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LONDON - Prince Charles' wife announced Sunday that she will not attend Princess Diana's memorial service this week after criticism that her presence would be inappropriate.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, had accepted an invitation from Charles and his sons, Princes William and Harry, to accompany them to the service Friday at the Guards' Chapel in London's Wellington Barracks. Some criticized the decision, since Camilla had an affair with Charles when he was still married to Diana.
"I'm very touched to have been invited by Prince William and Prince Harry to attend the thanksgiving service for their mother Diana, Princess of Wales," the duchess said in a statement. "I accepted and wanted to support them. However, on reflection I believe my attendance could divert attention from the purpose of the occasion which is to focus on the life and service of Diana. I'm grateful to my husband, William and Harry for supporting my decision."
Diana, known for her charity work and tabloid celebrity, died in a Paris car crash with her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, on Aug. 31, 1997.
Diana married heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles in 1981 in a ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral televised around the world. They had two sons, William and Harry, but divorced in 1996 after admissions of adultery on both sides.
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FRANK PECK, one of the most enterprising young agriculturists of Delaware County, was born July 25, 1868. His great-grandfather Peck was born in Dutchess County, and in 1790 removed to Delaware County, which was then a wilderness. Here in the woods, with few-neighbors, he built, as soon as possible, a log house, not only to shelter his family from the cold and storms, but to protect them from the wild beasts which abounded in that section. He cleared a small tract of land, and raised enough wheat and corn to supply his household, being obliged to carry it many miles through the forest to be ground. His eldest son, David, was born December 3, 1794, on the farm now owned by G. Dart. David Peck always lived at home, helping his father with the farm work. On December 4, 1817, he married Clarissa Ferris, who was born June 4, 1800. They had a family of eight children, and lived to a very old age.
One of their sons was Hiram Peck, the father of the subject of this sketch. He was born December 22, 1824, and lived at home, working with his father, clearing and improving the land. December 21, 1853, he married Mary, daughter of Isaac and Rhoda (Webster) Mabey. The father, Isaac Mabey, a tanner by trade, was a Whig in politics, and was a soldier of the Revolutionary War. In his youth he worked on Staten Island, and later went to Cairo, Greene County. He died at the age of eighty-eight, in Schoharie County, his wife passing away at the age of eighty-six. They had a family of nine children - George, Alonzo, Stephen, Jeannette, Mary, Isaac, Sarah, Martha, and William Mabey. After his marriage Hiram Peck bought two hundred and thirty acres of mostly new land near the old Windham turnpike, now known as Peck Street. This he cleared, and on it put new buildings. He and his wife and nine children, namely: Munroe, who died at age seven years; Albert, who married Elizabeth Christian; David; Ella; Eda, who died young; Minnie, who was married to J. Cook; Mary; Frank, who lives at home; and John L. Peck. Hiram Peck lived to be fifty-seven years of age. He was a Republican in politics, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, who now lives at the old homestead with her son Frank, is also a member of that church.
Frank Peck received a good district-school education. He was scarcely fourteen years of age at the time of his father's death, but he soon took charge of the farm. Within the last few years he has built a new dwelling-house, remodelled the barns and wagon-house, and greatly improved the farm, now having a dairy that ranks among the best in this vicinity. He has raised some fine "Wilkes breed" horses, and in all matters pertaining to agricultural pursuits shows real progress. He is a staunch Republican, and takes an active interest in politics and town improvements. By taking the responsibility of so large a farm, and carrying it on with such success, he has displayed great ability, and has won well-deserved prosperity.
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SDRW Kickoff Giveaway
I have one more San Diego Restaurant Week related giveaway. Restaurant Week runs from September 16-21, but for the first time, there will be a kick-off event on Friday, September 14, 2012. During this kick-off event, more than 30 restaurants participating during Restaurant Week will be giving a taste of their offerings. Tickets are $75 per person for unlimited tastes and drinks and you can purchase tickets here. Or you can win a pair of tickets on my blog.
It's obviously impossible to try every restaurant during restaurant week, but this is a chance to get a taste of quite a few of them at once. You can find the list of restaurants participating and more about the event here.
The event will take place on Friday, September 14, 2012 from 5:00-9:00 PM at the Broadway Pier in the Port Pavilion.
Details about my giveaway. I have one pair of tickets for this giveaway. I will use random.org to generate a number for the winner. Because the event is coming up, this will be a quick giveaway. Deadline to enter is Tuesday September 11, 2012, at 5pm PST. I will contact the winner via email so please comment with an email address you check often. The winner has 24 hours to respond and provide me with their mailing information so I can send over the tickets before the event. Good luck! Here's how to enter:
1. Leave a comment at the end of this post telling me which restaurant participating in this kick-off event you are most interested in sampling from.
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After graduating with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours in 2005, Ms Fortt became Associate to Justice Cullinane for a year and subsequently was admitted as a solicitor of both the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia. She now works with Crosby, Brosnan & Creen Lawyers specialising in dispute resolution and litigation.
Ms Fortt has maintained an active involvement with the community, especially the legal community, serving first as Secretary and then President of the Management Committee of the Townsville Community Legal Service. Similarly she was Secretary and then President of the Townsville District Law Association. She has also been a Committee Member of the North Queensland Law Association.
Ms Fortt has worked diligently to foster closer ties with both the JCU Law Students' Society and the JCU Law School in general, in particular arranging for representatives of the JCU Law Society and the Townsville District Law Association Executive to attend each other's meetings to facilitate co-operation in matters of common interest.
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Film star Jessica Chastain is on a roll. Fresh from her two-time nomination at the Film Independent Spirit Award and the Golden Globes for her stellar performance in A Most Violent Year (not forgetting her recent Critics' Choice MVP award), the American starlet is also the newest international brand ambassador for Piaget.
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It has been several years since I have used a credit card. It started after a long period of unemployment for my husband when we were just maxed out and I could not use them. As time went on and our situation loosened, I never really saw the need to begin using them again. If I wanted something, I used cash, (or a debit card), and never relied on money I didn't have to buy anything.
When I traveled to Los Angelos from GA last summer, I thought I was going to use credit to survive on my trip. I took one credit card out of my drawer and actually never had to use it. Because I paid for my hotel in full in advance, they did not require a credit card. They could have put a block hold on my debit card, which I was prepared for, but they did not. I also paid for my rental car with a debit card, using Enterprise car rental, and they did not need to use my credit card either. I did show it to them but said, I preferred not to use it and they were OK with that.
The longer I go without using credit cards, the longer I want to go without using credit cards. With the whole economy in distress, I almost wish that credit cards could be abolished. After all, they are a huge part of the problem. I feel like unsecured credit is a big part of our countries credit issues. I think it led to the greed that caused the housing crisis.
So, how in the world do I live without credit? Well, if I want something, I save for it. For example, right now I am saving for a trip, and to make it happen I am working more. (Fortunately I am a freelancer) I am also spending less. A bit of hard work and delayed gratification will make my trip even sweeter than it would have been if I put it on credit and had to worry about paying the card off after the trip.
By using cash instead of credit, I am also naturally more frugal about how I spend money and so it goes a lot further than it used to. Our income has still not reached what it was before the layoff, which was followed closely by the depressing recession, but interestingly enough, I am not using any credit right now when I wouldn't have been able to survive without a credit card then.
There are several websites that give information and tips for living without credit cards.
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The CNN Money article Life without plastic tells of all of the mistakes credit card users make.
They spend more money per purchase when using credit.
