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Fact: Until the mid-19th century, if you bought anchovies, they would be bright red in colour. That's because they used to be dyed with lead oxide, which is in fact toxic. Initially, shopkeepers were extremely sceptical about getting rid of the lead, because they were sure that nobody would want to buy anchovies that looked brown and horrid.
And next, our final dose of afternoon 'Wood for the week. Here are a few thoughts on The Dead Line:
- Gosh, Jack's dying -- now THAT's an attention-grabbing start to proceedings. I assume he'll revive by Monday, though, or next week's TV is going to be a bit empty.
- What did Jack get up to with chiffon scarves in 1974? I'm wondering if his look in those days was inspired by Jason King (if anyone can carry off the outfit in the bottom left corner, Jack's surely the man).
- And speaking of bizarre fashion images, how about Ianto in sideburns with a Mexican moustache? Admittedly, he turns down the chance for a bit of pimptastic roleplay, but I reckon he's just playing hard to get. After hours in the Hub, when the mirrorball comes out, who knows what will go down...
- Ah, I remember those two-tone grey phones from the 70s. (Of course, I was too young to actually phone anyone then, hem hem.)
- I liked Stella, Jack's ex from the 70s: it's hard being a supporting character in these things, but she brought a lovely warmth to proceedings, a certain trustworthiness to the technobabbly bits, and an admirably flirty streak ("It was a medical, you didn't score. Not this time."). Good work there.
- Rhys thinks Jack is Captain Scarlet! I must confess, I've often thought the same thing myself.
I also note that Phil Ford, who wrote this, also wrote for the recent Captain Scarlet revival, so he's presumably a fan.
- Irregularities in financial institutions are two a penny in these credit-crunch days, but it's a good thing that the Cardiff and West Building Society is not a real company or else their profits would be plummeting, what with their creepy care home for the phone-dead and THEIR EYES. (Brrr.)
- This is quite a shippy episode all round, isn't it, with some charming Gwen/Rhys banter, Rhys getting his action man credentials out (nudge nudge), and Gwen actually trusting him to do so for once.
- But of course, what the nations of the world are no doubt swooning over was poor Ianto the Blip, with his stoic love and loyalty despite his sincere belief that it's Never Going To Last, Is It. Bless him, the little sweetie. Beautifully played from GDL, and I apologize for doubting him after some less than subtle line readings a couple of days ago. He can certainly pull it out of the bag when he needs to (if you know what I mean).
- The electrical storm of technobabble at the end was probably the weakest link in the episode, but I was still mentally petting Ianto on the head at the time, and he figures it all out with his COFFEE-POWERED BRANE, so I'll let it pass quite happily.
- Oh, how much do I want to see a 1970s Torchwood flashback now! Never mind the Saturday Night Fever suit -- I've always pictured Seventies!Jack as more like Oliver Tobias in The Stud, but with a bigger raygun.
- "You never will be just a blip in time, Ianto Jones." Then the romantic music swells and we can all imagine whatever we'd like to happen next. (Rhys will no doubt be picturing everyone having a cup of tea at this point, but he's probably the only one.)
- In conclusion: if you're only going to listen to one dose of the Torchradio Show, this one's got to be the winner. A quality production with plenty of verve, some nice bits of wit, and a real emotional connection with the characters that makes this seem much more like a TV episode than the is-it-canon does-it-matter tales from earlier in the week.
And now we must wait for Monday, and whatever the next week may televisually bring. Which reminds me: I must stock up on gin...


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With all my traveling around the island of Oahu, I see a lot of new things. Let's face it, everything here is still new to me. The funny part, though, is that Hawaii is really not that different from Missouri once you get to know it. There's a culture of hard work, a beautiful landscape, great food, and way more history. It may be new but it actually feels like home to me. Because of that fact, I'm constantly reminded of things from my childhood. One thing I've thought a lot about lately were these trips I used to take with my dad. My dad is a man with simple tastes. He eats his steak well done, and not very often. He always loved a pork steak, fried chicken, hot dogs, and sausage gravy. Other than that it was any vegetable he could grow, and we grew a lot of them. He also loved tiny, hole in the wall restaurants. We would go on trips to different parts of the state every so often for some reason or another and inevitably there would be some small diner or lunch counter. They were always serving hamburgers, or biscuits and gravy, or a bbq pork steak plate that we just needed to try. Besides that, he always knew the owner, or at least knew the story of how the restaurant came to be in its present state. There was always some story to be told one way or another. These were probably the best times I had with my dad as a kid. He was a tough character in those days and these trips were some of the only comfortable times we had together.
Full disclosure: I'm totally obsessed with Filipino food right now. I think about it everyday. I can't help it, it's in my nature. Obsessing over a new cuisine is nothing new for me. Since the early days of my relationship with Jacqui I've worked to understand the food and customs unique to Hawaii and Jacqui's background. I've gone through phases of intense study of Chinese, Japanese, Native Hawaiian, and Hawaii Regional cuisines. I'd have a dish that would blow my mind and I'd focus in and learn everything I could about it. This would carry on until something else blew my mind and shifted my focus. Since we've moved to Hawaii it's been a very similar process but much, much faster because there are all kinds of flavors I've never experienced around every corner and in every area of the island.
It's hard to say what my favorite local dish is since I've moved to Hawaii. There are really too many things that I love to really nail it down. But the one I think of most often, and the one I make at home most often, is saimin: a thin Chinese style noodle served in a light broth with (usually) spam, egg, and green onion. Despite the ingredients having roots from all over the world, you will only find saimin in Hawaii.
For most of my life I've been addicted to cooking shows. Even as a small child I watched Martin Yan and Jacques Pépin as often as I could on PBS. In my teen years when Iron Chef hit America, my mom quickly picked up on it and immediately turned me onto it and that is where my love of cooking competition shows began. I have seen every episode of Iron Chef, Top Chef, Masterchef, and just about anything else you can think of. I have, however, never had the pleasure of attending any sort of cooking competition.
One day while scrolling through Instagram I spotted an event taking place at the International Marketplace in Waikiki: The Ultimate Chef Battle between Executive Chef Jamie Zager of Stripsteak Waikiki vs Executive Chef Bao Tran of The Street Food Hall (both Michael Mina restaurants). In a twist, Chef Zager would be emulating flavors typical of street food, while Chef Tran would be utilizing steak house flavors. Additionally, cocktails would be a part of the competition. Now, we don't venture into Waikiki too often and we've never eaten at Stripsteak but we've heard nothing but good things—elegant, modern, with a mix of new and classic flavors— and we recently checked out Burger Hale at The Street and had a great experience. So, this seemed like a good opportunity for another great food experience. After a little bit of debate, Jacqui convinced me that we needed to go because I was going to have a blast and—once again, folks—my wife was right. So, once again Grammy and Jiichan were called in to the rescue—because the Nugget was not ready for this type of action and we were in need of a date night.
