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As I left the city's cavernous train station several days into my visit, I heard my name echoing through the rafters. I turned to see a woman I'd met a few days earlier on a train. She was a retired museum guard from Zurich, and she wanted to be sure I had found my way around her town.
We chatted beneath the gigantic Niki de St. Phalle sculpture L'Ange Protecteur (The Angel Protector), who skips her neon jump rope and spreads her golden wings over the main hall of the station like a sexy, celestial vision, a voluptuous patron saint of travel.
I divided a week in Switzerland between Zurich and nearby St. Gallen, home of one of the most famous libraries in the world. Switzerland proved friendly, and the avenue of human contact is often public transportation. Both towns showed me a thing or two about the good life.
Zurich is all you'd expect from the economic center of Switzerland: banks, watch shops, a world-class museum and a population of about a million in the greater metropolitan area. It's routinely listed as one of the most livable cities in the world.
It's hip, friendly and somehow not as fastidious as Switzerland can sometimes be. My first clue was in the Globus department store, where young men mixed up chocolate truffles and sliced them on the counter, serving the delicacies, complete with the requisite sprinkling of dark cocoa, to shoppers who grabbed the samples with their fingers. These truffles were properly molten and buttery, but a messy-fingered treat on the first floor of a department store where tights, silk scarves and pashmina shawls were draped nearby.
Globus has a great cafe, too. Zurich has many fine restaurants, but it's the street food I savored — the sliced steak sandwich or bratwurst from a kiosk along the banks of the Limmat River, where you can watch the swans and admire the old churches and St. Peter's clock tower.
The Viaduct, a covered shopping area, shows the knack the Swiss have for adapting an existing structure in an elegant way. This former railway viaduct links artsy Zurich West to the town center. The 36 arches cover a variety of sports and fashion boutiques, cafes and a gourmet food hall, where you can buy directly from a local farmer. Dine in or grab the goods for a picnic.
Zurich is a great walking city, especially the pedestrian-only Niederdorf, or lower village. Here you'll find cafes, entertainment and the occasional market amid medieval alleys and squares. But wear comfortable shoes, because much of Zurich is hilly. You can also enjoy the flatter terrain on the banks of Lake Zurich.
If you're into serious hiking, consider the nearby Uetliberg, Zurich's closest mountain, at 2,864 feet. You can also take the 20-minute train ride from town. The peak is an easy 10-minute walk from the terminus, with a lookout tower and restaurant offering a fine view of the Alps, Lake Zurich and the town.
Because nature and the city are in such close proximity, Zurich is a great getaway spot for couples or families with differing agendas. The sports folks can get a workout while the urban-inclined shop or see the art and architecture.
Zurich's Kunsthaus is a major art museum with plenty of old masters and impressionists. It's here that Picasso organized the first major retrospective of his work in 1932. Of special note are the collections of 150 sculptures and 20 paintings by the Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti and the most significant collection of Edvard Munch's work outside of Scandinavia.
Consider purchasing a 24- or 48-hour Zurich Card, which entitles you to admission to the city's museums and transportation on trams, buses, some trains and boats.
The beating heart of Zurich is its train station. There you can enjoy lobster tail in the cafeteria or a drink in the bar, visit the bookstore or admire public art. Tourist information is available, as well as services like showers and lockers.
Outside, the full network of trams and buses servicing the area loops like a spaghetti salad, but all runs smoothly and pedestrians are respected, too. Hundreds of bicycles are parked next to the station, proving the Swiss are fit and smart enough to try to forgo cars. Tourists can ride bikes for free in Zurich, with ID and a small deposit.
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Nearby St. Gallen is an hour by train outside of Zurich. As I made my way there I considered again the sensibility of the Swiss, the intelligent design of their communities. Could a secret lie in the history of learning?
St. Gallen is home to the Abbey of St. Gall, a Benedictine monastery from the eighth century until 1805 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Within the monastery's Baroque 18th century abbey and cathedral complex, which dominates the pedestrian-only old town, there is a library.
The main hall is rococo, with frescoed ceilings and parquet floors inlaid with stars. But lest the display of wealth distract you, note the Latin inscription over the entrance, which translates as "Hospital for Souls." Back then, it seems, a lack of knowledge was considered a disease of the mind.
The town and monastery are named for St. Gall, an Irish missionary who established a hermitage at Lake Constance in the seventh century. One legend has it he shared bread with a hungry bear that then helped him to build his log cabin.
The former abbey, founded on the spot where St. Gall died, contains one of Europe's most historic libraries, with more than 170,000 books, including 2,000 handwritten manuscripts dating from the eighth to 12th centuries.
In an era of e-books and tweets, this collection reminds visitors that once books were reproduced by hand by monks, at the rate of a line every five minutes, on vellum pages bound in cowhide covers. These now-priceless volumes were expensive even in the old days, since it took a whole sheep hide to produce two to three pages. The monks made ink with plants and minerals, often gold.
The library includes a 1394 manuscript of Virgil's Aeneid and numerous illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Only books printed after 1900 are in circulation, but the library is being digitized and you can access it at www.cesg.unifr.ch.
Though this is a working library for scholars, it's mainly a museum for the general public, with selected books on display in glass cases. Admission is 10 Swiss francs (CHF) for adults and CHF 7 for children and includes a visit to the Lapidarium, where stone columns and their crowning capitals from the Roman and Carolingian periods are displayed.
One stone depiction is of St. Wiborada, the first woman canonized by the Catholic Church, who worked as a bookbinder at St. Gall and was a reputed visionary. She prophesied her own martyrdom in 926 at the hands of the Magyars, who were raiding Europe and who did murder her in her abbey cell. But her warnings of the sacking led the monks to hide the books and the wine in caves in the hills.
The plain exterior of the nearby cathedral belies its elaborate interior, with an exquisite chancel and confessionals. It's a filigreed, turquoise and golden cotton-candy hymn to late Baroque.
As you take in the surrounding old town, you'll notice the oriel windows on houses and shops. They're cousins of the dormer window, but intricately carved and painted.
Once you've had your dose of culture, check out the Chocolaterie am Klosterplatz, in the 16th century Blue House with two bay windows and zebra-striped shutters, across from the cathedral. On a pleasant day you can enjoy a coffee or hot cocoa outside. Then shop the endless selection of bonbons, nutty bark and chocolate bars made of cocoa from all over the world, affordable souvenirs for friends and family.
Dining in St. Gallen is very fine, from the bratwurst at the town market to dinner at the 17th century butcher's guild pub Zum Goldenen Schaefli, or the Golden Lamb. Or get a drink or dinner, and perhaps take in an art film or exhibit at the new Lokal, near the train station. It's a sleek renovation of a locomotive shed, all concrete and steel. Restaurant tables slide together along tracks in the floor for large parties.
Another good restaurant, Wildpark Peter and Paul, overlooks a free game park of the same name on the outskirts of town, where the ibex roam. I wanted to walk and was staying in suburban St. Gallen. My innkeeper had said it was not far. On the street I asked two guys in bike-racing attire for precise directions, and they pointed me uphill: "Short walk, half a kilometer past the barn."
Dusk became a moonless dark as I passed million-dollar modern homes, the interiors a sea of white walls and white sofas, all appearing empty. Soon I did see a barn, but no restaurant. I knocked next door at what turned out to be a farmhouse and was directed farther down the road. The occasional Porsche streamed by, but mainly I noted large, dark lumps, which I hoped were cows, in the nearby fields. But, as Robert Frost wrote, "knowing how way leads on to way," I eventually found Peter and Paul and enjoyed my veal cordon bleu, fortified for the 3-mile-plus walk back in the dark.
I found a unique restaurant in town, too, courtesy of Dmitri Kindle, whom I met on the train to St. Gallen. He plays in a pop-rock band, Pegasus, that had backed up Joe Cocker the week before. He asked if I liked fresh, home-style food and directed me to Schwarzer Engel, or Black Angel, a young people's cooperative on Engelgasse.
