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H. G. Wells Short Fiction Analysis
(Literary Essentials: Short Fiction Masterpieces)
By the 1890's, the golden age of the English short story had begun. Edgar Allan Poe and his theory that every story should strive for a single effect had become a pattern for imitation. Rudyard Kipling's stories of Indian life were opening a new and exotic dimension to readers worldwide. A flourishing discipleship of Guy de Maupassant, later to be led by W. Somerset Maugham, had come into existence on the English side of the channel. Wells's range is narrower than Kipling's, only rarely does Wells achieve macabre effects anywhere near Poe's, and he is incapable of the irony underlying the deceptively anecdotal stories of the French master Maupassant. However, from these three H. G. Wells learned the technique of the short story. "I was doing my best to write as the others wrote," Wells acknowledged, "and it was long before I realized that my exceptional origins and training gave me an almost unavoidable freshness of approach."
Often a story "starts as a joke," Wells observed in retrospect. "There is a shock of laughter in nearly every discovery." H. E. Bates, himself a master of short fiction, was one of the first to see the twinkle in the storyteller's eye. He praises Wells asa great Kidder, a man who succeeded in telling more tall stories than any writer of his generation yet, by a genius for binding the commonplace to some astounding exploration of fancy, succeeded in getting them believed.
A close friend, the novelist and memoirist Frank Swinnerton, believes that of Wells's rich variety of writings "the short stories may well be the most characteristic."
The spellbinding tale-teller felt right at home in an end-of-century cultural anxiety—a late-Victorian sense of crisis which seemed to inhibit the large statement. The major self-contained fictions of the 1890's were mood-inducing novellas such as Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), Henry James's The Turn of the Screw (1898), and The Time Machine. "Anything is possible" became the rule.
"The Man Who Could Work Miracles"
A famous story, "The Man Who Could Work Miracles," is not only Wells at his playful best but also a paradigm for a vast literature about humble souls unexpectedly endowed with the power to upset their worlds. The clerk Fotheringay's supreme windfall lies in being able to conjure up miracles. Like so many who lack the proper combination of dash and restraint for the proper use of divine powers, Fotheringay lets his reach exceed his grasp. Requesting that the earth stop rotating, he precipitates a scene of comic confusion as every object about him falls off into space.
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From the first paragraph of this story, the reader is shown, never told , Wells's hatred of Empire. The reader is introduced to Holroyd, the uncivilized-civilized white man, the characteristically wooden product of technological society, and to Azuma-zi, the "burden" who will rise against oppression and destroy. Holroyd, the chief attendant of the dynamos that keep an electric railway going, and his helper, who has come from the "mysterious East," are opposed at all points. Holroyd delivers a theological lecture on his big machine soon after Azuma-zi's arrival. "Where's your 'eathen idol to match 'im?" he shouts. Azuma-zi hears only a few words above the din: "Kill a hundred man. That's something like a Gord!" Azuma-zi learns to worship the dynamo. Under Holroyd's sneering tutorship, the native obeys only too well. By tribal custom, he must ritualize the dynamo. One night Azuma-zi grasps the lever and sends the armature in reverse. There is a struggle; Holroyd is electrocuted. His death is taken to have been accidental, and a substitute arrives. For Azuma-zi, the newcomer is to be a second sacrifice. This time the Asian is foiled; to avoid capture, he kills himself by grabbing the naked terminals. The conclusion is phrased in mythic terms: "So ended prematurely the worship of the...
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Police are looking for whoever got into a female stranger's vehicle in a grocery store parking lot Thursday night, threatened to rob her with a gun and then took the vehicle.
The incident was reported around 8:55 p.m. at the Just Save at 1418 National Highway.
The woman had finished loading groceries when an unknown man approached her and entered her vehicle at the same time she did, Thomasville police said.
The man demanded the woman's pocketbook while displaying a handgun, police said.
The woman then screamed, and two people who had just left the store confronted the suspect, allowing the woman to run away, police said.
The man left the scene in the woman's vehicle, police said. No one was hurt. The vehicle was later found behind Sebastian Mattress at 1432 National Highway.
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Gov. Jerry Brown and the leader of the State Senate, Darrell Steinberg, say they need to make changes to reduce pension costs -- in part to create the right political context to convince voters to approve Brown's initiative temporarily raising taxes.
But they are being fought by other Democrats and public employee unions who oppose the changes.
The unions have some reasons for opposition. One good reason amounts to a question: why should they agree to pension givebacks now -- when it's unclear (and perhaps unlikely) that Brown's initiative will win?
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The good news for the Democrats is that there's a way to resolve their concern -- and boost the initiative.
That way? Link the pension changes with the ballot initiative.
Essentially, take the pension changes that Brown supports and adopt them, but with language that delays the moment they take effect until after the November election. If the ballot initiative passes and taxes are raised, the legislation would take effect. If the taxes go down to defeat, the pension changes would be canceled.
This could give a boost to the ballot initiative. While the pension changes wouldn't be literally on the ballot, they practically would be.
The political benefits are clear. Such a link would provide some comfort to unions that their sacrifices wouldn't be in vein. It might reassure moderate and even some conservative voters that the additional revenues wouldn't be gobbled up by pension obligations (that's not all that real of a fear, but it does exist in the minds of many).
Call it a pension trigger. If there's one thing we know about the governor, it's that he likes legislative triggers -- his budgets have been built around them.
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CLARK SUMMIT, PA (Griffin Pond Shelter) Tara, another long term resident, is starting to stress a bit, so the shelter has asked we network her. She has been there since February. Very depressed in her cage, but once out, she becomes her her happy self. She is only 2 years old, loves to get belly rubs, very sweet and loving, but the shelter is getting concerned because her stress levels are rising. Sheltering, especially long term, takes an adverse toll on dogs; it's a testament to the volunteers and shelter staff she has not yet completely declined, but she is running out of time. She is not good with cats, or small dogs the size of cats, but she would probably be fine with dogs her size or bigger. She really is a sweet dog.
A volunteer spent some time with her today and gave her a rawhide bone and she was throwing it around in her cage like a puppy and chasing it. She really deserves a chance, but it has to be quick, she needs to get out of there. Is there anyone out there who can help her? The contact info is
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(CNN) -- The Pennsylvania minister who was defrocked for officiating his son's same-sex wedding was reinstated Tuesday by the United Methodist Church.
Frank Schaefer, pastor at Zion United Methodist Church of Iona in Lebanon, had his credentials restored and is now entitled to lost salary and benefits since his defrocking in December, according to a written decision released by the church.
Schaefer was waiting for a phone call to inform him of the church's verdict, when he received the happy news as an e-mail attachment.
He opened up the PDF.
"I had to scroll all the way to the bottom to find out what the verdict was, and the verdict was that I am reinstated as an ordained minister of the United Methodist Church," he told a group of people.
They broke into applause.
His suspension
Schaefer was suspended for 30 days following his initial trial, with the condition that after his suspension he was to deliver a written report assuring the judiciary board that going forward he would never officiate another same-sex wedding. When Schaefer refused to do so, he was defrocked.
Schaefer told CNN then that he could not commit to a statement like that because he has two more children who are gay.
His appeal was heard Friday by a nine-member committee, which upheld the original 30-day suspension that Schaefer had already served.
Bishop Peggy Johnson, leader of the church's Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, said in a statement that she will abide by the committee's decision and will return Schaefer to active service as an ordained clergy member.
The appellate committee unanimously determined that Schaefer's defrocking was "unlawful" because a clergyman can only be punished for what he has been convicted of doing in the past, not for what he may or may not do in the future, the decision read.
"I can't even begin to describe how meaningful this 'refrocking' is to me," Schaefer said in a statement immediately following the appeal decision. "I never did understand the severity of my punishment for an act of love for my son, Tim," Schaefer said.
