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Update 12/23: This feature was written in June, 2014 as TV seasons go from September to September based on the Emmys schedule. For slightly more updated TV Features check out our Best TV Episodes Of 2014 and all our Best Of 2014 coverage which includes commentaries on best performances, soundtracks and more.
Bad news if you're a member of the Television Academy: balloting for this year's Emmys closed on June 20th, with the nominees to be announced a few weeks from now, on July 10th. That officially brings to an end the 2013/2014 TV season, and if anyone was worried that the string of quality TV was starting to come to an end as some of the most famous dramas and comedies of recent years wrapped up their runs, they were sorely mistaken: the medium is in as remarkably healthy a state as ever.
Every year, at about this time, we put together our list of the best television of the previous season, and for 2013/2014, there was such a wealth of goodness that we felt compelled to extend our line-up from fifteen to twenty for the first time. It's not surprising: quality television now has more outlets than ever, from mainstream broadcast networks to basic cable and premium channels to online-only services like Netflix and Amazon. But from comedy to drama, it's truly a remarkable time to be a TV watcher.
You can find our (entirely subjective, much argued-over) ranking below. Who'll succeed previous victors "Parks & Recreation," "Mad Men" and "Top Of The Lake" in the top slot? Debate the winners and losers in the comments section below. And note, some spoilers are ahead, but they're clearly marked.
20. "Penny Dreadful"
There are a number of things wrong with "Penny Dreadful," if we're being honest. The pilot was a bit tepid, keeping its central characters enigmatic rather than intriguing (and actually not introducing a number of the regulars until the second installment). It's had one of the more oddly structured seasons of television we can remember: at eight episodes, it feels like it's wrapping up just as it's getting started, especially as it's taken more than one break from the central plot to focus episodes on extended flashbacks to fill out character backstories. And it's about as silly as a show about Dracula, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray crossing paths in Victorian London sounds. But there's a beautiful sincerity to its silliness: the cast, and creator/writer John Logan (who, as with several other shows on this list, was the sole writer on the project, having come up with the idea with "Skyfall" collaborator Sam Mendes) approach the material without winking at the audience, and with a real love of the horror genre, from the source materials of the title to classic '60s Hammer fare, ending up with a product that's campy and operatic and enormously, enormously entertaining. The acting is superlative, with Timothy Dalton, Harry Treadaway and, above all else, Eva Green doing tremendous work (even Josh Hartnett's pretty decent), and the craft throughout is impeccable: "The Orphanage" helmer J.A. Bayona did a stellar work at building the atmosphere, and the score, by "A Single Man" composer Abel Korzeniowski, might be the best on TV right now. At a time when certain other horror-focused shows (ones that are American Stories, if you catch our drift) are content with just flinging insanity at the screen and seeing what sticks, "Penny Dreadful" truly gets the richness of the genre: with psychology and sexuality and religion and, above anything else, a desire to stave off or defeat death underpinning everything. And, maybe most importantly, it features Timothy Dalton saying the word 'chicanery.'
Best Episode: This past Sunday's episode, "Possession," might have been the best so far: a bottle-episode that manages to explore the characters while still moving the story forward, it was also the best showcase for Eva Green's astonishing performance in a season that's been full of them so far.
19. "Bob's Burgers"
Occupying territory so well covered by the all-conquering pop culture juggernaut that is "The Simpsons" it's remarkable that Loren Bouchard's "Bob's Burgers," over the course of just four seasons, has managed to carve out such a distinctive identity. The sweet, loopy, often surreal tone springs from a deep love for its characters, the Belcher family, their customers, neighbors, friends and nemeses, and perhaps what makes it so compelling is just how active an interior life every single one of our principals can display in tiny, slider-sized 22-minute mouthfuls. In fact, it seems to be a characterizing element of the show; that everyone comes to it via their own connection to one specific character—for this writer the show is all about Linda, the perpetually good-humored matriarch who is refreshingly herself, as opposed to merely a foil for the wacky hijinks of her husband or children, from her tippling to her sudden enthusiasms (deciding she's psychic because she predicted a telesales call) to her tendency to break into (often hysterical) musical numbers at the drop of a hat. The family derives so much of their manic energy from her, and yet the warmth and genuineness of her love for them, and their love for each other, renders them totally impervious to outside judgements, which allows "Bob's Burgers" to venture to places of awkwardness that other shows might fear to tread, always knowing there's a safety net of affection into which these beloved screw-ups can fall without harm. Season 4 has seen the show grow in confidence and characterization, mining musical moments more frequently, experimenting a little with format (the finale was an epic double episode; the closing credits are getting more surreal and brilliant, as in the spot-on Bond song parody) and generally joyously expanding the microcosmic universe of this New Jersey seaside town with seemingly limitless invention and affection.