I arrived there early and nursed a draft, taking in the counterculture. On the bulletin board, fliers protested the right-wing Swiss People's Party and its anti-immigration agenda. Soon a gaggle of tall guys in skinny black jeans started toting in speakers, guitars and a keyboard.
You can dine at the tables in the bar area or take your chances with the volume in the dining/concert room. This cafe offers soups, salads, and vegetarian, fish or meat dishes. I had lake trout in lemon sauce with mashed potatoes and a mixed salad. Plain home cooking, but delicious and a steal in Switzerland for CHF 21.
Folks mingle here, and Alen Boulter, a member of the co-op, said, "We try to be as little as possible a part of the capitalist system." They barter, trade and buy local. Boulter says Schwarzer Engel is "an oasis" and his "living room." It's a nonprofit community that also rents out a few rooms. So in the Switzerland of UBS and Rolex, some folks are working around the system.
Both sedate St. Gallen and hopping Zurich are studies in thoughtful urban design, with everything accessible, thanks to walking districts and seamless public transportation. Something made these folks smart — maybe all those books.
Kathleen Ochshorn teaches English and writing at the University of Tampa.


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Over the past forty years, Tropicana's Juice Train has supplied the New York area with delicious OJ. Running from Florida to New Jersey, the journey takes roughly forty-eight hours, requires forty-one refrigerated cars and carts more than 500,000 gallons fit for consumption. That's enough for every resident of New York City to have at least one glass.
The nice people over at GE who power the train via the company's Evolution Series recently decided to tape the entire journey and create a sweet time lapse video from the point of view of the conductor. It's well-executed and extremely interesting. You can take a look at the footage below…
It was a smart move to put the mileage calculator at the bottom along with the time, speed, locations and gallons of fuel. It prevents the time lapse from devolving into a big, indecipherable blur. I also really like the dude who cleans the camera. That was a nice touch.
Too bad Cornelius Vanderbilt isn't alive to see this video. He might not be so pleased about the overall state of the railroad industry, but something tells me he'd be excited about railroads and orange juice being mashed together in one ruggedly sexy and efficient partnership.
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A free video from new Training from Trainsignal, which shows you what is dynamic memory in Hyper-V 2012, and how to configure this feature. David Davis is an instructor and he just created new training for recently released Microsoft's Hyper-V 2012. This new training called Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V New Features Training – and will teach you in 18 lessons all the new features that Hyper-V 2012 brought. Some of them, like Hyper-v replica, live migration, storage migration, virtual fibre channel and others you already know, while others you can discover and learn.
Windows Server 2012 introduced also SMB 3 which allows Small businesses to store the VMs on a Windows 2012 file server without the need of high speed SAN. Hyper-V can store the VHDX, conf files and snapshot files on the SMB file shares, as an alternative to CSV (cluster shared volume).
If you want to test Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V in a lab as a VM, you might want to check my article on How-to run Hyper-V 2012 on ESXi 5.1 Free.
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Training – what's inside?
You'll be able to learn, during almost 4 hours, those topics.
- Live Migration: Enhanced with shared-nothing migration
- Replication: Automated replication of virtual machines
- Storage Migration: New! Move the running storage of a virtual machine with no downtime
- Failover Clusters: Enhanced to offer storage migration/live migration awareness
- Extensible Virtual Switch: Allows you to monitor the virtual network
- Client Hyper-V: Allows you to run VMs in Windows 8
I'm sure that David does a great job on his training as I reviewed some of his training in the past, for example the vSphere 5 Trainsignal Training (36 lessons).
Here is the free video about 10 minutes long.
Get more details – Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V New Features Training
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CLEARWATER — A 40-year-old Largo man was arrested Wednesday afternoon, accused of using a fake police badge and a 1995 Pontiac Firebird to lure an 18-year-old woman into performing sex acts on him.
According to police, James Blue, 11574 104th St N, drove up to the woman at 5 a.m. Saturday while she was standing at N Osceola Avenue and Fairmont Street in Clearwater. He told the woman he was an undercover police officer and he would arrest her unless she performed sex acts on him. Blue showed his badge to the woman, police said, but it did not specifically say Clearwater Police Department.
The woman got into the car and Blue drove to the area of Pinellas Street and S Fort Harrison Avenue, where the sex acts occurred, police said.
The woman was quickly able to identify Blue, police said. After an investigation, police arrested him at his job at Pinch-a-Penny pool store Wednesday. He was charged with impersonating a police officer, kidnapping and sexual battery. He was being held Wednesday at the Pinellas County Jail without bail. In 2000, Blue pleaded no contest to a charge of soliciting prostitution.


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It's difficult to stand out while walking down a crowded street, unless you dress with panache or yell with pizzazz. Express yourself with this Groupon.
$15 for $30 Worth of Women's Vintage Clothing and Accessories
The constantly changing inventory may feature a floral romper ($26), peep-toe sandal heels ($16), a wood-ball necklace ($18), vintage hats ($16), and high-waisted cutoffs ($34). Although this Groupon is only valid for general spending, customers can also bring in their own wardrobes to recycle and sell for cash or store credit.
The Revival Outpost
Located on a quaint street in the heart of New Orleans, The Revival Outpost aims to export its unique and vintage styles to wardrobes around the world. Since 2011, it has kept its shelves packed with a collection of vintage men's and women's clothing that, much like a chameleon at a tie-dye convention, never stops changing. Many of the shop's items are influenced by certain eras, appearing as though they're plucked straight from the roaring '20s or the casual '90s. In addition to carrying name-brands, the shop also supports local and US-based designers, so it is helping bolster the economy as it handpicks a wide selection of indie styles.
Many of these styles are culled from the store's buy, sell, and trade program. Seven days a week, customers can can bring in their own clothing in exchange for up to 40% store credit, and, on select days, cash or magic beans.


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Item I will that John my son have the house in the market place of Edenbridge and Richard
my son to have the house next on to Wayterman's Lane.
Item I will that George my son have the house next on to the stichbourn gate after my wife's decease.
Item I bequeath to John Chalinger one featherbed.
Item I bequeath to Elizabeth Cole a featherbed.
Item I will that my wife have all the moveables and unmoveables to distribute where she thinks best and to pay my debts and to deliver to Elizabeth Cole five marks and if my wife marry after my decease then she is to distribute all the moveables among my children saving her own part.
Item I make my sole executrix my wife, and James Cole and John Chalinger to be overseers and to see all things performed above rehearsed as they will answer before God, and my brother James to have for his labour one steer of a year old and John Chalinger a heifer and calf for his painstaking. This is my last will and deed.
Witnesses John Selby, priest and James Cole my brother with others more.
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Monday – Meatloaf, baked potato, vegetable, dessert.
Tuesday – Spaghetti, green beans, garlic bread, cake.
Wednesday – Roast beef, mashed potatoes/gravy, carrots, rhubarb dessert.
Thursday – Closed.
Friday – Chicken salad sandwich, cucumber/tomato salad, fresh fruit, brownie.
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The A List Workout: Gwyneth Paltrow
Personal trainer James Pisano on how to get Gwyneth's perfect pins
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Bazaar's fitness expert James Pisano returns with the second installment of his A List Workout. This time he's showing us how to get the enviable legs of Gwyneth Paltrow.
Part Two: Gwyneth Paltrow's legs
You need to run for at least 30 minutes, at a strong consistent pace, with your head up and shoulders back, leading with the elbows not the shoulders. Keep your abs switched on and remember to breath.
Lunge to wide squat
Step forward with your left foot, and as it meets the ground, bend the knee, drop your hips until the knee is flxed at 90 degrees, bending the back leg too, and controlling your stability. Now push your front (left) leg straight and bring the foot back to the other, standing up straight. In the same exercise, take your left foot and step out to the side, wider than your shoulders and squat, bending your knees, dropping your hips, pushing your bum back trying to keep your knees behind your toes. Make sure you bend both legs and squat centrally. Now come up and bring your feet together again. Repeat with the other leg lunging forward with the right. Aim for 10 each side. And repeat 3 times.