The United Methodist Church says it welcomes members regardless of sexual orientation, but same-sex marriages cannot be performed in Methodist churches or by ordained ministers under church policy.
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The initial complaint was filed by one of Schaefer's church members who read about his son's wedding in a newspaper, and the church leadership decided to act upon it, Schaefer said.
Schaefer was found guilty by a jury of 13 clergy members and suspended for 30 days in November 2013. After his suspension Schaefer told the Board of Ordained Ministry that he could not uphold the church's Book of Discipline in its entirety because it discriminates against gay people.
Schaefer was asked to immediately surrender his credentials, but he refused, forcing church officials to defrock him, the statement said.
Schaefer previously told CNN's Zoraida Sambolin that his son asked him to officiate his wedding in 2007 and he decided to do it "out of love for him."
Although he once believed that homosexuality was incompatible with his Christian beliefs, Schaefer said his views on the controversial topic evolved. "By the time our son came out, I was ready to embrace him," Schaefer told Sambolin.
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In March, the United Methodist Church dropped its case against a New York clergyman, Thomas Ogletree, who had also officiated his son's same-sex wedding. Ogletree was instead ordered to join others from varying perspectives in a public forum that "shall reflect a variety of different opinions and understandings."
Upon hearing of that decision, Schaefer told CNN in March, "It doesn't seem fair, two United Methodist minsters are charged with the same exact 'crime' of officiating at their son's same-sex weddings -- one is defrocked, the other one's case is dropped without conditions."
Jimmy Creech, the first United Methodist minister to be defrocked over performing a same-sex marriage ceremony in 1999, acted as an adviser to Schaefer during the trial.
"The decision is a win for Frank Schaefer, for the United Methodist Church, and for the movement toward justice and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender United Methodists," Creech said in a statement.
Schaefer said that he is now considering an offer to serve in the ministry of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
"Today's decision shows that the church is moving toward love over legalism," Schaefer said in his statement Tuesday.
"Their movement of love embraced me and together we are moving forward to bring about that day when our denomination no longer excludes any of God's beloved children. And I will continue to work toward that goal," he said.
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Migration In Motion is a new business that I'm setting up. I will be giving people advice on emigrating to Australia and assisting them through the process. So what I'll be doing as a migration agent is legal stuff, lots of forms, feeding people into a bureaucratic pipeline. However, the people who will use me don't want to see that.
They are embarking on an adventure, making a life changing decision by applying for a visa. They want a better life and we can help them get there, holding their hand along the way. So I want my identity to reflect that my business is professional, trustworthy and wise, yet that we are friendly, approachable and their personal assistants guiding them through the process.
I want the logo to be modern, clean, fresh, and simple.
Since much of the contact with clients will be through the internet, social media and using Skype it can suggest technology. I'll be blogging and providing more generic advice on the website. However, people will hire me for a personal service which will harness technology.
My target audience is highly skilled +/or educated, looking for a new challenge, adventure and are ready to leave behind the safety of their new life. So they are brave people! They are in the 25-45 age bracket. And quite likely to be up to speed with technology.
I'm English so expect to attract people from UK, South Africa, Canada, US. My husband is Italian and has a popular blogsite so will also be attracting Italians too.
It is pretty open. I have no identity currently...no logo, no colours.
I do want the logo to be modern, clean, fresh, and simple.
It can be a logo where the name is the logo or where it sits above, below etc. The name has given me no definite vision in my head.
I don't want cheesy or gimmicky or too primary coloured.
I need it to reflect the professionalism yet the personal nature of the service.
I'm keen to see motion brought to life as I assist people on an emotional and physical journey.
I'm based in Australia so an Australian flavour would be appreciated, something subtle e.g. Australian flower BUT this is not essential. Only if it adds to the design, I definitely do NOT want brash like kangaroos or flags.
I would be keen to keep any colours sophisticated or vibrant and kept to 2 or 3 colours.
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|Twins of Evil
After being orphaned, two identical twin girls (Mary and Madeleine Collinson) move from Vienna to a small Central European village to live with their uncle Gustav (Peter Cushing) and his wife. Gustav is a religious zealot and leader of a puritanical group called "The Brotherhood" that "purifies" the locals who perform sinful acts by burning them at the stake. Both of the twin girls, Frieda and Maria are not happy with their new arrangements. Frieda absolutely resents her uncle and his way of life and is attracted to the young Count Karnstein who lives in the castle overlooking the town.
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Twins of Evil is worth watching just for Peter Cushing's performance alone. He is intense. But it's also a great movie and unlike Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde which promised to deliver shock after shock and then failed, the last twenty minutes of Twins of Evil did surprise me - especially Frieda's demise. I definitely recommend this movie. It's one of my favorite Hammer films.


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The Kosovo HDR 2012 focuses on the linkages between human development and private sector expansion showing that private sector growth is intricately connected with Kosovo's social context and that it needs to be built from a much wider and fairer base than currently to unleash the real potential of Kosovo's market place. A new survey on Enterprise Barriers was prepared and conducted by Riinvest with a representative sample of 600 business owners across the reach of Kosovo, and results tested through focus groups with wider audiences.
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Think 'big picture' for SATA Exchange storage
Storage management expert Brett Cooper outlines things to consider before deploying SATA for Exchange data storage.
A SearchStorage.com reader recently asked: Should SATA be used for small Exchange environments (about 50 people or less)?
More and more companies are trying to save money by using less-expensive disk where appropriate. SATA, or serial ATA, disk has become a popular choice, as it offers reasonable performance at a fairly affordable price. SATA is a relatively new standard for connecting hard drives into computer systems and its best usage is still being debated throughout the storage world.
Here are some important considerations if you are thinking about deploying SATA for storing Exchange data:
- 1. Performance to be at a certain level
- 2. Availability to be at a certain level
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- a) Exchange Server specifics:
- Number of storage groups in the Exchange server, with only 50 users, I think that you will be OK with one storage group
- Number of mail accounts: 50
- Number of mails sent/received per day: Let's say, 50 sent and 20 received per user or 3,500 e-mails per day
- Attachments included: Let's say, 5% of the e-mail sent will include attachments, or some 175 per day with an average of a 1 MB attachment
- Calendaring -- Folder usage
- Total storage size allotted for each user of 100 MB, or a total of 50 GB of storage plus 10% for wiggle room, or 55 GB of total storage for the Exchange server
- b) Data protection/availability strategy for the environment: If you are asking about running the Exchange server on a single SATA drive, I would say, don't even think about it, as a single drive failure will cost you recovery and outage time and your users will most likely hang you from the closest possible location, but if you are talking about a RAID group of SATA disks and a mirror with a tape backup or archive, then you should be ok from a data protection space.
- c) Anything else that needs to be known from a performance or configuration perspective? Will the system be used for other things? If so, then you will need to size the environment accordingly.
With all of the above in mind, you should look to your budgetary or cost goals for the project. Internal server storage will always be the least expensive, but will have the highest management costs from a personnel perspective. You could easily put SATA disks in your server and create a RAID array, keep one disk as a hot spare and provide the required storage space and performance needs of the environment. SATA technology disks usually spin slower than their Fibre Channel (FC) cousins and also don't meet the same stringent performance and availability MTBF numbers that you would expect from a more expensive FC drive. You have to ask yourself whether the trade off is worth it?
Another option to consider is separating the storage from the server, so you have a highly available storage array from one of the larger vendors using SATA disks. Almost all of the major storage enclosure manufacturers will offer you SATA disks with a FC or iSCSI connection for your Exchange environment. This provides stable storage with snapshot capabilities that integrate into Exchange. Every major manufacturer that offers SATA disks in their enclosures will support Exchange, but they will try to convince you to buy a dual-controller configuration to maintain the highest levels of availability. A single-controller configuration will be more likely to experience data loss than a dual-controller configuration. As you read this, you are probably thinking that the SATA drive isn't the issue, the issue is in the rest of the infrastructure around the SATA drive.
