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TAMPA — Robert Francis Buckhorn Jr. takes the oath of office at 2 p.m. Friday to become the 58th mayor of Tampa.
Buckhorn, 52, has dreamed, planned and worked toward this day since he went to work as a special assistant to then-Mayor Sandy Freedman in 1987.
Now, nearly 25 years later, he says it's humbling.
"You are now blessed with the responsibility you aspired to," Buckhorn said Thursday. "It's one thing to prepare and to train and to be ready. It's another thing to realize that there's a lot of people counting on you to get it done."
Buckhorn is ready, says Freedman, largely because of his experience in her administration and his two terms on the City Council.
"He's been on both sides," she says. "He's as well-prepared as anybody has been before him."
He'd better be.
The first item on his to-do list is putting together a budget, and Tampa faces what could be a budget deficit of $20 million or more next year. At the same time, the city's economy is struggling to climb out from under the wreckage of the housing crash and recession.
Still, don't look for Buckhorn to make any dramatic changes right away.
"We're going to approach this very methodically," he says.
Buckhorn has that luxury thanks to outgoing Mayor Pam Iorio, who is leaving office because of term limits.
"What strikes me more than anything is the high quality of managers that have been assembled here," says David Straz Jr., the retired banker and philanthropist who is helping with Buckhorn's transition. "I, frankly, in a municipal environment, didn't expect the kind of wonderful quality that we've seen here."
During the campaign, Buckhorn talked of consolidating several positions to create two new deputy mayors — one for economic opportunity and the other for neighborhood and community empowerment.
First, however, he must replace three key employees: chief financial officer Bonnie Wise, who is headed to a similar job with Hillsborough County; retiring chief of staff Darrell Smith; and city attorney Chip Fletcher, who has said he will delay his return to private practice until a successor is named.
So far, Buckhorn says he has no one in mind for any of those jobs. That hasn't kept at least 80 job-seekers from calling or sending in resumes.
Tampa's city charter gives Buckhorn 30 days from taking office to name department heads or anyone with authority that is equal to or greater than a department head. All such appointments are subject to City Council approval.
Buckhorn's inauguration will take place at the Tampa Convention Center. The ceremony is free and open to the public, though there is a $2 charge to park in the convention center garage.
Also taking their oaths of office will be four new members of the City Council:
• Harry Cohen, 40, a lawyer and former top deputy to Hillsborough Circuit Court Clerk Pat Frank.
• Lisa Montelione, 49, a former Hillsborough County planner and analyst who now works in the construction industry on green-sensitive and energy-saving building projects.
• Frank Reddick, 55, the president and CEO of the Sickle Cell Association of Hillsborough County.
• Mike Suarez, 46, an insurance agent who worked as an aide to former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham.
Immediately after the ceremony, the council will hold a special organizational meeting to elect a new chairman or chairwoman.
Through early Thursday afternoon, Buckhorn and Straz had spent about 30 hours this week meeting with city department heads in a sparsely furnished office at City Hall.
The goal, Buckhorn says, has been to get a grasp of "what the departments are doing, what the land mines are out there, what the opportunities are, challenges, manpower, revenues."
"It's less about change," he says, and more "about absorbing the information and getting a feel before we start moving forward."


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I met with my Logitech PR rep who I always see at these conventions at the Digital Experience in Caesar's Palace. As usual at this time, there's not much game related but be sure to expect and announcement of new products at GDC in a month. Logitech did have the new
Harmony One
remote but I didn't get a chance to look at it here so I'll take a closer look on the show floor. The
Logitech Z Cinema Advanced
Surround Sound system takes a 2.1 setup and simulates surround sound with SRS technology. The remote is Windows Media centric with the ever popular green button. The
diNoVo Mini
is a cool little keyboard that's Bluetooth enabled and has a dongle if the device you want to interact with doesn't have Bluetooth. It's a great little keyboard for Media Center setups as well since it's small and out of the way. It has a rechargable battery and you can change the dial to a D-pad with a flip of a switch. Once done, arrows show up on the dial showing you directions and letting you know it's in D-Pad mode. Pretty slick I must say. I'll report back more on the show floor when I stop by their booth to check out the Harmony One.
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German Battleship Hessen. The second battleship squadron of the German Navy in the North Sea before the First World War. The 2nd Squadron consisted of seven older battleships (visible are eight ships), two of the Braunschweig-class (SMS Preußen (flagship) and SMS Hessen) and five of the Deutschland-class (SMS Deutschland, SMS Hannover, SMS Pommern, SMS Schleswig-Holstein and SMS Schlesien). Taken from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:High_Seas_Fleet_2nd_Battleship_Squadron_HD-SN-99-02146.JPG
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Bright Food Targets Israel's Tnuva
Bright Food Group, one of China's biggest of food companies, said it is in talks with Tnuva, the biggest food company in Israel, for an acquisition deal. Bright Food has approached British private equity fund Apax Partners to purchase 56% of Tnuva in a deal valued at 10 billion yuan, Israeli media reported. Bright Food's spokesman Pan Jianjun said the talks with Tnuva had just begun and they were getting to know each other. Shanghai-based Bright Food, parent of Bright Dairy & Food Co (SHA: 600597) and Shanghai Jinfeng Wine Co (SHA: 600616), has been active in international acquisitions during the past 3 years, including a majority stake in New Zealand's Synlait Milk, a 75% stake in Australia's Manassen, a 60% stake in Britain's Weetabix Food and a 70% stake in French wine exporter Diva. The company expects revenue from international business to make up 25% of its total revenue in 3 years, up from 15% at present.
Shanghai Electric 1H Earnings Dip 24%
Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd (SHA: 601727, HKG: 2727), China's largest manufacturer and distributor of electric power and industrial equipment, said its 1H net profit fell 24% year on year to 1.41 billion yuan due to lower revenue and gross margin. Revenue was down 34% year on year and gross margin down 4% as a result of tougher competition and weak demand in the wind turbine market. 20% less revenue from coal fired units was also blamed for the profit decrease. The company will have to deliver a 73% year on year earnings growth for 2H 2013 to meet its full-year earnings target of 2.88 billion yuan, which JPMorgan thinks is very challenging.
Yili 1H Earnings Jump 125%
Yili Industrial Group Co (SHA: 600887), a leading dairy maker in China, posted 24 billion yuan in revenues and 1.75 billion yuan in net profits for 1H 2013, up 13.4% and 125.1% respectively from a year earlier. Liquid milk sales were up 17.9% year on year, buoyed by organic milk; and revenue from milk powder rose to nearly 3 billion yuan.
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To enjoy life
Im from Mexico City, I was living in Prague for one semester probably the best of my life, and I was studying in there Electronics and Communications Engineering at the CVUT.
I will be studying an intensive german course in Frankfurt in June 2015.
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Cs is one of the best experiences I've ever tried. It's really a good way to meet great people around the world while you're travelling.
To meet people from everywhere.
Travel as much as I can.
I'm a huge fan of beer and I like a lot to dance salsa.
- dancing
- beer
- electronics
- traveling
- socializing
- scuba diving
- bungee jumping
- skydiving
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Music, Movies, and Books
The best concerts I've been: Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Roger Waters, Kings of Leon, Muse, The Killers, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs...
Rock music: Radiohead, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kings of Leon, The Killers, Muse, The strokes, Zoe, Cafe Tacuba...
Electronic music: Paul Oakenfold, Above and Beyond, Steve Aoki, David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Deadmau5, Dj Shah, Dj Tiesto, Offer Nissim...
Movies: Slumdog millionaire, The Fight Club, The butterfly effect, Kill Bill, The Inglorious Bastards,Irreversible, Big Fish, Clockwork orange, My life with out me, Dogville, The Believer, The Hangover...
One Amazing Thing I've Done
One of the best thing I've ever done is diving in Cozumel, it was really one of the best experiences in my life.
I also tried some years ago the Bungee jumping in Acapulco and it was really cool which makes me want to try now skydiving...
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I enjoy to learn about different cultures and to show about mine.
I really like to learn usefull phrases in other languages.