Spin bike sprints
Obviously you need an exercise bike for this one! Keep the seat nice and high to keep the pressure off the knees, hands firmly on the handle bars in a central position, and lean forward while switching the abs on. With a light resistance, drive the pedals down, increasing your speed to a sprint. Maintain for 30 seconds then slow your speed, bring your head up and break for 30 seconds. Now repeat this process for 45 seconds sprinting and break for 45 seconds then again, sprinting for 60 seconds and breaking or 45 seconds. Repeat this sprint program 3 times over.
Stretching out the legs is key to keeping the muscles long. I would recommend a stretch class or Yoga as well as the below.
Stand straight, with your right hand holding on to a solid object, and grab your left ankle with your left hand, pulling it behind you and towards your glute. Keep your knees together and push your hips forward. Hold this for 15 seconds, then swap legs and repeat.
Facing a wall, put hands out in front of you, step back with your left foot onto your toes keeping the leg straight through the knee. Then with your hands up against the wall push back, driving your heel to the floor. Hold for 15 seconds then change feet over and repeat.
Take a seat on the floor, with your legs straight out in front of you. Keep the leg as straight as you can through the knees and place both hands on your thighs. Now slowly slide them down towards your knees, then further to your shins, now ankles, now try and touch the back of your heels. Once here or as far as you can go, hold for 15 seconds.
Each program should be followed in full, as a complete workout, four to five times a week. Please note that if you suffer from injuries of any sort, or any heart or other health conditions, you should seek the opinion of your GP first. If you have any questions feel free to email James on: firstname.lastname@example.com
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What does it take to make an epic film like "The Hobbit"? Like real estate, it's all about location, location, and location. And in the world of Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings", that means New Zealand's vast countryside standing in for Middle Earth. If you've ever wondered why Hollywood movies cost tens and tens of millions, here's why.
"The Hobbit" follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever… Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities… A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
"The Hobbit", starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Rob Kazinsky, Aidan Turner, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam Brown, Cate Blanchett, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Jeffrey Thomas, Mike Mizrahi, stars its unexpected journey December 19, 2012.
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While this curtain was falling on European Jewry, act one, scene one of a new Christian-Jewish drama began. A tiny number of Christian scholars were starting to cultivate contacts with learned Jews for a rather different purpose—they were seeking Hebrew and Jewish scholarship, hoping to acquire new methods for theological education and research. Ultimately they would succeed, for the embrace of Hebrew in the Renaissance would invigorate Christian scholarship and lay a permanent foundation for the modern study of the Bible. This started in the 1480s, when suddenly the Renaissance ideal of returning "to the sources" of ancient culture was applied to Christianity, introducing the biblical methodology that would include the recovery of Hebrew Scriptures and would soon undergird the Protestant reform movements. Despite explicit repudiations of Judaism, this development amounted to implicit acknowledgment by Christians that Jewish tradition and learning possessed value for them. A few Christians, virtually for the first time in the history of their religion, expressed enthusiasm for Jewish studies.
By 1506, a watershed in the history of Christian scholarship, Johannes Reuchlin had learned enough from leading Jewish scholars to publish the first Hebrew grammar and dictionary written for Christians, his Rudiments of Hebrew. No less an authority than the modern Jewish historian Gershom Scholem aptly described him as "the first scholar of Judaism, its language and its world, especially the Cabala … the man who, nearly five centuries ago, brought to life the discipline of Jewish studies in Europe."²
Reuchlin's grammar was the first step in a sweeping movement. In the 1510s and 1520s, scholars in the leading centers of humanist culture—Florence, Venice, and, above all, Rome—promoted Hebrew scholarship as one of the great promises for a renewal of Christianity. In the 1520s, the inchoate Protestant movement decisively embraced Hebrew philology, and, by the 1530s, Hebrew studies were firmly established at universities throughout western Europe.
2. Gershom Scholem, Die Erforschung der Kabbala von Reuchlin bis zur Gegenwart (Pforzheim: Im Selbstverlag der Stadt, 1969), 7.


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If idle hands are the devil's playthings than this oisive shorty might just be the most devilish thing we've seen yet. Blush + bashful slinky microfiber is ruched on the sides while the subtly pretty lace edging is downright temptation (mephistophelian).
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and notorious, hostile and exclusive, during the year 1873, and ,If the jury ·further believe from the evidence that Jacob Elton cultivated that portion of the land In controversy lying north of the ditch thereon under a lease from the plaintiff for one or more years between then your verdict must be for the plaintiff."
But the trial court qualified the last instruction by the following statement, to wit:
"That Is what I am asked to give and that Is what I give you with this qualification: 'This Is true, unless said Flannagan had possession of the land as before described for a period of ten consecutive years, either before 1873 or thereafter, before the commencement of this suit."
The plaintiff also asked the trial court to give the following instruction:
"If [the jury] believe from the evidence that John Flannagan lived on land situate near the southwest corner of Fort Umaha during one or ,more years between 1870 and and while living at such place he did not exercise such visible acts of ownership over the land in controversy in this suit as to make his possession thereof actual, open, and notorious, hostile and exclusive, during one or more years between and and if the jury further believe from the evidence that Jacob Elton cultivated Ii portion of the land in controversy under a lease from the plaintiff for one or more years between 187\;} and 1885, then your verdict must be for the plaintiff."
The court gave this latter instrnction as requested, but added thereto the following qualification:
"Provided, the said l)'lannagan did not have continuous possession of the land as before defined and described herein for ten consecutive years either before 18'i3 or thereafter, or during that time."
Another instruction, of similar import, that was asked by the plaintiff, was also given by the court, but with a like limitation or proviso, which the court added of its own motion. Complaint is made of the action of the trial court in modifying the foregoing instructions as above indicated. Inasmuch as the plaintiff offered evidence tending to establish the hypothesis of fact on which the foregoing instructions were predicated, we think that they might well have been given without any modification or proviso. But in view of the fact that the jury returned a special verdict, as they were authorized to do under the Code of Nebraska (Consol. St. Neb. 1891, §§ 4813, 4814), we are not prepared to admit that the action complained of was a material error. The most that can be alleged against the instructions after the modification thereof is that the court assumed that there was some evidence tending to show that Flannagan had been in possession of the property for 10 years prior to 1873, whereas there was no evidence that he entered into possession of the premises before the year 1865. If the verdict had been a general verdict, there would doubtless be some ground for the contention that the jury may have been misled by the false assumption contained in the instructions; but, as the jury found specially, and in accordance with the defendant's evidence, that Flannagan entered into possession of the property in 1865, .it is obvious that they were not misled, and that the error complained of was not prejudicial to the plaintiff. Moreover, the special finding by the jury negatives the hypothesis on which the several instructions were based, namely, that Flannagan's possession was not an
