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Oeuvres complètes d'Éstienne de la Boétie, publiées Avec Notice biographique, Variantes, Notes et Index par Paul Bonnefon (Paris: J. Rouam, 1892). https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/1147,
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Since 1969 Muammar al-Qaddafi has been the de facto leader of Libya, known for his outspoken and controversial policies, particularly toward the West.
The son of an itinerant Bedouin farmer, Qaddafi was born in a tent in the Libyan desert. He proved a talented student and graduated from the University of Libya in 1963. A devout Muslim and ardent Arab nationalist, Qaddafi early began plotting to overthrow the Libyan monarchy of King Idrīs I. He graduated from the Libyan military acad-emy in 1965 and thereafter rose steadily through the ranks, all the while continuing to plan a coup with the help of his fellow army officers. Captain Qaddafi seized control of the government in a military coup that deposed King Idrīs in September 1969. Qaddafi was named commander in chief of the armed forces and chairman of Libya's new governing body, the Revolutionary Command Council.
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Trip Report: Barefoot Coffee Roasters
Posted by TheShot on 23 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: Barista, Beans, Fair Trade, Local Brew, Quality Issues, Roasting
As a former resident of Palo Alto for several years, a trip down Santa Clara's Stevens Creek Boulevard conjures up images of discount mattress stores, Denny's, and strip malls as far as the eye can see. Unfortunately, that's commercial real estate in the Silicon Valley — regardless of the hidden gems tucked away in Northern California's answer to The O.C.
One of those gems is Barefoot Coffee Roasters — three-time winner for best coffee in the local free weekly, Metro (and one of those rare occasions where a popularity contest gets it right). Despite all my peripheral encounters with Barefoot and its well-deserved accolades, I finally paid my first visit this week.
Barefoot starts with Andy Newbom (owner and CEO, or "Chief Espresso Officer"), and I couldn't think of a better person for the role. I first met him as emcee at the last Western Regional Barista Competition (WRBC). There are many great inside stories of how he's offered his time, energy, and even his spare bedroom to support the training and development of budding, high-quality cafés throughout the West. But most of all, he exudes an infectious enthusiasm for good espresso. Andy visibly loves good espresso the way Homer Simpson loves donuts.
Outside this small café there are several sidewalk tables and chairs for scoping out the nearby freeway traffic. Inside, there's a handful of artful tables and sofas — and a long corridor leading past their famous Probat roaster to their less-famous bathroom with its brooding, Central American-themed mural walls.
Barefoot is religious about the need for, and its support of, professional barista training, and it shows. They have mounted numerous framed training certifications on the back wall behind their three-group La Marzocco GB/5 station. The barista will demonstrate a detailed level of quality control — rejecting shots that didn't come out to their professional standards.
For espresso, I first sampled their Bare Espresso — a double shot made with a standard blend ($2). They served it with a medium brown crema without distinctive markings or froth, and it was a little lighter in color and thickness than I expected (or experienced at the WRBC's The 4th Machine). The cup had a sweet, herbal earthiness with a lot of bright, acidic notes, but the body was surprisingly lighter.
I moved on to their Single Estate Espresso ($3.50) — a variant to their usual blend, typically made with a rotation of estate coffees (as modelled in very few other cafés, such as Palo Alto's Caffé del Doge). As a single origin espresso, as in the case with single malt scotch, it often has a very distinctive, unique, and intense flavor profile. The day's offering was a Panama Finca Hartmann, which they recommended with spouts (as opposed to a naked portafilter).
One of the things I really like about Barefoot is that they don't succumb to the latest popularized specialty coffee trends. For example, some baristas have recently glommed on to the (not-so-new) Cup of Excellence phenomenon — as if Cup of Excellence-competing coffees have a monopoly on unique, distinctive, high-quality flavor profiles. But Barefoot knows there is plenty more out there to choose from, like Finca Hartmann. (We've arguably witnessed a similar phenomenon in the past year with socio/eco-conscious types discovering Fair Trade coffees en masse and attributing it with a monopoly on ethical and sustainable growing practices — putting a blind eye to Fair Trade's many shortcomings and problems.)
The Finca Hartmann espresso hit paydirt. Not that the Bare Espresso was a slouch, but here the cup came with dark red and brown flecks in its thinner crema (expectedly thinner, given its single-bean profile). It had a more robust aroma, a round and robust body, and an intense sweetness with a sharp but pleasant bite at the back of the throat to complement its herbal pungency. Outstanding.
Read the review of Barefoot Coffee Roasters (Single Estate Espresso).
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[…] CoffeeRatings.com pays the 'foot a visit. http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/12/barefoot-coffee-roasters/ here is a small excerpt from their blog site. Visit them and read the rest and make sure to check out the sweet reviews on our coffee pals at Ritual and Blue Bottle. –One of those gems is Barefoot Coffee Roasters — three-time winner for best coffee in the local free weekly, Metro (and one of those rare occasions where a popularity contest gets it right). Despite all my peripheral encounters with Barefoot and its well-deserved accolades, I finally paid my first visit this week. […]
[…] However, I am in less agreement with his "aversion to robusta" argument. Sure, robusta is generally a cheaper grade coffee that many American retailers tend to avoid on this criteria alone. And the right percentage of good-quality robusta in an espresso blend can make a huge difference in an espresso's volume of crema, the richness of its aroma, and the breadth of its flavor profile. But I've also had astounding single-bean espresso shots that have blown blends out of the water. […]
[…] Ah, yes — the old "All coffees are created equal, but how about those curtains?!" trap. (I'm reminded of the punchline to the old restaurant-on-the-moon joke: "Good food, but no atmosphere.") The article mentions the usual suspects plus Mission City Coffee Roasting Co., City Lights Espresso, and the Cocola Bakery on Santana Row (sister to the Cocola Bakery in the San Francisco Centre). But it is a moral outrage that the author makes no mention of Barefoot — even if it's not about the atmosphere. […]
[…] If had to choose a second from last year, I'd have to pick the French press travel mug from Barefoot Coffee Roasters. I've developed a habit of bringing it to the office most days (I also get plenty of comments on it). I grind some fresh beans into it before leaving for work in the morning — storing some extra grinds in the hidden compartment at the bottom. It makes truly good coffee quite convenient and portable. […]
[…] The closest Coffee Meetup to S.F. is The South Bay Coffee Meetup Group, based in Santa Clara. It will come as no surprise that it was founded by noneother than Andy Newbom of Barefoot Coffee Roasters. Their next meeting is March 5. […]
[…] The Illy preachers also sound a bit reactionary to the trend towards single-origin products. It's a bit like the Johnny Walkers making their case against the single malt scotch trend. While there is a definite art and mastery to making a well-balanced espresso from a variety of blended coffee sources, single-origin espressos can often be excellent for their singularly strong, albeit imbalanced, flavor profiles. […]
[…] Until its closure last year, SF residents were able to taste some of that at Café Organica. But today if you want to try espresso made from a rotation of single estate beans and/or from a choice of different roasts, you have to travel to the likes of Barefoot Coffee Roasters or Caffé del Doge. Copycats are fine when it's something excellent, but there's clearly more than one way to make a great espresso. […]
[…] rag, but once in a while they feature the occasional gem — like today's interview with Barefoot Coffee Roasters' founder and all around cool guy, Andy Newbom: American Chronicle: Andy Newbom of Silicon […]


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Yahoo'sboard seems to be looking for any way possible to escape takeover by Microsoft, but in the end directors' duty may be simply to take what the software company offers.