Best Episode: The finale double episode is probably the season's biggest gamble, and it pays off, but as a single standout our (tough) choice is either "Uncle Teddy" in which restaurant regular Teddy gets his moment as a babysitter to the kids while Bob and Linda attend a burger convention or "The Equestranauts" which takes aim at the soft target of "Brony" culture and yet ends up again showing the foibles of others in a sympathetic light: everyone, after all, is just striving for the kind of unconditional love and acceptance that comes as naturally to the Belchers as breathing.
18. "Review"
Comedy Central are on a hell of a roll at the moment: the network was for so long the house that "South Park" and "The Daily Show" built, but in the last few years, they've built up a slate of original programming that's among the most exciting around right now. "Key & Peele," "Kroll Show," "Nathan For You," "Inside Amy Schumer" and "Drunk History" are all stuffed with laughs (if sometimes being as hit-and-miss as the sketch show format tends to be), but the gem of the line-up is a show that aired with much less fanfare, and after being in a vault for almost a year: "Review," or to give it its full title, "Review With Forrest MacNeil." Created by and starring longtime comedy scene-stealer Andy Daly ("Eastbound & Down"), and directed by "Spellbound" and "Rocket Science" helmer Jeffrey Blitz, the show is a loose remake of an Australian show that keeps up the same central conceit: Forrest (Daly) is a reviewer, who reviews life experiences suggested by his viewers, from the seemingly innocuous likes of 'Having A Best Friend' and 'Hunting' to 'Divorce,' 'Revenge' and 'Space.' The first episode is gloriously funny, as Forrest, as always in his deadpan, slightly harassed manner, gets hooked on coke and tries to take a teenager to prom, but you wonder how much mileage there can possibly be in the premise. But the show escalates beautifully week after week, finding more and more humiliating and disastrous ways for the review to go, but crucially, there's a cumulative effect, the series turning into a bleakly funny character study as Forrest is pushed closer and closer to breaking point by the show, and his malevolent producer (James Urbaniak, doing stellar work). The show seemed to burn itself down in its final episode, but despite lowish ratings, a second season has happily been commissioned.
Best Episode: The third, "Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes," which gloriously sandwiches, as the title might suggest, Forrest being forced to ask his beloved wife for a divorce, with a challenge to eat first fifteen pancakes, and then thirty. Not just the high watermark of the show, but one of the funniest half-hours of the whole year.
17. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
This year wasn't the finest as far as network sitcoms went: most fell flat, strong new arrivals like "Trophy Wife" were short-lived, one-time favorites like "New Girl" took a down turn, and long-running greats like "Parks & Recreation" and "Community" returned to form to some degree, without quite brushing against their former heights. But the undoubted standout among the debuting shows was "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," which came straight out of the gate with a remarkable degree of confidence. Co-created by "Parks & Recreation"'s Michael Schur and Dan Goor, and with a pilot directed by "Lego Movie" duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller (continuing their remarkable recent run of success), it essentially takes that "Parks & Rec"/"The Office" workplace comedy and sets it inside the titular NYC police station. It's hardly a new concept ("Barney Miller," et al.), but Schur and Goor brought across the easy likability, gag density and strong world-building from Pawnee to Brooklyn, with the new show being consistently funny and eventually, even a little heartwarming too. It wasn't totally firing on all cylinders from the first, we'll concede: early episodes depend on your tolerance for Andy Samberg, the "SNL" veteran's man-child detective, as the biggest name on the show, being more central than most in the early run. But the series showed a fine capacity for course-correction, and gradually became more and more of an ensemble piece. And few series around have a better ensemble, with Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Stephanie Beatriz, Chelsea Peretti and Joe LoTruglio all doing stellar work, and maybe more importantly, gelling beautifully together, their enthusiasm for each other, and for the show in general, palpably coming off the screen. It's not as furiously, gut-bustingly funny as some of the shows further up this list, but there's such a warmth and generosity to the series that hanging out with the detectives became one of our greatest pleasures of the season just gone.
Best Episode: "Old School," the eighth of the season, was where things really started to take off: pairing Samberg's good-old-days-idolizing detective with Stacy Keach's hardboiled crime reporter, who turns out to be a pretty unpleasant human being, Peralta's reaction perhaps serving as the first real demonstration of the show's great big heart.
