do day in day out, which is hard work! But most of all I'm happy that I came here as I have learnt a lot from Wendy.
- Lewis digging at Burrough Hillfort


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There are many excellent Commander Shepard cosplayers in the world. Each and every one of them them is to be commended for the sheer amount of time and effort they put into recreating and personalizing the commander's iconic N7 armor.
And then there are people like me, who should not be allowed within twenty feet of power tools or hot glue guns. If you, like me, are better with digital creations than physical ones, well, you're in luck. Craftsman David Carpenter, through his site BioWeapons.com, is offering full sets of N7 armor for sale, in both male and female varieties.
The bad news is, the full set—legs, torso, arms, gloves, gun—will run you $1250 if you are a DudeShep and $1350 if you are a FemShep. Suddenly, braving the hot glue gun doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all.
For more examples of Carpenter's fantastic props and costume work, peep his Facebook page and his BioWeapons site.
MASS EFFECT N7 ARMOR [BioWeapons.com via This Is Why I'm Broke]


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This SHOULD eliminate the vast majority of the double posts, as well. We're glad to hear the initial feedback is all very positive.
It's Billy Hamilton fast right now.
I've been to dinner at Jimmy Buffet's house, and I've eaten it at a homeless shelter. And there's great joy and harrowing terror to be found in both places.
-Todd Snider
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Yep, really fast! Thanks to all. But what is up with all these Russian/whatever spam/links that we are seeing in the areas that "newbies" are allowed?
Small market fan... always hoping, but never expecting.
It's annoying (but kinda fun breaking out the ban-hammer) and will be resolved soon.
Is there still a problem with uploading pictures? I tried today, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong or if it's the site? Bear in mind I haven't put a pic up on Redszone for about five years.
Benzinger backing and calling! And the 1990 world championship series belongs to the Cincinnati Reds!
Glad the site is back up and running now. I had a couple days of RedsZone withdrawals.
I know nothing about the technical matters but many thanks to those who have gotten the site back up and working so fast.
Good job on the transition. My ISP also increased my speed so internet life is good ... knock on wood ... or a Louisville Slugger.
"Kids are always chasing rainbows, but baseball is a world where you can catch them." ~Johnny Vander Meer
I think I will turn off the custom addons before tomorrow's game to try to pinpoint if that could be part of the issues we've been having during the games. The server is getting hit hard, and whatever the cause, it's bring the site to a crawl or down completely. We apologize for this; trust me when I say it's extremely frustrating for us, too.
We have TENTATIVELY identified some, or all, of the problem, and I have disabled the feature (members who have read a thread) to see how we do during tomorrow's game. We thank you again for your continued patience.
How are things looking for you guys during today's game? It was sluggish for me 30-45 minutes ago, but things are working well for me now (knock on wood).
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
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"When it rains it pours" is not just a clever jibe at the weekend's wet weather. Rather, it references a plethora of shows in the New York City region on Friday night; to name a few: The Get Up Kids and Brand New in Manhattan, Taking Back Sunday on Long Island, and Rutgersfest featuring NERD and Motion City Soundtrack. That's not to mention the Hoodwink Festival, featuring nearly twenty bands performing full cover sets.
The first band I caught was Push Play, performing a set featuring music of Muse. Skeptical of any band being able to do Muse justice–let alone a seemingly generic punk-pop/pop-rock band from Long Island–I approached with caution. To much delight, the band played extremely well, touching on songs like "Time is Running Out" and "Hysteria" throughout their half-hour set. The band exuded confidence–frontman CJ Baran encouraged YouTube bootlegs, letting the whole world judge just how well the band payed tribute to one of England's best acts–but did not come off as arrogant.
Speaking with Baran after the set, he remarked that Muse is Push Play's favorite band; he did his best to hit Matt Bellamy's notes, and succeeded more often than not. It was perhaps bassist Nick DeTurris and guitarist Steve Scarola that solidified the performance, however, with trembling bass lines and piercing guitars on songs like "Starlight".
The same praise cannot be bestowed on NeverShoutNever!, a band tackling another British act–The Beatles. With less than impressive takes on "Hey Jude" and "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", the band threw in one of their own disappointing songs yet still only played for about half of their scheduled thirty minutes. Luckily, this gave me a chance to check out another 1960s set across the parking lot: Inward Eye tackling The Who, complete with Pete Townshend windmills. I only caught a few songs, but the band sounded very good.
Set Your Goals, as Set Your Grohls, took on Nirvana and Foo Fighters for one of the more interesting sets of the evening. Vocalists Matt Wilson and Jordan Brown traded lines from Dave Grohl's catalog. On tracks like "In Bloom" it was refreshing, breathing life into a song two decades old; one would start the verse ("He's the one!") while the other finished the line ("Who likes all our pretty songs!"). Definitely a good performance, with the emphasis on "having fun" over the exact recreation of some of the radio's biggest hits.
We the Kings followed, paying tribute to Jimmy Eat World. Having seen the Clarity Tour just a month ago, I wasn't expecting a bland pop-rock band to do justice to the Arizona quartet, and, unfortunately, I was correct. I'm not exactly sure where the problems stemmed from, though I'd tend to place it on their drummer–Zach Lind's drumming is spectacular, and We the Kings's Danny Duncan just couldn't keep up. The vocals presented another problem: Travis Clark tried, but he just didn't deliver like Jim Adkins (but, then again, I'm not sure too many can). The setlist focused on the twenty-first century Jimmy Eat World, beginning with "Pain" and ending with "The Middle", tossing in other hits like "Sweetness", "Bleed American", and "Big Casino" along the way.