The pioneering Web company may be known for its fun-loving culture where employees refer to each other as "yahoos", dress in loud purple-and-yellow T-shirts and harbor a deep Silicon Valley-bred distrust of rival Microsoft's corporate culture.
But Yahoo's 10-member board is far from being some band of Microsoft-hating ideologues that would block a deal with the world's largest software company at any price.
Most of the board directors at Sunnyvale, California-based Yahoo are drawn from the mainstream of American corporate life, including executives and entrepreneurs from fields such as advertising, airlines, supermarkets and radio.
And in a world of heightened focus on corporate boards, directors are under clear pressure to seek the best deal for shareholders, suggesting their fiduciary responsibility will prevail over any bet-the-farm strategy to remain independent.
"You can't say 'No' to Microsoft's offer based on some intangible vision," said Clayton Moran, an analyst with Stanford Group in Houston.
Microsoft's original cash-and-stock offer of $44.6 billion, or $31 per share, was a more than 60 percent premium to Yahoo's stock price. The offer value has since shrunk to about $42 billion -- still a substantial premium.
Wall Street has grown convinced that Microsoft's price is an insurmountable hurdle to would-be rivals and that the search for alternatives by Yahoo's board is basically designed to exact a higher offer from the Redmond, Washington-based giant.
"Doing some alternative deal is almost sure to be of less value to shareholders," Moran said. "You would see all sorts of lawsuits -- and they would be lawsuits with merit."
A spokeswoman declined to comment on the board's activities beyond a statement Monday rejecting Microsoft's bid as too low: "Yahoo's board is carefully and thoroughly evaluating all of the company's strategic alternatives and will pursue the best course of action to maximize long-term value," it said.
Despite discussions, according to sources, of tie-ups with other companies from Google to News Corp , Yahoo's directors are not tech radicals who will attempt to go it alone at any cost.
"One way Yahoo has grown up is that they have created a pretty good corporate board," said a local recruiter who has performed a variety of executive search assignments for Yahoo and is familiar with the dynamics of the directors.
"The average age is 55, which is typical for many corporate boards, but old for Silicon Valley," the recruiter said. "There is not a lot of next-generation thinking there."
Even directors drawn from the tech world like venture capitalist Eric Hippeau, one of the first institutional investors in Yahoo, and Robert Kotick, head of video game company Activision, have ties that suggest they won't oppose a Microsoft deal.
A key driver of Activision's business is selling gaming titles for Microsoft's Xbox gaming console, accounting for one-third of its latest quarter's software publishing sales.
In a curious twist, Hippeau was on the board of Danger Inc, makers of an innovative hybrid Web and phone device, that agreed to sell the company to Microsoft in a smaller-scale deal for undisclosed terms announced this week. Hippeau was aboard a plane and could not be reached for comment.
Another Yahoo board member, Citizens Communications Chairman and Chief Executive Maggie Wilderotter, was a former senior vice president at Microsoft's public sector business, selling the company's software to government agencies.
"It is quite a capable and experienced board. Its composition and collective experience suggests the directors have an active interest in doing what's best for shareholders," Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsay said.
"There should be no real surprises," Lindsay said. "They are just exercising their responsibility as board members." He predicts the sale of the company at a modestly higher price.
Both sides are working from well-rehearsed scripts performed in dozens of unsolicited takeovers in the past. Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and Moelis & Co are working as financial advisers to Yahoo; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is Yahoo's legal adviser. Munger Tolles & Olson is acting as counsel to Yahoo's outside directors.
Jeffries & Co analyst Youssef Squali expects a drawn-out process in which Microsoft ultimately prevails by sweetening its bid by another $2 to $3 per share. But he warns against board brinkmanship in pursuing a goal as high as $40 a share.
"The risk of derailing a deal at the end of the day can prove dangerous ... considering that a 'no deal' scenario would send the stock back below $20 quickly," Squali wrote in a research note to clients, published Thursday.
The board has days or weeks to decide. A month from now, nominations for board members are due for Yahoo's annual shareholder meeting. Microsoft could turn hostile and nominate its own candidates as a way of winning support for its deal.
"If they unreasonably drag it out, Yahoo board members would be subject to criticism," Lindsay said.
Moran was more blunt: "Regardless of their personalities, they really have a pretty clear responsibility to the shareholder -- and potential (legal) liability if they don't do what's right."


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LONDON (Reuters) - People with severe acne are at increased risk of attempting suicide, scientists said on Friday in a study which fuels a debate about whether acne drugs such as Roche's Accutane prompt suicidal thoughts.
Swedish scientists found patients had an additional suicide risk for up to a year after treatment with isotretinoin, the generic version of Accutane, which is commonly prescribed for people with severe acne.
"A more probable interpretation is that the underlying severe acne may best explain the raised risk," they said, although they could not rule out that it may be "as a consequence of exposure to the drug."
Accutane, which Swiss drugmaker Roche said last year it would stop selling because of generic competition, has had a controversial history since its 1982 launch.
While powerful at clearing acne, the drug has been linked to birth defects if taken during pregnancy and has also been suspected of causing mental side effects, although Roche has vigorously defended personal injury claims in this area.
It is now available as generic isotretinoin and sold by drugmakers including Mylan, Ranbaxy and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.