16. "Silicon Valley"
Perhaps what's most endearing about HBO's new comedy "Silicon Valley" is just how traditional a sitcom it is really, featuring a small, enclosed community of people, sparsely populated at least initially, trapped in a "situation": in this case a tiny tech startup in a town defined by the IT industry and dominated by Google surrogate Hooli. But the success of the show is down to two main factors: the sharp satirical eye for the excesses of that industry, with its flash-in-the-pan successes and delusions of grandeur (like the checkout guy convinced that his app for finding your car in the parking lot has a big future) and the surprising warmth of the characterization of even the show's most self-unaware characters. From Thomas Middleditch's archetypal geek/newly minted CEO, to TJ Miller's self-styled would-be guru in a bathrobe, to the wonderful Zach Woods as baby-faced naif Jared, the show has constantly surprised us with how the relationships between these misfits develop so satisfyingly. But special MVP mention must go to Christopher Evan Welch, whose tragically early death just five episodes in was a real shock to discover just as we were starting to enjoy the show, and whose portrait of venture capitalist guru Peter Gregory is so indelible it's hard to see how the show will reach its same heights next season. Though we are very glad that series creators Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky made the decision not to recast and reshoot, and instead let us enjoy Welch's contribution, as sadly curtailed as it was. So we are a little worried that without him to spice things up the show could stray a little close to the middle of the road, but this first season has certainly earned our goodwill, so we're rooting for it come next season.
Best Episode: "Articles of Incorporation" (episode 3) had a terrific balance between A and B storyline in which Richard has to buy the name "Pied Piper" from an aging farmer who represents the apotheosis of old-school masculinity as contrasted with Richard's fey nerdishness, all while Peter Gregory gets his finest moment: seemingly distracted from a conversation with some desperate supplicants begging for a bridging loan or layoffs will ensue, he is transfixed by the sesame seeds on a Burger King burger that pays off in clever and surprising ways. It's an episode that points to everything we hope the show will become, and to everything about the Gregory character that we will miss.


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This young designer is pulling out all the stops. On the one hand, he has launched an initiative to rid the world of landmines, a passion that harks back to his Afghan childhood. And on quite the other, he is busy concocting culinary books and devices inspired by the positive riches of his homeland. Having left his country at a tender age and lived elsewhere in the East before venturing to Europe, he took up new roots in Holland, where a design education brought him closer in touch with himself and the culture that he embodies, unleashing a slew of creativity in the process.
DAMn°: How are you planning to develop the work?
MH: Now I'm working with different people from all over the world to improve the project. A film producer wants to make a short movie about it for the Sundance Film Festival. A few friends from South Africa want to make a documentary about landmine areas in Angola. A couple of experienced guys from Brazil are working to make a clearing system for the internet website and to raise donations. We are also networking in the US but we still need help from goverments and organisations to fund the project and set the next steps successfully.
DAMN°: You were born in Afghanistan and fled when you were around ten. Many of your projects today are related to your home country. How does your background influence your work?
MH: After leaving Afghanistan I lived in Pakistan and Uzbekistan for some years before coming to Europe. Back then, I had no idea about the existence of Holland. Now it is my new home and I love it. I studied here and graduated at the Design Academy Eindhoven. This school was my mosque for the last couple of years. They taught me how to explore myself in a creative way.
During my school years I found a way to get inspiration from Afghanistan. We have a very strong culture, think of the Silk Road, Alexander the Great, and many other similar examples. I get a lot of inspiration and then I translate them into a modern way of thinking. In 2008 I published the first ever Afghan cookbook which was ever made. The title is "Moeders Gerechten". I wanted to preserve our cooking culture for it is disappearing because of the war, and I wanted to show the world the bright side of Afghanistan. The positive energy of our culture and traditions.
DAMN°: Tell us about your newest and your upcoming projects …
MH: From June on I will start to work on my final cooking book. Among my recent projects there is "Silk Cooking," which is also inspired by my cultural background. It is a series of cooking tools for the modern kitchen. I discovered a total new way of cooking. For now it is made of four pieces, but the total will include about 20 new products that nobody has seen or heard of before.
For example, there is a pebble-filled pan; bury the ingredients beneath the stones and heat for succulent meat. Or a cast iron and clay pot to whip up fresh bread in four minutes, a watermelon juicer and finally, a pitcher and dish set for the communal washing of hands. A gentle reminder that contemporary cooking does not have to involve stacks of high-tech apparatus.
DAMn°: And in which way does your new home country Holland influence your work?
MH: Holland gave me the opportunity to start a new life. Design Academy Eindhoven gave me the tools to discover and understand the subconscious and my personal intuition. Now I have learned how to work in my own way and make things which are really useful for society. I have also just established my own company in Eindhoven at the Sectie C. We have a big workplace and an office to work on the upcoming project.
Text by Silvia Anna Barrila, images by Massoud Hassani

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FWA Site Of The Year 2005
12 SOTM Winners
21 International Judges
2 Rounds of voting
1 Site Of The Year Winner
The FWA Site Of The Year 2005:
Description: The Canadian arm of Leo Burnett Worldwide where "Big Ideas come out of Big Black Pencils."