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actual, adverse possession for one or more years between 1870 and 1874, and was not an exclusive possession for one or more years be· tween 1879 and 1885. The jury manifestly found, in accordance with Flannagan's contention, that he constantly maintained his pos· session from 1865 to 1885, and that he neither abandoned the property between the years 1870 and 1874, nor acknowledged a right of occupancy on the part of Jacob Elton, or any other person, between the years 1879 and 1885. When the jury are required by the court to return a special ver· diet, it is both unnecessary and improper to give instructions upon general priaciples of law applicable to the case, because the jury are supposed to find and report all the material facts without any instructions as to what will be the legal result of their finding. But, if such instructions are in fact given, and they prove to be erroneous, they will not, ordinarily, affect the verdict. If the verdict returned is a special verdict, erroneous instructions given to the jury touching the rules of evidence that should influence their action may be so far material and important as to justify a reversal; but that result will never follow from the giving of erroneous instructions relative to general rules of law, if the judgment actually rendered, as in the present case, was clearly warranted by the special verdict. Railroad Co. v. Frawley, 110 Ind. 18, 9 N. E. 594; Elliot, App. Proc. § 645, and cases there cited. The instructions now under consideration did not relate to rules of evidence, nor to the mode and manner of weighing the testimony; and for that reason it cannot be said that they had any prejudicial influence upon the verdict. It follows from these views that the modification of the instructions in the respects complained of constitutes no sufficient ground for reversing the judgment, e'Ven though we should concede that, if the verdict had been general, the instructions as modified would have been er· roneous and misleading. It is also insisted by the plaintiff that the trial court should have rendered a judgment in his favor because he was an innocent purchaser of the premises in controversy under the mortgage which was executed in his favor by E. B. Taylor on July 28, 1871. This con,tention, however, is based on the ground that Flannagan was out of possession when the mortgage was executed, and what we have already said concerning the effect of the special verdict is a sufficient answer to the claim that the plaintiff was an innocent purchaser. The jury have found, on what we must regard as sufficient evidence to support the finding, that Flannagan was in possession of the property during the year 1871, and that such possession was actual, open, notorious, exclusive, and hostile. This finding therefore disposes of the claim now made that Flannagan did not have such possession of the premises on July 28, 1871, as was essential to notify purchasers and incumbrancers of his equity, and to put them on inquiry as to his rights. It is finally contended that the circuit court erred in admitting certain evidence, which is said to have been incompetent, and prejudicial to the plaintiff. The testimony to which this contention relates consists in part of declarations made by E. B. Taylor, in his
lifetime, to third parties, which tended to show that he had given the land in controversy to Flannagan; and in part of declarations made by Flannagan while he was in possession of the property, which tended to show in what character he was then occupying and holding it. Concerning the latter class of declarations, it is sufficient to say that we have no doubt of their admissibility. The testimony was relevant and competent for the purpose of showing that Flannagan claimed to be the owner of the property in fee simple; that such claim was made openly to all inquirers, and that it was not kept secret. The better view is that such declarations, when made in good faith by persons who are at the time in possession of land or tenements, are verbal acts, which may be admitted for the purpose of showing the character of the possession, whether they are in disparagement of the declarant's title or otherwise. Burgertv.Borchert, 59 Mo. 80, 87; Martin v. Bonsack, 61 Mo. 556, 559; Darrett v. Donnelly, 38 Mo. 492,494,495, and cases there cited. See, also, GreenI. Ev. (15th Ed.) § 109, and cases there cited. The other declarations that are said to have been made by E. B. Taylor in his lifetime, concerning the admission of which complaint is now made, were proven by the testimony of three witnesses, to wit, C. A. Baldwin, P. O. Hawes, and G. W. Ambrose. The declarations or admissions of Taylor which were proven by Baldwin were so proven in response to questions which appear to have been propounded by counsel who represented the plaintiff, and no motion was made to exclude the testimony after it was elicited. Moreover, no exception was taken, so far as the record shows, to the objectionable testimony that was elicited from the witness Hawes. For these reasons no question arises upon the record touching the competency of the admissions made by Taylor which were proven by the testimony of the witnesses Baldwin and Hawes. We are only called upon, therefore, to decide as to the admissibility of the statement said to have been made by Taylor to Ambrose in the lifetime of the former. This statement was made, as it seems, in the year 1868, and was a statement, in sub· stance, that he, Taylor, owed Flannagan some money, and had not been able to pay it, and that he had accordingly given Flannagan some portion of his land in the northern part of the city of Omaha, which was the section of the city in which the land in controversy is situated. The testimony in question tended to prove that Flannagan had taken possession of the property in dispute as owner un· der a parol contract of sale, and, inasmuch as the admission was made some years before the execution of the mortgage under which the plaintiff claimed title, and was an admission made against the interest of the party making it, who had since died, we think that it was properly received in evidence. Dickerson v. Chrisman, 28 Mo. 135, 139; Wynn v. Cory, 48 Mo. 346; Greenl. Ev. §§ 147-149. The resnlt is that an examination of the record has failed to con· vince us that any substantial error was committed during the progress of the trial, wherefore the judgment of the circuit court is hereby affirmed.
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No. U,223.
(Circuit CO).1rt, D. Indiana.
January 3, 1896,)
Am OF OF CLAIM:. Where a railroad rellef association, composed of associated companies and their employes, is in charge of the companies, who guaranty the obligations, supply the facilities for the business, pay the operating expenses, take charge of and are responsible for the funds, make up deficits in the benefit fund, and supply surgical attendance for injuries re('elved in their service, an employe's agreement, in his voluntary application for membership,· that acceptance of benefits from the association for an injury shall release the railroad company from any claim for damages therefor. is not invalid as being against public polley, or for want of consideration or mutuality.
L. M. Ninde, for plaintiff. Allen Zollars, for defendant. BAKER, District Judge. This is an action by the plaintiff, Eugene V. Otis, for the recovery of damages from the defendant, the Pennsylvania Company, for injuries received by him through the negligence of the defendant in employing and retaining in its service a careless and drunken engineer, with full knowledge of his habits, by whose carelessness the plaintiff sustained serious and permanent injuries, without fault on his part. The defendant has answered' in two paragraphs. The first is a general denial. The second sets up matter in confession and avoidance. To this paragraph of answer the plaintiff has interposed a demurrer, and the question for decision is, does this paragraph of answer set up facts sufficient to constitute a defense? The gist of this paragraph of answer is the payment to and acceptance by the plaintiff of benefits to the amount of $660 from the relief fund of the defendant's "voluntary relief department" on account of the injuries for which the action is brought, in full payment and satisfaction thereof. It is alleged in the paragraph under consideration that the plaintiff was a member of the relief department mentioned, which is composed of the different corporations forming the lines of the Pennsylvania Company west of Pittsburgh, to which such of their employes as voluntarily become members contribute monthly certain agreed amounts. This department has for its object the relief of such employes as become members thereof in cases of sickness or disability from accident, and the relief of their families in case of death, by the payment to them of definite amounts out of a fund "formed by voluntary contributions from employes, contributions, when necessary to make up any deficit, by the several companies respectively, and income or profit derived from investments of the moneys of the fund. and such gifts as may be made for the use of the fund." The associated companies have general charge of the department, guaranty the full amount of the obligations assumed by them, and for this purpose annually pay into the funds of the department the sum of $30,000 in conformity with established regulations, furnish
the necessary facilities for conducting the business of the depart· ment, and pay all the operating expenses thereof, amounting annually to the sum of $25,000. The associated companies have charge of the funds, and are responsible for their management and safe-keeping. Employes of the Pennsylvania Company are not reo quired to become members of the relief department, but are at liberty to do so if admitted on their voluntary written application; and may continue their membership by the payment of certain monthly dues, the amount of which depends upon the classes to which they may be admitted; and the benefits to WhICh they may become entitled are determined by the class to which they belong. A disabled member is also entitled to surgical attendance at the company's expense, if injured while in its employ. The plaintiff agreed in his application for membership:
''That the acceptance of benefits from the said relief fund for injury or death shall operate as a release .of all claim for damages against said com· pany arising from such injury or death which may be made by or through me, and that I or my legal representatives will execute such further instru· ment as may be necessary formally to evidence such acquittance."