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By Joe Virtanen
From: Asheville, NC
Jun 6, 2011
Went to the wall to get my girlfriend on the 7 and 8 at the left side, we didn't really enjoy them.
I also did the 10+ route at the right side (first bolted route when you get to the cliff, not included here). A couple of hard moves off the deck give way to easier climbing, nothing special there either.
It's a good place to avoid the crowd at the more popular walls, but the climbing is definitely not as good.
By Woodchuck ATC
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|Those first 2 on far left are not meant to be superb fun for most climbers. They are 'family friendly' routes for kids, climbers totally new to rock who are elsewise found on Bruise Bros. or Practice wall stuff instead. It's an area meant to relieve the pressure from other overcrowded newbee sites. Did you try the other 8, or the 9? The 10a is a nice route.


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by Bernard Rimland
I am not an advocate for drugs, either legal or illicit. I have never smoked and I don't care at all for alcohol. I agree with Oliver Wendell Holmes: "I firmly believe that if the whole materia medica could be sunk to the bottom of the sea it would be all the better for mankind and all the worse for the fishes."
Recently, our newsletter, Autism Research Review International, published a letter from a father in New Jersey whose teenage autistic son had become extremely assaultive, sending members of his family to the hospital and requiring police intervention on a number of occasions. Like that New Jersey father, thousands of parents are dealing with autistic children who are so out of control, and so violent to themselves and others, that they can make their own lives and those of their families hellish.
We then heard from a mother in Florida whose very large autistic son had changed from a sweet, loving boy to a teenager who flew into unpredictable rages that "were usually associated with self-injury, aggression and property damage. At times I had to lock myself in the bathroom; otherwise he would attack me. We gave him many medications, but nothing worked."
A friend suggested a solution: a brownie with marijuana baked into it. "Soon after he ate the brownie," she said, "my son's anxiety disappeared, and his sweet, loving behavior returned. He shows no signs of being under the influence of a drug. He now receives one marijuana brownie and several doses of Marinol, which contains the active ingredient in marijuana, each day. This has clearly saved my child's life and my family's life."
Some severe behavioral problems in autistic children have improved remarkably when the child is given a treatment of high-dose vitamin B6 and magnesium, which has been proven to be safe and effective in more than 20 research studies. But in many cases that treatment does not work. Drugs such as risperidone (Risperdal) are often used to control severe behavior problems in autistic individuals, but they have a large range of highly toxic effects. It seems to me that if one is going to need to use drugs because the safe nutritional supplements do not work, one ought to consider a relatively safe drug such as marijuana, if research bears out the good results that a number of parents have reported.
While medical marijuana is not a drug to be administered lightly, compare its side effects to the known effects of Risperdal, which include massive weight gain, a dramatically increased risk of diabetes, an elevated risk of deadly heart problems, and a host of other major and minor problems. Other psychotropic drugs are no safer, causing symptoms ranging from debilitating tardive dyskinesia to life-threatening malignant hyperthermia or sudden cardiac arrest. Of all drugs, the psychotropic drugs are among the least useful and most dangerous; in comparison, the benefit/risk profile of medical marijuana seems fairly benign. Moreover, the reports we are seeing from parents indicate that medical marijuana often works when no other treatments, drug or non-drug, have helped. Among the comments received:
"I know it's not the end-all answer, but it's been the best answer for the longest time for us in [comparison] to all the other medications. I cannot tell you how many months we would go on a medication wondering if it was doing anything, anything at all. Here we can see the difference in 30 to 60 minutes."
"My son (who is almost nine years old) has been on medications to address his severe autistic behaviors. . . . None of the medications has ever made a difference, except for making his behaviors worse. . . . A few months ago we tried the prescription drug Marinol and noticed a drop in the severe episodes, no fits and little to no aggression toward his teacher and family members on a daily basis. A few weeks ago we started him on cannabis and stopped the Marinol. He has been in a much better mood and is much easier to keep on task in the classroom now. . . . He still has days when he gets angry and moody, but we can adjust the dose to help him through those days. . . . I feel much more comfortable administering cannabis than something like Risperdal."
Medical marijuana is not legal in most states. Information on whether or not medical marijuana can be legally prescribed in your state is available on the Internet at www.mpp.org. Additional information can be found at www.maps.org/mmj, www.NORML.org, and www.druglibrary.org.
It is important to keep in mind the distinction between legalizing marijuana for medical uses, which has been done in some states, and "recreational" drug use, which is illegal throughout the US. Judging from the evidence in hand, I believe legalization of medical use is justified. Legalizing marijuana for nonmedical use, as has been done for tobacco and alcohol, is quite another issue.
Even if medical marijuana can be legally prescribed in your state, doctors are likely to be very reluctant to help you obtain it. You might be able to obtain information or help from local AIDS awareness and advocacy groups, which have been in the forefront of making medical marijuana available to the public.
Again, I stress that I am strongly opposed to drugs in general, and consider them a last resort, to be employed only when safer and more efficacious treatments fail. But while I am not "pro-drug," I am very much "pro–safe and effective treatment," especially in cases where an autistic individual's behaviors are dangerous or destructive. Early evidence suggests that, in such cases, medical marijuana can be a beneficial treatment, as well as being less harmful than the drugs doctors routinely prescribe.
A two-page letter provided to the Autism Research Institute (ARI) by a parent, providing additional information about medical marijuana and a list of more than 20 websites on the topic, is available on request. Fax ARI at 619-563-6840, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Autism Research Institute, 4182 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116. Specify that you would like information about Marinol.
Bernard Rimland, PhD, the father of an adult autistic son, is the founder of the Autism Society of America and the Director of the Autism Research Institute. He was chief consultant on autism for the 1988 film Rain Man.


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because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
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Free!Music project
The idea to begin the project came after the freeware music compilation OpenMusic was released, which was an Ogg Vorbis-encoded compilation under a liberal license, distributed in a box with the ALT Linux Master 2.0. software. The compilation included compositions of such well-known Russian acts as Umka and Bronevik, Rada i Ternovnik, Maleriya, Jah Division, and others. Although the founders of the OpenMusic project parted, OpenMusic continued its existence with the support of Henry Sheppard and Alyona Lazareva. In 2004 after an internet discussion, Roman Smirnov and Valery Mifodovsky (members of EXIT project), Mikhail Bykov, and Alexander Prokudin decided to start the FREE!MUSIC project. In the beginning of December 2005, in cooperation with the ALT Linux and 1C companies, the first compilation of freeware music under the FREE!MUSIC declaration was released. Currently, the project is expanding to include bands mainly from the Commonwealth of Independent States giving their music to the project. Famous bands giving material to the project include EXIT project, Black Obelisk, Umka and Bronevik and Olive Mess.
The FREE!MUSIC declaration is a declaration under which the artists agree that the music they give to the website could be used by anybody for any purpose.


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Alan Cross, beloved radio broadcaster and documenter of all things rock presents an artist profile of the band Green Day as part of his Alan Cross Guide to Alternative Rock audiobook series. Cross, in his familiar, affable, radio voice discusses the band Green Day. "It's one thing to be young, loud, and snotty," Cross remarks "but it's another thing entirely to be old, loud, and snotty." Not many angry young punk bands have the kind of staying power of Green Day and Cross takes a look at how this California punk band has been able to remain relevant and authentic after all these years. Fans of Green Day and new listeners alike will delight at this succinct primer.
©2009 Alan Cross; (P)2009 HarperCollins Canada
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"A fact-filled review of a GREAT band."
Yes. I am a Green Day fan. Have been for years, but I was always just listening to the music. I didn't know much about the band members until listened to this.
The straightforward facts presented in a way that made you pay close attention. Learning things I didn't know before.
He is a very clear speaker and his presentation of the book was great. I couldn't find any fault with his narration.
No. Its really not the type of book that brings out emotions in a person. Non-Fiction works usually are not emotional at all to me.
A must listen short piece for any fan of Green Day or Punk music.