Credits: Designed and developed by Arc Worldwide
FWA comment: Without a doubt, September 2005 (the month LeoBurnett.ca was launched) was the best month of the year with some incredible websites being released.
Leo Burnett Canada saw off the competition to become a SOTY finalist by picking up the coveted Site Of The Month award.
It was no surprise that the FWA judging panel overwhelmingly selected LeoBurnett.ca as the Site Of The Year 2005, with, what must be, one of the greatest agency portfolio sites ever launched.
Selected FWA judge's comments:
Jason Hickner (Hornall Anderson Design Works)
"Using this site conveys something intangible about the Leo Burnett brand that marketing copy never could.
The navigation concept is both beautiful and unique and yet still highly usable, conveying personality without obstructing the basic purpose of the site.
This is a company that truly knows how to get their message across in any medium."
Matt Snow (Adobe)
"The creativity of the site navigation is on par with the unmatched creativity of the work itself.
I was so worried that I would miss some of the content that I had to start with the L and end with the T.
The site's creative navigation is an extremely fun, and funny, experience, and is a wonderful reflection of the agency's portfolio."
Vas Sloutchevsky (Firstborn Multimedia)
"Like a great symphony, it has a few design melodies going at the same time. The pen, the zooming, rotation and 3D space come together to form an unforgettable and useful interface."
Michael Lebowitz (Big Spaceship)
"A simple, playful, perfectly executed concept. It's just fun."
Trevor Van Meter (TVM)
"I have always been a sucker for minimal design, but only when there is an interesting level of complexity. This is a perfect example of that mix.
It is fun to navigate, yet a quick nav for those who are just in for a quick visit.
The smooth yet brisk transitions mixed with an outstanding body of work makes this my choice for FWA-SOTY."
Kurt Noble (KNI)
"Over the last 2 years a lot of people have jumped on the "zoom-n-scale" bandwagon, but this site actually managed to do something innovative and purposeful with the concept, and with a creative motif (the pen) that makes perfect sense for a creative portfolio site."
Pascal Leroy (group94)
"The technical achievement and its flexibility in navigating impressed me the most- these zooming navigations became very in fashion in 2005 and this is the best one of its kind, at least that I've seen."
Han Hoogerbrugge (Hoogerbrugge)
"The 'Ball Washer' did it for me."
Dominic Goldman (Hal Riney)
"Most ad agency sites are very dull and corporate (ours included), which is ironic when we profess to be so creative.
This site is a refreshing look at how different and engaging it can be."
Reactions from winner:
Richard Bernstein, SVP Managing Director, Arc Worldwide, Canada
"Our 0bjective was to develop an online destination that reflects the Leo Burnett brand, showcases our best-in-class creative and is grounded in our belief that "big ideas come out of big black pencils".
Based on the feedback we continue to receive and our winning the Favourite Website Awards' Site Of The Year for 2005, the site has surpassed our expectations."
Shirley Ward-Taggart, SVP Creative Director
"I'm so proud of our team, the artistry and the quality of this site. It's great to know our work has no boundaries and is appreciated around the world.
Summed up in Leo Quote #11 "The most fearful possibility is that we might contract 'fatheadism' - fat between the ears can destroy us."
Dan Purdy, Flash Developer
"What a fantastic honour! I'm glad everything we were trying to do with the site came across.
It's definitely the most complicated (yet "elegantly simple") Flash work I've ever done, so I'm thankful it's appreciated!"
Peter Gomes, Art Director
"It was like winning …the INDY 500 and you get to spray everyone with champaign, balloons fall from the sky, girls come out in bikini's… and everyone gets wasted…but in the office…no, not really but it felt that way.
It was an honour just being in the company of some of my favourite sites for 2005 ...but winning was huge…thank you ."
Len Preskow, Writer
"It was a career high for me to be part of this team.
The site is breakthrough because we had the freedom to be breakthrough.
Because it's driven by an idea and not by architecture.
Because we went out of our way to break the rules.
Because we honoured Leo Burnett's unique culture in such an innovative way
And because it's all about the creative.
Kudos to FWA for recognizing that."
Lynda Olsen, Integration Director
"WOW! What an honour. We set out to create a site that truly reflected the Leo Burnett culture in a way that had never been done before.
Internal projects can be challenging and from the outset the site has been embraced not only by our global network but also by the web community.
Winning the FWA award on top of that is the ultimate honour. Thank you so much. "


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Please make some more tutorials! You are so great at what you're doing! My goal is to become as good and creative as you 🙂
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Monday News, October 21
Out Of State Drivers More Likely To Be Stopped By Iowa State Patrol
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Drivers with out-of-state plates are much more likely to be stopped by Iowa State Patrol when they drive across the state.