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Here we look at the wrestlers who appeared the most for Promoter Pat Milosh between 1946 and 1996.
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There is a significant increase in trading volume on quarterly futures expiration days in Germany. Delays in the opening for the majority of index stocks indicate that a large part of this extraordinary volume is indeed traded right at the opening of the market. an increase in trading activity is also observed over the 10-minute settlement period for index options. Volatility remains unchanged around the expiration of a futures contract. an increase is found for the 10-minute settlement period of DAX options. Return reversals as the measure for the economic costs of contract expirations are significantly higher when a futures contract expires at the open. When an option expires at the close no clear pattern for reversals can be found. Copyright Blackwell Publishers Ltd. 1996.
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MK3 vs. MK4 generational differences and interchangeable
back to 1000q: all VW tdi model differences
This article describes some generational differences and some interchangeable parts between mk3 and mk4 cars in general. In the US market, the mk3 was sold as the jetta, passat, and passat wagon only. The mk4 was sold as the jetta, jetta wagon, passat, passat wagon, new beetle, golf, and touareg SUV.
mk3= a3/b4 (3rd generation) 1997-early 1999 jetta and 1996-1997
Click here to see model year differences and model differences between the mk3 jetta and passat
mk4= (4th generation) 1999.5-2005 jetta, and golf/new beetle models into 2006, 2004-2005 passat
Aside from the obvious cosmetic differences in the body panels, suspension, etc...
The mk4 cars may have, depending on options/year, options that were not available on mk3 cars such as: heated seats, trip computers, 2 din radio, or in dash cd changer. If equipped with the cd changer, your mk3 has it in the trunk. Mk4 had the cd changer in the trunk but there was a Euro only in dash 6 cd changer. They also have different seats and seat brackets (these are not interchangeable with earlier generation cars). After 2004 and the introduction of the pumpe duse engine, mk4 cars were slightly better equipped. Click here for the cosmetic differences of the mk4 cars.
The mk4 jetta, jetta wagon, and golf all share the same front doors but are different from the rear door back.
All mk4 cars came with remote keyless entry, mk3 diesel cars can be retrofitted with an OEM VW keyless module from a gasoline mk3 jetta to have remote keyless entry.
The mk3 cars used a vacuum driven door lock system to smoothly move the door locks, the mk4 cars used an electric solenoid system which is more abrupt but more reliable.
All mk4 cars after about 1999-2000 have an immobilizer in the key. It's a chip inside the key which will shut off the engine after a few seconds if it does not detect the correct chip. To see more specifics of the immobilizer, see 1000q: immo FAQ.
Mk3 seat brackets are different from mk4 seats and are not interchangeable without extensive modification and welding to the seat bracket. Most mk4 seats also have side airbags, no mk3 seats have these.
The mk3's tiny fixed center armrest was replaced by a full sized tilting armrest that was much more durable.
The mk3 passat also did not have standard cupholders or a glovebox due to the airbag location. The mk4 passat had both.
The mk4 cars also have convenience lighting at the bottom of the doors to light the ground when the door is open.
Mk4 cars may have, depending on options/year, side and head curtain airbags, stability and traction control. Mk3 cars only had front airbags, none models have traction or stability control.
Mk4 cars came with ABS standard in North America, mk3 cars had ABS as an option. You may be wondering if it is possible to retrofit ABS to a non-ABS equipped car - anything can be done with enough time and money! However, it is so time consuming and expensive that it would be easier to just buy another car that already has ABS. You would have to change all the axles and brake rotors, change the computers and wiring, splice an ABS pump and solenoids into the brake hard lines, add a brake pedal sensor, and warning lights.
Some Mk4 had a full size spare tire, mk3 cars use a space saver spare.
Few mechanical accessories are interchangeable between mk3 and mk4 cars. Some model years alternator are interchangeable. All 1Z, AHU, ALH starter and starter solenoid are the same in all VW TDI from 1996-2005.
Generally speaking, the maintenance on the mk4 cars is slightly more complicated and will take slightly longer than on the mk3 cars.
The front suspension lower control arm bushings on the 1990-97 passat, 1985-2005 golf/jetta/newbeetle, 1995-2002 cabrio, 1990-1995 corrado are all the same, you can replace them with Audi TT bushings for a firmer feel, all are interchangeable. Note that there were 2 versions of the Audi TT bushings, one small and one post-recall larger bushing.
Suspension and chassis are improved/stronger/safer on the mk4 cars. The mk4 rear suspension no longer uses a strut on a torsion beam. The mk4 rear suspension places the damper and spring on separate mounts on a torsion beam.
All mk3 diesel cars have 4x100 wheel bolt patterns and all mk4 diesel cars have 5x100 wheel bolt patterns except the passat, which uses 5x112. Refer to the OEM VW/Audi wheel gallery or 1000 answered questions: wheel fitment guide for more info on wheels. Gasoline cars of each generation may use different bolt patterns/suspension than the diesel cars.
Mk3 jetta uses rear drum brakes, passat uses rear disc brakes. All Mk4 cars use rear disc brakes. All mk4 cars also use sealed rear wheel bearings. Mk3 cars use tapered wheel bearings that require replacement or cleaning and repacking of the grease and tapered wheel bearings.
All mk4 cars are pre wired for a trunk mounted cd changer. Mk3 jettas may or may not be pre wired for a cd changer. No mk3 passat is factory pre wired for a cd changer although it might have been done by the dealer.
Shifter linkage design and transmission are slightly different in mk3 vs. mk4 cars. They are not directly interchangeable but are very similar both internally and externally. See 1000q: shifter cable linkage adjustment for more details.
The mk3 cars do not have an anti-shudder valve for smoother shutting down the engine. This valve can be useful for stopping the engine in case of an engine runaway. Read here for more information on engine runaway.
Sheet metal on the inside edge of the wheel well obscures the end of the transmission case in the mk3 cars. The same spot is covered by a removable plastic liner in the mk4 cars. This is very relevant in determining how much access you have for swapping the 5th gear to increase fuel economy and lower highway engine rpms.
The engine oil filter in the mk3 cars is a spin-on metal cartridge type accessed from below, mk4 cars use a replaceable soft filter in a housing type accessed from above. MK3 cars require you to remove the plastic engine under cover to access the oil filter. The engine oil drain plug is easy to reach and does not require the removal of the plastic undercover. This is a moot point because the long oil change intervals require an oil filter change each time anyways. In mk4 cars, the engine oil filter is accessed from above and is easy to reach, but the engine oil drain plug still requires you to remove the plastic engine under cover. So you still need to remove the engine cover and drain the oil from below anyways. Note: some people use an oil extractor on the mk4 cars so you don't have to remove the under cover - this lets you suck the oil out fro the top. However, it's recommended that you still drain the oil from below the car to inspect the engine.
Note: the AHU/1Z engine uses the same mounting points as the older ME/MF/1V engines used in the mk2 cars so the engines can physically fit into the mk2 engine bays. The mk1 cars need modification to the passenger side motor mount to fit the engine.
The rods in all diesel mk3 mk4 cars that use the 1Z, AHU, and ALH engine, all diesels up to and including 2003 for North American market, are the same, part # 028 198 401F .
The bore (79.9mm) and the stroke (95.5mm) are identical. In addition to the rods, AHU ALH engines share the same pistons. All engines use 5 bearings for the crank. All TDI pistons can physically fit into other generation cars.
The pistons in the mk3 jetta AHU and mk4 jetta, golf, new beetle ALH engine are the same. They are slightly stronger than the 1Z pistons because of thicker ring lands but it does not make any significant difference in stock or close to stock power levels. The piston ring on the newer pistons is closer to the top. This reduces smoke and improves emissions.