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Columbus, OH, US
Chute Gerdeman, Columbus, OH, US, Architectural Design Lead
Design leader for facade, inteiror, and and millwork from initial sketch through construction
PCI Design Group, Columbus, OH, US, Intern Architect
Responsible for drawing and bidding funded community projects and construction documents
Little Tikes, Hudson, OH, US, Design Intern
Critical role though concept, development, and production of industrial designs
URS Corporation, Mobile, AL, US, Junior Designer
Designed and produced construction documents with lead engineers
Smart Home America, Mobile, AL, US, Design Intern
Developed company identity and brand with printed material for community
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, US, Teaching Assistant
Led underclassmen in presentation to faculty jury after completion of cultural trip and project design.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, US, Bachelors, Architecture
Major in Architecture from the Knowlton School of Architecture.
Minor in Studio Art with a focus in 3D design work.
Graduated Cum Laude with Honors.
Graduated with Distinction in Architectural Research.
Gui Competition, Nomination
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Waters CEO Chris O'Connell discusses the quarterly earnings for the scientific instrument and services company, its growth trajectory and tax position.
From a U.S. trading perspective, here are the ways to play the strengthening dollar of 2015.
Some of Tuesday's midday movers:
Traders are also watching Brazil after its election surprise.
Some of Tuesday's midday movers:
Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell Thursday:
With the S&P 500 coming off a correction, there are ample buying opportunities right now in stocks. TheStreet.com reports.
Oct 24- Thermo Fisher Scientific raised its full-year forecast for the second time this year as the world's largest laboratory equipment maker benefited from its presence in Asia, even as the weak U.S. and European economies dragged on its competitors.
Analyst Sung Ji Nam said that for now, the major sources of growth for companies including Illumina Inc. and Life Technologies Corp. will be sales of new, more advanced gene-sequencing products and disposable items used in testing, and their biggest clients will remain academic and clinical customers.
Earlier in the session, Big Lots shares were down as much as 21.8 percent, their worst intraday loss since Nov. 2008.
To get an idea of the companies that are holding the most cash, the CNBC analytics team looked at cash and short term investments held by S&P 500 companies. Here's the list.
Shares of the following companies are showing unusual moves in Tuesday's trading session.
Stocks in the S&P 1,500 that displayed unusual volume in Tuesday's trading session.
The fact that companies are issuing more positive guidance is a sign that companies are increasingly confident about the economy, Paul Hickey, co-founder of Bespoke Investment Group, told CNBC Monday.
What follows is a look at stocks in the S&P 500 displaying unusual volume in today's trading session.
Pfizer, the world's largest drugmaker, is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results before the opening bell on Wednesday, February 3. Here is a look at how Pfizer shares traded during the most recent earnings reports.
It has been over a month and a half since the US House of Representatives passed its version of health care reform and today, the Senate passed its bill. Now the two bills must be reconciled and the debate will continue to heat up. Here are the biggest S&P Health Care gainers and losers over the past 6 months.
This weekend, the US House of Representatives passed its version of health care reform and now awaits a version from the Senate. The debate has been heating up since earlier this summer when President Obama was pushing for legislation before the summer recess. Here are the biggest S&P Health Care gainers and losers over while the debate has waged on.
Cash flow is a great valuation metric to look at when calculating how solid a company may be, said Lee Eugene Munson, CIO of Portfolio Asset Management, and Michael Farr, president of Farr, Miller & Washington. They shared their best 5 stock picks with investors.
One large options trader is buying calls in Waters Corporation, which manufactures and sells lab equipment for chemical analysis. WAT's options volume for the last month averages 552 contracts a day, but yesterday (Tuesday) more than 4,000 of the March 40 calls alone were bought by mid-afternoon...


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Dear Editor: A brief response to the various letters regarding tightening gun control laws:
• Between 1984 and 2006 firearm-related deaths averaged 32,300 per year in the United States.
• Firearms are involved in 68 percent of homicides (32 percent for all other causes, including hammers and clubs), 52 percent of suicides, 43 percent of robberies, and 21 percent of aggravated assaults.
• Firearm injury disproportionately affects young people. Among the leading causes of death for those ages 15-24, homicide ranks second and suicide ranks third and the majority of both are firearm-related.
(From statistics compiled by the FBI and the Centers for Disease Control)
Gun violence in America is a problem. My premise is, in addition to other areas (mental health treatment, what our youth are exposed to in the media, how we treat gun-related crimes in the courts, etc.) we should look at gun sales and ownership, as a nation, and pursue ways to assure that guns do not come into the possession of those who do not live up to the responsibilities of ownership (i.e. the criminal and the reckless). To that end, an extra duty-of-care on the part of would-be gun owners may be needed.
That is not to suggest such hyperbole as outlawing guns, hunting, trap shooting, or other activities. In looking for ways to lessen the risk of future tragedies similar to Newtown (Aurora, Virginia Tech, etc.) all interested parties need to come to the table willing to discuss all options. Or as my dad used to say, everyone has to have some skin in the game.
Ken Vaselaar, Isanti


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Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy Law Questions? Ask a Bankruptcy Lawyer.
It is possible to do it without an attorney, although as is often the case hiring an attorney is a good idea. The forms you need to file are found here.
To find out where in Texas you would file, use this link (I am not familar with the geography of Texas and perhaps you can find where on this map Big Springs is)..


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2017 Calendar
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Chocolate Factory Guided Tours
To fully understand the chocolate production and the steps needed to transform a cocoa bean into a chocolate bar, Domori welcomes its guests inside its factory and laboratories.
On open days, there is a tour starting every hour from 10 am to 12 pm and from 4 pm to 6 pm. Each visit lasts around one hour and is reserved for up to 15 people (the last entry is at 5 pm).
Children Workshops
1) Workshop "Hands-on"
Children are challenged to create and decorate of delicious chocolate creations!
Minimum age 6 years. Maximum 8 children per workshop. Workshop hours: 10 am - 11 am to 4 pm - 5 pm.
2) Workshop "What is the origin of chocolate?"
How chocolate is made, and most importantly where does it come from? In a playful learning experience, children discover the fruit of the cocoa and how the transformation from bean to bar happens.
Each workshop has a duration of 45 minutes and a maximum of 8 participants per workshop. Workshop hours: 10 am - 11 am - 12 pm - 2 pm - 3 pm - 4 pm - 5 pm.
Grown-ups Workshops
1) Choco Experience Workshop
A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of Domori excellence.
The workshop has a duration of 45 minutes and a maximum of 8 participants per workshop. Workshop hours: 1 pm - 2 pm - 3 pm.


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The Falkland Islands
By John Nightingale, Ph.D., president and CEO of Vancouver Aquarium
The Falkland Islands are one of those places on earth where you would really need to want to visit, since it's not on the way to anywhere else. One must either fly there from Chile, or take a boat.
The islands themselves, two large ones (West and East Falkland) with numerous smaller ones, are generally hilly and treeless except for some trees planted by settlers in the Capitol – Port Stanley. Charles Darwin remarked on the appearance of this place when the HMS Beagle visited in 1833 to map the islands: "The whole landscape has an air of desolation," he mused. The rolling hills are covered by a variety of grasses, such as the giant hummock grass, which provides protected spaces for penguins and other ground nesting birds.
The Falkland Islands now have about 400 km of roads, and a ferry between the two big islands. Getting around requires either a boat, or a four-wheel drive vehicle. The joke here is that there are more Land Rovers (this is a piece of Britain after all) than there are people. People homesteaded various remote parts of the islands over the past 100+ years, and they are used to the remoteness and isolation. We visited two family-sized remote farmsteads, and found them much as one might find a remote homestead on the prairies. Without exception, everyone we met wants life to go on just the way it has, and is today.
A variety of birds are endemic to the Falklands (seen only here). We first went ashore on the western tip of West Falkland to West Point Island (one of the 600+ small islands), hiking over a peninsula or ridge to observe a bird nesting colony for both Albatross and the Rockhopper Penguins. The Albatross – in this case, the Black-browed Albatross – is a strikingly handsome large bird, mostly white with a black line over its eye (hence the name) and brown wings. We've been seeing them at sea wheeling just above the water as we approached the Falklands. Like most of the 15-plus albatross species, the Black-browed has very long but narrow wings.