The point is: Don't just focus on the disk interface, focus on the complete picture for the infrastructure.
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Last night I had the great pleasure of a double-dose of Social Media goodness. My evening began by presenting a session on social media for credit unions for the Hartford Chapter of the Credit Union League of Connecticut. My host was Fred Brown, Marketing Director of Northeast Family Federal Credit Union in Manchester CT. Fred is also very good friends with Credit Union Man, and schedules all of Credit Union Man's appearances.
I was very glad that Fred designed the chapter meeting to be out of the ordinary. The meeting was held at the Berlin Batting Cages in Berlin CT, and the evening's agenda was dinner at Subway, followed by my presentation, wrapping with a scintillating round of mini-golf. Little did I know, nor the Subway employees, nor other patrons, that we were TAKING OVER THEIR SHOP for a presentation. Here are a few photos of this most memorable of engagements:
HOW AWESOME IS THIS? Wow, just wow.
After the mini-golf wrapped up, I headed over to Eli Cannon's Tap Room in Middletown CT (known as MiTown to the cool kids), just 10 minutes away from Berlin, for a meetup of the PodCamp CT organizers. I found out about this meetup because several of my friends posted the event on Facebook THAT MORNING. So, to my surprise, here was an event minutes away from where I would be, later that same evening, across the state line.
I take immense pleasure that the impetus for holding this initial PodCamp CT is that a few veteran PodCampers such as Aldon Hynes and Paul Monaco attended our PodCamp WesternMass 2, and asked themselves why there couldn't be a PodCamp CT. I was thrilled to lend support and offer guidance, since I have hosted two PodCamps, a BarCampBank, and have attended numerous "camps" of various types on both coasts, both in the US and Canada. I've attended: FacebookCamp Toronto, PodCamp Boston 2 & 3, BarCampBank SF 1, BarCampBank NewEngland, BarCampMoney NY, PodCamp WesternMass, BarCampBank BC, REBarCamp PHL. I'm excited to have PodCamp Boston 5, REBarCamp ORL, and PodCamp CT on my calendar.
I've met so many INCREDIBLE people at these various events, and consider myself blessed to consider them all friends. (Well, Facebook friends at the least!)
Side note: I bet Larissa, nor Tim, ever dreamed that her "Difference Between Banks and Credit Unions" video would be shown on the wallpaper, below the air conditioner, of a Subway sandwich shop located at the Berlin Batting Cages in Connecticut for a CU Chapter meeting.


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This week's Vintage Quilt Mondays post is this colorful quilt that I picked up at a thrift store probably about ten years ago. I love it. It's pretty worn in some places, so it's much too fragile to be used. Instead, I keep it folded on top of an armoire in my bedroom with some of my other vintage quilts so that I can see it every day.
I love all the different fabrics that make up the design. The pattern is a simple scrappy four patch with some sashing and cornerstones. Some of the fabrics look like feedsacks to me,while others depict just a little bit of everything, from fruits and berries, to checkers and calico.
The quilt top appears to be hand pieced. And if you look closely at the photograph above you can see the hand quilting, which is made up of rows of straight lines throughout the quilt.
This blue striped fabric and the tan fabric below look like they may have been cut from men's shirts to me. I'm sure this unknown quilter used any kind of fabric she could get her hands on, and I love the modern feel of her bright use of color and unexpected fabric combinations.
The stitching of the binding is different than the rest of the stitching throughout the quilt. To me it looks like the binding may have been attached and finished by machine, rather than by hand stitching.
While I was photographing the quilt yesterday, I was trying to remember how much I paid for it at the thrift store. Then I found that I had left the price tag still on it. $18. Which to me, is a steal!


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Faculty Listing A-Z | Perkins School of Theology
Lehman Professor of Christian Doctrine
Ph.D., Yale University, 1985; M.A.R., Yale Divinity School, 1979; B.A., Northwestern University, 1977
Medieval and Reformation theology, systematic theology
Doctrine of the Trinity, Christology, philosophical issues in theology, sacramental theology, Judaism and Christian theology
:: Trinity and Truth (Cambridge University Press, 2000).
:: Christology in Conflict: The Identity of a Saviour in Rahner and Barth (Blackwell, 1987).
:: Editor, Theology and Dialogue: Essays in Conversation with George Lindbeck (University of Notre Dame Press, 1990).
:: "The Dereliction of Christ and the Impassibility of God," Divine Impassibility and the Mystery of Human Suffering, ed. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. (Eerdmans, 2009).
:: Utrum Essentia Generet: Semantics and Metaphysics in Later Medieval Trinitarian Theology," Trinitarian Theology in the Medieval West, ed. Pekka Kärkkäinen (Helsinki: Luther-Agricola Society, 2008).


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This was the top song the year you were born
An integral part of society and culture since the dawn of time, music is intrinsically tied to politics, fashion, film, television, current events and our everyday lives. There are some songs that become so tied to a particular year that they end up topping the charts, soundtracking everything from workouts and parties to road trips and births.
Since 1946, Billboard has published year-end charts to denote the top song of each year as determined by its performance on the publication's charts. While there are dozens of Billboard charts - for pop, country, R&B and genres you haven't even heard of - we took a look at the year-end chart for all popular music to see what songs dominated the pop culture for the year you were born.istockphoto.com
1946: "Prisoner of Love," Perry Como
Written in 1931 by Leo Robin and originally sung by Russ Columbo, the 1946 version of "Prisoner of Love" was sung by another Italian-American singer, Perry Como, also known as "Mr. C." Como's version of the song is the one that made it to the soundtrack of the 1980 hit film "Raging Bull," starring Robert De Niro.Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images
1947: "Near You," Francis Craig
The first Billboard No. 1 hit to come out of Nashville, Tennessee, Francis Craig sang and wrote the music for "Near You," with lyrics penned by Kermit Goell. Five other versions of the song also charted that same year, sung by the Andrews Sisters, Elliot Lawrence, Larry Green, Two Ton Baker and Alvino Rey.Epic Records/Fair Use
1948: "Twelfth Street Rag," Pee Wee Hunt
The composition for Euday L. Bowman's "Twelfth Street Rag" was first published in 1914, with Bowman taking more than 15 years to write the ragtime song down after first composing it. Multiple musicians have played and recorded it in the years since, but it was jazz musician Pee Wee Hunt's 1948 version of the song that sold more than 3 million copies when released.Asv Living Era/Amazon/Fair Use
1949: "Riders in the Sky," Vaughn Monroe
Named the best Western song of all time by members of the Western Writers of America in 2010, "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" was written in 1948 by Stan Jones, with multiple versions of the song by various artists charting the next year. The most successful of these, however, was by singer, trumpeter and big band leader, Vaughn Monroe.Donaldson Collection/Contributor/Getty Images
1950: "Goodnight, Irene," Gordon Jenkins and the Weavers
First recorded in 1933 by folk and blues musician Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, "Goodnight, Irene" is a traditional folk song about lost love. The Weavers recorded their own version in 1950, with Gordon Jenkins arranging the orchestra. This group chose to leave out some of the more controversial lyrics of the song, particularly a reference to suicide.Bear Family/Amazon/Fair Use
1951: "Too Young," Nat King Cole
Legendary jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole recorded "Too Young" in February of 1951, interpreting music by Sidney Lippman and lyrics written by Sylvia Dee. Cole later stated that of all of his songs, "Too Young" was one of his top three favorites, and the song went on to be covered by many artists over the years that followed, including Sam Cooke, Richard Hayes and Michael Jackson.NBC/Contributor/Getty Images
1952: "Blue Tango," Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson, renowned light concert music composer, wrote the instrumental "Blue Tango" as an orchestra piece in 1951, but the song was published and became a hit in 1952. Later that year, a version with lyrics added by Mitchell Parish was also recorded.Oscar White/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images