Acne is a widespread skin complaint found in up to 80 percent of adolescents. While most cases are mild, more severe cases can be quite disfiguring, a sensitive problem in social groups often already self conscious about their bodies.
Doctors say isotretinoin is effective in patients with severe acne, but also note reports linking isotretinoin to depression and suicidal behavior. Scientific studies have had conflicting results.
A study by Canadian scientists published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry in 2008 suggested isotretinoin might double the risk of developing depression.
A Norwegian study earlier this year found that levels of depression and suicidal thoughts were two or three times higher in young people who had the most severe acne than in those without it, suggesting the drug treatment may not be to blame.
Against this background, Anders Sundstrom and a team from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden investigated suicide attempts before, during and after isotretinoin treatment for severe acne.
They assessed data from 5,756 people who had been prescribed isotretinoin from 1980-89 and linked these to hospital discharge and cause of death registers from 1980-2001.
The results, published in the British Medical Journal, found 128 patients admitted to hospital after a suicide attempt. The study also found the number of suicide attempts rose between one and three years before starting to take isotretinoin. The risks were highest within six months of treatment ending.
Sundstrom's team said it was impossible to say for certain whether the continued rise in suicide risk was "due to the natural course of severe acne, or to negative effects of the treatment."
Commenting on the study, Sarah Bailey of the pharmacy and pharmacology department at Britain's Bath University said it was important research which strengthens the view that acne itself can have significant psychological effects.
"The controversial issue of increased suicide risk with isotretinoin use is not resolved by this paper," she said, adding that the most interesting finding was that the risk of suicide is increased after treatment, showing that it is "essential to continue to monitor patients carefully."
Editing by Dan Lalor and David Holmes
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Genesis' second chapter tells a story of how God planted a garden, then created human beings to till it. The reason is obvious: Gardens are a lot of work, so Yahweh needed help to keep Eden weeded.
I realized that this summer, the first season I've had my own backyard garden. The locavores, foodies, granolas, Amish, and other assorted environmentalists and farm types convinced me that it would be worth the effort to grow my own food. Plus, I hate to mow the grass, so vegetables seemed preferable to a lawn.
A garden, as God discovered, is not something you can create and just leave alone. It takes work. Peas, for example, require a trellis to grow on, and a gardener should really put one in before the plants are so entangled that they resemble something more like a bramble. (I did not.)
Everyone loves garden-fresh tomatoes, but it turns out that one can't plant them in Chicago until the end of May, and certainly not in late April as I did. Mine glowered at me every cool morning, threatening to expire at any moment. Zucchini, also a warm-weather plant, will grow beautifully—and then take over half your garden and bury you with fruit. They are eclipsed only by cucumbers, a most insidious vine that will choke out everything else in the garden if you turn your back for 15 minutes.
Then there was the Great Bean Failure of 2011, during which only a single sprout out of an entire package came up. What happened to the others? The amateur gardener soon discovered that raised vegetable beds indeed hold water better than regular ground—so well, in fact, that the beans drowned.
Despite all my missteps, the garden still produced. Every salad for two months came from my lettuce bed, and the peas (pictured) produced pod after pod. Even the tomatoes eventually forgave me for their difficult childhood and thrived. I had so many green beans that every summer cookout featured them in some permutation: pickled, steamed, in salads, stir-fried. Still, by the end of the summer, I found myself wondering who was gardening whom.
I shouldn't have been surprised to learn that a garden is not something one inflicts upon a plot of land but more like a bargain struck with the earth. In exchange for attention and care, these plants may (or may not) yield food, and the extent to which they do depends a great deal on how quickly one learns their language. As with any relationship, things can go downhill if you stop listening. Still, most vegetables are gentle teachers (except maybe asparagus). They will respond to the slightest attention, and with enough (but not too much) water and sunlight, they will put food on your plate.
But I have found that they feed me in more intangible ways as well: in the pleasure of watching something grow from seed to harvest, the surprise of discovering the first cucumber or green tomato on the vine, the sense of gratitude when you eat from your own garden. Those vines and bushes helped me find a hunger to grow things that I didn't even know was there, one echoed in urban dweller after urban dweller who spoke enviously of the garden they wished they had.
Gardening is also a reminder that it is impossible to go it alone. Even my small garden takes two people to maintain—no wonder God provided the first human being a helpmate—and even at our most productive, my yard and I could not produce enough food to take me through October, much less an entire winter. My dependence on the farmers and fields of the world has only become more obvious, and the Great Bean Failure called to mind those for whom wasted seed is a catastrophe.
At the other end of the Bible, in Revelation, the seer John has a vision of another garden, this one in a city, the fulfillment of the cultivation God began in Genesis, the completion of the partnership God struck with humankind. Until now I had not realized that there was a third—though often forgotten—partner in that bargain: the earth itself, not just a blank slate or an empty stage but an equal, with integrity and wisdom of its own.
This article appeared in the September 2011 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 76, No. 9, page 8).


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We've harped on the New York Jets' lack of depth at wide receiver for much of the offseason. But Jets fans should have no fear: Antonio Cromartie is here!
Rex Ryan mentioned Friday at his first post-practice press conference that we shouldn't be surprised to see Cromartie taking some snaps at wide receiver.
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"You have 53 guys on your roster and 45 are active and you're sitting back some games there has to be some crossover," Ryan said. "Don't be surprised if Cromartie plays some receiver, that's something we talked about. You have to be ready for those type of things."
We have no problem with coaches cross-training players at different positions, but this one smacks of desperation. The Jets are hoping for some spark at wideout off the bench with Brad Smith gone and Chaz Schilens still Chaz Schilens. We can't imagine that Cromartie, a starter at cornerback, will have a major role on offense.
"I definitely take credit for that second round pick. So far so good, but he's really been impressive." Ryan said.
Mark Sanchez also lauded Hill for a fast start at his first training camp practice. Hill figures to start, with Jeremy Kerley, Schilens, and possibly Cromartie chipping in off the bench. All this New England Patriots-Jets copycat stuff is getting out of hand.


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This film is about the global AIDS situation. The film starts in Europe and the United States and ends up in Zimbabwe and Uganda. It tells about the global disparities of drug access, but also about the successful HIV and AIDS responses of Thailand, Cambodia and Uganda.


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I've written several essays and am still working on some that I would like to eventually get published.