Probably the most misunderstood word in American food culture is "Hawaiian." All over the country when you see "Hawaiian" on the menu it's usually a euphemism for "I took an otherwise fine dish and dropped some pineapple in it." There's nothing wrong with liking pineapple on your pizza—but don't call it Hawaiian. I've yet to meet a local or a Native Hawaiian with an insatiable urge to add pineapple to everything. While pineapple and coconut and any other tropical fruits may very well be included in a Hawaiian diet, that is hardly indicative of the vibrant food culture of Native Hawaiian people.
I should start by saying that burgers have a very special place in my heart; I've always loved cheeseburgers. When I was growing up we didn't eat out much and even when we did the best bet was usually KFC because it was the only food my grandmother would buy from anybody. Other options included any place involving a buffet because that was my dad's idea of a good time. But for me, there was nothing better growing up than stopping somewhere—anywhere—and getting a cheeseburger. I remember the first time I came to Hawaii I was hell bent on impressing my then-girlfriend and so I dove head first into all the local delicacies—which basically meant I ate a lot of fish. Fish, particularly ocean fish, is not that easy to come by in Missouri. Outside of the occasional—and I do mean occasional—stop at the sushi restaurant, I didn't get it that often. So, after 3 or 4 days of nothing but fish, my body started to revolt. I experienced a craving deeper than any craving than anything in my life… for beef. I needed a taste of home. And I needed it on a bun with some cheese.
Nothing will put a wrench in Friday night dinner plans quite like a toddler will. So, when my wife's parents said they were itching to get some alone time with my little hellion—oh, excuse me—I mean, their little angel, we jumped on the opportunity for a much-needed date night. We packed up the minion, dropped her off with Grammy and Jiichan, and headed into McCully to try the favorite restaurant of Jacqui's friend Kori: Fujiyama Texas Kushikatsu Izakaya. But this isn't just your everyday Japanese restaurant. No, no. Fujiyama Texas' specialty is kushikatsu, a very popular style of food in Japan that has been around for nearly 100 years. Kushi refers to the skewer, and katsu means it's panko breaded and deep fried. That's right, my friends, 90% of the menu is golden fried and stuck on a stick—a concept that nearly every red-blooded American can get behind.
Hawaii is a melting pot of many different ethnicities and it's reflected in the state's food culture. If you're anything like my wife and I, you'll find yourself craving local food as soon as you step on that plane home. Here is our list of 10 essential items you'll need in your kitchen to enjoy the flavors of Hawaii no matter where you are.
Most of you have seen that Hawaii has been under a Hurricane Warning for the past few days. Not only was this the first hurricane warning I've ever experienced, but it was also the weekend of my birthday. But with the weather being so unpredictable, we didn't do much eating out, so this post is a very special post of what it was like for this previously landlocked Missouri boy to experience a hurricane in Hawaii. So, thus, begins the tale of the Great Freak Out of my 35th birthday…
Hurricane season in Hawaii will typically run from the mid May/early June to the end of November. So, that means if you're planning on travelling to Hawaii during the summer and fall, you should be prepared for a possible hurricane. Preparing for a hurricane feels a lot like preparing for a snow storm, but with the possibility of tornado-like damage. So, since I know there are probably a lot of you out there that may not have any idea how to prepare for a hurricane, I put together this post so you know what to do in case you find yourself here in the middle of a hurricane watch.

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Like learning how to swim, it is somewhat daunting to start on a long-running series, with all its built-in history and side stories, and rabid fans. But after sitting by the planks for a while, there comes a point where the only thing left to do is jump in. So I did. And was pleasantly surprised.
I was looking for space opera, and found it in this book. I was also looking for scientific extrapolation, and there was some of that, though the focus is more on the adventures of the main characters, there is still enough SF in it to have kept me going on to the end.
The dialogue is in an Old Western form, reminiscent of the Firefly series, a shoot-em-up but with less of the wise-crackin'. The main characters seemed sketchy, perhaps less so to those familiar with the same POVs in later books, so I felt like I was missing something from the future exploits of: Jela, a manufactured soldier, dedicated to his noble objective (protect and preserve the human race), externally enigmatic and yet internally tentative and unsure; Conthra, ex-assassin smuggler and dedicated to preserving her own skin and spaceship; and the potentially interesting Tree, who does not have any speaking parts.
I found the book episodic, with some scenes having no sense or relation to continuity, but I am assuming these were included to provide connections to events in other books of the series, this being an "origin" book of sorts.
But I enjoyed the read, easy and fluid, enhanced by great work form the narrator. I have already slotted the Audible for the second book of the duology. So my expectations are high.


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The Google Chrome team today released the Chrome 12 to the Stable Channel for all platforms. With this Chrome 12.0.742.91 now includes a number of new features and updates, brings improvements in security, privacy, and graphics to Chrome's 160 million users including:
- Hardware accelerated 3D CSS
- New Safe Browsing protection against downloading malicious files
- Ability to delete Flash cookies from inside Chrome
- Launch Apps by name from the Omnibox
- Integrated Sync into new settings pages
- Improved screen reader support
- New warning when hitting Command-Q on Mac
- Removal of Google Gears
To see hardware-accelerated 3D CSS in action, check out this Chrome Experiment on Windows Vista / Mac OS X 10.6 or above, featuring clips from Aardman Studio's "Shaun the Sheep."
In this simple experiment, you can rotate the video, scale it up and down, toggle the reflection on and off, and activate a rotating carousel of videos. Of course, you can also just enjoy the animated antics of a few funny animals.
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Phrase: Drive someone nuts
Meaning: To make someone feel nervous or irritated. Please note that this expression is American.
Let's get out of here. This place is driving me nuts.
That moron is driving me nuts. Let's go somewhere else.
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Phrase: Have a sharp tongue
Meaning: To talk to others impolitely, rudely, or by using swear words or insulting them; to criticise others unfairly.
I wouldn't tell her. She has a sharp tongue, and you are asking for trouble if you do.
I do not like that guy. He always makes me feel bad. He has a sharp tongue, and knows how to hurt people's feelings.