The Des Moines Register reviewed (http://dmreg.co/16kJcdl ) about 22,000 traffic
warnings and tickets issued by the State Patrol between 2008 and the end of last year. About
86 percent of those tickets and warnings went to out-of-state drivers.
Some lawyers and motorists question whether the State Patrol's interest in out-of-state
drivers is warranted, and they say troopers sometimes use minor offenses to conduct
questionable interrogations.
But officials defend the State Patrol's practices and say the state where a car is from
is only one factor considered. Sgt. Rob Mordini says troopers are also looking for
suspicious behavior on the part of drivers.
Iowa Residents Slowly Enrolling in Affordable Healthcare Plan
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa residents are slowly exploring their options under President
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Detailed enrollment data is unavailable because the federal government, which is
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But Leigh McGivern , a spokeswoman for CoOportunity Health, one of the two insurance
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A spokeswoman for Iowa's other exchange provider, Coventry Health Care of Iowa, says
it's too soon to release any numbers.
The Obama administration isn't expected to provide enrollment data until later in the
Deere and Co. To Lay Off 100 Ankeny Workers
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Tourism Office To Host Photo Contest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The state tourism office is hosting a photo contest to find the
cover of the next Iowa Travel Guide.
The tourism office says people have until Sunday to upload a photo on Travel Iowa's
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The winning photo will be announced Nov. 12.
A similar competition last year drew 600 photo entries. Jessica Rilling, of Cedar Rapids, took the winning image, which was featured on the 100,000 printed copies of the guide and digitally on www.traveliowa.com. She did not receive any financial compensation for the photo.
A recent study showed that Iowa tourism generated $345 million in state tax receipts in
Casino Tycoon Steve Wynn Donates $25 Million To University Of Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Las Vegas casino tycoon Steve Wynn says he gave $25 million to the
University of Iowa after becoming convinced that its researchers were leading the world in
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Wynn tells The Associated Press that researchers "are knocking on the door" of a discovery that was once unthinkable.
He spoke in an interview after the university celebrated the naming of the Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research during a ceremony Friday afternoon.
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Each year dogs bite nearly five million people. In East Tennessee, we have seen the aftermath when dogs attack.
It has been almost one year since dogs ripped off 11 year-old Brandon Williams' ears.
Sunday was the start of National Dog Bite Prevention Week and 10News caught up with Brandon.
In the last nine months a lot has changed for Brandon. Through it all, he and his father talk about their ordeal in hopes to prevent what happened to him from happening to anyone else.
In August 2011, Brandon Williams lost both his ears and suffered damage to his left arm when his neighbor's dogs attacked him.
Then just a few months ago, he lost his mom.
Brandon's dad, Tony, said, "Tragic, it's been good too, just have to take one day at a time."
Brandon and Tony speak out about dog bites to maybe stop his fate from becoming someone elses reality.
"Don't go around dogs you don't know," explained Brandon.
Tony said, "Not let that youngin' wander off. Keep my eyes on him more."
State Farm says in 2011, they paid out one million dollars on 78 dog bite insurance claims in Tennessee.
Agent, Mike Lewis, says his employees try to educate policy holders so they know what to do if their dog bites someone on their property.
"It's the claims that can be avoided that you want to address," said Lewis, "We defintely don't want people in Tennessee to get injured by dogs. Dogs are great, we all love dogs, but there are safe ways and less safe ways, so a lot of it is education."
The American Veterinary Medical Association says to never run by a dog, if you are threatened by a dog, remain calm, and if you fall or are knocked to the ground you should curl in to a ball.
Tony says along with those tips, he's also teaching Brandon to remain still if a dog approaches him, "If it just helps one or two people, that's a change, that's what counts. If you can help just one person."
Brandon say's he's not afraid of dogs and he rarely thinks of his attack. Instead, he's focused on his new home in the final phases of construction.
"I want to live in it (new house) for the rest of my life, until I die," exclaimed Brandon.
Complete strangers have been building the home in Newport for the family for months.
Brandon will turn 12 in August, around the time he should move in to his new home.
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Early Daytona 500 odds are out, which means we can start talking about the 2014 Sprint Cup season instead of previewing what might happen in the 2014 Sprint Cup season.
While the numbers will change, the early predictors offer some interesting trends that might change how you think about the biggest race in motor sports.
Hendrick Horsepower:
Oddsmakers think a Hendrick team will likely win the 2014 Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the favorite at 8/1, in large part because he is NASCAR's most popular driver. Jimmie Johnson is 10/1, in large part because he is NASCAR's best driver. Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch all are 16/1 or better. That's seven of the top 16 drivers.