The fuel temperature sensor is the same for all the engines as well, part # 028 906 040 C. See how to change the fuel temperature sensor at 1000q: fuel temperature sensor replacement.
The engine oil pump on the mk3 cars is a roots type gear drive. The mk4 oil pump is sprocket chain "gearotor" type driven off the crankshaft. The advantage is less parasitic losses and faster cold oil pressure.
The engine oil filter on the mk3 is spin on, underneath the car. The mk4 oil filter is cartridge type from above the car.
The fuel injection pump from the mk4 TDI is not a direct bolt on part but will work if you modify the mounting bracket and sprocket. The electrical plug also has to be mated.
The mk3 oil pan is steel with a gasket, the mk4 oil pan is aluminum with a liquid silicone gasket.
The mk4 aluminum oil pan is easily road damaged. This could lead to oil starvation and total engine seizure and failure. The easiest solution is to put a metal engine under cover, replacing the plastic under cover. The plastic under shield is a dust, sound, and aero cover, but it should still always remain on unless you replace it with an aftermarket shield because it still better protection than no protection. It can also be damaged by improper towing with a wrecker, or wheel lift tow (the type of tow truck that lifts only the front wheels with a metal yoke, as opposed to a flat bed which pulls the entire car onto a flat bed).
The mk4 valve cover is magnesium.
The mk4 engine is mounted differently than the mk3 engine. The mk4 engine uses a "dogbone" pendulum mount in the rear. This helps noise, vibration, harshness.
The mk4 cars can retrofit a 100,000 mile timing belt but the mk3 cars use a different timing belt/roller and must stay to their normal 60,000 timing belt change interval. Parts between mk3/mk4 are not interchangeable.
Water pump is driven off the accessory belt on the mk3 cars, water pump is driven off the timing belt on the mk4 cars.
The turbocharger in the mk3 cars is a conventional turbo. The turbocharger in mk4 cars are variable vane.
The intercooler is on the passenger side on the mk4, the intercooler is on the driver's side on the mk3. Click here to read what does an intercooler does and to see a picture, part of the article on turbocharging.
The EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) valve on the mk3 cars is part of the intake manifold and is not removable. The EGR valve on the mk4 cars is attached with 3 bolts and is removable for cleaning or replacement.
The mk4 cars have an anti-shudder valve on the EGR valve body. It looks like a throttle but it only closes at engine shut down, to cut off air. All other times it should be open. The biggest advantage is that if you have an engine runaway, turning off the key should cut off air to the engine and should stop the engine runaway.
In the US, all mk3 TDI are direct injection. 1999.5-2003 mk4
are also direct injection but all 2004-2006 mk4 cars are pumpe
duse and got some other minor cosmetic differences.
See 1000q: direct injection vs. pumpe duse for more details on this.
See 1000q: mk4 cosmetic changes to see the year by year mk4 cosmetic differences.
All mk3 cars use a solid single mass flywheel, all mk4 cars use a dual mass flywheel. A dual mass flywheel is made of 2 pieces bound together with dampening material to help absorb driveline and engine shocks. The significance of this is that the dual mass flywheels can sometimes weaken and fail, damaging the engine and transmission. If you ever do a clutch job on a mk4, an option is to replace the dual mass flywheel with a solid flywheel. This will increase transmission vibrations and increase overall noise and harshness.
Some Mk3 jetta and passat used a clutch assembly which is stronger than the later years of the mk4 a4 clutch. The 1998-2000 mk4 diesels used a Luk clutch which is stronger than the 2000+ years that use a sachs clutch which is only rated to 180 ft/lbs of clamping force.
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A new BlackBerry application will allow users to keep in touch with what's being said on Twitter based on certain topics. The application, called Twitterlerts, automatically scans tweets for content and alerts the user to important changes. Best of all, if you don't use Twitter you can still use the application since it does not require a Twitter account.
Users of Twitterlerts can set it up so that their BlackBerry emits a tone when a high-prority search has found new content. If you have a Twitter account you can also use the application to post new tweets or direct messages. Retweeting and replying to others is also supported by Twitterlerts.
If you get an alert on tweets and you want others to know about it as well Twitterlerts makes this action easy. Tweets that match a search term can be shared via email. The application is available at Twitterlerts.com for US$4.99 and a free trial is also available via BlackBerry App World.
Read more at the Electric Pocket Limited press release and the Twitterlerts website
Brian's Opinion
This is a handy little application for BlackBerry users who want to keep a pulse on what is being said on Twitter. I can see this being a huge benefit for social marketers and public relations firms. It's also good if you just want to keep on the lookout for topics of interest on Twitter.
I know when I use Twitter I am personally overwhelmed by the number of tweets available. I think I would use Twitter more if I had a way to filter only the most important content I want to read. Twitterlerts will allow me to do just that.
A great feature for Twitterlerts is the ability to email tweets on subjects to others via email. That's a great idea if you want to let a PR client know people are talking about a product. On the flip side it would also be good to know if that talk is bad so a company or a PR firm can react quickly to the criticism.


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Inviting gang members to listen to victims' families has won Enfield Borough Council a national award for tackling youth violence.
The borough was named as this year's winner of the Tilley Awards, which recognise innovation in fighting crime, at a ceremony in the Houses of Parliament on Thursday.
The award was given to Enfield Council for fighting crime by inviting young gang members to call-ins to hear harrowing stories from victims' families, former gang members and surgeons who deal with injuries caused by gang violence on a daily basis.
The authority's cabinet member for community wellbeing and public health, Councillor Christine Hamilton, said: "We're delighted to have received this award, which reflects the hard work and dedication of everyone associated with tackling gang crime and serious youth violence in Enfield.
"We're looking forward to continue working with a wide range of partners to address the challenges of tackling youth crime and making Enfield a safer place for everyone to live, work in and visit.
"Enfield is a safe borough and we'll continue to seek innovative new ways of cutting crime and protecting the public."
The award marks the successful way the council, police, community groups and the public work together to deal with crime.
A panel of academic experts selected Enfield as the winner out of 74 projects nationwide.


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The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court yesterday handed an 18-year jail term to Nguyen Chi Trung, 35, for kidnapping an eighteen-month-old girl last year and demanding a ransom of US$300,000.
Baby kidnapper Nguyen Chi Trung Photo: Tuoi Tre
Last July the police arrested Trung when he was receiving the ransom money from Nguyen Phuc Hoang, a pharmacy owner in District 11, at the Pham Hung-Nguyen Van Linh crossroads in District 7 for releasing Tuyen, the abducted child.
They have since been hunting for Huynh Nhut Thong, the instigator of the kidnapping, and another man named Khai who was involved in the crime.
Trung told the police that Thong -- a friend of his -- had dated H., Hoang's niece, and visited Hoang's house a few times.
Finding Hoang to be rich, Thong hatched along with Trung a plan to kidnap his daughter and extract a large ransom.
Thong promised to give Trung 20 percent of the money.
After carefully learning about the daily routines of Hoang and his family, Khai took Trung on a motorbike to Hoang's house on April 20, 2010, where the latter pretended to be looking for a house for lease.
The family's help let him in and placed the baby on the floor before going into a room to call Hoang.
As soon as she left, Trung took the baby and fled with his accomplice.
Hoang reported to the police immediately.
Trung called Hoang and demanded 300 taels of gold – worth US$556,000 then -- for his child's release. But following negotiations the sum was reduced first to $450,000 and finally to $300,000.