Because of the way Albatross fish, they are often fatally caught when they pick up the baited hooks long-line commercial fishing boats use. As a group, Albatross live a long time and are slow to reproduce, resulting in dramatically reduced populations from being caught in open ocean commercial fishing gear. Several organizations are trying to do something about reducing this problem.
The other species sharing the same muddy rookery among the giant grass clumps was the Rockhopper Penguins. These foot-tall birds do just as the Albatross do, but because penguins don't fly, parents waddle down to the ocean, dive in and catch dinner. They then come back, call for their chick, and when they get the right answer, waddle over and disgorge the krill or whatever they have brought back directly into the chick's mouth.
With both bird species, the chicks are covered with down feathers when they are born. They must grow very rapidly (hence the demand on the parents for food) and they must molt (shed their feathers for a new set) before fall so they can go to sea just like their parents do. A half-down, half-feathered bird of either species is certainly comical to look at. We sat on the hillside looking down at the rookeries for over an hour, totally enthralled – even those who claim to not like bird watching! We will all remember both the overwhelming smell (the parents are feeding them seafood after all), and the din of the calls between parents and chicks. This was the first large rookery we will get to visit on this trip.
In the next blog post, I will tackle Port Stanley, some of the history including the war, and the current "sabre rattling" (by Argentina), which has everyone on the Falklands a bit on edge.


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Christine St Anne is Morningstar's online editor.
Defensive stocks that pay good dividends were among the stellar performers of 2012 as investors continued their search for yield. With interest rates expected to fall further, dividend yields will remain a focus for 2013.
Morningstar's recent article, 6 key investment themes for 2013, highlighted dividend sustainability as a top priority for investors and companies amid tough economic and market conditions.
However, high-paying dividend stock Metcash (MTS) is already under pressure. It was only in late November when the retailer announced a 13 per cent fall in its half-year net profit. The profit number raised questions about whether the company had the capacity to maintain its dividends.
But investors need to understand there is more to achieving good returns than simply chasing high-yielding companies, Tyndall Asset Management head of Australian equities Bob Van Munster says.
"The dividend yield is a function of the stock's dividend and its price. A high dividend yield could simply indicate the stock is cheap, and cheap for a reason," Van Munster says.
The illusion of high dividends
"For instance, deteriorating businesses can often have a high dividend yield that proves to be an illusion. Therefore, picking the highest-yielding stocks without conducting due diligence can lead to substantial underperformance," he says.
To determine whether a stock is good value or just a trap, Van Munster says investors need to look at the underlying health of a company and the sector it operates in.
To delve further into the headline dividend yield, investment manager Tyndall adopts an intrinsic value process. This process ascertains whether the dividend yield is in fact sustainable and whether the company does have earnings and capital growth.
"The strength of a company's balance sheet, particularly gearing levels, as well as franking levels, payout ratios, potential for share buybacks and special dividends, are all keys to assessing the sustainability of a company's dividend," Van Munster says.
Similarly, Platypus chief investment officer Don Williams looks at a number of factors when determining the dividend sustainability of a company. He looks at payout ratio levels and cash flows.
"Companies with high (but sustainable) payout ratios tell us that they are very disciplined in capital management. Companies with an increasing payout ratio also tell us that they are generating both cash and earnings. These companies are the ones you can trust," Williams says.


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This week I've got three separate pieces in Vegas Seven. The first is a short news item comparing and contrasting two Strip casinos with similar origins and dissimilar fates:
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Why did they end up going in different directions? I'd say it's equal parts decision-making and geography. Obviously, the Tropicana's going to get much more walk-in action and attract more people who want to be around other casinos. The Sahara, as of today, is almost in a no-man's-land. The decision making part is: the Sahara folks (SBE) wanted to go for a massive renovation project that would have aimed towards the luxury market, and missed the timing. Two years earlier, and they'd have gotten funding, no problem. The Tropicana, on the other hand, took a smaller approach, simply remodeling its rooms for the mid-market.


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When students at Hudson High read Gatsby junior year, it is taught as a tragedy -- a love story destined to end in suffering. To show such moral decay, Fitzgerald blatantly shows examples of each of the Seven Deadly Sins. If the book shows the '20s in such a damning light, then why are the novel and its characters deified today by the youth?
Hudson has Gatsby-themed parties, Gatsby movie parties, even rumors of Hudson's 2013 Homecoming as a Gatsby-centric event. It is astounding that students completely bypass the novel's actual meaning, instead they're being caught up in the fleeting material aspects of life.
Equally worrying is that perhaps the youth today are living in the same careless manner which lead to a decade-long hangover in the '30s. As a peer, I continually see classmates wasting themselves. Perhaps it is Hudson's privileged status that breeds this sort of behavior, similar to the novel, or perhaps it is merely kids being kids. I pray for the latter.
Fitzgerald did not mean to anoint the 1920s as a romanticized mega-party, but rather a despicable Faustian deal: a period of artificial growth, quasi-wealth, and primitive pleasure now in return for utter collapse and hardship in the future. Fitzgerald famously wrote about the inability to change the past. Hopefully, although kids latch onto the debauchery of the 1920s, they dare not repeat it.
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Beds: 3 king sized, 2 sets of bunks
Other: Towels. Books and games. Travel Cot
Outdoors: Grounds extending to three acres, lawn, leading to mooring, not visible from property. Play house and trampoline. Large enclosed decked area with table, chairs and gas barbecue. Water is from a well, filtered water to kitchen tap. Children should be supervised due to open water.
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To the Editor:
Nice try with the pity party held recently in your commentary section (Feds out of touch with working poor, July 17). Why applaud billions of dollars being thrown down the food stamp hole?
What's it like to sit in your ivory tower supposing what it's like to be "poor" and "hungry," buzzwords used to describe your pets. Here on the street level it's called welfare fraud.
Libs push for "healthy food choices" in schools, yet refuse to recognize that the obese are not "hungry." Obesity is not a disease – it's the result of lack of control and poor choices.
Everyone I know who is on food stamps is at least fat, at worst lazy. My relative, for example, mooches off society because he won't work, lives at a shelter and complains about every ache and pain to gain sympathy.
They feed him three squares a day, he gets the card, sells it for cash, buys synthetic pot, smokes himself stupid, then has another excuse for another day gone by without a job.
He blames society. Multiply that by every person in the enabler system and you've got thousands of deadbeats living off those of us who work.
You claimed that "hundreds of teachers send food home with their students." Really. I don't believe you, name one.
Maybe they ought to try sending English assignments home instead. Too many Americans don't speak English making them unemployable. I'm not talking about immigrants – that's a whole different subject also being painted with a phony brush.
You quoted Betty McCollum about cuts being "immoral" then gave supposed stats. Here's my stats – 10 in 10 people I know getting foods stamps do so fraudulently and either sell the proceeds or gorge themselves on junk, creating a need for taxpayer funded Medicaid.
I think these folks should work for their "benefits" instead of working the system. It's immoral not to.
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My penis is about 6 inch at erection, but problem is that it gets bent to left when I am excited. Is it harmful?
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This attractive contemporary villa is located within a short stroll of one of the most beautiful bays and fishing villages of the Valinco – Campomoro. Bright and spacious with stylish interiors, the villa is complemented by stunning views of the bay below whilst offering a unique and relaxing outside sitting area.
Campomoro is home to the largest Genoese tower in Corsica – an historic monument. Panoramic views of the surrounding countryside can be enjoyed from the top of the tower.
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Discussion in 'Other Equipment' started by imadeulook, Apr 9, 2006.
has anyone tried this grip yet? please give feedback:mrgreen:
This stuff is kind of kushy and thick, but feels quite nice if you like this feel. It's a little more solid than say, Head Hydrosorb, but not much. Also, is this grip available anywhere except on the newest nCodes? Can you buy it separately?
i saw it at my local sportsmart. well thx for the feedback.:mrgreen:
have it, love it, am switching to it on all my sticks! is comfortable, tacky, and is the 1st white grip that actually stays white for a long time!!!