1953: "Song From Moulin Rouge," Percy Faith
"Song From Moulin Rouge" shot to the top of the charts after the release of the 1952 iteration of "Moulin Rouge," starring Zsa-Zsa Gabor and José Ferrer. Called "It's April Again" in the film, the original French song's lyrics were written by Jacques Larue, while the English version was written by William Engvick, keeping the music by French composer Georges Auric. The version of this track that hit the charts was a cover recorded in January 1953 by orchestrator Percy Faith with Felicia Sanders on vocals.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
1954: "Little Things Mean a Lot," Kitty Kallen
Big band swing singer Kitty Kallen proved her ability to transition to post-war modern pop music with her recording of "Little Things Mean a Lot," which contributed to her being voted most popular singer in 1954 according to polls conducted by both Billboard and Variety. Written by Edith Lindeman and composed by Carl Stutz, the song extols the virtues of small gestures in a relationship.Metronome/Getty Images
1955: "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White," Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader and "King of the Mambo" Pérez Prado's recording of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" alongside his orchestra is the most popular version of the French song "Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs," written in 1950 by Louiguy. An instrumental, cha-cha-chá take on the song, it became a gold record and was particularly praised for trumpeter Billy Regis' performance.Prism Platinum/Amazon/Fair Use
1956: "Heartbreak Hotel," Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley's first big hit was released in January 1956, after the King of Rock 'n' Roll was approached to record "Heartbreak Hotel," by Mae Boren Axton - who co-wrote the song with Tommy Durden - at a Nashville country music convention. Inspired by a newspaper article about a man who committed suicide by jumping from a hotel window, "Heartbreak Hotel" was named one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll," by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the same year that Rolling Stone ranked it No. 45 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."RCA Records/Fair Use
1957: "All Shook Up," Elvis Presley
The very next year, Presley topped the year-end charts again with "All Shook Up," which was also later ranked No. 352 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." The song was written and composed by Otis Blackwell and previously recorded by another artist before Blackwell agreed to let Presley re-write some of the lyrics for his own version.RCA Records/Fair Use
1958: "Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)," Domenico Modugno
More commonly known as "Volare," the international Italian hit song "Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu" ("In the blue [sky], painted blue") was co-written by Domenico Modugno, Italy's first internationally renowned singer-songwriter, and Franco Migliacci, whose inspiration from the song came from a combination of a wine-fuelled dream and two Marc Chagall paintings that were hanging on the wall where he woke up. The song's international popularity came after it won third place in the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest, and it remains one of the most popular Eurovision songs of all time, as well as the only foreign-language recording to win Record of the Year or Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards, which it did at the first-ever Grammys in 1959.Domenico Modugno/Fair Use
1959: "The Battle of New Orleans," Johnny Horton
A comical retelling of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans, folk singer Jimmy Driftwood's original song was written during his time as a school principal in Arkansas in an attempt to garner more interest in history among his students. The song's success reached far past the classroom walls, with many artists covering the song, the most successful being Johnny Horton's in 1959, which leaves out the mild expletives in the song as well as some historical references.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
1960: "Theme from 'A Summer Place,'" Percy Faith
Composed by Max Steiner, a cover of the instrumental theme of the 1959 film "A Summer Place" by Percy Faith and his orchestra topped the charts in 1960. A love theme within the movie that was originally known as the "Molly and Johnny Theme," the film version was recorded by Hugo Winterhalter, but Faith's version was the one that went on to win a 1961 Grammy Award for Record of the Year, the first movie theme and first instrumental to win it.CBS via Getty Images
1961: "Tossin' and Turnin'," Bobby Lewis
Written by Ritchie Adams and Malou Rene, Bobby Lewis' "Tossin' and Turnin'" is a classic R&B hit that appears on many oldies collections. Billboard ranked it the 36th biggest song of all time to chart on its Hot 100 in 2018, the chart's 60th anniversary.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
1962: "Stranger on the Shore," Mr. Acker Bilk
Backed by the Leon Young String Chorale, Acker Bilk's clarinet instrumental "Stranger on the Shore" was originally named "Jenny," after the daughter he had written it for before it was used as the theme for "Stranger on the Shore," a BBC children's TV drama. The hit single was the first British song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 100, but its popularity went truly out of this world in May 1969 when the Apollo 10 crew took it with them on a cassette tape that they played on their mission to orbit the moon.Columbia/Atco/Fair Use
1963: "Sugar Shack," Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
Recorded by New Mexico-based rock 'n' roll group Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, "Sugar Shack" was written by Texan singer-songwriter Keith McCormack. The song describes a "cute little girlie" with "a black leotard and her feet are bare," but while writing, McCormack had to ask his aunt, Faye Voss, what "those tight pants that girls wear" are called. Upon being informed by Voss that they were referred to as leotards, McCormack included her in the songwriting credits.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
1964: "I Want to Hold Your Hand," The Beatles
Beatlemania broke in America with "I Want to Hold Your Hand," a lyrical collaboration between Paul McCartney and John Lennon that went on to become the 48th biggest hit of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 as of 2018. Selling more than 12 million copies, the song remains the Beatles' best-selling single worldwide.Apple Corps, Ltd./Fair Use
1965: "Wooly Bully," Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
"Wooly Bully" was named the No. 1 song of 1965 by Billboard, despite never actually reaching the top spot on a weekly Hot 100 chart, a feat that has only been achieved twice more since. Dallas-based Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs added some Mexican conjunto music to the British rock that was popular at the time, and thus managed to have the first American record to sell 1 million copies during the British Invasion.MGM Records/Fair Use
1966: "The Ballad of the Green Berets," Sgt. Barry Sandler
Staff Sgt. Barry Sandler began writing "The Ballad of the Green Berets" while training as a Special Forces medic; Robin Moore, author of the book "The Green Berets," later helped Sandler with the lyrics and a recording contract. The song was partially written in honor of U.S. Army Specialist 5 James Gabriel Jr., who was killed during a training mission with the South Vietnamese Army in April of 1962. Notably, this single is one of the few positive songs about the military from the Vietnam era.RCA Records/Fair Use
1967: "To Sir With Love," Lulu
The theme song for the British film of the same name starring Sidney Poitier, "To Sir with Love" was written by Mark London and Don Black, the latter being an acclaimed British lyricist known for his work with Andrew Lloyd Webber and for writing multiple James Bond theme songs. The song was performed by Scottish singer-songwriter Lulu, who made her acting debut in the film.Epic Records/Fair Use
1968: "Hey Jude," The Beatles
Although credited as yet another Lennon-McCartney collaboration, "Hey Jude" was originally written as "Hey Jules," which Paul McCartney wrote to comfort John Lennon's son Julian in the wake of his parents' divorce and his father's relationship with Yoko Ono. In 2018, Billboard ranked "Hey Jude" the 12th biggest song to ever hit the Hot 100, and it has also been named one of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone placed "Hey Jude" at No. 8 on its 2004 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time," the highest ranking of any Beatles song.Apple/Fair Use