Each company to the contract also agreed in behalf of and employes to appropriate its ratable proportion of the joint expense of administration and management, and the entire outlay necessary to make up deficits for benefits to its employes. It is further alleged that the plaintiff was a member of the relief department when injured, and that there was paid to him by the defendant, through such department, on account of the injuries so received, and in accordance with his application therefor, and in accordance with the certificate of membership so issued to him, and the rules and regulations of the relief department, the sum of $660, being at the rate of $60 per month for 11 months, which he accepted and received as the benefits due to him from the said relief department under his said application and certificate and the rules and tions of said relief department. It is strenuously insisted by the learned counsel for the plaintiff that the contract is void, because it is repugnant to sound public policy, and is an attempt by the defendant to exempt itself, by con· tract, from the consequences of its own negligence; and because the agreement that the payment and acceptance of the benefits should operate to release- the company from responsibility for its wrongful act is without consideration, for the reason that the plaintiff, by the payment of his monthly dues, became entitled as a matter of legal right to receive the stipulated benefits as fully as he was entitled to the payment of his monthly wages. As a general proposition, it is unquestionably true that a railroad company cannot relieve itself from responsibility to an employe for an injury resulting from its own negligence by any contract entered into for that purpose before the happening of the injury, and, if the contract under consideration is of that character, it must be held to be invalid. But upon a careful examination it will be seen that it contains no stipulation that the plaintiff should not be at liberty to bring an action for damages in case he sustained an inj ury through the negligence of the
He still had as perfedt a right to sue for· his injury as though the contract had never. been entered into. Before the contract. was entered into, his right of action for an injury resulting from the defendant's negligence was limited to a suit against it for the recovery of damages therefor. By the contract he was given an election either to receive the benefits stipulated for, or to waive his right tothe benefits, and pursue his remedy at law. He voluntarily agreed that, when an injury happened to him, he would then determine whether he would accept the benefits secured by the contract, or waive them and retain his right of action for damages. He knew, if he accepted the benefits secured to him by the contract, that it would operate to release his right to the other remedy. After the injury happened, two alternative modes were presented to him for obtaining compensation for such injury. With full opportunity to determine which alternative was preferable, he deliberately chose to accept the stipulated benefits. There was nothing illegal or immoral in requiring him so to do. And it is not perceived why the court should relieve him from his election in order to enable him now to pursue his remedy by an action at law, and thus practically to obtain double' compensation for his injury. Nor does the fact that the fund was in part formed by his contributions to it alter the case. The defendant also contributed largely to the fund under its agreement to make up deficits, to furnish surgical aid and attend· ance, to pay expenses of administration and management, and to become responsible for the safe-keeping of the funds of the relief department. It had a large pecuniary interest in the very money which the plaintiff received. We are not concerned with the question whether the plaintiff might not have secured a larger sum of money if he had prosecuted his legal remedy for the recovery of damages for his injury. After the injury, the plaintiff was at liberty to compromise his right of action with the defendant for any valuable consideration, however small; and, if he chose to accept a less amount than that which he might have recovered by action, such settlement, if fairly entered into, constitutes a full accord and satisfaction, frorn which the court cannot, and ought not, to relieve him. The question of the validity of such a contract as that relied upon in the paragraph of answer under consideration is a new one in this court, but it has been considered by a number C1i reputable courts in other jurisdictions, and, with a single exception, so far as I am advised, it has been uniformly held that such a contract is not invalid for repugnancy to Bound public policy, or for want of consid· eration, or for want of mutuality. In the views expressed in these cases I entirely concur. A review of the cases supporting this view would not be profitable, and I therefore content myself with simply citing them. Owens v. Railroad 00., 35 Fed. 715; State v. Baltimore & O. R. 00., 36 Fed. 655; Martin v. Railroad 00., 41 Fed. 125; Railroad 00. v. Bell (44 Neb. 44, 62 N. W. 314), 11 Am. Ry. & Oorp. ,Rep. 682, and cases cited in note; Donald v. Railway 00. (Iowa) 61 N. W. 971; Leasev. Pennsylvania 00.,10 Ind. App. 47,37 N. E. 423; Fuller v. Association, 67 Md. 433, 10 AtI. 237; Spitze v.Railroad 00. (Md.)
VICKERS t1. CHICA.GO, B. & Q. B. 00.
23 Atl. 307; Graft v. Railroad Co. (Pa. Sup.) 8 Ad. 206; Johnson v. Railroad Co. (pa. Sup.) 29 Atl. 854; Pati. Ry. Ace. Law, § 424. The single case holding such a contract to be void is Miller V. Railway Co., 65 Fed. 305. The demurrer is overruled, to which the plaintiff excepts.
VICKERS v. CHICAGO, B. & Q. R. CO.
(Circuit Court, N. D. illinois. 1.
December 6, 1895.)
MASTER AND SERVANT-NEGLIGENCE-EMPLOYES' RELIEF ASSOCIA.TIONS-C01'l'TRACT RELEASING MASTER.
A rallroad employ6 who, upon becoming a member of a voluntary rellef association, composed of employ6s, anel to whose funds the rallroad company ill bound to contribute In case of deficIency, signs, without fraud or undue Influence, a contract that In case of Injury he shall elect either to take the oeneflts provided by the association or have his action against the company, cannot avoid the effect thereof on the ground that he signed the agreement without reading it or understanding Its purport, and that he was at a disadvantage In with the company. :MIller v. RaHway Co., 65 Fed. 306, disapproved.
BAME-ExERCISE OF ELECTION-IGNORANCE OF FACTS. '
The fact that at the time or receiving rellef from the association the employ6 Is not aware ot tl1e strength of his case against the company, Is Ignorant of certain Important facts and of the witnesses by whom he can prove them, Is to be regarded merely as his misfortune, and does not avoid the effect of his electlon, In barring an action against the company.
This was an action by Joseph Henry Vickers against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries received in its service. Defendant moved the court to direct a verdict in its favor. S. K. Daw, for plaintiff. Chester M. Dawes, for defendant. ALLEN, District Judge (charging jury). Yesterday afternoon a motion was made in this case in effect that the court instruct the jury to find for the defendant, upon the close of the plaintiff's rebut· tal. Several questions have been argued in connection with the motion, and I conceive that it is of great importance, not only to the plaintiff, but as a question of law in a general sense. The ground of the motion substantially is, as presented by counsel for defendant, that the plaintiff, who, before this accident occurred, became a memo ber of the voluntary relief association or relief department of the de· fendant railroad company, made a contract, in substance, by which he agreed that if he should suffer from accident-receive injury, in other words-he should elect to take the benefits provided by the by-laws and regulations of this relief association, or have his action against the defendant. It is shown in this case that after his serious injury, resulting in the necessary amputation of his left arm (and it is contended-and perhaps that contention is supported by evidence-that he was seriously injured in his spine and the back portions of his body), he received from this fund,-this relief fund,-on account ot


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Erik Spoelstra has made his relationship with his 24 year old girlfriend public.
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Erik Spoelstra has made his relationship with his 24 year old girlfriend public.
Who knew it would work twice in the same day:
Well, this might give Vogel the edge when it comes to late evening prep work during the playoffs.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
I think he's an overrated coach and I know for a fact he directs some of the flopping because I saw/heard him do it in the playoffs last year (called for Chalmers to take a hit that drew an offensive foul).
However, a rich guy that looks younger than his age? Are there any that aren't dating 24 year old dancers, models, etc? George Clooney rates Spoelstra's effort with a C+.
Yeah.........what's the big deal here? Kudos to him. It's not like she's 18 or anything.
Do any PDers have seats behind the opponent's bench? Could we get a scruffy group to dress up as Heat cheerleaders with signs that read, "Heat me up, Eric!"?
"I think if he is and we pass on Leaf we'd be some dumb mother ****ers."
- Larry Bird to Kevin Pritchard before their pick on Draft Day
Poor Erik. Nothing like having a distraction.
Hopefully he feels an extreme need to attend to her every whim as the very top priority in his life.
Also, it would be very nice indeed if she becomes very needy come playoff time, and feels so lonesome that she simply cannot stand for him to be away from her for even a day
She's in it for the cash. haha
Honestly, who cares? What does it matter? Why should I not like him because he wants to date a hot younger woman?
I think I need to take up coaching...
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
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im jealous
He's just trying to make up for not being able to spin a basketball on
the end of a toothbrush while brushing his teeth...
I'm pretty impressed. If I were him, I would have a smoking hot 24 year old girlfriend for sure. I would show her off everywhere. Deadspin would get photo ops anytime and i would probably be sticking my tongue out and pointing at my self as if I were like " Look at me. Look how awesome I am right now ".
I dont see why everybody is hating on him. Does he not deserve this? Dont we all? I'm very happy for him.
Nobody's hatin', just having some fun.
Good on him I say
do you post this on every thread?
Smothered Chicken!
If anything, my respect has gone up slightly for him for dating a hot younger women, keyword here being slightly.
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Romanian power metal act, Magica, return to the fold for their sixth album, entitled "Center of the Great Unknown". This band has a history of being hit or miss, as they've had some exceptionally catchy and enjoyable songs since their formation in 2002, but they've had more than their share of flops by producing a lot of mediocre and bland power metal songs. "Center of the Great Unknown" continues this tradition of subpar, mediocrity combined with some of the catchiest sections I've ever beheld.