I got it on my nblades that are being delivered but it sounds good do you know where i can buy more from on the web and see soom pics?
I don't think its good to say some other site names, so just use google images.
This grip feels real thick. When I put an overgrip on it, my RDS 001 feels like a 4 1/2.
I think that it's the best replacement grip, NON-Leather.
It's tacky, and firm. Two things I definately want from a grip.
I don't think that sweat absorbtion is a strong point.
It's on some nCodes, and (K)Factors.
Maybe I should try without an overgrip.
it's very similar with Babolat Syntec grip, only tackier.
I use this one without an overgrip, 'cause it's thick already
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Hearing on Christmas Day that a terrorist suspect had been found attempting to detonate a device on a plane was bad news. Finding out that the suspect – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallabhad – was Nigerian was, for me and many other Nigerians, even worse.
Unfortunately, we Nigerians already have a bad reputation around the world. Fraud, corruption, e-mail scams and a whole host of other unsavory behaviors usually come to mind when people talk about Nigeria. Adding international terrorism to that list is far from what the country – which in recent years has been working hard to transform its image – and its citizens, both in Nigeria and in the diaspora, need or want. The speed with which the Nigerian government, as well as other key Nigerian organizations, condemned the incident attests to a strong desire to lessen the damaging impact of this incident.
The impact is already being felt, though. Traveling on a Nigerian passport was already hard work before Christmas Day. Those of us who are citizens of other countries (I'm British) tend not to bring out our green Nigerian passport unless absolutely necessary since the stereotypes precede us and immigration officials in the US or Europe often greet Nigerian travelers with suspicion. This incident will no doubt lead to increased scrutiny and profiling. This seems to be happening already, in fact: another Nigerian man who spent a long time in a bathroom on a plane shortly after the Christmas Day incident sparked a security alert although it turned out the length of time he spent in the bathroom was due to stomach issues. Before Christmas Day, he would have been another Nigerian man traveling on business. Now, he's a potential terrorist.
The heightened tension and awareness is, of course, understandable. However, it should go without saying that the average Nigerian is a law-abiding person, disinterested in doing any of the things for which we have unfortunately become known around the world. A small minority have been allowed to shape and taint the perception of Nigerians and, just as the average Nigerian is not involved in e-mail scams, the actions of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallabhad, who is certainly a disturbed young man, should not speak either for Nigerians or Nigerian Muslims.
However, as is often the case when a country with which many people aren't familiar becomes the focus of the intense glare of the media, it becomes easy for stereotypes, distortions and misperceptions to become the order of the day. So let's set some facts straight. Nigeria does indeed have a large Muslim population. Its Muslim population – which numbers 78 million, 50% of the entire population – is one of the largest in the world and is the largest in Sub Saharan Africa.
Violent conflicts between Muslims, who tend to live mostly in the Northern part of the country, and Christians have taken place over the years, with the most widespread violence being in the early part of this decade. However, considering the various tribes and hundreds of ethnic groups that exist in Nigeria, the different Islamic sects and the various types of Christianity, the many indigenous religions, as well as the socioeconomic and political issues of the country as a whole and its 36 states, it would be a gross oversimplification to believe that it is solely religion that has led to those conflicts. The picture is a lot more complex than that. For the most part Nigerians of all religions co-exist peacefully.
There is a militant group – known as Boko Haram – who engaged in violence earlier this year and who have been given the moniker "Nigerian Taliban", a tag which is something of an exaggeration – and is also used as a term of derision – since they are largely unorganized and have little in common with either the Afghan Taliban or other radical Muslim groups that governments may be concerned about. They are not a mainstream Muslim group and their wish to impose Sharia Law throughout Nigeria has little support. The group's rejection of Western culture is also considered outlandish by Nigerians, especially among those who have lived, been educated, do business or spend a great deal of time in the West.
There's no doubt that militant groups require monitoring and pose a threat to society. There is also no doubt that there are people with extremist views in Nigeria, just as there are people with extremist views of every kind in every country in the world. This does not mean, however, that Nigeria is fertile ground for the production of would-be international terrorists. Although Al Qaeda is said to have a hold on some Eastern and Northern African countries such as Somalia and Algeria, the religious, social and cultural characteristics of those countries is very different from Nigeria. For a start, Nigeria, unlike the other countries is a secular and not a Muslim country. And even if it was a Muslim country, that would not automatically make it a terrorist training camp since the majority of Muslims around the world are peaceful people.
In fact, what's probably most interesting about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallabhad's case, and worthy of more examination, is that he does not at all fit the profile of what one might expect of a radical religious terrorist. Not only does he come from a high profile and well respected family, but his education – and indeed his radicalization – took place in the West. We should also do well to look at what really might drive a 23-year-old to want to kill himself and others. Mental instability rather than just religious fanaticism might have something to do with that.
As a result of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallabhad's actions on Christmas Day, Nigeria and Nigerians will be under more scrutiny than ever before. This is unfortunate for both Nigerians and those who are now afraid of what might happen to them should they board a plane. Nigerians have been stereotyped as many things, and often we'll laugh them off. The terrorist tag is not one that we're willing to accept. We are as opposed to terrorism as any other person or nation.


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Metal News for June 25, 2009
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34 news articles posted on this day.
Moonspell Posts New Widget Online
Portuguese metallers Moonspell have posted a new widget online that features music clips, band images, and upcoming show dates. The widget can be viewed below. More...
Suspyre Announces Philadelphia and NYC Shows
Suspyre has announced two shows will the new line-up, which will be announced soon. The details are as follows:
Jul. 26 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
$10 at door
21+ w/ ID
Aug. 21 New York, NY - Bar East (downstairs)
$10 at door (mention Suspyre as the band you are there to see)
21+ w/ID
Train: Take the 4/5/6 to 86th St. then walk to 1st avenue, take a left and it's on the west side of the street.
Suspyre will also appear at ProgPower USA in Atlanta, GA on September 10th with Future's End, Vanden Pas and Primal Fear.
Talian Signs with Thundering Records
Thundering Records recently announced the signing of TALIAN. Previously known as TALIANDOROGD, the band is readying their new album, "Scraps from the Mire," to be released very soon.
Energic, sharp and groovy, this epic produced by Neb Xort (ANOREXIA NERVOSA, GTI, ULTRA VOMIT...) embarks you to a voyage where the guides could be bands such as SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, OPETH or STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. You can check out some of TALIAN's music on their Myspace page.
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Chosen Calls It Quits
Chosen has posted the following message online:
"It is with a heavy heart we announce that Chosen is no more. After several years of hard work and perseverance, it's time to say goodbye. Simply put, the Chosen project broke beyond repair this last weekend. It's fair to reason that the financial, personal, and emotional strains wore some of us down and caused this premature ending. Regrettably we never got to record our debut album or even tour Europe but such is the fragile nature of band relationships.
"We won't go into the whole 'behind-the-music-band-break-up' scenario, but Matt and Johnny's decision to leave Chosen and return to Canada came as a surprise, given everything we have been through and were working towards. The rest of us don't want to go through yet another major line-up change and are just ready for a new chapter in our lives.
"We would like to sincerely thank everyone we have worked with over the years and anyone who supported us when we were together. You have all been amazing.
"Lastly, we have a limited number of our first four releases (The Fragment EP's & Promo 2007) which we are happy to give away for free. Please send an email to email@example.com for your free copy.
"Thank you and farewell."
Amorphis Enters Billboard Heatseekers Chart
Amorphis' latest album, "Skyforger," has landed at #33 on the Billboard's Heatseekers chart after selling 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release.
Heatseekers lists the best-selling albums by emerging artists who have not yet appeared in the nationwide Billboard Top 100 with any release.
