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Ed Clark Weighs In On Rivalries Within Racing
Hey race fans, this is Atlanta Motor Speedway President and GM Ed Clark! Well, here we are six races into the NASCAR season, and it's been very exciting so far! Any time I talk to fans about racing, it doesn't take long for the heated rivalries within racing to come up.
Whether it's between Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer or as recently as Joey Logano against Tony Stewart…or Logano vs. Denny Hamlin, fans today have no shortage of opinions as far as rivalries go.
We're probably in a period right now with NASCAR where new rivalries are the talk of the town. But here's the thing to remember - rivalries are hardly anything new in NASCAR. Take the incident last year between Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer. It was really a throwback to some of the old rivalries of NASCAR. That was one where nothing much was said, he just did what he was going to do and delivered the message.
It's probably more natural in racing than in any other place to have heated rivalries. The best thing about a rivalry, no matter the sport, is that the greatest beneficiary is the fans. Because when you have a rivalry, it tends to step up the level of competition for everyone.
As a driver you can have a guy that you may not particularly like, which gives you added incentive to step it up a notch. When you get around that car, you just get a little bit sharper and give it a little bit extra because there is that added incentive to beat that car.
As far as the best rivalries in NASCAR? There have been some great ones!
You can go back to Richard Petty against David Pearson. Now that was a heated rivalry. What made that one so great was that both of them wanted to win very badly and gave one another all they had on the track. Now that they are not in racing anymore, they can really appreciate what the other one accomplished, and the fact that they were able to go out and beat the other one, it meant something that is pretty special looking back.
It was almost as if they handed a baton off as a new crop of front-runners came along in NASCAR. Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough raced one another pretty hard. Have you ever wondered why people call ol' DW 'Jaws?" Well, after being wrecked by Waltrip during a race, Cale famously said that "Jaws got us." He was referring to Waltrip, who had developed a reputation for having a lot to say.
Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison's rivalry was pretty good too. It got so heated that it probably cost Darrell a championship in 1983. Trust me, as a racer, there are some things you don't forget, and that intensity between those two is probably not forgotten, although I'm sure it's fizzled since then. There's even still a dispute between the two over who has more career victories. Allison is one spot ahead of Waltrip on NASCAR's all-time Cup victories list, with Allison having 85 wins, one more than Waltrip. Waltrip has in the past disputed the validity of one of Allison's wins.
Through the years, we've had a bunch of rivalries in NASCAR. Some fizzle out, some go in a years and some last a lifetime.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. was involved in his fair share of on-track rivalries. The one a lot of people talk about is the one he had on the track with Rusty Wallace, but his bouts with Geoff Bodine and Bill Elliott were pretty good too. I'm sure that if you're a Bill Elliott fan, you still have memories of how hard the racing was between Elliott and Earnhardt in the middle part of the 1980s.
A lot of people talk about Jeff Gordon's rivalry with Earnhardt – but that one was probably more centered on the fans than the drivers.
The funny thing about that one was that it was more than Earnhardt against Gordon, it was the fans against Gordon. The prevailing feeling was that Jeff had been too successful too easily or too quickly. When some of those wins came against Earnhardt, the Earnhardt Nation doubly didn't like him. The amazing thing during the heat of all that was they would beat and bang on each on Sunday racing for wins, and on Monday would be doing business deals together.
Any time you are in sports and competing with somebody, there's going to be incidents that happen that give you an added will to win.
That tends to be the case in racing an awful lot. And any time there's a rivalry, the biggest winner isn't the drivers. It's the fans.


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Happy 15th Jeff.
Yes, many congratulations on reaching this milestone Jeff. I for one really value this site, your reviews and news, and the opportunity to learn from and contribute to the forums. Here's to another 15 years! (Groans from Jeff .)
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Congrats on the milestone
Decided to look in the review history, hard to find a 0 MP review:
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Well, I've been here with you "almost" from the beginning. I'm not one of those who posts constantly, but nevertheless I have found all that you have contributed to be extemely valuable. Watching the things that you have personally gone through to make all this happen has left me scratching my head as to HOW you manage to endure it all . . . and we only know of the surface stuff that you go through. Will there be another 15 years? Who's to say. I only know that I have very much appreciated the first 15!. Thanks for all you do Jeff and congrats on the achievement.
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A simple "thanks Jeff" is probably not enough... but how about "THANKS JEFF!!!
For the past 8 it's been great. a place to come home to.