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Border FCU Adopts Branch Capture and Imaging Tools
Border FCU in Del Rio said it no longer has to print reports and store them manually and has improved member service by providing quicker access to records.
In addition to saving thousands in reduced courier and storage costs, the branch capture system has reduced bad-check losses and speeded check clearing, the credit union said.
"We considered four vendors, but ultimately IBT's product was more user-friendly and the company offers excellent technology support. That's a key consideration for the credit union because we are located in a remote location," said Carrie Martin, the 21,000-member credit union's executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Cedar Park, Texas-based IBT provides core processing, imaging and Check 21 solutions to about 200 financial institutions, including about 20 credit unions, the company said.


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At the beginning of the decade, the "Next Big Thing" hoopla was being tossed around by major music publications to the point of exhaustion. Even the semiconscious music listening public began to dismiss the promises without paying them much mind. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club was one of the band's slapped with that label. Admittedly, I originally dismissed the band in reaction to the hype. That was until I heard Howl after it was released in 2005. The album had soul, and a lot of it for having been created by three white guys from the San Francisco area.
Howl's follow-up, this year's Baby 81 (Sony), presents a mixture of the band's early droned-out rock 'n' roll sounds from its first two albums — 2001's self-titled debut and 2003's Take Them On, On Your Own — and the unadorned blues of Howl. Guitarist/vocalist Peter Hayes speaks here about Baby 81, his relaxed nature toward major record labels, and his suspicion about the Next Big Thing nonsense.
In between Howl and Baby 81, you guys seem to have garnered quite a bit more success. You're scheduled to play some pretty big venues on your upcoming tour. How does it feel to make the upgrade?
Well, it's . . . nice. It's nice to have more people coming to shows. We've done a lot of little tiny clubs, so its nice to play a bunch of bigger shows as we go. I got no complaints with that; we'll still be doing little shows in between. We know we can do that. We can always go back to that.
Baby 81 seems to kind of be a bridge between the gritty blues on Howl and the slick rock 'n' roll on its two predecessors. Would you say that's accurate?
I hope it sounds like a blend of all the records. It's kind of what we were shooting for. We didn't want to limit ourselves. On the second record, we limited ourselves to not putting sixteen guitars. On the first record I put on a lot of guitars. You don't necessarily hear them all because they just come up for solo licks and things like that. But on the second record we limited ourselves; we were just going to do two guitar parts and carry on. And on Howl we limited ourselves to no electric guitars and sometimes no bass. On this one, we decided not to limit ourselves to anything, to use everything and see what happens.
Is that how you churned out the nearly ten-minute track?
[Laughs] Yeah, exactly. No limits on time either, huh?
From what I've read, it seems like this was the hardest record — emotionally and musically — for you guys to make. Would you agree?
Well, I don't know about emotionally. They are all pretty draining; a great amount of energy goes into making an album. But creatively it was a little bit harder than the other ones because we didn't have really any songs written when we were making it. They were all written as we were going. Some of them to the last day — we were sitting there mixing while we were still finishing words to songs. That was hard; we've never done that. We usually come in with all the songs written, and you come in and fire those out.
What was the experience like playing the arena tour in Europe with the Killers?
That was actually really good. It was a nice experience to figure out how you would do it differently if you get that big. You know, how would we do our set design or how would we do our sound, stuff like that. I don't know if it will ever happen, but it's inspiring. There were a lot of people at those shows for them, and it was nice to see. It's good to know what that feels like.
Did you guys get a good response at those shows?
Yeah, it was all right. I think their fans are a little more polite than our fans [laughs]. We weren't really used to that, but that was okay.
It seems you've gone more toward the blues-oriented rock 'n' roll over the course of Howl and Baby 81. Has that been a conscious effort?
I guess it's been something that's become a little bit more condensed through the time in the band. On the first records there is definitely that element, but it's more droned out, if you know what I mean as far as the blues goes. "Red Eyes and Tears" is just a blues riff in a kind of way; it's not quite as creative as those blues guys, but it's real simple. Like Blind Lemon Jefferson or Blind Willie Johnson. Even before I even knew it, when I went back and listened I was like, "Man, I'm rippin' those guys off more than I thought I was." Just kind of bouncing off two or three strings. When you take the electricity and take the distortion off of it, that's kind of what it becomes. That's what it became with Howl. We delved into it a little bit further, but it's just taking one line and singin' over it. Sometimes those songs don't change that much. It's just how they're played.
Are there any specific blues recordings that influenced your style over the course of your guitar-playing career?
I guess Ry Cooder was the first one I heard. Well, I think T. Rex is kinda bluesy. Then I started diggin' into the other two guys I said before [Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson] and Fred McDowell.
Why was there hesitation to put "Am I Only" on previous records? You held out on that one for a while.
That's always been kind of a disagreement between [co-founder Robert Turner] and me. I think I wrote it when I was sixteen, so I always considered a little to rhyme-y. I just didn't like the way it rhymed quite so easily. But, at the same time, I don't beat the shit out of Dylan for it, but why do I beat the shit out of myself [laughs]? I'm not saying it's anywhere near Bob Dylan, but sometimes with Dylan it's like, Okay . . . how'd I know you're goin' there [laughs]?
What's your least favorite part of working within the music industry?
Oh, Jesus. [Laughs.] Without putting my foot in my mouth? I'm not quite sure how to say that. Well, it ain't fun trying to mix business with art. I think there are a couple things, and I'm not sure it has a whole lot to do with the record companies necessarily — they have a bad name making money off bands and all that. I don't care about all that; I just don't care. I didn't get into this to help myself; that's not really what it's about. I don't condemn somebody else for that, either. It makes sense, and everyone needs some dough to live. My main thing is working within the culture that it's become. It's become a non-culture. We don't have any culture! It's a culture of instant gratification and the attention spans of gnats. Me included. It's like, "I want it now!" and you download it and then you want it for free.
It's as much the musicians' part. You see a rock band up there and you buy their album and they shove it in your face like, "Look what I got. Look at all the money I got. I got this nice pair of pants that I could've bought a month's worth of meals for somebody on." It's like, What the fuck? I bought your album and this is what you do with your money? You just throw it in my face and show me how indulgent you are with it? I think that's a bunch of bullshit and has destroyed music as much as anything. That's the bands' fault.
That's not why I'm here. Its more culture, so to me what's frustrating is that it's still sold to people: "You want to be a pop idol? You want to make a lot of money off this?" And it being downloadable and free just adds to that. Tough shit; sure it's supposed to be free, but fuck that. I have more respect for any kind of art than that really. I think that's how it should be. At the same time, I don't have respect for gasoline. [Laughs.] Go fucking raid the gas tanks, go fucking take that for free. Food should be free. Somehow, then your screwing the worker that worked with his hands to make it for you. There is no reason to have six cars. There is just no fucking reason for it.
Partially, it's a good thing because it's putting people in their place because they haven't proven capable of handling it all that well. It gets me fired up a little. To each his own, but stay out of my way [laughs].
Production-wise, Baby 81 seems pretty slick, but it still holds an amount of grit to it. Did you have a certain vision of the way you wanted the albums to sound?
No, we had no thoughts ahead of time. We knew we wanted to continue with the idea of Howl as far as we'll use anything and everything and whatever sounds good for the song. That's kind of the freedom that Howl brought. You go with whatever makes the song the best. Sometimes it's not electric guitar at full volume, like "Weapon of Choice"; that song kind of seems like it lost something all on electric guitar. You put it down on tape and it just sounds like a big drone and you don't get anything from it. So you put acoustic guitars on it; so you get a little bit of a different feel underneath the electrics. Then it ended up being that we took out all the electrics in the beginning so it had somewhere to build. To us, it worked better for the song. That's just opinion — some might think that's just a bunch of bullshit.