Sacred Steel Announces New Live Appearances
SACRED STEEL has announced a number of new live performanced this summer. Here are the latest:
17.07. 2009
auf den Erftauen in Euskirchen (GER)
Baden in Blut Open Air
Lörrach (GER)
13.08. - 15.08.2009
SUMMER BREEZE Open Air
Dinkelsbühl (GER)
Play It Loud Festival IV (IT)
2. Sauerländer Metal Meeting
Plettenberg (GER) - Oesterhalle
Pounding Metal - Wimp Reaper Festival
Adelsheim (GER) - Live Factory
The 69 Eyes Signs with The End For North America
THE 69 EYES returns with their ninth studio album. Having already announced their signing with Nuclear Blast Records for Europe, they have not announced a North American deal with The End Records.
Turning their back on the comic book glam of "Angels," The Eyes have opened a heavier chapter in their musical career. Matt Hyde (Slayer/Monster Magnet) has been invited to produce the record.
"He's cleaned the table and dusted the skeletons!" singer Jyrki 69 laughs. "It's like when Rick Rubin helped The Cult discover them on 'Electric' - we made a similar spiritual journey with Matt."
Once again THE 69 EYES have their finger on the pulse of darkness with 12 goth 'n' roll anthems guaranteed to rock the crypt. "Unsurprisingly, the main inspiration for the album came from the vampire realm," Jyrki explains. "We haven't made a concept album but nearly all the songs have something to do with the undead or at least horror as a genre." Delving into his movie collection, the singer focused on Jean Rollin's erotic French flick "Lips Of Blood," "The Hunger," and the modern-day opus "Night Watch." "It's almost like vampires are taking over the world!" he muses referring to the current "Twilight" mania. More...
Darzamat Signs with Massacre Records
Polish dark metal band Darzamat has inked a worldwide deal with German Massacre Records. The label is known for working with such bands as King Diamond, Atrocity, Crematory, Darkane, Legion of the Damned, Solitude Aeturnus, Theatre of Tragedy, Das Ich and Disbelief. The band's fifth album, "Solfernus' Path," is scheduled for release on August 28 (In Japan album will be released by Spiritual Beast).
Commented Flauros, vocalist of the band: "We are more then happy to announce that we have signed a new record deal at Massacre Records. We hope that thanks to the experience of the Massacre Records crew our music will have a chance to reach more people now. We are really looking forward to working with them and promoting the Solphernus'Path.
"We are also extremely happy to enter the Asian market through Spiritual Beast."
Darzamat has tapped Jonas Kljellgren (Scar Symmetry guitarist) of Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden to mix "Solfernus' Path." The new album was recorded in Poland under the supervision of Jaroslaw Toifl, with whom the band had previously worked on 2005's "Transkarpatia" (Metal Mind Productions in Europe, MVD in the USA). There are two great guests on the album: Andy La Rocque (guitar solo in "King of the Burning Anthems") and Roy Mayorga (opening intro). The artwork for the new CD was created by MentalPorn.com Agency, which has previously worked with such bands as Death Stars and Behemoth.
Darzamat has uploaded a teaser sampler on the band's MySpace player.
"Solfernus' Path" includes the following songs:
False Sleepwalker
Vote for Heresy
I Devium
Pain Collector
Final Conjuration
II Fumus
Gloria Inferni
III Venenum
Solfernus Path
Lunar Silhouette
King of the Burning Anthems
IV Spectaculum
Mesmeric Seance
Vesperian Sorrow To Enter The Studio
Texan symphonic black metal band, Vesperian Sorrow, has issued the following update:
"Well the time has come for us to enter the studio and finally record 'Of Opiates and Accolades!' We have been working on all the songs and putting the finishing touches on what we think will be our darkest and most mature album to date. We will be posting a studio report throughout the recording process and posting videos and possibly streaming live at some point, we've been discussing the possibilities. We are going to be starting the recording process around July 20th. Right now Kris and Will are recording Jon Zig's band Sarcolytic. After they finish mixing the new Sarcolytic album that will be released through Unique Leader Records, they will be focusing all their attention on the new Vesperian Sorrow. We are also very happy to announce that we have a new management company we are working with, Chaotic Beauty Music, and we are very excited to be working with Kimberley James. As well, we are booking up a bunch of Vesperian Sorrow gigs for the summer and latter half of the year, so please keep posted we might be hitting a city near you VERY soon!"
Chthonic Streaming New Song Online
Taiwanese black metallers Chthonic are currently streaming the new song "Rise of the Shadows" on their MySpace page. The track is off the band's upcoming album "Mirror Of Retribution," which is currently set for an August 10th release via Spinefarm Records.
Ex Deo Announces Touring Bassist Dano Apekian
Ex Deo front man Maurizio Iacono has issued the following update about recruiting a new bassist for touring duties:
"EX DEO have enlisted bassist Dano Apekian from Montreal, Quebec's melodic death metal outfit ASHES OF EDEN. We knew that Francois Mongrain (MARTYR) couldn't make it on some tours with EX DEO even before we asked him to perform on the album...we needed a person that could be there when called upon for touring. Dano has good stage experience and will serve Rome's conquest proudly!
"I would also like to also dismiss any claim that EX DEO is part of any Christian based band or beliefs. These are false allegations of people who have obviously not educated themselves with history. Rome was part of Polytheism beliefs, in other words, it was pagan, the belief in multiple gods, not Christianity until Emperor Constantine declared the Christian religion legal in Rome. That was the biggest mistake they ever made, it was the start of the fall of Rome and its ideals of free thinking, and for those who dismiss these things as something of the 'past,' well let me tell you that you live in the results of those past events and your way of thinking is based on it, and all the freedoms you take for granted. HAIL ROME!"
Dysrhythmia Streaming New Song Online
Dysrhythmia are currently streaming a new preview track, "Room Of Vertigo," from their forthcoming album "Psychic Maps" online via the band's MySpace page. "Psychic Maps" will see its CD and LP release on July 7th in North America, July 13th internationally.
Rob Halford Starts His Own Metal God Apparel
Halford has been shown as a stylish person in the form of the way he takes care of his metal appearance. There is a need to be very distinctive when representing an image of a Metal God to the audience as he wants his personal feelings about the line of apparel to become imbedded within it. The singer's clothing line shows a need to be different in the form of displaying different imagery of crosses and other things that vary from his own normal attire.
The naming of the clothing is pretty excellent with things like "Sad Wings" that should be familiar to his fans. There will be a whole line of clothing from the normal t-shirts to pants and shoes as well. Furthermore, the creation of his line of clothing goes along nicely with the starting of his own Metal God Records label this year.
Neaera Posts "Prey To Anguish" Music Video Online
Germany's Neaera have posted a new music video online for the song "Prey To Anguish," which comes from their latest album "Omnicide - Creation Unleashed." The video can be viewed below. More...
Loudness Posts "Hit The Rails" Music Video Online
Long running Japanese metallers Loudness have posted a new music video online for the song "Hit The Rails," which is from their latest album "The Everlasting." The video can be viewed below. More...
Valkyrja Recording New Album
Swedish black metal band Valkyrja has issued the following statement about recording a new album:
"VALKYRJA will begin the recording of the second album in Necromorbus Studio. The procedure will span throughout the summer and be available in printed form in late 2009 / early 2010 through Metal Blade Records - if no greater harm is done to the schedule. As for now there are no further details available. Nothing more will be written until everything is completed and an entry including all information and alike will follow..
"The re-release date for the debut album 'The Invocation of Demise' has been set to July 17th. Pre-orders are taken in Metal Blades web store, as promised with new cover artwork which will be uploaded in the near future when the time does allow us."
Asphyx Posts New Music Video Online
Asphyx has posted a new music video online of the title track from their latest album "Death…The Brutal Way." The video can be viewed below. "Death…The Brutal Way" will be released in North America on August 18th via Ibex Moon Records. More...
Crionics Reveals Details For New EP "N.O.I.R."
Polish metallers Crionics has issued the following statement about finishing the recording of their new EP:
"Crionics Has just finished to record the tracks for Their New E.P. The recordings took place in Cracow's Shindler Factory Studio Right now the material is being mixed by the Wieslawski Bros. in their own Hertz Studio in Bialystok. During this session the band used acoustic guitars and clean vocals for the first time ever.