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Phrase: Be hopping mad
Meaning: Be seething, very annoyed or angry: Your father is hopping mad because of your exam results.
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Phrase: Get on somebody's nerves
Meaning: To annoy somebody very much.
Stop making those noises, please. They're getting on my nerves. I can't concentrate.
You lied to me, and you know that liers get on my nerves.
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Phrase: Call somebody every name under the sun
Meaning: To insult someone, to talk to someone rudely:
She called the president every name under the sun, and left.
When I see him, I will call him all the names under the sun. He's a fucking bastard.
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Phrase: Be a pain in the neck / ass / arse / butt / backside
Meaning: It is used to refer to something or someone annoying: This chore is a pain in the arse.
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Phrase: Drive someone up the wall
Meaning: Make him or her feel very angry or furious: Will you please stop spitting on the carpet? It drives me up the wall.
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Phrase: Go up the wall
Meaning: Get very angry: My parents went up the wall when they found out that I had been playing truant for a month
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Phrase: Up yours!
Meaning: Fuck you!, go to hell!: If I had been him, I would have told them, «I'am not going to accept your tyranny. Up yours!»
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Phrase: Shit!/Oh, shit!
Meaning: It is used to express annoyance, fear:
Oh, shit! We're going to crash!
Shit! I've forgot to phone my parents, and now they'll be worried.
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Phrase: Pull someone's leg
Meaning: Tease someone: Please stop pulling my leg once and for all
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Phrase: Leave someone alone
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Phrase: Drive someone crazy/mad
Meaning: Annoy someone very much: That terrible music is driving me crazy. I cannot stand it any longer
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Phrase: Add insult to injury
Meaning: To make things even worse.
My car broke down last evening, and, to add insult to injury, I was fined because of it.
Mi wife divorced me because she said that she did not love me any more, but, to add insult to injure, she married my best friend. I felt betrayed and devastated.
Phrase: An angry young man
Meaning: Someone who is not happy with the injustices carried out by powerful people, a rebel, someone that does not toe the line.
He was an angry young man, and spent several years in prison because of it.
I am still the angry young man you met in the past. The situation has worsened.
Phrase: Be fed up to the back teeth (with/of something)
Meaning: Be sick and tired of something, be very annoyed.
I'm fed up to the back teeth with so much incompetence.
Phrase: Be in a foul temper (or mood)
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Phrase: Go through the roof
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Phrase: Hit the roof (or the ceiling)
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As I write this, I am watching one of the approximately 40 true crime shows I watch every week, the result of a nearly lifelong obsession with true crime and horror movies. As a kid, I feverishly read and re-read Helter Skelter and watched every more-psychologically-jarring-than-gory horror movie I could find until I couldn't even sleep anymore. Instead, I would just lie awake, staring at my open closet doors with all the lights on. I loved it so much.
Now that I am Technically An Adult, I watch (and subsequently tell everyone I meet about) every TV show on the Investigation Discovery channel, which basically consists of a ton of true crime stories told in salacious detail. Before you can even say it, no you are not the first person I've encountered who thinks it's weird and potentially unhealthy to watch like 90 percent "murder shows" and only 10 percent comedy shows, but for me, it's often weirdly soothing. That isn't to say that I don't frequently watch episodes and feel shaken for days or overwhelmed with empathy for my narrow assumptions of what these surviving family members must have gone through, or that I don't go down rabbit holes of what it would be like if this happened to someone I loved, because I very, very often do.
It's soothing because it feels familiar, and even realistic.
Most reality shows I was raised on, and the ones we see now, were based on the idea of safety, hilarious amounts of wealth, and some manner of innocence. That's not the world I knew as a kid, and now in 2017, when every TV news channel is a parody of itself—so much so that you're practically waiting for a fire-breathing dragon to break down the news set and eat everyone alive because, surprise! We're all dead and this is hell and dragons rule—it's definitely not indicative of modern-day reality either.
One layer of our current reality is that people are scared, violence surrounds us, and many violent crimes go un-pursued, unsolved, and unpunished. Many people treat survivors of violence like they're liars because surely something so awful would never happen; they must have been confused or somehow secretly consented to violence, because this is not our world, no!, thereby leaving them feeling gaslighted. Shit, maybe they did make it up! But they didn't.
True crime shows validate all of that for me. That yes, evil DOES exist in the world. Some people ARE just that cruel. That woman WAS just trying to get some fucking gas in her car when some psycho stopped to "help" her and instead strangled her and left her body in the woods. It happened. It can't be erased. You can't say "things like that don't happen" in the world and you can't say they don't happen in towns like yours, because in so many of these shows, that's exactly what those people thought.
Don't get me wrong; when it comes down to it, I'm still a doe-eyed optimist who wants to believe that most people are truly good and trying their best even when they're being cruel, that a lot of times cruelty is just pain people don't know how to deal with. I do. And I don't WANT that kind of evil to exist and I don't seek it out in hopes of retaining a worldview that endorses being fucking terrified of everyone I meet. Not even close. If anything, I often watch these shows, sometimes with a microscope, looking for the reasons why.
There HAD to be a reason he did these horrible things, there just HAD to be, right? And most of the time, even if there was a "reason," it was usually related to some kind of abuse, similar to the abuse endured by plenty of people I know, who did not proceed to go off and kill 12 women and leave them in sheds. So, nope, the "reason" is not relevant.
But there is something soothing about watching the twisted, messed-up stories, because for some of us, they mirror our own. The ones we're too terrified to tell, the ones we've told that weren't believed. Maybe, through the telling of other people's horror stories, we're that much more equipped to digest our own beyond-belief stories and our "wait, seriously, what the fuck is happening right now" reality.
If nothing else, this time in the world has brought a lot of the ugliness everyone long tried to deny to the surface, where it can't be swept into a corner somewhere. And yet, of course, there will still be people telling you that the Titanic is fine, that it's just some rough water, and to have a seat because you're being paranoid. And even if it is fine, and I hope every day, ultimately, that it is, there is solace in acknowledging that, yes, terrifying, horrible things happen and have always happened. Here are their faces. Here is the aftermath. Here are the people who are still not OK, maybe in the same ways you are not OK. And you are not alone.
Lane Moore is a comedian, writer, actor, and musician in the very excellent band It Was Romance.


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Card battle game has been kind of popular over the iOS gaming platform recently. Ad more and more card battle floated up, the performance of card games turn out more and more diversification. Combining with Strategy, action, Simulation, numerous kinds of card games appeared. Puzzles and Monsters is a typical card battle game with elimination and simulation.