I didn't expect things to get any better on the next stage, as The Cab was set to cover Queen. If Jim Adkins is a difficult vocalist to pull off, then can Freddie Mercury even be attempted? Luckily, Alex DeLeon didn't try to be the Queen vocalist and instead the band did it's own take (and even a few medleys) of the 1970s rock legends. Taking liberties on nearly every song (on "Bohemian Rhaposy" the entire "Galileo" verse's vocals were replaced by guitar voicings), The Cab managed to make the set enjoyable at the very least, which is likely more a testament to how good Queen's songs are more than anything else.
I caught brief snippets of Mercey Mercedes performing Midtown, Bayside performing NOFX, and Boys Like Girls taking on four Coldplay singles acoustic ("Viva La Vida", "The Scientist", "Yellow", and "Fix You"). From across the lot I could hear Forever the Sickest Kids whining about their Avril Lavigne set (vocalist Jonathan Cook: "this will probably be the shittiest thing you hear all weekend").
For some reason I passed up The Ataris performing The Misfits in favor of Sum 41's Metallica setlist, which was being professionally filmed for perhaps a DVD. Sum 41's Deryck Whibley spent an equal amount of time "interacting with the crowd" (read: dropping f-bombs) and playing Metallica songs (including staples such as "Enter Sandman" and "Master of Puppets"), none of which came off with the intensity necessary to pay proper tribute to metal's most important band.
Some of the songs were just parts ("Battery"), and Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy", the b-side of Metallica's 1991 "Enter Sandman" single, was also tossed into the mix. Whibley's vocals weren't up to par, and the guitars just didn't crunch like they needed to. The band finished with their own "Still Waiting", a song they described as "definitely influenced by Metallica" before getting off stage. The full set:
Enter Sandman
Motor Breath
Where Ever I May roam
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Stone Cold Crazy (Queen cover)
Master of Puppets
Still Waiting
Now living in Green Day's home state, but originally based out of South Florida, New Found Glory played next, performing as pre-American Idiot Green Day. Jordan Pundik appeared to channel a younger Billie Joe Armstrong, the band faithfully reproducing songs not even Green Day has played in years. Aside from a few songs sliding away from the California punk-pop vibe and into a more punk-hardcore vibe that Green Day certainly never intended, each song paid excellent tribute to the Berkley trio. The setlist consisted of fourteen songs, including "J.A.R.", from the Angus soundtrack:
Welcome to Paradise
Nice Guys Finish Last
Armatage Shanks
The Brat
2000 Light Years Away
Geek Stink Breath
When I Come Around,
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
The band effortlessly recreated Green Day's early sound, and it was clear that they loved playing these songs. Some songs came with a story, often an introduction of why they chose to play a particular song or how the song had impacted their life. Pundik spoke briefly about Cartel's earlier set–the Atlanta pop-rock group covered the Floridians–praising their live harmonies. After finishing up the electric portion of their set, Chad Gilbert and Pundik returned, taking on "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"–the perfect way to close a near-perfect set.
I hurried over to see Anti-Flag's The Clash set, well across the parking lot. To perhaps the best crowd of the entire evening, Anti-Flag delivered stellar covers of the English punk band. No set all evening was more sincere, with Justin Sane, Chris #2, and Chris Head constantly showing appreciation for the ability to play the "songs they grew up listening to in their bedroom" to an audience. Essentials like "I'm So Bored With the USA" and "White Riot" were phenomenal. Covering a song that The Clash themselves covered, Anti-Flag finished with "I Fought the Law", a perfect fusion of both Anti-Flag and The Clash's messages. The full set:
London Calling
Police on My Back
Career Opportunities
Bored with the USA
Clash City Rockers
White Riot
Janie Jones
Should I Stay or Should I Go
Safe European Home
The Guns of Brixton
I Fought the Law (Sonny Curtis cover)
The final act of the night was already twenty minutes into their setlist when I got to the stage. Nationally renowned tribute act Badfish's mission statement is simple: "Keep Sublime Alive". Too young to have seen the So-Cal trio live–frontman Bradley Nowell died of an overdose before I was even a teenager–I can't compare Badfish's live act to Sublime's. I can tell you that Badfish sounded absolutely phenomenal, however, tackling not only the band's biggest singles with spunk (and precision, down to Nowell's signature voicings) but also many older, lesser known cuts.
A surprisingly strong take of "Ramble On" and a rant to check out Led Zeppelin preceded "Smoke Two Joints", which was packed with brass and guitar solos. "Date Rape", Sublime's first radio hit, was worked out masterfully. The band's final song was a Pennywise jam, "Bro Hymn". For over an hour on a wet Jersey night, Sublime was indeed alive.
Though cold and wet for most of the night, Friday's Hoodwink Festival was excellent, and many of the bands had special merchandise for the event (Bayside's "It's My Job To Keep Punk Rock Elite" shirt or Set Your Goals's Nevermind-type shirt). The crowds were extremely small, making it not too difficult to get up close for any of the bands. New Found Glory may have had the biggest audience, and they certainly stole the show, but Anti-Flag's set was also great.
Continue to check out inTuneMusic for reviews, photos, setlists, and more from the two-day Bamboozle festival.
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