1969: "Sugar, Sugar," The Archies
At the height of bubblegum pop's prominence in the music scene, a cartoon band came out with the most successful song of the genre. Featured in "The Archie Show," an animated TV series based on the Archie comics, The Archies released "Sugar, Sugar" on the second of their seven albums. Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim, the song features lead vocals by Ron Dante and backup vocals by Toni Wine and Andy Kim. To date, it remains the only time that a fictional band has topped the Billboard year-end charts.Repertoire/Amazon/Fair Use
1970: "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Simon & Garfunkel
Quite possibly the most famous song by Queens-based folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" took home five Grammy Awards in 1971, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song, which was written by Paul Simon and sung solo by Art Garfunkel, has been covered by more than 50 artists, including Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson. On Rolling Stone's list of "500 Greatest Songs of All Time," it was ranked at No. 48.Simon & Garfunkel/Fair Use
1971: "Joy to the World," Three Dog Night
All seven members of Los Angeles rock band Three Dog Night contributed vocals to "Joy to the World," rather than just the typical three main singers. Songwriter Hoyt Axton is the son of Mae Axton, co-writer of Heartbreak Hotel, making the duo the first mother and son to have each written a No. 1 pop single.Probe/Dunhill/ABC/Fair Use
1972: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," Roberta Flack
First written in 1957 by British folk singer Ewan MacColl, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" has been covered by many artists including Elvis Presley, The Temptations, Johnny Cash, Lauryn Hill and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others. It was Roberta Flack's 1972 cover, however, that made the song an international hit and won a Grammy for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.Keystone/Stringer/Getty Images
1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree," Tony Orlando and Dawn
After being turned down and told their song was "ridiculous," by an Apple Records executive when they offered the song to Ringo Starr, co-writers Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown were redeemed with the worldwide success of "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree." The song's origins lie in the practice of wearing or putting up a yellow ribbon as a symbol that a loved one in the military or in jail would be welcomed home when they return, with the song's lyrics depicting a man telling his beloved to tie one around the oak tree in front of their house if she wants him to return home, or else he'll stay on his bus. The song's ending, which proclaims that 100 ribbons are tied around the tree, is quite memorable, and many other artists have covered the tune, including Johnny Carver, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Dolly Parton.Bell/Fair Use
1974: "The Way We Were," Barbra Streisand
The theme song for the 1973 romance film of the same name starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, "The Way We Were" won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 1973 Grammy Awards, with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and Marvin Hamlisch, the latter of whom also won the Oscar for Best Original Dramatic Score for his work on the soundtrack. The song was originally written for Barbra Streisand's 15th studio album, also of the same name, and is considered by many to have revived the pop icon's career. "The Way We Were" also went on to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 and was ranked No. 8 by the American Film Institute on their "100 Years... 100 Songs" list in 2004.Columbia Records/Fair Use
1975: "Love Will Keep Us Together," Captain & Tennille
First recorded in 1973 by Neil Sedaka, who co-wrote the song with Howard Greenfield, "Love Will Keep Us Together" didn't become a hit in America until it was covered by pop duo Captain & Tennille on their debut album of the same name. The song went on to win the 1976 Grammy Award for Record of the Year, also earning Sedaka and Greenfield a nomination for Song of the Year.A&M/Fair Use
1976: "Silly Love Songs," Wings
Former Beatle Paul McCartney formed a band in 1971 with his wife Linda and guitarist Denny Laine that changed lineups multiple times but included Joe English on the drums when the group, known as Wings, recorded "Silly Love Songs" in 1976. Written by the husband and wife duo, the song was a response to his former bandmate John Lennon and other critics who had criticized McCartney for writing only "silly love songs."MPL Communications, Ltd/Fair Use
1977: "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)," Rod Stewart
British rock icon Rod Stewart created quite a bit of controversy with "Tonight's the Night," and the song was even banned by some radio stations due to its suggestive lyrics, such as "C'mon, angel, my hearts on fire/Don't deny your man's desire." Written by Stewart in 1976, the song features a spoken part in French that is performed by Stewart's then-girlfriend, actress and former Bond girl Britt Ekland.Warner Bros./Fair Use
1978: "Shadow Dancing," Andy Gibb
English singer-songwriter Andy Gibb wrote "Shadow Dancing" with the help of his older brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin, better known as the Bee Gees. The disco track went on to go platinum, and featured Barry Gibb on background and harmony vocals.RSO Records/Fair Use
1979: "My Sharona," The Knack
The Knack's debut single "My Sharona" was written by lead singer Doug Fieger, with the help of lead guitarist Berton Averre, about his then-girlfriend Sharona Alperin, the inspiration of many songs by Fieger. Although he met Sharona when he was 25, the song is written from the perspective of a 14-year-old boy. In 2018, Billboard listed the song at No. 95 on its list of top all-time singles.Sony Music Entertainment/Fair Use
1980: "Call Me," Blondie
New wave band Blondie's lead singer Debbie Harry worked with Italian producer and "Father of Disco" Giorgio Moroder to write "Call Me" as the theme for 1980 film American Gigolo. One of Blondie's biggest hits, the song went on to be listed at No. 57 in Billboard's "All Time Top 100 Songs" as well as Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."Polydor Records/Chrysalis Records/Salsoul Records/Fair Use
1981: "Bette Davis Eyes," Kim Carnes
Originally sung by singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon, who co-wrote the song with Donna Weiss in 1974, "Bette Davis Eyes" was made popular by the Kim Carnes' 1981 cover that was later listed at No. 17 on Billboard's 60th anniversary Hot 100 chart. At the 1982 Grammy Awards, Carnes won Record of the Year for the song, which also earned DeShannon and Weiss a win for Song of the Year. After the wins, Bette Davis herself sent all three artists roses in appreciation.EMI America/Fair Use
1982: "Physical," Olivia Newton-John
When Olivia Newton-John agreed to record "Physical" after Tina Turner turned the tune down, she fully ensured her status as a pop superstar and left behind her squeaky-clean persona for a more suggestive one. The song's lyrics, penned by Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick, and somewhat racy music video earned it a ban in some markets, as well as the top spot on Billboard's "Top 50 Sexiest Songs of All Time" and tenth place on its "All Time Top 100."MCA Records/Fair Use
1983: "Every Breath You Take," The Police
Despite popular belief, The Police's "Every Breath You Take" is not meant to be a romantic song, but is rather written from the point of view of a possessive and jilted lover. Lead singer Sting, who penned the lyrics, told BBC Radio 2, that he felt the song was "very, very sinister and ugly and people have actually misinterpreted it as being a gentle little love song, when it's quite the opposite." Yet another one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll," "Every Breath You Take" also scored the No. 31 spot on Billboard's 50th anniversary chart of all-time top hits.Two Hearted River/Fair Use
1984: "When Doves Cry," Prince
Prince's first No. 1 single in America came from his sixth studio album, "Purple Rain." "When Doves Cry" was written as the theme for the film "Purple Rain" and is said to have been inspired by the singer's relationship with fellow musician Susan Moonsie. The iconic Prince song was the second highest 1980s song to make Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list, coming in at No. 52, and was also named one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Warner Bros./Fair Use
1985: "Careless Whisper," Wham!