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One of the highlight is, when you start to quest a new map, you can choose a aid player. It's good to get backup! The interface is neat and lovely. Every dungeon gets different numbers of Bosses. In the preparation you can review the final boss you will meet in the dongeon, and you will be told how much strenght and battles you need. You can not take a rest in the challenge to the boss, only after clearance you can return to the main city.
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You have some chance to get debris of the treasures, but it's really rare, and the parts can not be sure. Only in the Raid system, you can select what treasures you want, with the target, you fighting with other players. However, there is no forever safe, the other players can also feel free to snatch debris in your hands. Something really danger is the treasures synthesis requires an hour, within this period, the debris are like to robbed. But risk is something interesting isn't it!
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Graphics 7.0
The graphic is still nice, although original monsters looks tedious.
Sound&Music 8.0
When battle raises, the music turns totally different, passionate and tense. Just the combat sound and the attention of boss sound so weak.
GamePlay 9.0
The switch of the usual interface and monster simulation interface is very simple, all the operation is easy to understand and smooth. The overall gameplay is fine, and it still gets some positive trick feels good.
Lasting Appeal 7.0
The backup player is something nice, it's not just a position just a friend, every time the battle starts, you can choose an aid player from your friend list or players assigned by system.
Multi-player 8.0
The raid system is amazing I have to say I love it.
Overall 8.0
It's a fresh style of leisure title combines online and strategy. Not many highlights, but nice for leisure time.


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The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is committed to providing a quality service for its members and working in an open and accountable way that builds the trust and respect of all our stakeholders. One of the ways in which we can continue to improve our service is by listening and responding to the views of our members, customers and stakeholders, and in particular by responding positively to complaints, and by putting mistakes right.
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An informal approach is appropriate when it can be achieved. But if concerns cannot be satisfactorily resolved informally, then the formal complaints procedure should be followed.
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ALAN JACKSONOriginally printed in the Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony program
October 22, 2017
Unlike most entertainers, Alan Jackson is a quiet, reserved man who can be uncomfortable with public attention and the media spotlight. However, watch him in concert, or listen to his recordings, and it becomes clear that Jackson loves country music. He admires country music's heroes, and he relates to country music's fans. He loves what country songs express. He loves the subtle emotions that the best country songwriters weave into lyrics. He loves getting on a concert stage, or settling into a recording booth, and turning his personal values and experiences into songs packed with wit, insight, and universal truths.
"I never really liked the whole star part of the music business," Jackson said. "I like the singing and the writing and all that goes with that. That's the part that drew me into it. I wanted to make good country music, and I never wanted to venture too far from that."
During an era of tremendous musical change, Jackson built his reputation by being a steadfast standard-bearer for traditional country music. While others stoked debates about what does or does not constitute country music, Jackson provided the measuring stick. No one ever questioned the music Jackson created. His songs are, and always have been, the very definition of country music.
That dedication to the genre's core values was apparent from the start of Jackson's recording career, in 1989, when he became the first country artist signed to Arista Records. His expressive baritone revealed the influence of heroes George Jones and Hank Williams, and his songwriting presented a clever, heartfelt view of life, love, and family in the South. On early hits such as "Here in the Real World," "Chasin' that Neon Rainbow," and his first #1, "I'd Love You All Over Again," Jackson sounded like a throwback to an earlier era.
Nonetheless, within traditional country parameters, Jackson has explored a wide range of regional styles. His songs have drawn on bluegrass, Cajun, honky-tonk, gospel, love ballads, tear-in-your-beer heartbreakers, and western swing. He has proven masterful at finding fresh ways to update traditional styles while focusing on lyrics that tell his stories and extol his values and indulge his humor.
"I never wanted to venture too far from the kind of music I've always loved," Jackson said. "Hank Williams or Merle Haggard, they liked to play a lot of different styles of music, but it was all country. I wanted to mix it up but stay true to country, too."
The Newnan, Georgia, native was born on October 17, 1958. His father, Joseph Eugene "Daddy Gene" Jackson, worked as a mechanic at a Ford Motor Company assembly plant. His mother, Ruth "Mama Ruth" Musick Jackson, was a dietitian and school cafeteria manager. As Jackson paid tribute in his song "Home," his father built the family's residence around a one-room toolshed, expanding the home through the years to accommodate the births of Alan and his four older sisters.
Jackson didn't own a guitar growing up, and no one in his family sang or played an instrument. When he turned twenty-one, he had yet to write a song or perform in a honky-tonk. Nor had he traveled north of the Georgia border. "Nashville," he said, "seemed as far away as Japan to me."
Jackson met his wife, Denise, at age seventeen; the couple married the following year. In 1980, after attending a country concert, Jackson began to talk to his wife about his interest in a career in music. Three years later, he started performing cover tunes with local country bands. He honed a distinctive style built on an expressive, believable baritone voice and songwriting that drew on his own experiences. Jackson turned those details into concise, catchy songs that were, by turns, colorful and deeply emotional.
Denise Jackson, while working as a flight attendant, met singer Glen Campbell in an airport and asked for advice for her husband. Campbell referred her to a Nashville music publishing company he owned; he also told her that the couple should move to Nashville.
In 1985, the couple followed Campbell's suggestion and moved into a basement apartment in the Donelson neighborhood, near the Nashville airport. Jackson began working in the mailroom at The Nashville Network, a cable TV channel, and he picked up extra money singing demo recordings for songs written by other songwriters. He dedicated himself to writing his own material, which landed him a songwriting deal with Campbell's publishing company, KayTeeKay Music.
Jackson began recording his own songs in 1988 with the help of producer Keith Stegall. Those demo recordings led Jackson to his contract with Arista and the release of his 1990 debut album, Here in the Real World—co-produced by Stegall and Scott Hendricks—which sold two million copies. Every album Jackson released for the next fifteen years, all produced by Stegall, sold a million or more copies.
After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Jackson wrote and recorded "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)." He introduced the song at the 2001 CMA Awards, and it grew into a #1 hit that received national attention.
In addition to writing a majority of the material for his own recordings, Jackson has contributed songs to other artists. Randy Travis, whom Jackson befriended before either was a star, recorded four Jackson tunes (three of which Travis co-wrote), including the hits "Forever Together" and "Better Class of Losers." Jackson also wrote Clay Walker's #1 hit "If I Could Make a Livin'," and Faith Hill did well with Jackson's "I Can't Do That Anymore."