Richard Childress Racing Disrespect:
Team Childress had some of the fastest cards out there during Daytona testing and a former 500 champ in Ryan Newman onboard. Oddsmakers don't care. Austin Dillon is 20/1. Ryan Newman is 25/1 and looks like a good option to me at this point. Paul Menard is 35/1 and doesn't look like a good option to me at this point.
Ford Factors:
There isn't a single Ford driver better than 15/1. Seven drivers are ahead of Brad Keselowski. Granted, several Ford drivers are lumped between 15/1 and 20/1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. isn't among them. In fact, at 40/1, he is one of the longest long shots. With Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle as free agents, the success or lack of it for Stenhouse may influence how much it takes to bring both drivers into the fold.
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Editor's note: Andrée Seu corresponds with Texas prisoner Robert Fahrbach. She asked him to write to her son Jae, a prisoner in Pennsylvania. Here is what he wrote, without any changes.
Hello Jae,
You might be wondering who I am. Well let's end the wondering ok, my name is Robert but people call me Bubba. I am 32 years old and been locked up since 1998 Aug 7. My Dad and Mom and son and grandparents all past away since I been locked up, the rest of my family don't want nothing to do with me cause of what I did in my past, and I'll share that with you, one day if you like.
So to start I do know what the dark alone feeling is like, I know what being screamed at buy the boss is like and hear in Texas they scream. Jae my past was so dark and heavy they locked me up 15 aggravated years, don't sound like much but with a brand new baby and 24 years old and loosing every thing its a life sentence. Hear they don't pay for any labor, you work for free, and if not your locked up even tighter.
BUT! Theirs a but in all this sad story. Jae its hard in prison wondering if their going to call your name at mail call, phone calls wich we get every 90 days if wher good during those 90 days, money for food and toothpas able to go to the store during Christmass, so you can have a somewhat good time "a spread." But Jae I found something better then all of that I found someone who loves me their on every call, listens to my sad sad story's of how bad it is in hear. This man brought me so much joy and peace, I have now a bigger family. He gave me a nother chance that we all need.
Jae let me tell you a little something ok if you dont mind ok Jae I am at a sike prison crazy house whare you take medican for voices seeing things that others cant. Ware people cut on them selves and I was one of them. I been like that for years I came to prison and started on medican "one thousand two hundred milligrams" a day I was trying to get away from the angrey filling I had towards people and even my self.
But now I am off all of it because some one loved me enough to give me his life so I can be free in my mind whare all the battle is, boy-o-boy and what a battle it was. So he said these words to me ": Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, I do not give to you as the world gives, so do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid,:" You can hear him say it to you your self in John 14:27.
Jae I can cry to you in many tears to try to get you to understand. I never found true happiness no not in many different drugs, drinks, sex, nothing could stay long enough. I always kept trying intell I gave Christ my heart. Did it all happen in one day no no no, it took reading and reading and plenty of times on my knees. We always think we should have the last word, "no" every man will be judge acourding to what he has done with the Son of God in their life.
I would love Jae to explain to you a lot more, not to judge you but to show you great wonders of love and peace, so much joy,. Gods love is just not in word but in plenty of experiences. You already been told plenty of times your not good for nothing never been nothing. You have not messed up your life to the point ware God cant fix it. Your just ware he needs you to open you eyes. Trust me you wont ever come close to what ive done and been through, if you don't believe me write ok. Me and you nowone else ok, I'll be praying alright. Love in Christ. Bubba
P.S. Jae this Christ is not a religion. Religion stinks in God's nose, he wants us as a child to come home.


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Air India vendors can expect some relief by next month, as the airline plans to borrow Rs 900 crore from banks to clear a part of it dues.
Air India is paying an interest of around 16 per cent on a large part of its dues. With the payment of Rs 7,400 crore to banks through the bond issue that will close by the middle of next month, the airline will borrow Rs 900 crore from banks to repay a part of it, said a senior civil aviation ministry official.
The official said that the national carrier owes around Rs 2,000 crore to oil marketing companies and around Rs 1,000 crore to various airport operators. The details have not been worked out, but the whole logic behind the borrowing is to reduce the interest outgo on the current dues with high interest rate, he added.
As part of Air Indias financial restructuring package, banks have converted 60 per cent of its total short-term debt to long-term with a lower interest rate. The rest Rs 7,400 crore are to be paid to banks through a government guaranteed bond issue that will close by mid-December.
The banks will not have any problems in lending us Rs 900 crore after we pay back around 40 per cent of the debt. Paying back a large part of the debt also gives us a window to borrow, said the official.