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley made up one of the most successful 1980s pop acts, Wham, and the two made a rare lyrical collaboration on "Careless Whisper" when they were just 17 years old. Three years later, the song was released on their 1984 sophomore album, and the song went on to top the charts in almost 25 countries.Columbia Records/Fair Use
1986: "That's What Friends Are For," Dionne & Friends
Rod Stewart was the first to record "That's What Friends Are For" in 1982, but the song, which was written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager, gained far more popularity when it was recorded in 1985 by Dionne Warwock, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight - credited as Dionne & Friends - to raise money for the American Foundation for AIDS Research. In addition to raising more than $3 million for the cause, the song won Bacharach and Sager a Grammy for Song of the Year, while Dionne & Friends were awarded the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.Samir Hussein/Contributor/Getty Images
1987: "Walk Like An Egyptian," The Bangles
Akron, Ohio, native and music producer Liam Sternberg was inspired to write "Walk Like an Egyptian" when he saw people trying to keep their balance while walking on a ferry, which made him think of Ancient Egyptian art. The song was recorded by pop rock band The Bangles and released on their 1986 album "Different Light," and when it topped the Billboard charts, it became the first song to do so that was performed by an all-female group playing their own instruments.Columbia/Bangle-a-lang Music/Fair Use
1988: "Faith," George Michael
The title track of George Michael's 1987 debut solo album, "Faith" was written and composed with a more rock 'n' roll sound than the pop star had previously employed. Considered one of George Michael's most famous songs, it's been covered by many artists, such as John Mayer with Keith Urban and rap-rock group Limp Bizkit.Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd./Fair Use
1989: "Look Away," Chicago
Once a political rock band, Chicago took on a softer, more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, rounding out the decade with a top hit about a lost love. Written by Diane Warren, "Look Away" is the band's only No. 1 single after the departure of bassist Peter Cetera and doesn't include the band's signature use of horns.Full Moon/Reprise/Fair Use
1990: "Hold On," Wilson Phillips
"Hold On" kicked off the '90s as the lead single from the debut self-titled album by Wilson Phillips, a pop rock group that consisted of Carnie and Wendy Wilson, daughters of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, and Chynna Philis, daughter of John and Michelle Philips of The Mamas & The Papas. Listed at No. 15 on Billboard's "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time," the track received a 1991 Grammy Awards nomination for Song of the YearSBK Records/Fair Use
1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," Bryan Adams
Featured on the soundtrack for the 1991 film "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" as well as on Bryan Adams' album "Waking Up the Neighbours," released the same year. Adams co-wrote the song with Michael Kamen and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, and the three won a Grammy Award the next year for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. Having sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, "I Do It for You" is one of the best-selling singles of all time.A&M Records/Fair Use
1992: "End of the Road," Boyz II Men
Considered one of the most successful songs of all time, R&B group Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" topped charts around the world in 1992 and was ranked No. 55 on Billboard's "All Time Top 100 Songs." Released on the soundtrack album of the Eddie Murphy film "Boomerang," the song won two Grammy Awards in 1993 for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. It was written and produced by Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons.Motown Records/Fair Use
1993: "I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston
Originally written and recorded by Dolly Parton as a country track in 1973, "I Will Always Love You" was released as a soul ballad by Whitney Houston for her film debut in the 1992 romantic thriller "The Bodyguard." The song won Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 1994 Grammy Awards, and was later listed at No. 65 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years... 100 Songs" list, as well as No. 6 on Billboard's "Top 50 Love Songs of All Time." Houston's "I Will Always Love You" continues to hold the record for best-selling single by a woman, and the soundtrack for "The Bodyguard" also continues to be the best-selling soundtrack of all time.Arista Records/Fair Use
1994: "The Sign," Ace of Base
While they were working on their debut album "Happy Nation," Swedish pop group Ace of Base's American record label decided to add a few extra tracks, including "The Sign," which the band had written for their subsequent album. The song, which ended up sharing its title with the North American version of the album, became an international hit, mixing Eurodance and reggae. It was later listed on Rolling Stone's list of "50 Best Songs of the Nineties" and made it to the No. 65 spot on Billboard's 2018 update of "All-Time Top 100 Songs."Mega Records/Fair Use
1995: "Gangsta's Paradise," Coolio featuring L.V.
Sampling Stevie Wonder's 1976 song "Pastime Paradise" as its hook, "Gangsta's Paradise" was the first rap song to become a year-end chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was first released on the soundtrack of the 1995 film "Dangerous Minds" starring Michelle Pfeiffer and went on to top the pop charts in 16 countries, as well as win a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance.Tommy Boy/Fair Use
1996: "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)," Los del Río
The world in the late 1990s was taken over by a dance craze that's still popular at weddings, sports games and family-friendly parties to this day: the Macarena. The song that the famous dance accompanied was first released in 1993 by Spanish pop duo Los del Río, but it was the 1996 remix by the Bayside Boys that added English lyrics and made the song a worldwide hit. Ranked the top Latin song of all time by Billboard in 2009, as well as placed at No. 8 on Billboard's 2012 list of the "All Time Top 100," "Macarena" was also named the greatest one-hit wonder of all time by VH1 in 2002.Serdisco/Fair Use
1997: "Candle in the Wind 1997," Elton John
Elton John and Bernie Taupin first wrote and recorded "Candle in the Wind" in 1973 in honor of Marilyn Monroe, who had passed away 11 years before. When Elton John's good friend Princess Diana died in a car crash in 1997, the song was re-written and re-recorded in her memory. With global proceeds going toward the late princess's charities, "Candle in the Wind 1997" went on to become the second best-selling single of all time behind Bing Crosby's 1942 track "White Christmas" (making it the best-selling single on this list), as well as the first song to be certified Diamond in America. At the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998, the award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was given to Elton John for the song, which he has only ever publicly performed at Diana's funeral and has not released on any albums or compilations.Mercury Records/Fair Use
1998: "Too Close," Next
Minneapolis-based R&B group Next is best known for the second single off their debut album Rated Next, "Too Close." The song, which includes a sample of Harlem rapper Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin," regained attention in 2015 with the viral Vine video "Why You Always Lying" which parodies the song and was later turned into a full music video on YouTube.Arista Records/Fair Use
1999: "Believe," Cher
The lead single from her 22nd album of the same name, Cher's "Believe" was one of the pioneer uses of Auto-Tune to create a vocal distortion that made a semi-artificial voice sound effect which would later be referred to as the "Cher effect." Taking on more of a dance sound in contrast to her previous pop rock music, Cher won a Grammy for Best Dance Recording for the track, which is credited with helping Cher re-invent and reinvigorate her career.Warner Bros./Fair Use
2000: "Breathe," Faith Hill
Written by fellow country music artists Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar, Faith Hill's "Breathe" was only the second song to ever top a year-end chart despite never taking the No. 1 spot on the weekly charts, 35 years after Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs' "Wooly Bully." Nominated for both Best Country Song and Song of the Year, the country pop track managed to win Hill a Best Female Country Vocal Performance nod at the 2000 Grammy Awards.Warner Bros./Fair Use
2001: "Hanging by a Moment," Lifehouse
"Hanging by a Moment" is the third of only three songs to have topped the year-end charts despite never peaking on the weekly charts. Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade claims he wrote the song in just five minutes, and the alternative band took on a post-grunge sound in its composition.DreamWorks/Fair Use
2002: "How You Remind Me," Nickelback
Despite many critics and music fans disavowing the Canadian rock band in more recent years, Nickleback was all over the radio stations in the early aughts. According to Nielsen Soundscan, "How You Remind Me" was the most played song on U.S. radio in the first decade of the 21st century, with 1.2 million plays from its release in August 2001 until the end of 2009.Roadrunner Records/Fair Use
2003: "In da Club," 50 Cent
Queens rapper 50 Cent shot to fame in 2003 with "In da Club," the first single off his debut album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'." It was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Male Rap Solo Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards, where it lost to "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, who discovered 50 Cent and is featured in the music video alongside producer Dr. Dre. The song was listed on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time," and many artists have made remixes of the song including Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Mary J. Blige and P. Diddy.Interscope Records/Fair Use
2004: "Yeah!," Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
Rapper Lil Jon incorporated both crunk and R&B music - a combination he dubbed "crunk&B" - when producing "Yeah!," which served as the lead single for Usher's fourth studio album, "Confessions." Both Lil Jon and fellow rapper Ludacris are also featured on the song which won the trio Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2005 Grammy Awards and went platinum in several countries.Arista Records/Fair Use
2005: "We Belong Together," Mariah Carey
"We Belong Together" is credited by many with reviving Mariah Carey's career after many considered it over due to a decline in popularity between 2001 and 2005. Declared the top song of the 2000s and 14th most popular song of all time by Billboard according to their chart history, the R&B ballad came off of her 10th studio album "The Emancipation of Mimi" and became the first to top nine different Billboard charts at the same time. Carey received eight Grammy nominations in 2006, four of which were for "We Belong Together" which won the award for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Moreover, this song is the soundtrack for many broken hearts, so turn up the volume and get ready to cry into a pint of the best ice cream you can find.