How did you guys choose "Weapon of Choice" for the single?
We went with the record company. We told them we think all of them are singles; they can all be singles to us. But we'd like to come out on all cylinders, and we went with that one. We didn't want to come out with "Am I Lonely" first or anything.
Do you feel the kind of "Next Big Thing" hype that was built around Black Rebel Motorcycle Club a few years back worked against or for you guys?
It sure helped us get a footing within music. But at the same time we're as much against that as anyone else would be. As soon as I see that on a headline, I'm like, "That's a bunch of bullshit and I don't buy it." That's my suspicious mind. It's going to hurt, and some people will give it a chance. The people that give it a chance kind of learned to love a band for what we do. We're just musicians, trying to play music that has meaning to us and hopefully someone else. We ended up pissing off NME because they wanted to do another cover; we were like, "No we don't want to do another cover. We think that's useless." That made 'em angry [laughs].
Band: http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/
Audio: http://www.myspace.com/blackrebelmotorcycleclub


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Lunchtime Lipo?
I found this interesting article on CNN.com. It's a quick and interesting read and talks about the dramatic upsurge of plastic sugery and how it's become quite common place (according to the article, people will be able to go to have liposuction during their lunch break). I found the 2 last paragraphs to be the most interesting:
"French beauty group Clarins will launch in January what it says is the world's first spray to protect skin from the electromagnetic radiation created by mobile phones and electronic devices such as laptops.
It says the spray contains molecules derived from microorganisms living near undersea volcanoes and from plants which survive in extreme conditions such as alongside motorways and in Siberia."
Undersea volcanoes? Siberia? Can't wait to see the price tag on this spray.


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Report: RB Johnson on trade block
Michael Fabiano | Tags: Cincinnati Bengals, RBs, Rudi Johnson
The Cincinnati Bengals are shopping Rudi Johnson according to a published report.
Whether or not a trade can be consummated (the report suggests the Bengals want a wide receiver in return), it's apparent the team is ready to move on without the veteran runner.
There's now a renewed sense of faith in Chris Perry's ability as an NFL starter.
Johnson has missed much of the preseason with an injured hamstring; the same ailment that hampered him for much of last season. In his absence, Perry has moved to the top of the depth chart and is now a legitimate sleeper candidate.
Despite rushing for better than 1,300 yards and 12 touchdowns in three of the past four seasons, Johnson should now be seen as little more than a late-round pick.
If he can't get back to 100 percent, the Bengals might even release him and use Perry and Kenny Watson in their backfield attack.
While he has barely played at the NFL level due to injuries of his own, Perry still warrants middle-round consideration as a potential No. 3 or 4 fantasy back or flex starter.


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Philadelphia (Nov. 24)
Dr. Lawrence C. Wroth, librarian of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, has been appointed Rosenbach Lecture Fellow in Bibliography at the University of Pennsylvania for the current academic year.
The award was announced by President Thomas S. Gates. Dr. Wroth is one of the leading scholars in Bibliography in this country, as well as in early American literature and printing. He is the president of the Bibliographical Society of America and since 1925 has been honorary secretary for America of the Bibliographical Society of London.
The Rosenbach Lecture Fellowship in Bibliography was awarded last year for the first time and was held by Christopher Morley, author and essayist.
The fellowship was established through a gift of $20,000 from Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach of Philadelphia, an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania, who is a distinguished writer, bibliographer and collector.


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Israel's Interior Ministry Seeks to Deport Israeli's Stepdaughter on Technicality
18-year-old woman's parents made an error on their daughter's citizenship application.
An 18-year-old woman whose stepfather is Israeli and whose mother is in the process of becoming a citizen has been in prison for two weeks and the Interior Ministry wants to deport her. The reason: Her parents made an error in the application for her citizenship.
The Jerusalem District Court is to hear a petition on Thursday on behalf of Tatiana Kozmina against her deportation. The petition also asks to release her from prison.
Kozmina was arrested by immigration police in her Afula home late at night about two weeks ago and taken to Givon prison. Russian-born Kozmina came to Israel legally about two years ago at age 16 with her mother, who married an Israeli citizen. Her biological father signed a letter consenting to his daughter's relocation here.
Kozmina was a high school student preparing for matriculation exams in biology, physics and chemistry at the time of her arrest. Both she and her mother believed the mother's citizenship includes the daughter.
A few months ago they found that the proces does not apply to the daughter. The Interior Ministry denied the daughter's request for legal status in Israel, claiming that the biological father's letter consenting to her living in Israel was valid only until she reached 18.
However, the law says that from the moment she turns 18 and is no longer a minor, the father has no say about her place of residence, said the family's attorney, Adi Lustigman from the Public Defender's Office.
"A child comes to Israel with her mother who marries an Israeli citizen. She has no close relative in her country of origin save for an elderly grandmother," the petition says. "She learns Hebrew, makes friends and is studying for her matriculation exams. Her request for legal status has been waiting in the Interior Ministry for a long time. Her mother and stepfather are dealing with her application. Suddenly she is arrested, taken forcibly from her home late at night, placed in custody and slated for deportation from her family and home," the petition says.
The ministry didn't even allow the girl's family to appeal the decision with the ministry's humanitarian committee, the petition says.
The Interior Ministry responded: "Ms. Tatiana Kozmina came to Israel as a tourist in 2010, with the intention of settling in Israel, but did not have the required approval from the biological father. The mother did not include her daughter in the [naturalization] process and today, when her daughter is an adult, she cannot do so."
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What's for Breakfast? Three Egg Dishes!
[Each week at ProfHacker, Billie Hara (and friends) offer "What's For Lunch?"—health-conscious recipe suggestions and a discussion space for readers to pick up some tips and share their own. At ProfHacker, we recognize that sometimes lunch is a lifehack.—Ed.]
The "What's for Lunch?" column is expanding, and we aren't talking about our waistlines. Several ProfHacker readers have asked us in post comments and on Twitter, "What's for breakfast?" or "What's for dinner?" and "What's a good afternoon snack?" and being the helpful folks that we are, we provide answers, or more accurately, we provide suggestions and we ask you for the answers.
So, today? Three egg dishes for breakfast.
Creamy Scrambled Eggs
- 2 or 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup thin cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbs butter
- 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
Gently whisk the eggs, cream and salt and pepper until just combined. Do not over-beat, or the mixture will toughen when cooked. Melt butter in a medium-sized pan over medium heat and add the egg mixture. Using a wooden spoon, very gently stir the mixture until almost cooked. Turn off heat and cover for 2 minutes.
Egg in a Nest (inspired by Twitter followers @baconred and @billwolff)
- 2 slices crusty Italian bread (thick is good)
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 2 large eggs
- freshly ground black pepper
- sea salt to taste
Cut a hole in each of the slices of bread, about the size of a large coin. Brush one side of each slice of bread with olive oil. Place the bread, oil side down, in a frying pan on medium heat. Break an egg into the hole of each slice of bread. Once the egg starts to set, brush on a little oil and turn to cook the other side of the bread and complete the cooking of the egg. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.