He said the airline does not require extra money to fund its day-to-day operations, as the operations are being funded by internal accruals and Rs 2,000 crore cash credit account is enough for the airline. The airline is doing operationally well and we expect the airline to get operational profit by the end of this fiscal, the official said.
Of the Rs 7,400 crore bond issue, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation is likely to pick up Rs 4,400 crore and the Life Insurance Corporation is likely to take Rs 3,000 crore worth of bonds. These two organisations will earn an interest amount of Rs 350 crore annually on the amount invested on the bonds, said the ministry official.


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The Barclay family suffered a devastating blow in 1994 when 13-year-old Nicholas disappeared without a trace. However, 1997 brought a sign of hope -- the young boy had been found in Spain. Seemingly damaged due to sexual abuse by his captors, he was ready to come home. The only problem? It wasn't Nicholas at all -- Frenchman Frédéric Bourdin adopted his identity, fooling authorities and the Barclay clan themselves into thinking that he was the real deal. As you might imagine, it wasn't long before someone started to doubt this ruse (detective Charlie Parker, oddly enough, noticed the ears of Bourdin and Nicholas didn't match up), but the exposed identity only makes the situation uglier, ferreting some nasty theories concerning the whereabouts of the real Nicholas Barclay.
It's a story that would be scoffed at in a scripted drama, but it's that same unbelievable, stranger-than-fiction quality that makes Bart Layton's "The Imposter" such an intriguing documentary. Thrilling in a way that non-fiction films generally aren't, the filmmaker weaves a gripping tale by utilizing his subjects' conflicting perspectives, heightening their stories with highly cinematic reenactments. We caught up with Layton to talk about the film and he gave us the skinny on what drew him to the project, the film's pacing, the subjectivity of truth, and what's up next for him. "The Imposter" opens July 13th in limited release.
The story of the Barclay/Bourdin debacle is most interesting because of its remarkable nature -- and it's very ripe for some sort of film adaptation (in fact, Jean-Paul Salomé's "The Chameleon" took the fiction approach for it, but more on that later). But how do you tell it properly, and which idea should be focused on? While the director was immediately taken by the premise, he was itching to ask a few particular inquiries. "I thought that this was so intriguing for a documentary because I couldn't understand how this could happen in the real word. My first question would be what kind of person would do this kind of crime, with the next question being what kind of family would fall directly into it," he noted, skeptical of the plausibility of Bourdin actually making a convincing Nicholas Barclay. "That's the big one -- is it possible to commit to something so glaring if you desperately want to believe it? It's not just about perception, it's also about self-deception." Research for "The Imposter" was careful, as Layton didn't want to spoil stories while meeting the subjects. "I met with them all beforehand so they understood what the project was and the ins-and-outs of everything, to make sure there wasn't any hidden agenda or anything like that. But I really wanted to save the big questions; you want to see that for the first time on camera. It has to be genuine, truthful, and unrehearsed, you really want that kind of honesty. You obviously have to make them feel comfortable."
Subject matter aside, one of the strangest parts of "The Imposter" is how quickly it moves for a documentary. Don't get us wrong -- we love the genre -- but the majority of non-fiction films don't generally progress so engagingly fast. "Part of the structure and pacing came out of the experience of making the film, as it was quite a bewildering journey at times," Layton explained. "There were times where it felt like being a detective, in a way -- you go from one interview one day, convinced that you understand what happened, then to the next interview and come up with the completely opposite conclusion. And that's a really extraordinary experience to have in a documentary, because for that genre you have the intention of finding one neat, objective truth. We found four or five subjective truths of the same thing." Being such an invigorating experience conducting the interviews, the filmmaker decided that this was the most appropriate feeling to convey for the actual movie-watching experience itself.
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"I feel the kind of drama done in documentary is so rarely done well. I think it's very dangerous if you try to shoot something to tell the audience that this is real, like shooting something as verite or a fake archive, because you're trying to pull the wool over people's eyes. I wanted it to feel hyper-real or dream-like, to not say that this is exactly what happened, but that instead you're spending time in their memories or their subject version of the story. So I thought it should have a very cinematic look, quite painterly with lots of conflicting color temperatures and a real strong look to it -- I shot it in different speeds, etc. Essentially you are in someone's subjective version of the event."


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This sounds like a sales pitch instead of price inquiry.
It really is a price enquiry, I'm not looking to sell it here.
I really wouldn't waste the time/energy. I don't understand why so many people say "I'm moving...gotta sell a bike." Can you explain the situation a little more? Is it a lack of storage space issue or something?
Lord knows you won't get a significant amt of cash out of the sale to aid in your move.
Just curious.
It's quite a bit older than an '01...check out the Quadra 21 fork... I'd guess it to be from around 1995.