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There were high hopes for Ryan Mathews' third season.
For the wrong reason, he achieved something rare.
The Chargers running back suffered two broken clavicles in about four months, the first to his right shoulder on Aug. 9 in his first preseason carry and the second Sunday to his left shoulder during a loss to the Panthers. He had surgery Monday and is expected to recover well in time for the start of the team's voluntary offseason workouts in April.
Dr. Daniel Kharrazi, orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, has been a shoulder specialist about 15 years.
This sequence, he said Tuesday, is "very unusual."
"If you look at shoulder injuries in football, clavicular fractures are generally low-incident injuries," Kharrazi said. "And this guy's had two of them in four months. That's why I think people are alarmed. People realize this is generally a rare injury. …
"If you were to ask me four months ago, 'Do you think he's going to break his left clavicle?' I would have said he's more likely to be struck by lightning."
The clavicle, also referred to as the collarbone, is a long S-shaped bone that helps support the scapula and humerus within the shoulder girdle.
It requires the right hit at the right force, Kharrazi said, to break it. For that, Mathews can credit a clean shot from Panthers rookie linebacker Luke Kuechly.
In the second quarter, Mathews slipped out of the backfield on third-and-16 and caught a checkdown pass over the middle. He cut to his left, stiff-armed cornerback Captain Munnerlyn with his right hand, while running toward the Panthers sideline, was tripped up by cornerback James Thomas.
At the exact time Mathews' left shoulder rolled onto the turf at Jack Murphy Field, the 235-pound Kuechly came crashing onto Mathews' right shoulder, sending an added amount of pressure onto his left.
Mathews stood up and waved his left hand toward his left shoulder before jogging to the sideline and, eventually, the locker room.
He knew.
Kharrazi, who has not personally examined Mathews, assured there is nothing structurally wrong with Mathews' shoulders and "freak accidents happen." He said he expects the bone to heal to full strength.
"I don't think Ryan Mathews, because of the two specific injuries, is injury prone," Kharrazi said. "He's just been unlucky enough to have these in a short span of time ...
"I don't think he'll ever break his clavicle again, although I may be wrong. I think this will be the last time you and I talk about Ryan Mathews' clavicles."


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Same Cookie Different Day
I posted these cookies back in April 2009. If you have been following me for a while, I apologize for the repeat. If you are relatively new to Baked Perfection then I hope these are new for you. With Easter being next Sunday, I thought these cookies really deserved to shine again. They are adorable and delicious. I used the speckled M&M Candies that are shaped to look like eggs. I just so happened to see them a Target this weekend so I know you can still get them.
Bird's Nest Cookies
adapted from M&M's Recipes
1 bag M&M'S Brand Milk, Peanut, Almond or Crispy Chocolate Candies for Easter
2 sticks butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1/2 cup green candy melts
Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Spread coconut on non-greased cookie sheet. Toast in oven, stirring every five minutes, until it turns light golden, about 20 minutes. Remove coconut from cookie sheet and set aside.
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In large bowl, add butter and sugar and whip until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. In medium bowl, combine flour and salt. Blend into creamed mixture. Form dough into 1-1/4-inch balls. Roll heavily into toasted coconut. Place coconut cookies 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Make indentation with thumb in center of each cookie. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove cookies and cool completely (if your indentation is no longer visible, just use the back of a spoon to recreate it while the cookies are still warm). Coat indentations with some of the melted green candy melts (this will secure the M&M's and it looks like grass) and fill with M&M's.
Makes 3 dozen cookies.


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Big Weekend Series Starts
Tonight's Lineup, the first game of a big weekend series:
Rollins, ss
Victorino, cf
Utley, 2b
Howard, 1b
Burrell, lf
Feliz, 3b
Coste, c
Taguchi, rf
Myers, p
Draft Countdown
6 more days until the First-Year Player Draft.
Marti Wolever and his crew worked until 10:30 last night. Concentration was on ranking more high school pitchers and starting the same process with high school position players. Three of the eight magnetic boards are now starting to fill up with names in blue (college players) and red (high school).
Speaking of colors, there are three colored dots that may appear on a player's name plate: red
(medical alert), green (signability issues) and orange (college senior).
Area scouts have players fill out questionnaires that includes reports on present and past injuries. ("A" indicates minimal concerns; "B", more serious and "C" very serious). Part of scouting is also being aware of injuries. The medical reports are passed on to Dr. Michael Ciccotti, who reviews each and every report. Former head athletic trainer, Jeff Cooper, also sees all the medical reports. "Coop" serves as an advisor because of his knowledge and experience of dealing with the various types of injuries. He's one of the best when it comes to rehabbing injured players.
What's Happening
Chris Coste will be signing his book from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Majestic Clubhouse Store, Citizens Bank Park . . . Mike Lieberthal will throw out the first ball on Sunday and officially retire from baseball as a member of the Phillies organization . . . WTBS will nationally televise the next two Sunday games.
This Date
In Phillies history……..
1935 LF Babe Ruth, playing for the Boston Braves, was hitless in one at-bat against the Phillies, the last major league game for "The Bambino". Phillies win, 11-6, in first game of a doubleheader at Baker Bowl.
1981 LHP Steve Carlton defeats St. Louis, 6-1, at the Vet to lift the Phillies into first place. Carlton is 40-9, including the 1980 postseason, after Dallas Green took over as manager in August 1979.
1982 LHP Steve Carlton wins 191st game with Phillies, moving into second place on the club's alltime list ahead of Grover Cleveland Alexander.


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|[Dawn] The Punjab government has filed an appeal in the Lahore High Court, challenging acquittal of alleged criminal mastermind of the GPO Chowk suicide kaboom.
The government has stated that concrete evidence was produced by the prosecution before the trial court which ignored it. It said the trial court also overlooked many laws in the order of acquittal.
It requested the court to accept the appeal and set aside the acquittal. An anti-terrorism court had acquitted Shahzad Ahmad, the alleged criminal mastermind of the GPO Chowk blast which took place on Jan 10, 2008 minutes before a weekly protest rally of lawyers for the restoration of judiciary.
The alleged Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) member was incarcerated
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
on April 26 the same year in Lahore.
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GENEVA – U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, acknowledged Friday that heroin addiction is in epic proportions and requires a coordinated effort to create a framework for effective prevention, treatment and continuing evaluation.
Speaking to a room of more than 60 officials from Kane, McHenry, DeKalb, DuPage and Lake counties Friday at a Community Leadership Forum on Heroin Prevention at the Kane County Government Center in Geneva, Hultgren said it was time for an action plan.
"Heroin is truly dangerous. It's a very complex problem" Hultgren said. "Today is not a regular get-together. ... We need to identify new collaborations and share resources among each other [and] find out what is working."
The keynote speaker was Capt. Jeffrey Coady, the regional administrator for the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, and moderator was Kathie Kane-Willis, director of the Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy at Roosevelt University.
"When we look at heroin use throughout our region, we need best practices, not only to inform people in this district, but throughout the region and the state," Coady said.
Kane-Willis said research was showing a larger connection between prescription drug use and heroin use.
"Many of them – 80 percent – are transitioning from opiates," that are prescribed, Kane-Willis said. "We need to promote a strategic and goal-oriented solution to the heroin-opioid crisis. Prevention is primary, treatment is secondary and overdose prevention is tertiary."
Kane-Willis said more professions need to be represented in the framework of those working together, such as pharmacists and professional associations.
"Everyone has a role to play here," she said.
Among the ideas each group came up with after brainstorming included more awareness, more treatment options and more beds available for treatment.
"Drug companies should provide support for this because they are providing the drugs to the patients," said Barb Jeffers, the Kane County Health Department executive director. "They should have a role in prevention."