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Thanks everyone! And wow, thanks Screenclutter for that Umax review. I couldn't even complain about the location of the tripod mount on that model, because it didn't even have one!
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Wow, that Umax review made me look through the database at some of those old reviews. Scary how many times I spent $500-800 on a camera that no one would even put into a cell phone today.
Where's the "like" button?
Thanks for all the years!
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Yes thanks from me too Jeff. Although I don't post quite as often as I used to I still come back fairly regularly for your reviews. Definitely my first stop for good detailed unbiased information. Hope the next 15 years go smoothly.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Detroit Tigers found a way to win a wild, long game against Tampa Bay.
Victor Martinez drew a tiebreaking bases-loaded walk during a three-run 11th inning and the Tigers beat the Rays 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Ian Kinsler opened the 11th with a triple off Grant Balfour (1-5), a flare to right that got past a diving Kevin Kiermaier. Torii Hunter walked and Miguel Cabrera was intentionally walked before Martinez got his free pass.
''We did what we had to do,'' Hunter said. ''Had good at-bats and we came through with some runs.''
Hunter scored on Jeff Beliveau's wild pitch and Bryan Holaday added a sacrifice fly that gave Detroit an 8-5 lead.
Jim Johnson (5-2) worked out of a two-on, two-out jam in the 10th. Joe Nathan gave up Evan Longoria's RBI single in the 11th before getting his 26th save.
The Tigers, the AL second wild-card leader, won for the fifth time in 13 games.
The game took 4 hours, 42 minutes.
James Loney homered for the Rays, who had a club-record stretch of 13 consecutive games holding opponents to four runs or less end.
Detroit starter Max Scherzer came up short in his bid to become the AL's first 15th winner when Joba Chamberlain gave up an eighth-inning sacrifice fly to Vince Belnome that tied it at 5.
Scherzer allowed four runs and four hits over seven innings. The right-hander held Tampa Bay scoreless on one hit over his final five innings.
''Both Max and the offense picked it up as the game went on,'' Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
J.D. Martinez hit a solo homer that put the Tigers up 5-4 in the eighth. Rajai Davis had a sixth-inning game-tying RBI single off Chris Archer, who gave up four runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
The Tigers pulled within 4-3 in the fifth, thanks in part to a video review. After Kinsler walked with the bases loaded and Hunter hit a run-scoring grounder, Cabrera was given an RBI single after a challenge by Ausmus. The call that center fielder Desmond Jennings had made a sliding catch on Cabrera's two-out liner was overturned.
Loney's homer put the Rays up 3-0 in the first.
Belnome doubled for his first big league hit and scored to make it 4-0 on Zobrist's second-inning single. Belnome had what would have been his first homer in the fourth changed to a foul after a video review.
''We got burned on replay twice but they were the right calls,'' Rays manager Joe Maddon said. ''Had replay not been part of the game, we would have won that game tonight.''
Scherzer had allowed three runs or less in each of his previous 10 starts.
Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (sore right shoulder) could throw off a mound in a couple day and might start Saturday. OF Andy Dirks (back surgery) injured a hamstring at Triple-A Toledo and could miss the rest of the season.
Rays: OF Wil Myers (broken right wrist) is expected back this week. C Ryan Hanigan (oblique) and OF David DeJesus (broken left hand) are both nearing rehab assignments.
Tigers RHP Rick Porcello (13-7) and Rays RHP Jake Odorizzi (9-9) are Wednesday night's scheduled starters.


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Man charged in Ron's Dawg House burglary
Man charged in Ron's Dawg House burglary
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Police said Wednesday that one of the three men who burglarized a metro bar has been charged in the case.
Ron's Dawg House at 2117 East University Ave. was broken into on Dec. 23.
Security video shows three men inside the bar breaking into arcade machines and taking the money inside.
After the story aired on local TV and online, a viewer made a tip to Crime Stoppers that police said resulted in an arrest.
Ernest Lomax, of Des Moines, was charged with fourth-degree theft. He was taken to the Polk County Jail.