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I would like to publish a book in the line of "Arguably Essays" by Christopher Hitchens or Jon Stewarts early book "Naked Pictures of Famous People".
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Should I leave opinion out of it to a certain extent?
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To view each grade level, click the By Grade tab above the graph and make your selection from the Grade drop down menu. Once you have made all your choices, click the Go! button to generate the new display. (Note: The Comparison Item, EAV= Equalized Assessed Valuation appears only at the district level.)
On the scatterplot, the red triangle represents the selected school. Two red triangles means the school has administered two different, grade appropriate assessments. Black circles indicate other schools within the district at the level selected. (See Filter by School Type) The light blue dots are all the other schools in the state with the same selected grade levels. Hover over any of the shapes to view an informational pop up box. The school name, comparison item, percentage meets/exceeds, and assessment name are all displayed in the box. From the pop up box you can also click on View Report to go directly to that school's report. Double click anywhere on the scatterplot to activate the zoom feature. This allows more precise school selection within a particular area of the graph. To return to the default view, click the refresh icon at the upper right corner of the scatterplot.
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I adore this movie. John Waters is superb, of course, but Cry Baby is just amazing.
I just popped it in because I'm having a pissy night and I just want to see the part where Traci Lords says "Sometimes old ladies get cut" to make me feel better.
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Lunch in the Loop: Go for the Full Irish Breakfast at Emerald Loop Bar & Grill
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Editor's Note: Whether you're a tourist or an office worker in downtown Chicago, you can get sick of eating at chain restaurants all day. So we've started a series to get you the lowdown on where to find a great and affordable lunch.
It's been a pretty mild summer here in Chicago, and the easygoing temperature makes it comfortable to sit outside for lunch. I like eating outside. It's fun. I get to enjoy the breeze and some food, while staring at passersby just long enough to creep them out. I guess that's about the closest thing I have to a hobby these days, considering I'm still unemployed, recently single, and struggling to figure out what I want to do with my life. The most adventure I've had actually happened this morning when my cat almost barfed on my head while I was sound asleep, dreaming of better things to come.
Emerald Loop is just on the border of the north Loop, and it has a fairly large sidewalk seating area, where you can eat outside. This is tourist territory more than office-grunt turf, but I like seeing tourists walking around, enamored with Chicago for the first time. The restaurant serves Irish pub food, just like the countless other Irish bars in Chicago, like the Golden Sheleighleigh and Flanerty O'Shenanigans (I totally made those up right now, they aren't real, but I wish they were).
Considering I'm working so hard sitting on my ass right now, a high-calorie protein bomb is the perfect example of what I should probably avoid. It's hard to resist a Full Irish Breakfast ($12.95), though. This is a hefty meal, consisting of Irish bacon (aka back bacon), black and white pudding, Irish sausage, a broiled tomato, sautéed mushrooms, tinned beans, and two eggs.
My favorite part of Irish breakfast is the black pudding; Emerald Loop's is a little dry, but it still has the bold iron-like flavor of cooked blood that you either love or hate. It's definitely well seasoned and crisped on the flat-top to add even more flavor. The white version is soft, much milder, and salty, and the Irish sausages are a combination of silky, salty, smooth, and crisp at the same time. The bacon is chewy, lean, and hammy, making me wish it was readily available at bigger grocery stores.
And of course, there are the pork and beans on the side, straight from the can, which are in a sweet ketchup-like sauce thickened from the starch from the beans. I grew up with canned pork and beans, so I have a serious soft spot for them. Overall, the breakfast is at least two meals worth, and plus, it's served all day—there aren't many places in the Loop that I know of, if any, that sell Irish breakfast, so there's a novelty to it.
For a more lunch-like meal, the corned beef sandwich ($10.95) comes layered with melted Swiss cheese on dark rye bread. It's thick-cut, tender, with classic corned beef flavor. Plus, Emerald Loop has Coleman's mustard, which, if you haven't had the pleasure of experiencing it, is nose-clearing, sharp, and strong, justifying its existence in small jars.
The mashed potatoes, which come as a side (you can also get French fries instead) are grainy, and the accompanying gravy is almost tasteless. You might be better off with the fries.
The mac and cheese ($10.95, +$1 for additional ingredients) is somehow lacking in flavor; it's just not sharp enough. With bacon and chicken, you do get a bit more flavor, as the chicken is well seasoned, but it's dry and chewy. The cavatappi noodles at the bottom, though, are the good ones, bathing in the extra cheese sauce.
My people-watching mission didn't work out great because of the heavy construction on the facade of the building, as well as a movie crew's fleet of trucks obscuring any city views, but hey, you can't win them all. Irish breakfast is a pretty good consolation prize.
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Freeman Field
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Historical Marker 36.1977.1 and 2
Jackson County
Visit the Indiana History Blog to learn more about the Freeman Field uprising.
On December 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan in response to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Manpower and materials were needed quickly.
On May 6, 1942, the War Department announced its intention to build a pilot training school and air field southwest of Seymour in Jackson County. On December 1, 1942, the Seymour air field was activated.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw the construction of the structures, runways, and roads. There were 413 buildings and four 5,500-foot runways located on 2,560 acres. It was a state-of-the-art facility.
In March 1943, the field was officially named the Freeman Army Air Field. Richard S. Freeman was born on June 22, 1907 in Winamac, Pulaski County. He graduated from West Point and was assigned to the Army Air Corps. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on February 6, 1941 when his plane crashed in Nevada.
Also in March 1943, the first cadets arrived at this advanced twin-engine training school. Many of the graduates went on to fly bombers, such as B-17s and B-24s. The last graduation was February 1, 1945. A total of 4,245 pilots graduated from the Freeman Field aerial training base. Twenty-four instructors and cadets were killed during training.
Registration at Freeman Field in 1944. Black aviators, including a group of Tuskegee Airmen, trained at Freeman Field. In April 1945, black officers tried to integrate an officers' club resulting in a major incident. See James C. Warren, The Freeman Field Mutiny (Vacaville, Calif.: The Conyers Publishing Co, 1996) and Ray Boomhower,
" 'Nobody Wanted Us': Black Aviators at Freeman Field," Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History (Summer 1993), pp. 38-45.
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In January 1946, the facility was declared to be surplus. It was deactivated in November 1948. The War Assets Administration determined the post-war use of the land and structures: 2,241 acres for a municipal airport for Seymour; more than 240 acres for agricultural training in the Seymour Community Schools; and the Seymour Industrial Association received more than sixty acres to develop an industrial park.