Jackson has sold more than sixty million albums worldwide and ranks as one of the ten best-selling solo artists of all-time in any genre. As of 2017, he has registered fifty Top Ten hits and thirty-five #1s (including twenty-six Billboard #1s). He has received eighteen Academy of Country Music awards, sixteen Country Music Association awards, and a pair of Grammys. Jackson received the first-ever ASCAP Heritage Award in 2014, having earned the title of most-performed country music songwriter-artist of ASCAP's first one hundred years. Jackson is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry.
Signs as a songwriter with Glen Campbell's publishing company1989
Signs as Arista/Nashville's first country artist1990
Here In The Real World issued as debut album
- ACM Top New Male Vocalist award
- TNN/Music City News Song of the Year "Here In The Real World"
Becomes member of Grand Ole Opry (inducted by Roy Acuff and Randy Travis)
- Don't Rock The Jukebox issued as second album
- ACM Single & Album of the Year "Don't Rock The Jukebox"
- NSAI Songwriter/Artist of the Year
- TNN/Music City News Star of Tomorrow
- TNN/Music City News Album of the Year – Here In The Real World
CMA Video of the Year – "Midnight In Montgomery"
- ASCAP Country Song of the Year – "Don't Rock The Jukebox"
- TNN/Music City News Male Artist of the Year
- TNN/Music City News Album & Single – "Don't Rock The Jukebox"
- A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love) issued as third album
ACM Single of the Year – "Chattahoochee"
- ACM Album of the Year – A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love)
- CMA Single & Video of the Year – "Chattahoochee"
- CMA Vocal Event of the Year – "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair"
- ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year
- TNN/Music City News Entertainer & Male Artist of the Year
- TNN/Music City News Video of the Year – "Midnight In Montgomery"
- Honky Tonk Christmas issued as holiday album
ACM Male Vocalist of the Year
- CMA Song of the Year – "Chattahoochee"
- CMA Album of the Year – Common Thread: Songs Of The Eagles
- ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year
- ASCAP Country Song of the Year – "Chattahoochee"
- TNN/Music City News Entertainer & Male Artist of the Year
- TNN/Music City News Single & Video of the Year – "Chattahoochee"
- TNN/Music City News Album of the Year – Alot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love)
- Who I Am issued as fifth album
CMA Entertainer of the Year
- The Greatest Hits Collection issued as sixth album
- ACM Male Vocalist of the Year
- TNN/Music City News Entertainer & Male Artist of the Year
- TNN/Music City News Single of the Year – "Livin' On Love"
- TNN/Music City News Album of the Year – Who I Am
- TNN/Music City News Vocal Event – "A Good Year For The Roses"
Everything I Love issued as seventh album
- TNN/Music City News Entertainer & Male Artist of the Year
Becomes national spokesman for Ford Trucks
- TNN/Music City News Entertainer & Male Artist of the Year
- HereMileage issued as eighth album
- ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year
Under The Influence issued as ninth album2000
CMA Vocal Event of the Year – "Murder on Music Row" with George Strait
- When Somebody Loves You issued as tenth album
- Nashville Music Awards Male Vocalist Of The Year
- USA Today Top 10 Country Album – When Somebody Loves You
- Chicago Tribune Top 10 Country Album – When Somebody Loves You
- Country Music Magazine Top 10 Single of the Year – "Murder On Music Row" with George Strait "It Must Be Love"
- Country Music Magazine Male Vocalist Of The Year
- Country Weekly Magazine Top 10 Country Album – Under The Influence
TNN/CMT/Country Weekly Awards Song of the Year–"Murder On Music Row " with George Strait
- TNN/CMT/Country Weekly Awards Single of the Year–"Murder On Music Row" with George Strait
- TNN/CMT/Country Weekly Awards Collaborative Event of the Year–"Murder On Music Row" with George Strait
- TNN/CMT/Country Weekly Awards Video of the Year – "www.memory"
- TNN/CMT/Country Weekly Awards Album of the Year – "When Somebody Loves You"
- TNN/CMT/Country Weekly Awards Male Artist of the Year
- Billboard Magazine #1 Hot Country Songwriter
- Billboard Magazine and Country Airplay Monitor #7 Most Played Artist Of The Year – All Formats
Drive issued as eleventh album - debuted at #1 on SoundScan's Top Current Albums Chart (4 weeks) and Top Current Country Albums Chart (5 weeks)
- ACM Song of the Year – "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
- ACM Single of the Year – "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
- ACM Male Vocalist of the Year
- Music Row Awards Song of The Year – "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
- Let It Be Christmas issued as twelfth album and second Holiday album
- CMA Entertainer of the Year
- CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
- CMA Song of the Year – "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
- CMA Album of the Year – Drive
- CMA Single of the Year – "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
- CCMA (Christian Country Music Association) Song of the Year – "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)
- CCMA Video of the Year – "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
- ASCAP Golden Note Award ASCAP Country Songwriter/Artist of the Year
- NSAI Songwriter's Achievement Award – "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
- NSAI Songwriter/Artist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Song of the Year – "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
- R&R Reader's Poll (February 21, 2003) – Male Vocalist
- ACM Album of the Year – Drive
- ACM Video of the Year – "Drive (For Daddy Gene)"
- Country Weekly Fan Favorite Entertainer
- Country Weekly Fan Favorite Collaborative Song – "Designated Drinker" with George Strait
- Country Weekly Fan Favorite Song – "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
- Country Weekly Fan Favorite Album – Drive
- Billboard Magazine Country Airplay Monitor (July 25, 2003) #1 Core Artist in Country Music
- Greatest Hits Volume II And Some Other Stuff issued as thirteenth album
- CMA Entertainer of the Year
- CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
- CMA Vocal Event of the Year – "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" – with Jimmy Buffett
- ASCAP Country Songwriter/Artist of the Year
ACM Single Record of the Year – "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - with Jimmy Buffett
- ACM Vocal Event of the Year – "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" – with Jimmy Buffett
- What I Do issued as fourteenth album release
Jackson became the first country artist ever to earn RIAA Gold certification for two Digital Singles (signifying 100,000 purchased downloads) with the success of "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" and "Remember When."
- In response to Hurricane Katrina, Jackson participated in multiple benefit concerts, including the televised Country Reaches Out: An Opry Benefit for the American Red Cross, and the mammoth, multi-genre ReAct Now: Music & Relief MTV concert event.
- To further hurricane relief, Jackson teamed with the American Red Cross for a national PSA, in addition to becoming the face and voice of the regional "Thanks, Nashville" campaign.