Magica sticks with their tried and true formula of quite poppy and melodic power metal with female vocals. The instrumentation is professional, the production is crystal clear and the mix is superb, so what's the issue? The issue is, although Magica play their instruments well, they cannot pull themselves away from mediocre song writing (not to mention the vocals, but we'll get there). Every track on "Center of the Great Unknown" has catchy moments and interesting lead guitar work, but there is something lacking, be it enthusiasm, drive, power or whatever you want to call it.
The standard verse and chorus guitar lines, while well executed, are rather bland and dry. The rhythm lines plod along with little enthusiasm: some palm muting, some open chords ringing, slight chugging; you know, standard power metal stuff. The solos are of the neoclassical variety. Some of the solos are well played, yet still mediocre, while other solos, notably the Malmsteen inspired shred fest at the end of "Mark of Cain", are engaging and breathe some life into an otherwise stale performance. The lead extrapolations played over top of the rhythm work adds some variety and spice, but the truth is so many other bands play this style, and play it very well, that Magica gets lost in the crowded mass.
The drums and bass, like the guitar lines, are rather standard and only stand out for short bursts before fading back into bland mediocrity. The drums keep a steady rock beat for most of the album, with some fast rolls and fills mixed in. Occasional sections see the drummer picking up the pace with a speedy double kick or the standard double bass power metal runs (which occur rarely). The band actually sounds strongest when the drums pick up speed, so it's odd that they do it so infrequently. The bass lines follow the guitar lines like a good puppy dog, not really standing out while not staying buried in the mix.
Female fronted power metal bands are not in short supply, so for a band to stand out the vocals have to be outstanding, especially when the band plays rather uninspired and bland music. Ana Mlodinovici's vocals fit right in with the band: a good performance, but really nothing special. The vocals are a higher register, semi-operatic style, similar to the vocals of early Visions of Atlantis or even a higher pitched Tarja. The pitches and keys seem to be on, but the performance lacks energy and enthusiasm. It's almost like Ana is singing because the band needed vocals, not because she enjoys it. The vocals sound great when coupled with the male backing vocals, sounding similar to Lacuna Coil's male vocals, but they don't happen very often. There are parts where the vocal lines are extraordinary, and this is usually when there are multiple vocal layers going at once. The majority of the vocal lines are uninspired and just sort of there.
Maica does have selective spurts of genius like the exceptional syncopated guitar work that builds into an awesome neoclassical solo on "Open". Unfortunately, these spurts are few and far between. Yes, the music is catchy at times, but it feels very unfulfilling as a whole. A few catchy moments can't save Maica from an otherwise bland and uninspired performance. If you're into female fronted power metal, you may want to check this out, but there's not much for anyone else here.


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The Thesis
This experiment is the absolute basis of our four known fundamental forces.
(See also Wikipedia "Fundamental interaction")
It is also the strongest and weakest force in the universe, and according to the present-day science, only gravity has positive attraction forces.
The other three fundamental forces:
The electromagnetic, the weak and the strong force have positive and also negative forces.
This experiment demonstrates that even gravity can be measured in a negative form!
What does this mean for us?
The knowledge that we can get out of this experiment speaks for itself, because gravity affects everything it could also answer the biggest question of all; where we came from and where we are going to.
Just one example:
Because gravity is the most important force in the universe, a negative or stretched form of gravity would influence light, this is explained in detail in my video.
This would in turn mean that there never was a big bang, because through this gravitational stretching everything seems farther away than it actually is, and the further we look into space, the more this effect will amplify itself.
Measurement results indicate that the universe expands even up to the speed of light, which is one of the main arguments of the big bang theory.
The contradiction:
If you compare light intensity measurements of a distant light source (star-galaxy) taken ten years ago with the same measurements taken today, there will be no difference in values.
How can that be if, as every child knows, light gets weaker with its distance?
What this experiment proves:
Science confuses and mistakes gravitational stretching with the Big Bang.
I could give more examples, but that would go beyond the scope of this website.
Nevertheless, the main exciting question in this matter still remains open:
can gravity be stretched? Like I measured in my experiment.
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REM's 'Radio Free Europe' joins National Recording Registry
R.E.M.'s first big hit, 1981's Radio Free Europe, is among the 2009 inductees into the National Recording Registry.
Criteria for this honor are that the song or recording be"culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" and be at least 10 years old ... or include the nearly incomprehensible mutterings of Michael Stipe, I guess. (Seriously, though, I'm an R.E.M. and Radio Free Europe is a good start on honoring the band, even if it wouldn't be the first song that comes to mind.)
"The original Hib-Tone single of this song set the pattern for later indie rock releases by breaking through on college radio in the face of mainstream radio's general indifference," the registry said in the induction of the R.E.M. single. "Although a more elaborately produced version of the song appeared on the band's first album Murmur, the original -- recorded by Let's Active frontman Mitch Easter -- maintains a raw immediacy that undoubtedly contributed to its overwhelmingly favorable critical reception. Singer Michael Stipe's elliptical lyrics and guitarist Peter Buck's arpeggiated open chords would not only become signatures of the band's future output, but they added greatly to the song's enigmatic appeal."
There are 300 songs now in the registry, with 25 new ones added this year. (Other honorees include Willie Nelson and Tupac Shakur.) Follow the link below to see what '80s recordings are already inducted.
'80s RECORDINGS IN NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY (By year; including official comments from the registry):
He Stopped Loving Her Today, George Jones (1980): George Jones has said that he initially thought "He Stopped Loving Her Today" was too sad to be very popular, but, at one of the lowest points of his career and personal life, he made it one of country music's most defining and enduring songs. Billy Sherrill's restrained production highlighted the plaintive yet highly nuanced vocals that are the hallmark of Jones' mature style but which also stretch back to his days singing for tips in the streets of his hometown, Beaumont, Texas, in the 1940s. Selected for the 2008 registry.
Thriller, Michael Jackson (1982): Michael Jackson's second album with legendary producer Quincy Jones attained stratospheric national and international success. Featuring outstanding guest performances by Paul McCartney on "The Girl is Mine" and Eddie Van Halen on "Beat It," the album's influence on the record industry and subsequent popular music is immeasurable. The album also includes the strong disco-inflected "Billie Jean" and the compelling title track "Thriller," featuring an eerie voice-over by Vincent Price. Jackson's keen pop sensibilities, the performances by a wide range of talented musicians and Quincy Jones' expert production all contributed to making "Thriller" the best-selling album of all time. Selected for the 2007 registry.
The Message, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982): Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five was a pivotal group in the early days of rap, developing crucial aspects of the genre. Their 1982 hit, "The Message," is significant because of its focus on urban social issues--a course followed by many later rap artists. Selected for the 2002 registry.
Recordings of Asian elephants, Katharine B. Payne (1984): Katharine B. Payne's recordings of Asian elephants revealed that the animals use infrasonic sounds to communicate with one another. Such acoustic monitoring of the mammals has provided important insights into the mechanisms by which matrilineal groups of elephants maintain distance among one another over time and how males locate receptive females. In addition, the use of recordings has proven a very effective method for surveying populations of elephants. It has opened new windows into the complex lives of elephants and provided a tool for conservation. The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at Cornell University holds this important collection. Selected for the 2004 registry.
Graceland, Paul Simon (1986): On "Graceland," Paul Simon not only incorporated a great number of musical styles, including zydeco, Tex-Mex and African vocal music, but also showcased the talents of many accomplished musicians. The recording features Linda Ronstadt, Adrian Belew, Los Lobos, the Everly Brothers and Youssou N'dour. The album is probably best known for Simon's collaboration with the South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. "Graceland" fueled that group's rise to international fame. Selected for the 2006 registry.
Daydream Nation, Sonic Youth (1988): Pioneer members of New York City's clangorous early 1980s No Wave scene, Sonic Youth are renowned for a glorious form of noise-based chaos. Guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo had previously performed with Glenn Branca's large guitar ensembles, and their alternative guitar tunings and ringing harmonies attest to this apprenticeship. On "Daydream Nation," their breakthrough album, the group's forays into outright noise always return to melodic songs that employ hypnotic arpeggios, driving punk rock rhythmic figures and furious gales of guitar-based noise. Bassist Kim Gordon's haunting vocals and edgy lyrics add additional depth to the numbers she sings. Selected for the 2005 registry.