Source: Historical marker file 36.1997.1, Indiana Historical Bureau.


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Recap: Top Chef DC, Episode 4
Another week, another episode of Top Chef! There was a double elimination this week, which was fine by me since I still have no idea who half of these people are. In other news, Kenny was still pissed off, Angelo was still cocky, and Andrea's hair was still crispy. So, who made the cut? Who didn't? And more importantly, why the hell does Padma have a tacky snakeskin pouch sewn to her shirt? It's all ahead in this week's recap!
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The Quickfire
This week, the chefs had to prepare an adult dish for Tom and Padma, along with a baby-friendly purée version in honor of their newborns. Lynne and Alex freaked out, because they "never fed children" before. So what? I've never fed a 90 year old before. That doesn't mean I don't know how to put a prune on a fork. Suck it up, guys.
Padma told the crew that it would be a high stakes quickfire, and that the winners would each receive $10,000. Arnold said he'd give the money to an orphanage. I'm so sure. Alex, on the other hand, said he'd buy something nice for himself, namely "a hooker and an 8-ball." Yeah. That sounds like a great plan. Maybe he should just cut to the chase and buy himself some Valtrex and a good lawyer instead.
Kenny, Kevin, and Angelo got right down to business, and felt confident with the challenge because they raised children in the past. Amanda, on the other hand, seemed distant and lost in thought:
Tom hated Tim's overcooked lamb, and Padma hated the pool of nasty blood under Kevin's duck breast. However, Kelly was the worst performer. She left a lemon seed in her baby purée, which caused Padma to make a face I had previously seen on Renée Zellweger:
Ultimately, Kenny and Tamesha won the challenge. Kenny made a curried chicken with confit of butternut squash, and Tamesha made a salmon with vegetable chowder and licorice oil. They were each awarded $10,000 (or as Tamesha said, "Holy shitballs! Ten thousand dollars!") Holy shitballs indeed!
Elimination Challenge
Sigh. Another dreaded group challenge! This week, the chefs had to pair up and create new signature menu dishes for the Hilton hotel chain. The judges were Mike Isabella and Bryan Voltaggio from Top Chef seasons 6, and Spike Mendelsohn from Top Chef season 4. Bryan Voltaggio even cracked a smile, which I think is one of the signs of the Apocalypse. Don't quote me on that, though.
The chefs paired themselves together as follows: Arnold and Lynne, Kelly and Andrea, Kenny and Kevin, Alex and Ed, Angelo and Tamesha, and Stephen and Amanda. No one wanted to team with Stephen or Amanda, so they were placed together by default. (Yes. It's okay to laugh at that.) There were three rounds of competition: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Fast forward 25 boring minutes of Angelo awkwardly hitting on Tamesha, and Kenny complaining about how "pissed off" he was about... well... everything, and the cooking was over! Without much fanfare, Tim/Tiffany and Stephen/Amanda were named the winners of the breakfast round, and Angelo/Tamesha and Alex/Ed were named the winners of the lunch round.
Judges' Table
Kenny/Kevin, Andrea/Kelly, and Arnold/Lynne competed head to head in the dinner round. Much to my surprise, team Andrea/Kelly won the entire challenge with their braised beef short ribs. They got their dish on the Hilton menu, and won trips to Italy and Spain as well. Wow. And I thought I had a good day because I found five bucks at Target.
Kenny/Kevin's short ribs didn't have enough glaze, and their horseradish sauce apparently wasn't horseradish-y enough for the judges. But in the end, Arnold and Lynne were both eliminated. They served undercooked pasta, and the judges felt their squid ink mussels dish would be too hard to sell to Hilton customers.
And that brought this week's episode to an end! What did you think, Serious Eaters? Last week, many of you said you found the season boring and the chefs uninspiring. Did you enjoy this week's episode? Were the right people sent home?
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We are here in this lifetime for one purpose...to raise consciousness. What else is there?
After five days at NAVS Vegetarian Summerfest, submerged in the waters with some of the most inspiring people of our generation, it is impossible to come to any other conclusion. I met with people I have followed for years and that have been incidentally raised onto pedestals based on the daily miracles they perform; raising consciousness to any and every person they come into contact with. It occurred to me that deep inside each of us, there is proactive, compassionate potential that on its own could light the world...and the people I spent my week with were instrumental in the sparks lit in our community. One of the deepest beauties is the fact that we all have come there with different perspectives, talents, expertise, angles...but all with a single unified intention...to raise consciousness and awareness into the lives of as many people as possible.
Shaun Monson had a huge impact on my life. He is the creator/writer/producer of the brilliant documentary, Earthlings. When I met him, I was in awe...he had mastered the concept of taking images of reality (current and historical) and creating a monologue of truth that is so painful-and yet, so critical...in a manner so compelling and provocative that you cannot turn your mind or eyes off of the images or the language. A poet, historian, theologist, philosopher and filmmaker all built into one man who can raise awareness to a point in which you never wanted to go...yet realize the imminence and necessity of doing so once there. Meeting him was transformative in my life...he is in the end-stages of his newest film, the second part of his trilogy beginning with Earthlings, called Unity. The scenes from this second part are exquisitely and brilliantly painful as it forces the viewer to face-up to the bold duality we each experience on a daily basis in minor doses...all the way to the other extreme of this component of life...the realities of war, animal torture/mutilation/consumption, human distrust, and the search for understanding...as discomforting as it is to face this threshold, it may just prove to be the most important moment of epiphany necessary to make global change a possibility.
Gene Baur is a man that I have followed and admired for years. He is the man that discovered the first sheep, lying in a pile of disposed-animals, near death and fighting for her life, inspiring this initial rescue which blossomed into the miraculous creation and existence of the dual bi coastal Farm Sanctuaries that are responsible for the rescue of hundreds (if not thousands) of animals. I visited the Northern California location (in Orland) last winter in order to document its beauty for my program, Going Veg with the Plant-Based Dietitian and had fallen madly in love with the concept, desperately searching for a way to stop everything in my world in order to open a farm rescue of my own...In the magic essence of Summerfest, I was able to finally meet Gene...and pick his brain. He filled my energy vessel with a focus for my limitless inspiration and optimism, which was already overfloweth.