Precious Memories issued as fifteenth album release, first gospel album to debut at #1 on Soundscan's Top Country Album
- Precious Memories – Live at the Ryman released on DVD
- The release of Precious Memories was accompanied by a corresponding concert special which aired on GAC and was taped live at the Ryman Auditorium.
- In June, the DVD, Precious Memories – Live at the Ryman, was released. Precious Memories was certified Gold and Platinum in August and became the only Platinum-certified country gospel disc by a solo artist in SoundScan history. Precious Memories became the only gospel recording in history to debut at #1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, and Jackson became the first country artist ever to debut an album of all -spiritual material at #1 on the Top Christian Albums and Top Christian & Gospel Albums charts, and the first artist ever to top all three charts at once.
- In September, Like Red on a Rose became Jackson's sixteenth album release and first produced by Alison Krauss.
Like Red on a Rose certified Gold.
- In April, Precious Memories was named Country Album of the Year at the 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards.
- From May through October, Jackson embarked on a 30-date co-headlining tour with Brooks & Dunn.
"A Woman's Love," from Like Red on a Rose, became Jackson's 45th Top 5 single.
Jackson shared honors as the Nashville Songwriters Association International's 2007 Songwriter/Artist of the Year.
- Jackson recorded the songs "It's All About Him" and "That's the Way" exclusively for wife Denise's best-selling memoir, It's All About Him.
- The most-nominated artist in CMA history, Jackson earned his 75th career CMA Award nomination for Hey, Good Lookin'," a Vocal Event collaboration with George Strait and Jimmy Buffett. The song was from the Jackson/Strait/Buffett concert album, Live at Texas Stadium, released earlier in the year.
- In November, Precious Memories was named Inspirational Country Album of the Year at the 13th Annual Inspirational Country Music Award Show.
Released March 4, Good Time became Jackson's 17th album, containing 17 songs, and marking the first time in his career Jackson had been the sole writer on his entire album. Good Time became the fourth release of Alan's career to simultaneously debut at #1 on Billboard's pop and country album sales charts.
- The album's first single, "Small Town Southern Man," logged multiple weeks atop the country airplay charts and became Jackson's 32nd #1 single.
- In August, Jackson was honored at a celebration commemorating 50 million albums sold.
"Good Time" became the second single - and second #1 - from the Good Time album.
Earning four nominations for the 42nd Annual CMA Awards, Jackson extended his lead as the all-time most nominated artist in CMA history, with 79 career nominations.
- In October, he was named ASCAP Songwriter/Artist of the Year, recognizing the success of "A Woman's Love" and "Small Town Southern Man."
- Jackson was celebrated by a host of country's finest artists as his music and career became the focus of an edition of CMT Giants.
Jackson topped the charts with "Country Boy," the third #1 single in a row from his smash Good Time album.In June, Jackson celebrated his 20-year career anniversary with a free concert for fans in downtown Nashville.
- In June, Jackson embarked on his first-ever Scandinavian tour, performing in Norway, Sweden & Denmark.
- In July, CMT premieres the Jackson concert special, Aquapalooza on Lake Martin.
In January, Jackson gives fans a glimpse into his next albumFreight Train with the release of "It's Just That Way," the first single from the March 30 album.
- In February, Mattie Jackson, Jackson's eldest daughter, writes the treatment for "It's Just That Way" video, directed by Roman White.
- Good Time is Certified Platinum by the RIAA and becomes Jackson's 15th career platinum award.
- On April 16, Jackson was immortalized in entertainment history when he was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Alan recorded "As She's Walking Away" with the Zac Brown Band – the song went on to top the country charts in November, and Alan and the group performed it on the CMA Awards.
- On November 23, 34 Number Ones – a collection containing all of Alan's chart-topping hits, as well as "As She's Walking Away" and two more songs – was released.
Alan wins a Grammy Award for "As She's Walking Away" with the Zac Brown Band.
- In March, Alan embarks on his first-ever tour of Australia, which sold out in just hours when tickets were placed on sale a few months earlier.
- Alan opens a new career chapter by entering into a joint venture to record and release new music with Capitol/EMI Records Nashville.
- Alan wins his 17th ACM Award – Vocal Event of the Year with the Zac Brown Band for "As She's Walking Away."
- Alan releases "Long Way to Go," the first single from a new album due in the fall of 2012!
- Alan earns his 80th CMA Award nomination (with the Zac Brown Band for "As She's Walking Away").
- Alan performs "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" in front of a crowd that includes President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and their wives at a 10th anniversary remembrance event in at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
- Alan is inducted to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
- Alan receives a star on Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame.
Receives ACM's Jim Reeves International Award, presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world
- Thirty Miles West issued as twentieth album release, debuting #1 on Billboard's Top Country Album Sales chart
- Performs "Better Class Of Losers/She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues) medley with Randy Travis for Anniversary Celebration album
- Breaks all-time attendance record for San Antonio Rodeo, drawing nearly 17,000 fans, most it its 62 year history
- Draws 6,000 fans for Music for Mineral, a benefit concert raising over $150,000 for the city of Mineral, VA, small town at the epicenter of a rare east coast earthquake.
- Honored with corn maze in form of his likeness at Gull Meadow Farms in Richland, MI, allowing fans to walk through the his mustache
- Surprises fans at the Zac Brown Band's Southern Ground Music and Food Festival joining the band for "As She's Walking Away" and "Dixie Highway"
- ACM – Jim Reeves International Award
The Bluegrass Album issued as 22nd album release, enlists the bluegrass industry top musicians, Scott Coney (acoustic guitar), Sammy Shelor (banjo), Adam Steffey (mandolin), Tim Crouch (fiddle), Tim Dishman (bass), Rob Ickes (dobro) and Ronnie Bowman and Don Rigsby (vocals)
- Precious Memories Volume II issued as twenty-first album release
- Records "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" with John Fogerty for his duets album Wrote A Song For Everyone
- Headlines fifth annual Stars Go Blue concert benefitting the Colon Cancer Alliance at historic Ryman Auditorium.
- Daughter, Ali Jackson stars in video for "Blue Ridge Mountain Song", with a sweet young love storyline filmed east of Nashville and in the hills of North Carolina.