Looks like they had to rig the brake cable stop with a pipe clamp to get it to work with the v brakes...
If you got $100 for it, you'd be doing okay...
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Villa v West Ham stats: Hosts eager for more home comforts
Villa have suffered just one defeat in their last six encounters with West Ham, coming in Paul Lambert's first game in charge of the club.
It's fair to say that the Scot has remoulded the side since then, with the claret and blues picking up seven points in their last three matches against sides beneath them in the table.
West Ham fall into that category and suffered a blow in midweek with the news that record signing Andy Carroll's red card from the weekend's win over Swansea would not be rescinded.
The England forward had a hand in both goals in the victory and will be missed by a side that has struggled at the business end this season.
Only Fulham have failed to score in more matches on the road than the Hammers, who have picked up just five points from the last 24 possible away from home.
Nevertheless, troubles in front of goal are not new to the Londoners, who won't have particularly fond memories of their past few visits to Villa Park.
Indeed, just one West Ham player has scored in their previous six trips to face the Villans, with a late Diego Tristan strike enough to cancel out an Emile Heskey opener in 2009.
The home side are unbeaten in that run in turn, winning the last two encounters between the teams in front of the Villa Park faithful.
A closer look at the Barclays Premier League team statistics from this season shows that a number of Villa's figures at home have outweighed those of West Ham on the road.
Sam Allardyce's men have averaged just 9.8 shots per game away from home in the current campaign, with only Fulham and Hull registering less, while they've only conceded fewer shots per game than the Cottagers and Cardiff on their travels (19.4).
Meanwhile, Paul Lambert's men are finding their feet in front of goal once again, not least in their last home match against the Baggies.
Over the last six top-flight matches, in which Villa have netted at least once in each, only six sides have scored more than Villa's 10 despite having faced the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton in that run.
Summer signing Leandro Bacuna has scored in consecutive games, notching three in just eight league starts at Villa Park, while a return to fitness and form from Christian Benteke has seen the Belgian have a hand in five of the side's last eight goals.
There's clearly reason for Villa to be optimistic at both ends on Saturday as they look to solidify their standing in 10th with another three points.
Find yet more statistics on Aston Villa and the rest of the Premier League, including live in-game data and unique player and team ratings at WhoScored.com. Follow @WhoScored and their editor-in-chief @martinlaurence7 on Twitter.
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Caren Christian is celebrating not only her sixth year teaching at Wylie Junior High, but also her Teacher Tribute award.
As an 8th grade advanced English teacher, Christian loves nothing more than seeing students learn and overcome an academic challenge.
"In the 8th grade, we typically are paving the way for high school so we do teach a lot of new things," Christian said. "It makes it really exciting because some kids—especially in advanced classes—haven't been super challenged throughout the years so it's fun to watch them go: 'Oh! That's a new concept for me, that's new,' So I enjoy seeing that and getting to help them learn some new things."
Madison Martin nominated Christian for the Teacher Tribute award. She said Christian has made her feel right at home at Wylie even though she transferred from a school in Laredo.
"On the first day of school, she made me feel really welcome in her class and honestly I think that's really important because I've gone to a lot of different schools and not all of my teachers have made me feel as welcome," Martin said. "That was really nice."
Christian said she loves to help students, but the most difficult part of her job is seeing them struggle outside of school.
"I'm thankful that I'm in a place where I can reach out to kids in more than just an academic way," Christian said.
If you'd like to nominate a teacher, click here or pick up an application at your school's front office.


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Solution Overview
Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2013 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2013 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
Synopsis :
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
Description :
Kees Cook discovered a format string vulnerability in the Broadcom B43
wireless driver for the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this
flaw to gain administrative privileges.
Solution :
Update the affected linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic package.
Risk factor :
Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6.9
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Nessus Plugin ID: 69125 ()
Bugtraq ID:
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The U.S. DOE Energy Storage Systems Program (ESS) conducted a peer review and update meeting in Washington, DC on Sept. 26 – 28, 2012.
The 3-day conference included 9 sessions plus two poster sessions. Presentations from the second session of Day 1, chaired by NETL's Ron Staubly, are below.
ESS 2012 Peer Review - Grid-Scale Energy Storage Demo for Ancillary Services Using UltraBattery - John Wood, Ecoult
ESS 2012 Peer Review - PV Plus Storage for Simultaneous Voltage Smoothing and Peak Shifting - Steve Willard, PNM
ESS 2012 Peer Review - Demonstration of a Sodium Ion Battery for Grid Level Applications - Ted Wiley, Aquion Energy
ESS 2012 Peer Review - Solid State Li Metal Batteries for Grid-Scale Energy Storage - Mohit Singh, Seeo