"The new frontman - Quazzarre has perfectly fit his role and recorded incredibly interesting and variated vocal parts. 'N.O.I.R' - Because that's the new album's title consists of 3 new songs and 2 covers: Immortal - Blashyrk (Mighty Ravendark) and an unusual as for Crionics cover of Rammstein - Moskau which features guest vocal appearance of Peter of Vader and Vogg of Decapitated on Accordion and Acoustic Guitar. On the band's MySpace you can find pics from the studio and soon a short video report. You can also find the full album tracklist below. More details will follow soon!"
The track listing will be as follows: More...
My America Streaming New Demo Song Online
My America has issued the following statement about streaming a new demo song online at their MySpace page:
"We probably should have done this a long time ago, but better late than never I always say! You can check and see EXACTLY what we are doing at any given time by going here and visiting us on some site called Twatter.
"We also posted a new song that we had originally self-recorded for our own personal use but we have now decided to share it with the public due to its timely lyrical content. The song is called 'Swindled' and it's about the Avian Swine S.A.R.S Flu that's been going around and snatching people up lately. This one is for you guys.
"This song and a handful of others will comprise our next release that we hope to have out late this summer or in the fall. More details on this will come throughout this summer. So keep your board shorts on bro!"
Dream Theater Updates Progressive Nation Tour
Dream Theater has updated the confirmed dates for their upcoming North American and European Progressive Nation tours. The currently confirmed North American tour dates (with Zappa Plays Zappa, Bigelf, and Scale the Summit) are as follows:
7/24 - Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theater - Miami, FL
7/25 - Rock Hard Live - Orlando, FL
7/28 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
7/29 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Ashville, NC
7/31 - Tower Theater - Philadelphia, PA
8/1 - Merriweather Post - Washington DC (With Queensryche)
8/2 - Bank Of America Pavillion - Boston, MA
8/4 - The Palace Theater - Albany, NY
8/5 - Oakdale Theater - Wallingford, CT
8/7 - Convention Hall - Asbury Park, NJ
8/9 - Beacon Theater - New York City, NY
8/11 - The Agora - Quebec City, QUE
8/12 - Bell Center - Montreal, QUE
8/14 - Molson Amphitheater - Toronto, ONT
8/16 - The Burton Cummings Theater - Winnipeg, MAN
8/18 - MacEwan Hall - Calgary, AB
8/19 - Shaw Conference Center - Edmonton, AB
8/21 - The Orpheum Theater - Minneapolis, MN
8/22 - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
8/23 - Chicago Theater - Chicago, IL
8/25 - Temple Hoyne Buell Theater - Denver, CO
8/27 - Event Center - San Jose, CA
8/28 - The Joint - Las Vegas, NV
8/29 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theater
The European leg of the Progressive Nation tour (with Opeth, Bigelf, and Unexpect) will be as follows: More...
Alestorm Offering New Album As Picture Disc LP
Alestorm has issued the following announcement about offering their latest album as picture disc LP:
"Haw fannyfaces and fannyfacettes!
"I forgot to mention that our new album 'Black Sails at Midnight' is also currently available as a Picture Disc LP, with the badass album artwork printed on the vinyl. If you want to get your hands on this piece of ultimate sexualness, head over to the Napalm Records Webstore. Do it now! Limited to 500 copies!
"Right, I'm off to the Bang Your Head festival now. See you there, bright and early tomorrow morning!"
Dark Funeral Cancels Unholy Fest Appearance
Dark Funeral has issued the following update about canceling their appearance at the Unholy Fest:
"Ave everyone!
"Just like countless of other bands, we have, unfortunately, also been forced cancel our show at the Unholy Fest. It actually seems like this festival was never going happen in the first place, and just a big scam already from the beginning. The promoter seems to have disappeared from the surface of the earth, whereof we, and as it seems, also many other bands, simply have no other option but to cancel.
"This sure sucks for us, who were really looking forward to this show, as much as we know it does for all of you who already have purchased tickets and made arrangement for the fest. We do hope that all of you who have bought tickets will be fully refunded by the organizer though! More...
DevilDriver Letting Fans Send Them Questions
DevilDriver has issued the following announcement about offering fans the chance to ask the band a question:
"Do you have a burning question about the new album PRAY FOR VILLAINS? Or just a question you have always wanted to put to the band that none of the interviews you have read or heard have ever put to the band? Would you like the opportunity to put that question to Dez??
"Then NOW is your chance! www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk is giving you the chance to put a question to Dez in this months ASK THE ARTIST. For the full details on how you can get your question to Dez, Click here!"
Killswitch Engage Cancels Two European Tour Dates
Killswitch Engage has issued the following statement about canceling two upcoming European tour dates:
"Due to the passing of a close family member, we will unfortunately have to cancel our Jun-26 performance at the Idroscalo festival (Milan, Italy) and our Jun-27 performance at the Grasspop festival (Dessel, Belgium). We thank you for understanding during this difficult time and we definitely plan to be back to Italy and Belgium sometime soon to make it up to you"
Sathanas Posts Live Video Clip Online
Pagan Records has posted a new live video clip online of Sathanas performing at the Death Dealers Fest in Poznan, Poland on March 13th, 2009. The video clip can be viewed below. More...
Sirenia Cancels Metal Female Voices Festival Show
Sirenia has issued the following statement about canceling their appearance at the Metal Female Voices Festival:
"Due to irregulations done in the booking procedure of the show at Metal Female Voices Fest, Sirenia's show at this specific festival will be canceled. The band itself has nothing to do with this mishap, and we sadly regret this inconvenience for all our fans. We are determined to make this up to you with one or more shows in the same region at some later point. We will keep you posted!"
Shadows Fall Reveals New Album Details
SHADOWS FALL has announced "Retribution" as the title of their fifth full-length album, which is set for a September 15 street date. The album, a follow-up to 2007's critically acclaimed "Threads of Life," will be released on the band's own label, Everblack Industries, which was created in conjunction with Warner Music Group's ILG, Ferret Music, and ChannelZERO Entertainment. For more information on Everblack Industries, visit everblackindustries.com. The new album was produced by Zeuss (Hatebreed, Municipal Waste), with vocal production by Elvis Baskette (Incubus, Alter Bridge).
Singer Brian Fair commented on the band's venture: "We learned everything from the ground up. We've gone through the independent metal world to the major label world, and have come to realize that, given the way things are now, it's all about the band re-taking control of everything: music, business, ownership, publishing. Everything."
Fans can now sign up for the SHADOWS FALL mailing list and street team at Reverbnation, where exclusive downloads are now available for all members.
The band called on design company Sons of Nero (Unearth, Every Time I Die, Bring Me The Horizon) for the cover art for "Retribution."
The complete tracklisting for "Retribution" follows: More...
Aeternam Signs To Metal Blade Records
Canada's Aeternam has joined the Metal Blade roster. Formed in 2007 in Quebec City, Aeternam has been preparing to unleash their very own brand of epic death metal upon the world. Combining classic death metal songwriting with epic melodic soloing and middle-eastern influences, Aeternam has fine-tuned its craft and made it into a perfect blend of brutality and melody. Their first studio release, "Disciples of the Unseen," was produced by mastermind JeF Fortin (Neuraxis, The Last Felony). The album contains ten tracks that should please fans of Behemoth, Nile and Melechesh. You can see the band lay down tracks for the album in the video below and check out some of their music on their MySpace player.
Aeternam comments: "We are very excited and proud to see our debut album come out on Metal Blade and what could be more fitting for us to be label mates with such bands as Behemoth and Cannibal Corpse. A lot of inspiration and work went into creating Disciples of the Unseen and we cannot wait to present it to the worldwide metal scene. We'll soon be on the road to promote the album and we can't wait to bring this monster to the stage."
"This is one of those rare bands that was an absolute no brainer for us to bring on board and has everyone at Metal Blade unanimously excited about the possibilities. The sheer amount of talent and creativity inherent in this band is refreshing. We look forward to working together on this and many future albums!" Metal Blade Records
Aeternam will be supporting now label mates, Behemoth, at their June 29th show in Montreal, QC at Le Medley.