Eggs in Hell (modified Huevos Rancheros)
–from Nuevo Tex-Mex: Festive Recipes from Just North of the Border by David Garrido and Robb Walsh
- 3 large fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 2 jalapeno chilies
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- salt
- 4 eggs
- 4 corn tortillas, warmed
Puree the tomatoes in a blender; set aside. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the jalapeno, onion, and bell pepper and saute for 4 minutes, or until wilted. Add the tomato puree and bring to a boil. The sauce should be quite runny. If it is too solid, add a little water. Season to taste with salt. Stir the sauce well and then gently break the eggs into the pan. Cover and allow to cook over medium heat for 4 minutes, or until the egg whites are well set but the yolks are still soft, or to desired doneness. To serve, put 2 tortillas on each plate. Gently life the eggs out of the pan and place one on each tortilla. Spoon the sauce around the eggs. Serve at once.
Eggs are a versatile (if predictable) breakfast food. What do you do with eggs? Please leave your suggestions with or about eggs in comments below.
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A new study released by the UN Population Division says that the number of people in the world is likely to jump from the current 6.1 billion to 9.3 billion over the next 50 years, with Africa and Asia seeing the greatest growth, the UN press office reports. Because of improving economies and lower mortality and fertility rates, growth will be rapid in Africa, much of Asia and Latin America.
As many developed countries face falling birth rates over the next 50 years, Africa's growth will result in a population three times greater than Europe's in 2050. Some 50 years ago, only 8% of the world population lived in Africa and 22% lived in Europe.
Six countries account for half of the world's current 1.3% annual population growth, or 77 million people per year, the report says. These countries include India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Some 39 countries are projected to be smaller by mid-century, including Japan, Germany, Italy, Hungary and Russia. By 2050, the United States will be the only developed country among the world's 20 most populated nations, the report says.


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North Pinellas
Teachers to Protest education Bill
Between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. today, Pinellas County teachers will descend on two area intersections to protest Senate Bill 6/House Bill 7189, which would end teacher tenure and tie pay and job evaluations to student test scores. The Pinellas County Teachers Association has urged its members to meet at McMullen-Booth Road and State Road 580 in Clearwater and Ulmerton Road and 66th Street in Largo. North Pinellas municipalities are expressing their dissent as well. The Oldsmar City Council passed a resolution opposing the bill on Tuesday. Safety Harbor considered a similar measure on Monday, but postponed its vote to give city commissioners more time to study the merits of the bill.
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Fest to raise funds for handicap van
In an effort to raise money to buy a handicapped-accessible van for Andrew Hall, who was struck by a car last year, the Safety Harbor Professional Firefighters Local 2267 will present a festival 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday along Main Street that will feature great food, arts and crafts vendors, live music and a silent auction. Admission and parking are free. All proceeds benefit the Andrew S. Hall Charitable Fund. Anyone who cannot attend and wishes to make a donation can mail it to: Safety Harbor Professional Firefighters Charity, PO Box 356, Safety Harbor, FL 34695. Please put "Andrew Hall Fund" in the memo line of the check. A limited number of vendor spaces are still available. E-mail karmitage@city ofsafetyharbor.com or call (727) 724-1572.
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Canines dressed to the nines for show
A doggie fashion show to benefit the Humane Society of Pinellas will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Taste Safety Harbor Cafe, 500 Main St., and feature refreshments for participants, beer and wine tasting, pet portraits and raffle baskets. Advance tickets $20, $25 at the door. Call (727) 797-7722, ext. 222.
Concert band to play hit songs
The 70-member Dunedin Concert Band will perform a selection of hits from Broadway and film at 8 p.m. Friday outdoors behind the Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Road. Bring seating and picnic baskets. Free-will donation at concert's end. Call (727) 812-4530.
Lie back and see stars in sky, film
Seminole will host the fifth annual Movies Under the Stars each Friday night during April. This year's theme is "Spy Spectacular." The movies will be projected onto a large screen in the park. Each showing will start at 8 p.m. at Seminole City Park, 7464 Ridge Road. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. It's free.


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Gov. Perry Announces Development Agreement for Trans Texas Corridor
Gov. Rick Perry today announced that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Cintra-Zachry consortium have signed a comprehensive development agreement to begin planning for construction of the first segment of the Trans Texas Corridor, which will parallel Interstate 35 from San Antonio to Oklahoma.
Under the agreement, Cintra-Zachry will create a master development plan that will include a list of specific transportation facilities that could be developed, an overall project schedule and a financial plan. The development plan will be completed in 12 to 15 months and must be approved by TxDOT.
"This development agreement is a significant step toward a better, more reliable transportation system that will move commuters and cargo faster and more safely, and create greater economic opportunities for our families and employers," Perry said. "In Texas, we're not waiting on others to lead or innovate, and we're not going to accept a future marred by gridlock and growing pollution problems."
Cintra, an international engineering and construction firm, and San Antonio-based Zachry Construction Corporation previously agreed to provide $7.2 billion for construction of the first six segments of the project at no cost to taxpayers.
"The Trans Texas Corridor will allow needed roads to be built faster, and ultimately cheaper, without any tax dollars being expended up front for construction," Perry said. "And beyond providing a new method to move people and goods faster, the Trans Texas Corridor is a huge jobs program that will put 140,000 Texans to work as we build the first six segments."
Perry also noted that landowners on the eventual route will receive fair compensation and a unique chance to participate in corridor proceeds, much like royalty payments paid to landowners who have oil and gas wells on their property. Perry also pledged that the public will have a thorough opportunity to continue giving their input as the route is determined, environmental factors are considered and the price for driving on the corridor is set.
"Just as the interstate highway system was an essential element to the growth and prosperity of our economy over the last 50 years, the Trans Texas Corridor will greatly expand the economy of the next fifty years," Perry said. "It is truly vital to creating jobs, wealth and opportunity because it will better connect Texas to trading partners, and ensure the reliable movement of people and products in our time-sensitive economy."
Perry said that the state would continue to make improvements to I-35 and other highways as needed, and roads that are toll-free today would remain toll-free in the future.


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Maintainer: Fayimora Femi-Balogun
The Ember.js generator aims to provide intelligent scaffolding for Ember.js web applications, offering a sane project structure, dependency management and build-time optimization for your scripts, stylesheets and assets. It is a compliment to Ember App Kit and can be used on it's own or in conjunction with another set of tools or boilerplates.
This project is an ongoing community effort, and efforts to find the easiest ways to architect applications continue. We welcome your issues and PRs for features, bug fixes, and anything that would improve your quality of life as an Ember developer.
You should have one path each for:
which ruby && which compass
You can either get started using the guide in our documentation lower down or via one of the community-authored tutorials about this generator.
npm install -g generator-ember
mkdir myemberapp && cd myemberapp(The directory's name is your application's name)
yo ember
npm install -g grunt-mocha
grunt serve
A welcome page should appear in your browser.
Add'l generators:
Creates a model, views, handlebars, controllers, view/edit routes, and some basic fixtures given an arg, as in:
yo ember:model User name:string zipcode:number
see also:
Creates a view and template given an arg, as in
yo ember:view Foo
Creates a view, handlebar, controller and route given an arg, as in:
yo ember:controller Bar
(and updates router.js, overwrite when prompted)
Creates a component and a template for that component given an arg, as in:
yo ember:component x-player
Which can be used in the application with
Skips the automatic execution of
bower and
npm after scaffolding has finished.
Defaults to
mocha. Can be switched for another supported testing framework like
Enable support for CoffeeScript.
Enables support for karma test runner
Testing your app is as simple as running
grunt test. The generator ships with the
karma test runner for running the tests. Integration
tests are written with ember-testing
and preferably mocha. Karma is highly configurable and you can take a look at the varity of options
on its website.