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Burnham leaving Bulls for Iowa State
Wally Burnham, USF's associate head coach and longtime defensive coordinator, is leaving the Bulls to take the same position at Iowa State, USF announced Tuesday.
"Wally did a great job for us, we will sorely miss him and his wife Barbara," coach Jim Leavitt said in a statement. "I am absolutely proud of everything he has done here and the success he has brought to USF. We wish him luck at Iowa State and I know that he will always be successful because of his tremendous character."
Leavitt now must find two new coordinators, after the demotion and subsequent departure of offensive coordinator Greg Gregory, who took the same job last week at South Alabama. Spring football starts in less than three weeks on March 9.
Burnham's defenses have ranked in the top 30 nationally in six of the last seven seasons, including a No. 10 ranking in 2008.
Well-liked and well-respected by players, the 67-year-old Burnham has the longest tenure of USF's assistants, going back to the 2000 season, when the Bulls were still in Division I-AA. He became co-defensive coordinator in 2001, then took over as sole coordinator for the past three seasons. Burnham, who played for Bear Bryant at Alabama, has been coaching football since 1967 and at the college level since 1971, save two seasons in the USFL and a year out of coaching before he came to USF.
Burnham has a long history with linebackers, going back to Marvin Jones and Derrick Brooks in his days at Florida State. Linebacker has been a position of strength for the Bulls, from Kawika Mitchell to Stephen Nicholas to Ben Moffitt to Tyrone McKenzie, who participates this week at the NFL combine.
The move comes less than two weeks after National Signing Day, when Burnham helped the Bulls collect their highest ranked recruiting class ever, with several impact newcomers expected to help the defense this fall.
Burnham was USF's highest-paid assistant in 2008, earning $220,000, but he's believed to be making more at Iowa State, which has a first-year head coach in former Pittsburgh and Auburn defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads. The Cyclones' coordinator last year, Wayne Bolt, made $250,000, and Rhoads has a pool of $1.5 million to spend on nine assistants.
Burnham's son, Shane, currently a defensive assistant at Elon, is expected to join his father on Iowa State's staff, coaching the defensive tackles.
Leavitt is expected to go outside USF's current staff to hire Burnham's replacement, as none of the current defensive assistants has significant experience as a coordinator.
A couple of Wally links:
-- The Submarine: A look inside USF's 2007 defensive staff, which had a combined 116 years of college coaching experience.
-- Firing back: Burnham trades jabs with N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien, who questioned why USF was a frequent destination of coaches seeking help on stopping the spread offense last summer.
-- Father and sons: On Burnham's bond with his sons Shane and Pat, with all three coming together in USF's 2007 opener against Elon.


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As such, they have little to lose in terms of safety if further restrictions on private gun ownership are implemented. The types of gun violence they are most concerned about are rare events occurring in places where middle and upper class people can imagine themselves: places like college campuses, night clubs, and movie theaters — not the inner-city. Despite railing against the racism of police that people in poor communities face, they tend to give no thought to how these individuals, who do not enjoy the same level or quality of police protection that they do, will protect themselves. The privilege (especially of the politicians) is of the worst kind: state privilege that is not only indifferent to the suffering of the less privileged but actively working to make it worse.
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The website FindCarrie.com has yielded a featurette about the making of Carrie – the upcoming redo based on the novel by Stephen King.
You have to explore the house of that site to find this, but we have it for you inside. It's a talking heads piece with the cast – Chloe Moretz, Julianne Moore – discussing the film, but there's also new footage as well.
Directed by Kimberly Peirce, the film also stars Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Gabriella Wilde and Ansel Elgort.
Carrie opens October 18th.
Thanks to CBM (who taped this off a screen, apparently, but it's fine quality) for the video – get an embed code for your player, fellas!
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SPRING HILL — Five candidates have filed to run for two seats on the Sterling Hill community development district board.
Running for Seat 1 are Sandra Manuele and Louis E. Peters. Running for Seat 2 are Kenneth Hedges, Christina Miller and Francis T. Zuilkowski.
The candidates will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot only in the Sterling Hill community, which lies on either side of Elgin Boulevard on Spring Hill's east side.
Developers of some communities issue community development bonds to pay for certain amenities. Developers make the initial payments on the bonds, but the expenses eventually are picked up by people who purchase homes.
Acting somewhat like homeowners associations, the elected boards oversee community property and make financial decisions. They are subject to the state's public meetings and records laws, and their elections are conducted by the county Supervisor of Elections Office.


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Short and sweet. Recommended. Even if it's for L4D2.
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This campaign has maps that develop a lot vertically, upping the challenge since survivors have to constantly watch their step. Despite way too many things looked wrong, it was all extremely fun. ...
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The first time I played this campaign I totally fell in love with it. It makes me sad to see that a lot of people rated this low because they got lost. At this rate L4D3 will have a GPS system incl...
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When my friend and I finally hit the rescue vehicle after 2 hours on Advanced, my feelings toward this map were a mixed bag. I loved the relentlessness of the constant hordes coming (5083 total zom...
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This map is just great. It was fun. It was challenging. The bots took a lot of damage on the barbed wire *cough*. You can clearly see a lot of effort was put in every part of it. Totally recommend...
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Fun was had with this campaign, but it is far from perfect. Overall, it's still a thumbs up!
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For most people, a raise at work serves as a reward for a job well done and the opportunity for self-indulgence.
But for the University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly and an increasing number of university officials throughout the nation, a raise is starting to serve an entirely different purpose.
According to Reilly, the UW Board of Regents approved a $73,000 raise for him in June, helping to keep his salary more competitive with other system and university presidents nationwide. Reilly then donated $70,000 of his raise to need-based financial aid, which would later be distributed to students throughout the UW System.
In 2006, Reilly said he and his wife created an endowment through the UW Foundation, to which they annually submit donations. This year, however, they donated an additional $70,000 to help struggling students.
"My wife and I have always been very conscious of the importance of higher education, and we wanted to make it possible for Wisconsin kids to feel like they could afford tuition at any UW institution," Reilly said.
The money from Reilly's endowment will make its way to UW System financial aid offices throughout the state and will reach the students most in need at each institution in the coming years.
According to UW-Madison assistant professor of educational policy studies Sara Goldrick-Rab, this type of donation to need-based financial aid is essential for the future of the nation.
"Increasingly, higher education is the only path for social mobility in America," Goldrick-Rab said. "If students aren't able to access higher education just because they don't have the resources, the country won't do as well as a whole."
Reilly's donation represents a growing national trend of university members getting involved with budget problems and need-based financial aid concerns at their institutions.
On Nov. 20, Chancellor Mark Wrighton of Washington University in St. Louis announced he would take a 5 percent cut from his base salary Jan. 1, 2008 and another 5 percent reduction July 1, 2008 to help with budgetary concerns.
President of the University of Pennsylvania Amy Gutmann and her husband made a $100,000 donation to support undergraduate research on Nov. 18.
Mark Emmert, president of the University of Washington, passed up a raise for this year, and Elson Floyd, president of Washington State University, said he would accept a $100,000 pay cut.
The trend is becoming popular among Big Ten university presidents as well.
At Penn State University, President Graham Spanier and his wife increased their charitable commitment to the university by $700,000 this year, for a total of $1 million.
Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon and her husband have donated more than $2.5 million to the school since they graduated more than 30 years ago. Additionally, Simon has donated more than $600,000 since being named university president in 2005.
"President Simon and her husband have a long and broad commitment to philanthropy and have a philosophical commitment to giving back to society," Terry Denbow, vice president of university relations at Michigan State, said. "Both she and her husband are alums and have an appreciation for what MSU has done for society and wanted to lead by example."
Similar to Reilly, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman donated part of her annual pay increase in both 2006 and 2007 back to the university.