Allison Johnsen, a behavioral health specialist with Cadence Health, said money is a barrier to treatment.
"Insurance companies are running how we provide care," Johnsen said, clarifying that she was speaking as herself and not as a representative of Cadence. "And when you have good insurance, what you get for treatment is not enough to help effectively, according to models for recovery."
Jeff Hunt, interim executive director of the Robert Crown Center, said people should be looking at social media and leveraging it to get information out there to youth, changing the language from "addiction" to "disease" to reduce the stigma.
Overdose treatment is another critical component, Hunt said, adding that every police and fire responder should have Narcan, a drug that reverses the effects of an opiate overdose.
DuPage County State's Attorney Bob Berlin said funding for treatment is a big barrier.
"When you're talking about heroin, it's the most difficult drug there is and it takes years and years for recovery," Berlin said. "Most treatment facilities are 21 or 30 days, and then they kick you out the door. That's nowhere even close to treating a heroin addiction."
Addicts who go to prison or jail have said it was their first step to getting clean, Berlin said.
"Obviously, there is a tremendous cost to that, and as prosecutors, we don't want to be putting drug addicts in jail," Berlin said.
Hultgren said his office would keep in touch with the participants to keep building on what they started in the forum.
Chris Hadley of Geneva, a retired nurse, said she came to the forum as the mother of a son who died of a heroin overdose in 2010.
"It's taken me three years to be able to get to a point where I feel I can give back in whatever capacity they might need," Hadley said. "To talk to kids or other parents. ... In whatever way I can, I would like to help."
Cathy Villwock of Geneva said she came to the forum as the mother of a recovering heroin-addicted son.
"They're using the 'h-word' so I hope this is the start of many more of these meetings to come," she said. "Looking around the room, I am very impressed with the representation."
One aspect that was not discussed was how the Affordable Care Act was now providing coverage for addiction – previously an uninsurable disease – causing parents to use up their savings and retirement money to pay for treatment.
"I don't think many people realize that component of the Affordable Care Act for folks that struggle with the disease of addiction is going to save an awful lot of lives," Villwock said. "It's going to provide them with much-needed resources and help."


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and share your wonderful links each week!
flea finds,
table settings,
related to feathering your nest is welcome!!
Thanks so much for hosting, Courtney. Can't wait to see the photos of your trip and the home reveal.ReplyDelete
What an exciting adventure for an amazing charity....Great features this week Courtney...loved all of your posts this week...Have a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for hosting!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for hosting, Courtney!ReplyDelete
Love the features, Courtney! Thanks for hosting!...hugs...DebbieReplyDelete
Congratulations on curating for Joss & Main! That sounds so fun!ReplyDelete
LOVE those green chairs!! So happy for you and your line. Thank you for hosting. :o)ReplyDelete
Wow! what a busy week you've had! Such exciting news. Can't wait to see the habitat reveal, I'm sure it's gorgeous! Thanks so much for hosting.
It sounds like your trip was a great success! I LOVE Habitat - I shop there quite often - there are two stores near us - they do a marvelous job with the homes that are built for families - Congratulations on Joss n Main - will check it out! So delighted to join your party, I do appreciate you hosting,
Courtney, thanks for hosting another great party, have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting, Courtney!
Thanks for hosting! Saw your collection at Joss & Main. Great stuff!ReplyDelete
Great trip! I can't wait to see the reveal potos! Pretty lucky features here at your cool party, Courtney!
Big hugs,
Wonderful features Courtney! I will go check out your Joss n Main feature! Thank you for hosting and for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
Thanks so much for hosting such a great hop! Looks like you have been quite busy. I love everything, but the green chair really caught my eye. Thanks :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting... love the features! Have a great weekend, Courtney :) Greetings from Australia♥ ~PernillaReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting, Courtney! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Your trip looked so fun and well worth your time. I linked up my French Side Table in layered greys and a Farm Table turned cart. Hope you have a lovely weekend. -KReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting! Have a happy weekend. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouseReplyDelete
I'm so excited to be joining up this week! I can see soooo many blogs and posts I want to visit.. so many fabulous ideas! Thanks bunches for hosting!!ReplyDelete
Just linked up...thanks for hosting each week, Courtney!
Thanks for hosting, Courtney! What busy blogger you have been of late! Looking forward to the new photos!ReplyDelete
Courtney, cute photo of you girls on the porch of the new home......all the brunettes on the left and the blondes on the right. Did you plan that? '-)
Thanks for hosting! ~ sarah
Haha!! Didn't even notice that at the time Sarah! :)Delete
Thanks for hosting, Courtney! Life to the full! MelissaReplyDelete
Thanks for the party Courtney! Sounds like an interesting (and fun!) trip...itching to see the reveal! :)ReplyDelete
Looking forward to seeing photos from your trip, Courtney. Thanks for hosting.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for hosting Courtney...have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Hello Courtney,
Looking forward to the home tour...what an exciting trip you had. Thanks for hosting this fun party.
Looks like it was a fun trip. Thank you for hosting.ReplyDelete
Oh Courtney, I love those green chairs!!!
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Hi Courtney, looking forward to the 'inside' photos. Thanks for hosting.
Thanks so much for hosting! Loved keeping up with you guys on your trip on IG! Have a great weekend <3
Thanks Courtney!ReplyDelete
Courtney, I am looking forward to seeing the home reveal. Thanks for hosting.
It looks like you ladies had a blast. Looking forward to more pictures! Thank you so much for hosting & blessings to you, PattiReplyDelete
Thanks for the party, Courtney!
Rachel @ Maison de Pax
Thank you for hosting such a great link party!
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Hi, Courtney! What a wonderfully fun trip that must have been! So happy to be linking up this week! Thank you.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for featuring my chair, Courtney! I'd love to own your two, as well. They are perfection. Looks like you had a wonderful time road-tripping for a great cause. I enjoyed your posts along the way.
Wow Courtney another full week for you. I look forward to the habitat for humanity reveal. Thank you for hosting a great party. I hope you'll add your revel link to my Thursday hop xoReplyDelete
What a fun trip!! Thanks for hosting!ReplyDelete
What a delightful post! I could spend all day, just zipping among your links. Thank you.
What fantastic features! Thank you so very much for hosting.ReplyDelete
Fantastic Trip! Can't wait to see the photos! Happy Friday!
It's been awhile! I've had a busy summer-but love that you are still doing your linky parties. I added a simple and delicious recipe for Roasted Zucchini Squash. I hope you enjoy! (http://www.potholesandpantyhose.com/2013/08/delicious-easy-roasted-squash/)
Thanks so much!
Rebekah Greiman
Thank you for a wonderful party Courtney, have a great weekend!!
xo, Tanya


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Today I added two more Gurus 1GB RAM sticks (CL2.5) for a total of 6GB RAM. Added a UL3D-066 to a 100MHz slot. Installed the necessary ATTO software. Also cloned the OEM drive to a 300GB SATA MaxLineIII-16MB cache drive on the mobo bus via Tiger Disk Utility Restore. Before rebooting I repaired permissions on the new drive and did the Repair Disk which found one thing that I think would have prevented booting the new drive. Then selected the new drive and am using it as my primary drive and the OEM WD is my backup.
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A processing methodology enables quick and accurate identification of signal arrival direction. The improved mathematical concept allows unified detection, even with the cumbersome environment noise that afflicts conventional methods. It will be applied to devices that assume the signal arrival direction with a sensor array. The proposed method works best when there are fewer noise sources than the receivers constituting the array, and when the noise source exists in the same direction of the signal source.
When the noise correlation matrix has singularity conditions, there is a space, spanned by the improper eigenvector, where neither the signal nor noise exists. In the proposed method, the invention identifies signal arrival detection based on the identification of proper and improper eigenvectors and eigenspaces in the spatial correlation matrix.
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