My favorite cookbook is The Vegan Table, a recipe collection that all of my omnivore relatives and friends appreciate anytime I attempt new samples and experiments when entertaining (which is rather often these days). So, needless to say, when I discovered how fabulous its author, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, is, I went starstruck! In fact, she is the beautiful and generous being that drove me a couple hours to the airport for my treacherous journey home. How surreal to spend a couple hours in the car with a person who has inspired myself and many others to produce and impress others (particularly non-vegans) with tempting tummy-pleasers? What an exciting opportunity to get to know this genius recipe-developer who is a woman filled with so many other talents I am just learning about...podcasting, writing about compassion, etc. She has three new books coming out in the next few months...THREE!!! And they will all be fabulous! What an amazing chance to learn about this beautiful light in the plant-based world.
Dr. Hans Diehl is a man I consider one of my mentors. He began his career with Nathan Pritikin-a legend in his own category. Currently, Dr. Diehl is the celebrity genius responsible for CHIP (Coronary Health Improvement Project) in Loma Linda California at the renowned Loma Linda University and who is instrumental in improving the health of thousands of people across the world. So, imagine the magnificence of having this mentor of mine attend one of my lectures I gave at Summerfest??? That is one of the highlights of this trip and conference. Not only that, but we were able to spend some time together where he generously provided me with some ingenious wisdom of his years in the healing business, guiding me towards an ameliorated sense of responsibility towards helping others and in handling this new blossoming career of mine in proper order. I will be forever appreciative and indebted to Dr. Diehl for the time I spent with him in Pennsylvania.
Carol J. Adams is a legend in the veg/feminist/animal rights activist world. Amongst her ground-breaking and provocative work is the 20 year-old book, The Sexual Politics of Meat, which took the veg movement to a whole new level! Also written by this pioneer is the book called The Pornography of Meat and Living Among Meat Eaters. I was able to hear a couple of her phenomenal lectures and have her sign all three of the aforementioned books. She is wise and forward-thinking and I am grateful to have the opportunity to have my mind directed in a place it had never visited before...and has spiraled upward ever since.
On the last night of Summerfest, magic occurred...without that intention...there was a showing of a new-ish documentary entitled Peaceable Kingdom. This is a film describing the experiences of several animal farmers transitioning from enacting brutal torture, maiming and murder of animals secondary to the requirement of their ability to financially survive into the realization of the paradox of having to give their loving, trusting and sentient "pets" into the horrific agribusiness second step...leading to the demise and cruel situations these gorgeous animals unfortunately suffer. It documented the duality of believing their survivability depended upon raising and selling their beautiful animals and their deep understanding of the unrighteousness of bonding and raising them and selling them off after the trust developed. What was special about this film is the documentation of these phenomenal animals in their natural setting, relating to one another and to the humans that were lovingly taking care of them. I had never witnessed animals in these situations...the Mama chick feeding its baby and the baby curling up inside its mothers' wing; the Mama sheep desperately searching for her baby as truckloads of lambs were being delivered to the farm after being separated; and the domesticated reaction of the goats and cows to its human owners as they pet and loved them. These are images that make me dream that I can one day acquire a farm sanctuary of my own...
Yet, the most touching experience of the whole evening (and I mean after a dozen tissues destroyed by the tears that refused to stop flowing from my broken eyes) was the recognition of several children who had participated in the experience of witnessing this powerful and disturbing film. There were several children who were enabled by their hesitant parents to be present for this event. I have never been as uplifted as when Manni, a 10 year-old boy of my new friends, stood up to the microphone to ask the producers and stars of the film, "what can I do to help the animals?. This was followed by a young girl, who could hardly control her tears, begging to understand how this happens...how animals are treated like this. Watching children hold each other, come to the understanding of why the animal rights movement exists, and ask critical questions was the most extraordinary experience of my life. Perhaps it is because I am a Mother...and an animal activist...and someone who has focused her entire career on educating others of the importance of eating a plant-based, whole food diet...I have never been so inspired/moved/hopeful as when I watched these youngsters have their epiphany...right in front of this loving, supportive crowd. As much as I know this evening is one these children will never forget, I also understand that I will retain it as one of the most touching experiences I have had to date...
Besides all of these people and experiences, I could go on and on about meeting heroes of mine including bestselling authors Brenda Davis and Joanne Stepaniak, super-energetic physicians Dr. Michael Greger and Dr. Neal Barnard, fellow nutrition experts John Pierre and Kerri Saunders.
What a concept to be surrounded by like minded people for five days! In all four of my lectures, I felt very much that I was "preaching to the choir". Never in my lecturing career did I mention factoids such as "greens have twice as much protein then animal products" or "omnivores and vegans have identical risks for iron-deficiency anemia" and not have everyone in the audience have their jaws drop to the floor! I am empowered by the unification that occurred here and energized to continue spreading the message.


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COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, runs from November 11-22, 2013. As part of our involvement in COP19, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, is providing news and analysis as well as live tweeting. Today Damian reports from the third day of COP19's second week, where The Climate Group hosted a meeting for its States and Regions Alliance.
Damian writes:
What role should sub-national governments play in international climate negotiations? For many years, the answer from national governments has generally been 'not a lot'.
Despite the regular (and growing) presence of sub-national and city governments as observers to UNFCCC talks over the years, the process has remained firmly focused on national-level actions.
In some regards this approach has made a lot of sense. A complicated intergovernmental process involving 190 odd countries really doesn't need further complexity by expanding it to other levels of government.
Domestic politics has also played a part. Some national governments, nervous about independently minded regions, have been loathe to provide space or recognition for them at the international level.
Although other national governments have happily recognized and encouraged their sub-national brethren, the overall situation has been one where regions and cities have been seen but not heard.
Change however is afoot, with potentially far reaching and positive consequences.
If not for the first time, then certainly in a way that significantly boosts their profile, the role of sub-national governments is increasingly being recognized in key UNFCCC negotiating text. In draft text released earlier in the week relating to the 2015 global deal, Parties "welcome and encourage…adaptation and mitigation actions…by subnational and local governments…".
This language is hardly revolutionary, but its inclusion reflects years of hard work on the part of sub-national governments to have their role in combating climate change recognized at the international level.
It also reflects perhaps an admission of failure on the part of national governments. After years of incremental progress in the negotiations, there now seems to be a creeping realization among national governments that they will need all the help they can get to deal with climate impacts that are no longer just distant threats.