Within the UW System, staff and faculty members have become more engaged with need-based financial aid gifts as well.
In March 2008, the UW-Madison Faculty Senate passed a resolution encouraging faculty and staff members to get involved with the "Great People, Great Places" campaign, an initiative to increase need-based financial aid for UW System students, according to UW Director of Financial Aid Susan Fischer.
"This is the first time something like this has been done formally," Fischer said. "By increasing the number of students from a variety of backgrounds, you enrich the diversity of a campus so students can learn as much outside the classroom as they do within."
According to Reilly, the chancellors of UW institutions throughout the state all give back to their institution in one way or another and support a variety of fundraising efforts as well.
Reilly added he thinks need-based financial aid is crucial to the continued existence of higher education in the U.S.
"I think one of the geniuses of America as a country is that we encourage the broadest possible participation in education from all social and economic classes, especially in our higher education system," Reilly said. "That's been part of the reason that America has been so successful. If we lose that, we'll lose part of what makes America so different from the rest of the world."


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(ASHBURN, VA.) — After a tumultuous run, the Mike Shanahan-era is over in Washington as the Redskins have fired their embattled head coach on Monday morning.
"Redskins fans deserve a better result," owner Dan Snyder said in a statement. "We thank Mike for his efforts on behalf of the Redskins."
"We will focus on what it takes to build a winning team, and my pledge to this organization and to this community is to continue to commit the resources and talent necessary to put this team back in the playoffs," the statement continued.
Since being hired back in 2010, Shanahan had just one winning season with the Redskins when he went 10-6 last season and won the NFC East thanks to a seven-game winning streak. But overall, Shanahan went just 24-40 coaching the team.
Shanahan also had a reportedly rocky relationship with Snyder as well as quarterback Robert Griffin III as the Redskins finished the 2013 season just 3-13, they're worst season since 1994.
This also continues the downfall for Shanahan post-John Elway. When Shanahan had Elway as his quarterback, he went 47-17. Without him, he's gone 123-121 since he retired.
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'Love Rain' Shows Displeasure at 'The Classic's' Copyright Infringement Claims
The KBS2 drama Love Rain made it clear that it would take strong countermeasures against the copyright infringement suit filed by the film The Classic.
Yoon's Color, the production company of Love Rain, stated through its law firm Sejong on June 7, "The two pieces must actually have something similar in their expressions for it to be copyright infringement. Love Rain and The Classic use completely different expressions, dialogue and characters."
The statement followed the debate sparked when Egg Film had stated Love Rain infringed on copyrights of The Classic. "We believe the copyright of The Classic has been severely infringed and the plot, development process of events, characters and their relations in the drama Love Rain are too similar and key characters, scenes and episodes have been used without permission."
An official from Yoon's Color countered, "Producer Yoon Suk Ho has been acknowledged for his directing skill through such emotional pieces as Autumn in My Heart and Winter Sonata. Egg Film will be proved wrong through the court's judgment."
The official added, "Egg Film says that [the scenes] feel similar, but if that's the case, then we could say many of The Classic's scenes are similar in expression to Yoon Suk Ho's previous pieces and many other melodrama genre pieces before it."
The official also touched on the request for a ban on future airings of the drama that came after the drama had already come to a close.
"We suspect [The Classic] may be trying to jump on the bandwagon with producer Yoon Suk Ho and Love Rain when its overseas ventures are just starting to take shape. Yoon Suk Ho and the producers are showing great displeasure at the incident."
The drama also warned that it may take legal measures.
A rep from the production company stated, "If any more illegal acts take place, we won't just be looking on. We want to make clear that we'll take civil and criminal measures against them if necessary, including those for defamation."
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Healthy Marco Sullivan takes giant step forward, finishing downhill training run
Healthy Marco Sullivan takes giant step forward, finishing downhill training run{mosimage}Marco Sullivan took his first run down a World Cup slope in almost two years on Wednesday, starting 35th and finishing 30th in the first training run for the first downhill of the 2005-06 season at Lake Louise.
'I had the wrong mindset for sure' joked Sullivan in the finish area. 'I was going down that whole course, in every tough section, going 'Don't crash, don't crash,' which is not sweet.'
Sullivan's teammate and fellow Californian Daron Rahvles waited in the finish area to watch his friend arrive. 'He's the one guy who's always laughing, smiling' Rahlves said. 'It's just fun to have him around.'
Still ranked in the top 60 in the world, Sullivan can start any World Cups he wants this year. He is still trying out a whole quiver of new Salomon skis, tuned by Brian Burnett, the serviceman he shares with teammate Scott Macartney.
Sullivan blew his knee out in December 2003 during a downhill training run in Beaver Creek – a nasty, avoidable crash off that course's final jump. Extensive reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation followed, and he was preparing for the 2004-05 season when he blew his ACL out again last fall while training in Tignes, France.
He says his knee hurts during freeskiing, but not when it really counts. 'There's a little bit of pain, but it doesn't hurt me on the course when the adrenaline is pumping.'


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Derbies dominate in Germany
Schalke face bitter rivals Borussia Dortmund on Sunday as the highlight of a weekend of local derbies.
Although most eyes will be focused on the Arena AufSchalke, local pride will also be at stake in Hamburg, where St Pauli host their illustrious neighbours on Saturday, in Kaiserslautern, where Hoffenheim are the visitors, and in Wolfsburg, where Hannover arrive for the battle of Lower Saxony.
Schalke fans haven't had much to smile about recently after a miserable start to the season with three straight defeats in the Bundesliga and a 1-0 loss at Lyon in the Champions League this week.
However, nobody will be thinking about that when they meet arch-rivals Dortmund on Sunday.
"There is no additional pressure from losing the first three games," Schalke manager Felix Magath said on Sat.1 television. "We have got to win every derby anyway, no matter if we have lost three or won three matches before it."
Likewise, Wolfsburg coach Steve McClaren knows that his first derby in German football will be an important game.
"The pressure to win is always high, but certainly this game has a big significance," he said. "We are working to win it."
Wolfsburg and Schalke are propping up the rest of the division after three matches together with Stuttgart, who host Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday.
Leading the way are Hoffenheim, who head to Kaiserslautern for a top-of-the-table clash on Saturday.
The weekend starts with Frankfurt's clash with Freiburg on Friday night, assuming the club can assure the quality of the pitch.
Parts of the Waldstadion turf have been re-laid following a boxing fight at the weekend, but unlike two years ago, when a match was called off following a pop concert by Madonna, the game should take place.
Elsewhere, Bayern Munich host Cologne, Werder Bremen entertain Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen welcome Nurnberg to the BayArena.
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Michel Knight is apparently a firm believer in the old axiom that the best defense is a good offense.
That's the best explanation we can come up with for the actions of the owner of the Trevi Entertainment Center in Lake Elsinore, who is backing a recall campaign against a city councilman who voted to revoke Trevi's live-entertainment permit.
Knight, whose cohorts served Councilman Thomas Buckley with the recall petitions Monday, asserts that Buckley is corrupt, that he improperly used campaign contributions and illegally profited from the city's purchase of some land. Buckley calls the allegations "bogus," and says Knight is seeking revenge for the city's vote to suspend his license for 90 days. Recall proponents now have four months to get signatures from 2,800 voters to bring the matter to the public.
It's unfortunate that Knight and the city weren't able to work things out more amicably, but Knight left the city little choice. The city welcomed Knight and his combination bowling alley-arcade-nightclub to the city two years ago, believing the complex might help rejuvenate the city center. If nothing else, it would remove the blight on Mission Trail that the shuttered Kmart had become.
But the honeymoon was short-lived, as Knight and the city continually butted heads over rules and codes, and the battle came to a head earlier this year when the council voted 4-1 to revoke his permit over safety violations at the club.
Knight insists his move is not retribution, that he is simply "fed up with corruption." But his assertion would carry much more weight if he had quietly taken his complaints to the proper authorities -- the district attorney's office and the state Fair Political Practices Commission -- rather than directly and loudly to the voters, who have no possible way of ascertaining their validity.
His actions smack much more of vengeance and intimidation than justice-seeking.
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