Aeternam is:
Achraf Loudiy - Vocals & Guitar
Alex Loignon - Guitar
Jonas Lapointe - Bass & Vocals
Samuel Dubois - Keyboards
Antoine Guertin - Drums More...
Mantic Ritual Offers Tour Update
Jeff Potts, guitarist for the Pittsburgh metal band MANTIC RITUAL has sent in the following tour update:
"For those of you who don't hablo español – 'No Jeff, it's 'habla'' - ... Thanks Adam. For those of you who don't habla español, the title of this blog roughly translates to 'Pro-Pain/Sworn Enemy Tour update number one.'
"With that out of the way, let us bring you up to speed. We spent the last ten days in the southeastern part of the U.S. and we just finished the show in Baltimore. We've had a lot of fun so far and made plenty of new friends and fans. Being back in the van, rather than on the bus like on the last tour, gives us plenty of opportunities to get to know the fine folks who come out to our shows and offer us a place to stay for the night (*hint, hint* to the people coming out to the rest of the shows on this tour). Possibly the most interesting place we've stayed so far was on a military base in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Let's hear it for 3-year-olds that rock out and air-guitar to an entire Iron Maiden DVD - good times.
"Just letting everyone know: Much like the tickets at Waynestock, there are still plenty of dates left on this tour. We hope to see you at the shows and party at your house. Remember, in the words of Jim Morrison – 'If you book us, we will come.'
"Until then, 'Party on, Adam!'
"'Party on, Jeff!'"
Sunn O))) Announces West Coast Tour Dates
SUNN O))) has unveiled more US tour dates in support of their latest opus, "Monoliths & Dimensions."
Following their previously announced Midwestern US tour beginning next week, the band will devastate the West Coast this August. The tour kicks off in Seattle where SUNN O))) will headline two Southern Lord label showcase events. The first night will be as a duo performing the the Shoshin/GrimmRobe Demos in its entirety. They will be joined by labelmates The Accüsed (this show serving as a record release show for the Accüsed album "The Curse of Martha Splatterhead"). An encore Seattle performance follows the next night, this time alongside Southern Lord brethren Earth, Pelican and Eagle Twin. SUNN O))) then surges south along the coast through California and into Utah and Colorado alongside labelmates Eagle Twin and The Accüsed.
Here are the latest Sunn O))) "Monoliths & Dimensions" West Coast tour dates:
8/05/2009 Neumo's - Seattle, WA w/ The Accüsed (record release show!), Trap Them, Black Breath
8/06/2009 Neumo's - Seattle, WA w/ Earth, Pelican, Eagle Twin
8/08/2009 Independent - San Francisco, CA w/ the Accüsed, Eagle Twin
8/09/2009 Historic Brookdale Lodge - Brookdale, CA w/ the Accüsed, Eagle Twin
8/11/2009 Center for Arts, Eagle Rock - Los Angeles, CA w/ the Accüsed, Eagle Twin
8/13/2009 Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO w/ the Accüsed, Eagle Twin
8/14/2009 Avalon Theatre - Salt Lake City, UT w/ the Accüsed, Eagle Twin
Severed Announces New Guitarist
Guitarist, Justin Whang, of New York death metal band, Severed, has issued the following report about their show at Irving Plaza on June 20th, which was when the band debuted their new guitarist:
"The Irving Plaza show was fucking amazing. We owe a huge thanks to all of our friends, fans, and family that came to the show, as well as all of the other great bands that played that night. We just got some spectacular pics of the show from our boy Chris of Photosynthesis photography." More...
3 Inches Of Blood Announces New Album Tracklisting
3 Inches of Blood has announced the complete tracklisting for their new album, "Here Waits Thy Doom." The album was tracked in Seattle's Sound House Recordings with renowned producer Jack Endino (High On Fire) and includes some interesting covers that span the hard rock spectrum and will be appearing as b-sides and/or bonus tracks for the upcoming release.
Here is the "Here Waits Thy Doom" tracklisting:
1. Battles and Brotherhood
2. Rock In Hell
3. Silent Killer
4. Fierce Defender
5. Preachers Daughter
6. Call of the Hammer
7. Snake Fighter
8. At the Foot of the Great Glacier
9. All of them Witches
10. 12:34
11. Execution Tank
Not Fragile (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
Cities on Flame (Blue Oyster Cult)
Daytona (Zeke) More...
Vreid To Play Oslo Live Festival
Vried is booked on the main stage at the Oslo Live festival by the Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway on July 3rd. The band will also be playing Wacken, Summer Breeze, Brutal Assault and Zwarte Cross this summer.
Testament Posts Three Interviews and Appearances
Legendary thrashers Testament have posted up links to three recent interviews with Full Metal Jackie of Altitude TV, the second with HardTimes.ca, and lastly, Away-Team.com. The first two are video interviews posted below and the latter is available to read at this link.
Testament's interview with Full Metal Jackie features a discussion of a new 80's revival.
Part One: More...
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On May 5, Soroptimist International of Lodi held its big fundraiser for the year at the Lodi Holiday Inn. Scooters catered the Rollin' in Ribs dinner with a terrific menu enjoyed by the nearly 100 in attendance. The dessert was furnished by the Salvation Army Culinary School.
A silent auction as well as a live auction was held, giving guests many opportunities to go home with one of the many gifts donated by Soroptimist members, local merchants and wine growers. Merry Donahue and Kim Williams chaired the event, and Donahue and Susan Brazil were the auctioneers who provided a fun evening with lots of laughs.
Special recognition was given to Dan and Kim Williams, of the Salvation Army, who will be leaving Lodi in June. Among other special guests were Andy Prokop, CEO and president of United Way of San Joaquin County, and his guests, Tony Amador, who is running for the Lodi-Galt area's new state Assembly district, and JoAnn Veer, past governor of the Sierra Pacific Region and a member of SI Watsonville.
Soroptimist International of Lodi is an international organization for women working through service projects to advance human rights, and who are dedicated to the benefit of women and girls. Interested parties, working or retired, who might like to be part of a great organization are encouraged to attend one of the luncheon meetings at Dee Dee's restaurant on Cherokee Lane in Lodi. For more information, please contact members at 209-334-5389 or 209-369-8589, or the Soroptimist of Lodi website at www.lodisoroptimist.org.


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Chrysler Delays Plan to Launch Jeep in India
Chrysler Group LLC said plans to launch its Jeep sport-utility vehicle in India have been delayed as a slowing economy has scared other foreign investors from the South Asian country.
Chrysler originally had planned to bring Jeep to the Indian market by the end of last year. But the auto maker is now reassessing when best to enter the market, said Michael Manley, president and chief executive of Chrysler's Jeep brand.
"There were a number of changes in 2013 in terms of the economic conditions for launching new brands [in India]," Mr. Manley said in an interview at the North American International Auto Show on Tuesday.
"What I did was take another view of Jeep during the year and felt that 2013 wasn't the right year with those changes to launch Jeep," said Mr. Manley.
Jeep's decision follows the move by Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. to postpone construction of a new car factory due to a slide in demand for new cars in India. Higher loan rates, rising fuel prices and fears of job losses have dented consumer confidence. New car sales in the country fell in 2013 for the first time in 11 years.
Mr. Manley said Jeep is still committed to introducing its vehicles in India, first via imports of completely built units and then gradually to include locally assembled models to compete better with Land Rover, Audi AG, BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz which all assemble their vehicles in India. Locally assembled vehicles attract lower taxes in India than those that are imported as fully built units.
Mr. Manley—who is also the chief operating officer for Chrysler and its Italian parent Fiat in the Asia Pacific region—said the auto maker is still intent on expanding the range of Fiat-branded cars in India, with four vehicles due for launch this year and another five in the medium term. Fiat sold 7,790 cars in India from April to December 2013, representing growth of 44% over the same period in 2012 but still a fraction of the 1.83 million cars sold in India in the period.
Fiat has an equal car-manufacturing joint venture with Tata Motors in India—Fiat India Automobiles Pvt. Ltd.—to produce Fiat and Tata brand of cars at a factory at Ranjangaon in western India.
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