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Antiques Roadshow "Salt Lake City, UT - Part 3" Precious objects include a set of clubs once owned by Utah golf legend George "Gix" Von Elm, who also designed courses in eastern Idaho. Two Utah documents that date to 1857 are valued up to $15,000. Part 3 of 3G
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Flagler's Train: The Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad Nearly thirty years after the last spike was driven in the transcontinental railway at Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869, the vast Florida wilderness was America's last frontier. But Standard Oil millionaire Henry Morrison Flagler had a vision for the lush, subtropical territory, one that he believed would bring untold commerce, people and riches to the as yet untamed land. It involved a railroad network, built through his iron will, vast riches and sheer determination that though short-lived, had far-reaching effects that are still felt today, 100 years after the first train pulled into Key West. D
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Marion's Triumph: Surviving History's Nightmare In 1938 the Blumenthal family attempted to escape Nazi Germany but became trapped in Holland when their passenger ship was bombed. Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan now talks of her six years in various refugee, transit and prison camps. She travels to schools, organizations, synagogues and churches worldwide to share her message of love, respect and tolerance. The documentary is based on Lazan's book Four Perfect Pebbles.G


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PEORIA — When it's too cold to go outside, it's too cold to buy or sell a house.
That's what area Realtors believe explains the 18.7 percent dip in area home sales for the first quarter of 2014, compared to the same period last year.
The Peoria Area Association of Realtors reported sales of 763 homes during the first three months of the year, down from 938 homes sold during the first quarter of 2013.
The average sale price of homes sold this year was $135,311, up from $127,335 last year.
"The polar vortex visited us frequently in the first quarter of 2014, but many buyers and sellers stayed home," said association President Tonya Burris.
"Not only were there fewer buyers shopping for homes, resulting in lower sales and extended days on the market, but not as many people listed homes to sell, so our listings and homes inventory are also down."
The number of homes on the market at the end of March totaled 2,045, the lowest number in 10 years, according to PAAR records.
"We've slowed down in winters before but we just didn't get any breaks in the weather this year. There just weren't many showings," Burris said.
As a result, area Realtors expect pent-up demand to get things moving in the central Illinois housing market.
"Phones are ringing. Appointments are being made. We've seen multiple offers for homes as high as $300,000," said Burris, suggesting that a positive economic outlook and higher temperatures will bring out local buyers and sellers.
But you can't sell what you don't have, and Realtors would like to see more houses on the market.
"Sellers need to get their homes ready for sale," said association CEO Dallas Hancock.
To help stimulate the first-time home buying market, the state of Illinois is offering its own stimulus package.
Gov. Pat Quinn visited four Illinois cities including Peoria on Monday to tout "Welcome Home Illinois," a program that provides $7,500 in down-payment assistance with an interest rate as low as 3.75 percent to qualified buyers.
The program addresses a significant reduction in home purchases by first-time home buyers in the state, according to the Springfield-based Illinois Association of Realtors. The percentage of first-time home buyers in the state has dropped from 40 percent in 2008 to only 21 percent last year, noted the association.
The state effort emulates a federal program initiated in 2008 that provided up to an $8,000 tax credit to first-time home buyers.
To qualify for the program, the buyer needs to be a first-time home buyer or have not owned a home for three years. That includes someone who's paid off a previous home and hasn't made a house payment in the past three years, Burris said.
Helping first-time home buyers creates activity in the housing market, she said. "Buyers who want to move up to the mid-market must first be able to sell their starter homes. This program helps first-time home owners qualify for a loan to buy those (starter) homes."
For more information on the state program, visit:
Steve Tarter is Journal Star business editor. He can be reached at 686-3260 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I am an avid knitter and crocheter. I work on a keyboard all day and have had Carpal tunnel release surgery. I am able to change things up with knitting (continental, English and Portuguese). However I have never found a way to change up with crocheting except to for how I hold the hook (knife to pen). So I always try different hooks to change it up. This is my new favorite.
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Dune Messiah
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Author: Frank Herbert
Genre : Science fiction novel
Series: Dune Chronicles, #2
Pages : 256 pages
Publication Year: 1969
Is Review Spoiler: No
Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
Dune Messiah is the second book in dune chronicles series. This book start after twelve years of the events of the first book Dune.
You can find the review of Dune chronicles book 1 – "Dune" here.
Unlike "Dune" which deals with a prophecy, noble houses, controlling Arrakis home to a very rare & most valued spice known a melange and revolution brought by Atreides in Arrakis and fulfillment of Fremen prophecy of coming of Mahdi, this second book deals with personal struggle of Paul Atreides – most powerful emperor ever ruled and conspiracy to topple Paul as emperor.
In a way Dune Messiah is the compilation of first book Dune, you can say it's part two of book 1 instead of saying sequel or separate book. If you read both books – you will realize that this book brings a perfect conclusion to the events started in Dune.