- Embarks on his second Australia tour
- Brings Bluegrass to NYC, performing at the world renowned Carnegie Hall
Awarded ASCAP's prestigious Heritage Award, being most performed country music songwriter-artist of ASCAP's first 100 years
- Celebrates 35th wedding anniversary with Denise
- Let It Be Christmas re-released in digital format, for the first time
- Records the theme song for Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways To Die In The West movie
- Announces 25th Anniversary celebration including a 25-city tour in 2015 and Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit
- Performs impromptu late night free show during CMA Music Fest in Nashville's famed honky-tonk, The Stage to celebrate 25th anniversary kick-off
- Joins George Strait for his final concert at AT&T Stadium, attracting over 104,000 fans
- Becomes the first simultaneous artist-in-residence and major museum exhibit subject at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- Performs "Let It Be Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland" on third annual CMA Country Christmas
- Billboard Music Awards Top Christian Album – Precious Memories Vol. 2
- CMT Music Awards – Impact Award
- ICM Awards - Mainstream Country Male Artist
Angels and Alcohol issued as twenty-third release, spending two weeks at #1 on Billboard's Top Country Album Sales chart
- Sony Legacy releases first ever box set, Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story, a compilation celebrating Alan's years on Arista Nashville.
- Embarks on a 25-city 25th Anniversary Keepin' It Country Tour sponsored by Kubota Tractor Corp. with special guests Jon Pardi and Brandy Clark
- Performs "Where Were You When the World Stop Turning" at the 50th Anniversary of the ACMs in Dallas, TX at AT&T Stadium
- Performs "Chattahoochee" with Cole Swindell for ACM Presents: Superstars Duet Show at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX
- Performs on the ACM Superstar Duets show in Dallas with Cole Swindell, singing Chattahoochee
- By popular demand the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum extends Alan's 25 Years of Keepin' It Country exhibit thru June
- Wins two fan voted 2015 Golden Boot Awards for Live Act of the Year and Living Legend of the Year
- Kicks off CMA Music Fest with his 20th appearance at the festival
- Celebrates the debut of Angels and Alcohol on the Today Show Summer Concert Series and Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
- Featured on CBS Sunday Morning with Alan Jackson: Country Storyteller segment
- Becomes Ambassador for Ply Gem's "Home For Good Project" to build more than 300 homes across the U.S. in 2016 for Habitat for Humanity
- Extends hugely successful Keepin' Country Tour with special guest American Idol Alum, Lauren Alaina
- 800-seat Alan Jackson Theatre opens at the Louis County High School in Mineral, VA
- AXS TV airs portion of Denver, CO show for LIVE From Red Rocks concert series
- Eagle Rock Entertainment commemorates the 25th Anniversary tour with first ever live DVD, Keepin' It Country – Live at Red Rocks
- CMC (Country Music Channel – Australia) - ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) highest selling international album - Angels And Alcohol
- 18 ACM Awards
- 16 CMA Awards
- 2 Grammy Awards
- 7 ASCAP Songwriter/Artist of the Year Awards
- 2 ASCAP Song of the Year Awards
- 46 ASCAP Country Song Awards
- 1 ASCAP Golden Note Award
- 1 ASCAP Founders Award
- 2 American Music Awards
- 2 Billboard Awards
- 6 Music City News Songwriters Awards
- 1 Nashville Music Award
- 4 NSAI Awards
- NSAI Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction
- 5 R&R Readers' Poll Awards
- 2 SRO Awards
- 29 TNN/CMT/Country Weekly Awards
- 1 ACA Hitmaker Award
- 1 Blockbuster Entertainment Award
- 2 CCMA (Christian Country Music Association) Awards
- 1 ICM (Inspirational Country Music) Award
- 1 CMT Flameworthy Music Video Award
- 4 Country Weekly Fan Favorite Awards
- 1 Gospel Music Association Dove Award
- 1 CMC (Country Music Channel Australia) Award
#1's: (35)
Top 5's: (14)
- More than 60 Career Singles
- #1's written or co-written by Alan (2 of which were recorded by other artists): 26
- Total Sales: nearly 60 million (including international)
- One of the most-nominated artists in CMA Awards history
The man from rural Newnan, GA, who claims he is just a "singer of simple songs," has sold nearly 60-million albums worldwide and ranks as one of the 10 best-selling male vocalists of all-time in all genres. He has released more than 60 singles – registering 50 Top Ten hits and 35 #1s (including 26 Billboard chart-toppers). He has earned more than 150 music industry awards – including 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, 16 Country Music Association Awards, a pair of Grammys and ASCAP's Founders and Golden Note Awards. Jackson received the first-ever ASCAP Heritage Award in 2014 having earned the title of most-performed country music songwriter-artist of ASCAP's first 100 years. He is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry.
Alan Jackson is one of the most successful and respected singer-songwriters in music. He is in the elite company of Paul McCartney and John Lennon among songwriters who've written more than 20 songs that they've recorded and taken to the top of the charts. Jackson is one of the best-selling artists since the inception of SoundScan, ranking alongside the likes of Eminem and Metallica.


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Sergio Martinez doesn't like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Martinez's promoter, Lou DiBella, claims it's because Martinez, who grew up in a slum in Argentina, views Chavez as a child of privilege. There is something else.
"I'm upset with Chavez because he took my place, he took my title," said Martinez, who will challenge Chavez for his middleweight world title tonight at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas (on HBO pay-per-view). "He didn't beat me for it. I don't understand why people think he is a great champion.
"He isn't."
There's more.
"Chavez doesn't respect the sport," Martinez said. "He always has problems with weight. Before his fight with (Marco Antonio Rubio in February), he had a DUI. He's been caught cheating, using diuretics in the (Troy) Rowland fight."
All true. Which is why Martinez will go into this fight with a full head of steam.
"I want to beat him up," Martinez said. "This victory will be one of the biggest moments of my career. Chavez will get more money and a bigger beating because of it."
Chavez is guaranteed $3 million plus pay-per-view upside, Martinez $1.4 million plus pay-per-view upside.
Martinez's anger is somewhat understandable, especially when it comes to having to fight Chavez for one of the belts Martinez took from Kelly Pavlik in April 2010. By the time Martinez was set to make his first defense against Paul Williams, he already lost his WBO belt via governing body politics.
Martinez then knocked out Williams in the second round in spectacular one-punch fashion in November 2010, only to then lose his WBC belt – the one Chavez now holds – because of more governing body junk.
Chavez, who won the vacant title with a majority decision over Sebastian Zbik in June 2011, returns the dislike Martinez has for him.
"Sergio is saying these things because he is scared," said Chavez, of Mexico. "He gives me no respect. If I don't deserve to be here, why is he training so hard to fight me?"
Chavez also doled out a zinger.