Manifests as:
-bash: yo: command not found
You need to make sure that npm is on your path. Add the following to your .bash_profile (or .bashrc):
Manifests as:
You specified the templateName ... but it did not exist.
You probably added a view; restart the server.
See the changelog file
Please take a look at #144 for a detailed list of updates on our roadmap.
Support for ES6 modules are currently on our roadmap, but are not yet implemented. In the interim, we are happy to recommend using the ES6 Module Transpiler via grunt-es6-module-transpiler to get transpilation support for modules in your Ember.js apps.
This will turn your ES6 module syntax into AMD (RequireJS-style) modules and using the transpiler you can write code using tomorrow's syntax today. Note: actually scaffolding ES6 modules will not be supported until this generator adds that feature.
See the contributing docs
When submitting an issue, please follow the guidelines. Especially important is to make sure Yeoman is up-to-date, and providing the command or commands that cause the issue.
When submitting a bugfix, write a test that exposes the bug and fails before applying your fix. Submit the test alongside the fix.
When submitting a new feature, add tests that cover the feature.
Here are some of the techniques I use; maybe they're useful for you.
When developing...
npm link to use what's in the local repo for
yo ember
cd .. && rm -rf webapp) from time-to-time to ensure the code output is coming from the latest generator (will re-install everything via npm, so be forewarned)


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How To Enjoy A Package Of Dromedary Dates
The pamphlet is written by "the Lady With An Apron." The front cover shows a set table framed by a thin, black line. Below the table is the title and a sketch of "the Lady With An Apron" holding a serving tray. The back cover has a note for a coupon (found on page 11) for a date pitter and statement that the Great Altantic and Pacific Tea Company was the provider of the pamphlet. There are recipes for various sweet breads, stuffed dates, and information on how to prepare and pit dates.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Dromedary
Publisher: Hills Brothers Co. (New York, N.Y.)
11 p.
15.6 x 8.9 cm
Language: English
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Copyright: This item is under copyright.
Citation: How To Enjoy A Package Of Dromedary Dates. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=1222


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Lansdowne House
59 Berkeley Square
Green Park
About Fifty9 Bar
Fifty9 Bar is a place of delicate decadence; a place that is both warm and vibrant by day, yet sassy and sophisticated by night. Join your friends at this cosy nook for any birthday, post-work night out or Christmas party, and you'll be greeted with a warm smile and an array of delicious cocktails and nibbles. Book yourself a table in the fabulous bustling kitchen and enjoy all the smells, flavours and comforts that are on offer.
Treat yourself and your taste buds to an evening of pure pleasure, when you choose to wine and dine at Fifty9. Take a look at the menu or get in touch with us to make a reservation today.
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Food Served: Mediterranean-British fusion
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Admission: After 10pm
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Henry Ford
More than the "car man" and assembly-line proponent, Ford was a great friend of The American Legion, which honored him as one of three Distinguished Service Medal winners in 1944.
Although Ford was unable to attend the ceremony, his grandson, Henry Ford II, was there to hear Past National Commander John R. Quinn speak of the automaker's accomplishments: "There are men, of course, without whose ingenuity and courage the automotive industry could not have developed into its modern stage. It was Mr. Ford, however, who first conceived the vision of a nation on wheels - a car for every family - and whose genius and foresight made that vision come true.
"Mr. Ford has been a pioneer, too, in bettering the condition of American workers. He has been particularly interested in workers who are veterans and disabled. Because of that interest, he has been an ardent supporter and friend of The American Legion and its program for the welfare of the war-disabled."
As the century wound down, Ford labored to grow a fledgling car-manufacturing business. After two rough starts, his third attempt launched the Ford Motor Co. in 1903. Each Model A, then the Model T, took a full day to assemble before Ford created the assembly line, where each worker assembled only a small portion of each car, greatly speeding up the process.
Then World War I broke out, and the pacifist Ford was called on by several groups to help broker a peace. Those attempts failed. Ford remained opposed to war when World War II began. But after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he opened his automobile factories to bomber production.
Throughout his career, Ford gained the support of veterans and The American Legion. In 1920 and 1921, the new Ford Hospital in Detroit opened to care for disabled World War I veterans. In 1932, 11,000 veterans started working at his River Rouge, Mich., plant. And by the mid-1940s, the Henry Ford Trade School began operating Camp Legion, set up to teach disabled veterans farming and mechanical skills. The program
offered work, food, shelter and a scholarship of $3 daily. At the end of training came job offers in production or sales, no strings attached.
Ford died in 1947, at 83.
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Again, Obama Places Campaigning Over Sequester Solution
"Too often with this White House, the solution to any challenge is ramping up campaign-style events. To a hammer, everything looks like a nail." ~ Charlie Cook, National Journal.
|by AF Branco
Indeed, Republicans have long said that more targeted cuts of the same amount would be preferable to the current unfocused approach that the president is spending so much time campaigning against. As Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said earlier this week, "Surely the President won't cut funds to first responders when just last year Washington handed out an estimated $115 billion in payments to individuals who weren't even eligible to receive them, or at a time when 11 different government agencies are funding 90 different green energy programs. That would be a terrible and entirely unnecessary choice by a President who claims to want bipartisan reform."
Writing at National Review Online yesterday, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) added, "Instead of more blame and explanation, it's time for leadership. At the beginning of this year, Republicans worked with the president to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. We approved a two-month delay of the sequester, intended to provide room and time for a larger solution. House Republicans have also passed multiple bills to replace the sequester with responsible spending cuts. Senate Democratic majority leader Harry Reid blocked these bills and never allowed them to get a vote. . . . Sequestration is about living up to the promises of cutting government spending. America has a spending problem and Washington cannot ignore it any longer."
But, as ever, President Obama is more interested in campaigning and pointing fingers than working across the aisle to find a solution. Politico writes today that Obama "has been so certain of his campaign skills that he didn't open a line of communication with House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell until Thursday, a week before the spending ax hits. And when they did finally hear from Obama, the calls were perfunctory, with no request to step up negotiations or invitations to the White House." Further, Politico notes, "Obama's all-in on an outside strategy, doing just about everything other than holding serious talks with Republicans. In the last two days alone, he's courted local TV anchors, called in a select group of White House correspondents to talk off the record, chatted up black broadcasters and announced plans to stump next week at Virginia's Newport News Shipyard. Throughout, he's talked in tough terms that signal little interest in compromise — or suggestion of backing down."
Even New York Times columnist David Brooks is tired of seeing this same movie over and over again starring the president: "Under the Permanent Campaign Shimmy, the president identifies a problem. Then he declines to come up with a proposal to address the problem. Then he comes up with a vague-but-politically-convenient concept that doesn't address the problem (let's raise taxes on the rich). Then he goes around the country blasting the opposition for not having as politically popular a concept. Then he returns to Washington and congratulates himself for being the only serious and substantive person in town. Sequestration allows the White House to do this all over again. The president hasn't actually come up with a proposal to avert sequestration, let alone one that is politically plausible."
Sen. McConnell has summed it up like this:
"It goes something like this: Phase 1: Republicans identify a challenge and propose a solution. Phase 2: Liberals sit on their hands until the last minute. Phase 3: They offer some gimmicky tax hike bill designed to fail – then blame everyone else when it does. Phases 1 and 2 have gone exactly according to plan. House Republicans proposed and passed plans to replace the sequester months ago. And as if on cue, Senate Democrats then doggedly refused to consider any of them, much less offer any of their own. So, here we are — again — at Phase 3, which means it's now time for them to swoop in with the gimmick.