The good news is that there is much that international negotiators could be inspired by and learn from sub-national governments.
For a variety of reasons, states, regions and cities around the world have not been waiting for a global deal to take action. These governments face the realities of climate change on the practical level; for them the issue is not academic but grounded in the need to protect communities, support businesses, diversify economies and create jobs.
Today (20 November) at a meeting of The Climate Group's States and Regions Alliance in Warsaw, the governments of the Basque Country, Bavaria, Brittany, Catalonia, Kwazulu-Natal, North Rhine Westphalia, Ontario, Quebec, Rhone-Alpes, Sao Paulo, Scotland, South Australia, Upper Austria and Wales, laid out their latest low-carbon initiatives.
From inter-regional carbon trading, to complete phase out of coal fired power; from comprehensive climate legislation to genuinely ambitious emission reductions for 2020 through to 2050; and from incentives for electric vehicles to dramatic expansion in renewable energy, it is clear that sub-national governments are at the forefront of global mitigation efforts.
The irony for the UNFCCC process is that after years of being the poor cousin to national governments in the climate diplomacy hierarchy, states, regions and cities are now the rising stars when it comes to substantive, demonstrable action.
Much remains to be done of course, and the actions that still need to be taken are by no means easy – a fact that sub-national governments themselves will be the first to admit. But crucially the vision and ambition for change is there.
Tomorrow, leaders from the sub-national government community will have the opportunity to share their vision and ambition at a special High Level Dialogue with Ministers on sub-national actions. Such an exchange at the UNFCCC is long overdue, but hopefully a sign of a partnership that is so essential to affecting climate action globally.
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Days before COP19 in Warsaw begins, read our overview
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Hawaii should walk away from Steven Tyler Act: Column
- The Steven Tyler Act could punish anyone who takes a photograph of a celebrity in public.
- The act has several significant constitutional defects.
- The act misses a very important thing -- that privacy and the First Amendment can coexist.
In a brazen giveaway to celebrities who like to like to vacation on its pristine beaches, Hawaii is about to bid a sorry aloha to the First Amendment.
The 50th state is poised to pass the "Steven Tyler Act." The bill, named after -- indeed, written by -- the Aerosmith frontman, could punish anyone who takes a photograph of a celebrity in public. That includes a tourist who takes out her iPhone to snap a pic of a rock star or, perhaps, the Obama family.
The law would prohibit recording someone "in a manner that is offensive to a reasonable person," while that person is "engaging in a personal or familial activity." The Steven Tyler Act not only departs from a century's worth of privacy laws, but does so at a huge cost to the First Amendment's guarantee of the freedom of speech.
There are several significant constitutional defects.
First, the bill offers no exceptions for newsworthy content. It simply assumes that if a person is "engaging in a personal or familial activity with a reasonable expectation of privacy," any recording would be illegal. Newspapers covering matters of public affairs (that may be personal or familial) could be snared by this statute. Citizen journalists reporting from the field, or even perceptive tourists, will be at risk of litigation.
Second, the proposed statute is intentionally vague. It offers no guidance of what "personal or familial activity" means. Courts may construe this statute too broadly, limiting the ability of the press to report the news.
Third, courts would have the authority not only to stop the initial publication of a photograph, but to issue orders against future reproductions of the same photograph. This type of authority is called "prior restraint," which is highly suspect in First Amendment jurisprudence and allowed only in certain exceedingly rare cases with uniquely compelling interests.
Prior restraints will rarely survive scrutiny even when national security concerns are raised. Perhaps most famously, in 1971 the Supreme Court found that the government couldn't stop the New York Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers, which contained classified information about war strategy in Vietnam. Surely blocking publication of awkward photos of Britney Spears or Tommy Lee -- other supporters of this bill -- isn't more compelling than blocking the release of sensitive materials regarding military decision-making. (Indeed, going by tabloid sales, there's significant public interest in obtaining such pictures.)
Fourth, the penalties are severe, and include compensatory damages, triple punitive damages and disgorgement of profits. Such penalties attached to a vague statute would chill speech far more than the worst kind of paparazzi can chill celebrities' personal activities.
Fifth, this standard applies not only to the person who takes the photograph, but potentially to anyone who uses the photographs in any capacity -- even if not for profit. Imagine incurring liability for sharing an Instagram photo on Facebook.
Many of these constitutional defects could be fixed by (1) adding a newsworthiness exception to the law, (2) defining where in public places this law would apply and (3) limiting the scope and nature of damages that can be awarded.
These tweaks would bring the law more in line with existing privacy law while still respecting the Constitution. This bill should be fixed now before it passes, rather than after it is challenged in court.
Protecting privacy in public is a laudable goal. Indeed, we're all affected by the sweet emotion of seeing celebrities harassed by the paparazzi (think of Princess Diana). The Steven Tyler Act, however, misses a very important thing -- that privacy and the First Amendment can coexist.
Hawaii shouldn't walk this way. Instead it should promote the right of privacy that our society should strive for, while ensuring the freedom of speech. Let's not be jaded by the social costs of freedom. Anything else is just crazy.
Josh Blackman is an assistant professor at the South Texas College of Law. Ilya Shapiro is a Senior Fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review.
In addition to its own editorials, USA TODAY publishes diverse opinions from outside writers, including our Board of Contributors.


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Nile Rodgers
During the late 1970s and early '80s, Nile Rodgers took the old-school chordal style that had earned him a spot as house guitarist at New York's famed Apollo Theater and morphed it into the key ingredient of a dance revolution. The band that was the vehicle for this revolution was Chic, and it was the toast of the New York disco/funk scene. Rodgers pared down his jazz chord vocabulary in favor of a more R&B-like approach and refined it to fit within a tight, badass funk ensemble. Drummer Tony Thompson and bassist Bernard Edwards were the band's muscle, while Rodgers' less-is-more approach—which favored triads and dyads (two-note chords)—was the secret sauce. One of the more intriguing elements of his style is how he is able to mute unwanted notes with his fretting hand, while still using those notes to give his fretted notes a fatter, more percussive sound.
That clucky muted sound became the centerpiece for songs like "Le Freak," "Everybody Dance," and "Good Times," and it has also become a standard within the funk and disco lexicon. His signature style can also be heard on hit songs by Sister Sledge ("We Are Family"), David Bowie ("Let's Dance," which also features a solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan), Diana Ross ("Upside Down"), and many others. On all of them, his presence is undeniable.