"I know he has a big mouth and on Sept. 15, I am going to shut him up once and for all," Chavez said. "He's just a big clown."
There is nothing phony about this animosity, and that worries DiBella, who said Martinez never goes into a fight with this kind of hatred. It could work against him.
"That could be a good thing, but that could cut the other way," he said. "I've heard him say a number of times he's going to knock out Chavez Jr. That worries me. The only advantage Chavez has is his size and his strength.
"I think if Sergio boxes Chavez's ears off, Chavez might not hit him in the (butt). So it makes me a little concerned when I hear him say he's taking it personally. It makes me a little concerned when I hear him say he wants to knock him out."
Chavez (46-0-1, 32 KOs) does have trouble making the 160-pound limit and likely will weigh as much as 180 when he steps into the ring some 30 hours after Friday's weigh-in. Getting that big has raised the eyebrows of some in the industry.
But Freddie Roach, Chavez's trainer, insisted it's on the up-and-up.
"We do take the weight off, then re-hydrate him and he eats well," Roach said. "He does put a lot of weight on, but he's not breaking any rules. He's just making weight and then putting the weight back on that he took off and he's very strong going in the ring."
This is exactly why DiBella wants Martinez go in and do what he does best – box first, then bring the power at the appropriate time. Martinez, as Williams found out, has plenty of pop. Perhaps that's Martinez's plan.
"The speed and the power that I will deliver to Chavez will be enough to knock him out," Martinez said. "I will not wait for the judges."
By what Chavez is saying, he seems to realize there's a good chance no matter how mad Martinez is he's not going to just stand there and trade with him.
"I know he has a different style, so I will also have to fight differently," Chavez said. "I will have to box more. I have the strategy to beat him."
Martinez, 37, has wanted to fight Chavez for some time. Chavez's promoter, Bob Arum, admitted he kept that from happening until he believed Chavez, 26, was ready for the man considered the best middleweight in the world. Chavez technically may be champion, but Martinez is favored.
A key to Arum making the fight was Chavez's seventh-round TKO of tough Andy Lee in June. Lee is a southpaw; so is Martinez (49-2-2, 28 KOs).
"I wouldn't have taken this fight without (the victory over) Andy Lee," Arum said. "None of us wanted to lead the kid to slaughter. We didn't know exactly how he could handle a southpaw, and the Andy Lee fight answered a lot of questions."
None of that will help Chavez, a fuming Martinez said.
"I hope someone in the ring or in the corner stops this fight," he said, "because I'm not going to stop smashing him."
Martinez weighed 159 on Friday. Incredibly, Chavez weighed 158.


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From Farm to Fleece: Alpaca Farming in Kentuckiana
By: Jonathan Wahl
Photo: Courtesy of Alpaca Culture
Original content from WHAS11.
JACKSON COUNTY, In. (WHAS 11) - If you take a morning trip to Ed and Juvonda Jones' alpaca farm like I did, you'll find it quiet and peaceful, until the sounds of work start to cut through the sounds of chirping birds.
"If I'm not here, I'm not working. I'm not working to make any money, so I don't go anywhere during the week," said Juvonda. She and her husband have been alpaca farmers for 8 years and are the owners of Hoosier Heartland Alpacas.
"I'm out here in the morning for probably an hour and another hour in the evening. Just doing maintenance, cleaning up, feeding, ah, making sure they have plenty of fresh water. We just try to keep it clean so that they stay healthy," said Juvonda.
But the work doesn't end there.
"I process everything from sheering to the finished product. It's cheaper for me. It is my job. I have to do this."
That means taking the raw, dirty fleece, washing it several times, letting it dry, and running it through a drum carder. It's a machine that breaks up the fibers and gets them ready for the next step.
"When I press the treadle, it turns the wheel which turns the bobbin, and that's twisting it into yarn," explained Juvonda as she sat working a spinning wheel. It's a slow, yet rewarding job.
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14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
In this episode, learn more about how grace is God's Remedy for man's dilemma. The blue light of Holy Ghost conviction is the greatest deterrent to sin.


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Kerry and Jamie's wedding at Rookery Manor
This is Kerry and Jamie's wedding at Rookery Manor just south of Bristol. Kerry and Jamie were the perfect couple to photograph as they had total trust in my photography. This was, in no small part, down to the fact that I had photographed the wedding of her twin sister, Michelle, back in 2016. Also the wedding of her good friends, Chris and Jake, back in 2015.
On arrival, a couple of the guests commented that I would have my work cut out due to the weather. Well, it was raining and it looked like it was set for the day. I was still confident that we would get some fantastic photographs. Rookery Manor is one of those wedding venues that allows me, as a wedding photographer, to capture good moments in a photograph no matter what the weather. There's nothing worse than a wedding album full of photographs all taken in the same place. I am always looking for variety in my wedding photography. As you can see from the pictures below, even on a wet day in February, Rookery Manor allows me to deliver on this promise to my clients.
After the wedding ceremony
Kerry and Jamie enjoyed a glass of champagne with their guests in the garden marquee. Once they had chatted to friends and family, I whisked them away for some photographs. We managed to get some wonderful pictures of the two of them in and around the beautiful grounds of the manor house. When the rain eased off, and with the help of a white umbrella, we were even able to get some photographs out in the open. Once we finished the bride and grooms photographs, it was onto the group shots. At some venues, this will mean moving inside but not at Rookery Manor. As you can see from the photographs, I was able to capture the small group shots outside. This was done whilst keeping everyone dry, well, everyone apart from me! We then had a little bit of luck as just before everyone made their way inside for the wedding reception. The rain eased off sufficiently for me to quickly grab a group photograph of the bride and groom and all their friends and family. This was just before they entered the main reception.
After the Reception
After the meal, the light had gone and it was now completely dark outside. This gave me another great opportunity for a few more wedding photographs beside the pond. These photographs are made even more spectacular by the beautiful lighting supplied by Rookery Manor. We only had a couple of minutes to do these photographs as the rain started to fall once again. It was then off to the evening reception where I was able to grab some stunning photographs of the bride and groom on the dance floor in front of their "love" sign. It may well have been a cold and wet winters day but what I will remember is having a tremendous amount of fun not just with Kerry and Jamie, but with all their friends and family – you all made me feel so very welcome. I hope you like the photographs of Kerry and Jamie's wedding at Rookery Manor, please feel free to leave a comment below.


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i have a website for you to go to.
one thing throw its not all about horses but it is about my travels to eurpe for a month so heres the address:
hope you enjoy it and please write a comment
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