"If [Democrats] were the least bit serious about a solution, they've had more than a year to write a bill in committee, bring it to the floor, vote on amendments, get it to the House, and fix this!"
- "Obama's been virtually absent from the legislative process" of replacing his sequester, reports Politico. After getting the $600 billion in tax hikes he wanted last month (with no spending cuts), "there has been no discernible effort by the White House to work on a bill that might pass."
- "The Obama administration seems to be spending far more time warning of the consequences of the sequester — and blaming Republicans for it — than engaging in actual negotiations that would prevent it," says ABC News
- "The president hasn't actually come up with a proposal to avert sequestration," says David Brooks in the New York Times, "let alone one that is politically plausible."
- "Tuesday's event had the feeling of a campaign commercial that went too far to be believed," says the Los Angeles Times
- Politico says calls to GOP leaders were "perfunctory," meant to "inoculate" the president from criticism that he's campaigning instead of urging Senate Democrats to follow the House and pass legislation replacing his sequester. Their headline asks, "Is President Obama overplaying sequester hand?"
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Bringing the World to Baltimore
Category: Snapshot
Eric Reinhardt, student in the undergraduate Information Systems and Technology Management program, snapped this photo, "Jazz Musicians on the Strasse," in September while visiting his wife's family in Stuttgart, Germany.
This is just one of the nearly 50 submissions that UB's Diversity and Culture Center received in its first annual international photography contest, which wrapped up in February and aimed to encourage UB students, faculty and staff to consider studying, living and traveling abroad.
After an all-day election open to the UB community, three images were chosen to enlarge, frame and hang in the center's new office on the lower level of the UB Student Center.


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Huskies ready to face Pac-12's new foes
Football may have driven expansion into a new Pac-12, but UW's basketball game against Colorado on Thursday night starts an interesting chapter, too.
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UW @ Colorado, 6 p.m., ROOT
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Not bad for a debut.
In their first Pac-12 game, Colorado stomped Utah — the other conference newbie — 73-33 in a historic victory last Saturday.
Next up: Washington.
It's one thing to trounce Utah, a former Mountain West team that has managed just three wins this season and has one of the most inept offenses in college basketball.
However, the Huskies will be Colorado's first foray against a former Pac-10 team.
"It's definitely a different animal," Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. "There's no question about that.
"They've got good players at every position. Tremendous athletes. It will be a heck of a challenge. This will be a great litmus test for our team and where we're at in the Pac-12 right now."
In basketball parlance, commissioner Larry Scott shot an air ball when he added Colorado and Utah to a conference that has struggled in the past three years with poor nonconference performances.
The Buffaloes weren't much of a powerhouse in the Big 12.
Last season, they were fifth and their highest finish was a second-place showing in 1996-97 when NBA standout Chauncey Billups led them to the NCAA tournament.
Colorado has made just two tourney appearances in the past 42 years — the last in 2003.
It's no secret football drove Scott's decision to expand the conference for the first time in three decades, but the league's 0-12 showing against ranked basketball teams magnifies the curious choice to extend invitations to schools that have been weak on the hard court recently.
But it's not as if Colorado is embarrassing the Pac-12 this season. The Buffaloes are 9-4 and 1-0 in conference.
Still, a closer examination of their record reveals CU has benefited from a soft schedule that ranks 243rd among the 345 Division I teams, according to the Pomeroy ratings.
Colorado's strength of schedule ranks 200th in the Sagarin ratings and the Buffaloes are 94th in the RPI.
Regardless of what the computers say, Boyle knows Thursday's 6 p.m. meeting at Coors Events Center against the Huskies (8-5, 2-0) is a big game.
"You never get a second chance to make a first impression," he said. "That's one thing that we talked to our team about is we have a chance to make an impression on this league and earn some respect.
"The only way you can do it is by playing well on game night and playing with some grit and toughness."
A Colorado native, Boyle called the Buffaloes his dream job when he took over two years ago.
Led by Alec Burks and Corey Higgins, CU's all-time leading scorer, Boyle guided the Buffaloes to a 24-win season and the NIT semifinals in his first season.
Colorado lost its top four scorers from last season, including Burks, who left school two years early and was taken 12th in last year's NBA draft.
The absence of veteran scorers explains why the Buffs average 70.8 points per game (seventh in the Pac-12) and managed just 54, 58, 64 and 71 points in four losses.
"The fact that we lost so much firepower offensively, we have to rely on our defense a little bit more this year," Boyle said. "Hopefully our offense has become more efficient.
"We've got good balance. We've got four guys averaging double figures, so we've got some firepower that maybe hasn't exerted itself consistently so far this year."
Including a 92-34 win over New Orleans, Colorado has allowed a combined 67 points in the past two games. It's the fewest points in a two-game span since the 1947-48 season.
The Buffaloes rank fourth in the conference allowing opponents just 61.2 points per game. Colorado has yet to allow an opponent to score more than 78 points while Washington averages 80.6 points per game.
"Because of the way they defend it's not easy to get good shots," Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said. "If you want to shoot quickly, you're not going to get a real good shot against them and as a result of that the game becomes a little slower."
Colorado also boasts the league's top rebounder in Andre Roberson, one of five players in the nation averaging a double-double (12.1 points and 12.0 rebounds).
Four CU players average double-digit scoring, including freshman guard Spencer Dinwiddie, who is averaging a team-leading 15.6 points in the past five games.
Picked to finish 10th in the Pac-12, better days are ahead for the Buffaloes.
Boyle assembled a five-man recruiting class considered among the top three in the Pac-12 behind Arizona and UCLA.
"As they continue to grow, they're going to add something to this league," Romar said. "When I signed out of junior college in 1978 to play (at UW), they added two new teams to the league. It was the Pac-8 and they added Arizona and Arizona State.
"They brought a lot to the table as time has gone on. Arizona you can arguably say they've dominated the conference for a long, long time. Utah and Colorado, I'm sure they will add a lot to this conference as well. It can and will happen."
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Of course an accursed Cowboys fan, like yours truly, absolutely loved this piece on the racism of storied Redskins owner George Marshall:
Still, in the early days of professional football, with teams like the Kenosha Maroons and the Staten Island Stapletons--nearly fifty different squads in the 1920s, many of which were able to stay in business only a year or two--the very idea of a pro football league was mocked. Baseball was the national pastime, already inspiring writers like Ring Lardner; college football was beloved in the places where it still is today (Ann Arbor, South Bend), and many where it's now an afterthought (the Bronx, New Haven). Boxing and thoroughbred racing rounded out the big four spectator sports of the day. Professional football barely registered.It is largely for this reason that the NFL, in contrast to major league baseball, had actually had a few black players--the owners were desperate enough to accept them, and the public just didn't care enough to lodge the usual protests about "mongrelization." But in 1933, the league suddenly banned black players. It did so secretively, and no one would ever own up to the decision.For decades afterward, none of the game's celebrated founding owners--George Halas of Chicago, Tim Mara of New York, Art Rooney of Pittsburgh, Tex Schramm of Los Angeles--would ever admit that there'd been a pact. But somehow, black players disappeared. Smith, a professor at Nichols College in Massachusetts, interviewed several owners and writes that evidence points to Marshall as the ban's instigator. In a 1942 interview, Marshall argued that if black players were allowed to participate, Smith writes, "white players, especially those from the South, would go to extremes to physically disable them," so they were kept off the field in their own best interests.