Rodgers' gets his tone from a hard-tail Fender Strat with a late-'50s neck and a '62 body. His pickup selector is usually set to the neck position, and it goes into a Neve console, gets a little compression, and is mixed with a Fender Super Reverb, Twin Reverb, or Roland JC-120. The amps add warmth to the direct sound, while his use of thin strings and thin picks adds a brightness that punches through a bass-heavy mix. Onstage, he sometimes uses a Fender Bassman or a Music Man head with Sunn cabinets. He's also been known to use Peavey Classic 50s.
Although Rodgers' style had a sleek, slick, funky economy that pushed so many commercial hits over the top, he actually began by learning the George Van Eps style of jazz guitar, which emphasized playing inversions on sets of three strings all over the neck. While hardcore jazz cats might not approve of how Rodgers put this knowledge to use, that knowledge was key to his tough, minimalist style. He went on to become an A-list producer for some of the biggest names in the business, but it's his sick, groovalicious guitar playing that kept everyone dancing.


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Biscuit Run good for the locals
For the sake of argument (and I am not agreeing with your argument), let's say that you are right, that the taxpayers are getting hosed. [January 6 cover story: "Bad men? New numbers show spiraling cost of Biscuit Run," January 13: "Heat is on: AG says Biscuit Run deal under scrutiny"]
But remember, the local taxpayers, your readers, are getting a bargain, as their portion of cost for the state park is small compared to the amenity received. Yes, the rest of the state might be paying for our park, but I can tell you about thousands of items that I pay for in taxes on which I get hosed– defense contracts that have fat in them, timber subsidies, etc.
This is the first time I can remember that we (you, me, my friends) get a benefit; and you are pissing on it. Your articles are creating publicity and doubt in Richmond. So now, with your help, maybe the state bends to your argument and the investors of Biscuit Run get less.
If Hunter Craig, Coran Capshaw, and the rest do not do well, that hurts our community. If my neighbors do well, I do well. You are doing wrong by your readership and to yourself.
Lane Bonner
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This letter is a complete load of self-serving, elitist c-r-a-p: Mr. Bonner. Once upon a time the Craig's and Capshaw's of the world made profits by their good decisions and were penalized by their bad decisions. That is how the system works. This Biscuit Run deal was incompetence, greed, and overreach from the get go. Craig and Capshaw should suffer the consequences of their bad decisions and not make Virginia taxpayers participate in their business agenda which is privatized profits and socialized losses.


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Lamar Odom's Dad -- We're Working Things Out
Lamar Odom's Dad We're Working Things Out
It's the Lamar Odom reconciliation no one expected -- less than a month after publicly ripping his father ... TMZ has learned the two are patching things up in a big way.
Joe Odom and Lamar were spotted walking together in Venice last weekend ... and sources close to the Odoms tell us they've been hanging out for the last week or so around Marina del Rey, where Joe lives. The pic first posted on terezowens.com
We're told they've been hanging at the beach, eating out together, etc. -- and things are going well. Lamar has even been spending nights at his dad's place.
As we reported, Lamar and his dad had a massive falling out over comments Joe made to the media, blaming the Kardashians for Lamar's crack addiction ... and calling Kris Jenner "an evil bitch." Joe said Lamar cut off his rent soon after that.
It's unclear if Lamar will resume paying his dad's rent -- which he's been doing for years.
FYI, if Lamar doesn't pay by October 23, we're told Joe could be out on his ass.
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Best known as the singer for X, one of the leaders of the late-'70s/early-'80s California punk explosion, Exene Cervenka has also issued solo albums, launched several side bands, and penned books. Although Cervenka has been closely associated with California for a long time, she is not originally from the West Coast. Born on February 1, 1956, in Chicago, Christine Cervenka grew up primarily in Tallahassee, FL before relocating to Santa Monica, CA during the summer of 1976. Through a local poetry workshop, Cervenka met John Doe, and the seeds of what would eventually become X were planted. With both sharing vocal duties (and Doe doubling on bass), Doe's friend Billy Zoom supplied guitar in a Duane Eddy style and was soon followed by the arrival of drummer D.J. Bonebrake, resulting in the birth of X in 1977.
With Cervenka changing the spelling of her first name to Exene, the group led the Hollywood punk movement, but there was much more to their sound than the average punk band -- as country, rockabilly, and Exene's poetic lyrics set them apart from the pack. A string of classic (yet criminally overlooked) releases followed -- 1980's Los Angeles, 1981's Wild Gift, 1982's Under the Big Black Sun, and 1983's More Fun in the New World -- during which time Cervenka and Doe were married. In addition to her X duties, Cervenka appeared as part of the country spinoff the Knitters (1985's Poor Little Critter on the Road), and issued (also in 1985) a poetry collaboration with Wanda Coleman entitled Twin Sisters. But as the '80s wore on, Cervenka and Doe's marriage would collapse, as did X after Zoom's exit and a few spotty albums. With X winding down, Cervenka launched a solo career, resulting in 1989's Old Wives' Tales and 1990's Running Sacred.
After a break early in the decade, Cervenka, Doe, and Bonebrake resuscitated X in the early '90s with a new studio album, 1993's Hey Zeus!, and 1995's acoustic affair, Unclogged. Later in the decade, Zoom signed back on, resulting in a re-formation of the original X lineup (no new studio recordings surfaced, however; just live dates). During this time, Cervenka found the time to launch a new albeit short-lived band, Auntie Christ (in which she also supplied guitar), including X bandmate Bonebrake as well as major X fan Rancid bassist Matt Freeman -- and also issued a third solo release, 1996's Surface to Air Serpents.
The early 21st century saw the formation of another musical side project for Exene, the Original Sinners. Additionally, Cervenka has issued several books, including the titles Virtual Unreality (through Henry Rollins' 2.13.61 publishing company), A Beer on Every Page, and Just Another War, the latter of which was a collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist Kenneth Jarecke, in which Exene supplied commentary to Jarecke's photos of the Gulf War. The Knitters resurfaced in 2005 with The Modern Sounds of the Knitters, and the following year Cervenka released the solo album Sev7en. Somewhere Gone appeared in 2009, followed in 2011 by another solo album, The Excitement of Maybe, which featured guest spots from Dave Alvin and jazz bassist Christian McBride. ~ Greg Prato~ Rovi


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