Paul Atreides is now in control of Arrakis and most importantly the spice melange without which the Guild steersman cannot navigate the space, without which the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood would lose there power, without which millions people could die from withdrawal and without which Arrakis won't be so valuable planet.
History is evident that when someone holds such a power (melange) their always will be someone who wants that power for themselves. The Melange is more than a power its drug without which the Guild and Bene Gesserit Sisterhood would be powerless. So they all along with Scytale – A Face Dancer (Tleilaxu Face Dancers had the ability to take on the physical appearance of other individuals.) hatch a conspiracy to topple the governance of Atreides.
The Tleilaxu Face Dancer Scytale gives Paul a gift he cannot resist: a Tleilaxu-grown ghola of the deceased Duncan Idaho, Paul's childhood teacher and friend, now called "Hayt" with a mission to kill Paul at an appropriate time.
Overall the book is excellently written and great conclusion to the events started in book 1 of Dune.
Some great quotes from the book:
- "Truth suffers from too much analysis."
- "I have said: "Blow out the lamp! Day is here!" And you keep saying: "Give me a lamp so I can find the day."
- "Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny," Paul said. "They're organized power on such a scale as to be overwhelming. The constitution is social power mobilized and it has no conscience. It can crush the highest and the lowest, removing all dignity and individuality. It has an unstable balance point and no limitations."
- "There was a man so wise, He jumped into
A sandy place
And burnt out both his eyes!
And when he knew his eyes were gone,
He offered no complaint.
He summoned up a vision
And made himself a saint.
-Children's Verse
from History of Muad'dib"
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Paul Atreides, ruler of a thousand planets, great victor of a holy war, prince turned revolutionary leader, messiah of a fanatical religious sisterhood, is to be brought low by the very forces that created him. Yet foreseeing the plans of his enemies, he determines to drive on towards his own, shockingly different, vision of the future.
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Author: Frank Herbert
Genre : Planetary romance, Political thriller, Psychological thriller, Conspiracy fiction, Adventure, Military science fiction
Pages : 800+
Publication Year: 1965
Is Review Spoiler: No
Movies based on book: Dune (film)
Rating: 5/5
Dune first in the series, is considered as a masterpiece in science fiction genre. Dune was the first novel to win Nebula Award in 1965 and shared Hugo Award in 1966. The Dune is considered by some critics to be the best science fiction book ever written and rightly so, in My opinion it's best science fiction novel ever written.
The novel is set in more than 21,000 years in the future,humanity has settled on countless habitable planets, which are ruled by aristocratic Great Houses that owe allegiance to the Emperor Shaddam IV. Science and technology has grown significantly since 20th century but 10000 years before the events of this novel – the use of "artificial Intelligence' have been prohibited after the events of "The Butlerian Jihad".
In Terminology of the Imperium, the glossary of 1965's Dune, Frank Herbert provides the following definition:
Jihad, Butlerian: (see also Great Revolt) — the crusade against computers, thinking machines, and conscious robots begun in 201 B.G. and concluded in 108 B.G. Its chief commandment remains in the O.C. Bible as "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind."
Due to this humans have been trained to do the most complex tasks, including mental computing and those who are trained to do this are known as Mentats (aka Human Super Computers).
Arrakis also known as Dune (aka Desert Planet) is the only planet in whole universe which can produce the "spice" melange which is most valuable spice throughout the universe. The galactic Emperor Shaddam IV and all the Great Houses are depended on the profits earned by the "spice" melange. Dune was ruled by House Harkonnen but Shaddam IV removes House Harkonnen places House Atreides's Leto as ruler of Dune. This triggers all the events which will unfold in this book.
Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family–and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. The story is told in this by different characters POV and each character has been crafted with such a mastery that you will know every character and start sharing their thoughts.
The culture, demographics, religion and most of the things in Dune apart from "spice" melange – resembles Arabia. Many words, titles and names (e.g. the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, Hawat, Bashar, Harq-al-Ada) in the Dune universe as well as a large number of words in the language of the Fremen people like Kalima, erg, salat, Muad'Dib, Sunni, Hajj, Fedayakin etc., are derived or taken directly from Arabic (e.g. erg, the Arabic word for 'dune', is used frequently throughout the novel). Paul Atreides' character bears some similarities to the historical T. E. Lawrence – who being foreigner in Arabia, adopts the ways of a desert-dwelling Arabian people and leads them to military expeditions.
The Fremen people of Dune are awaiting for a Messiah named "Mahdi" who will come and fulfill certain prophecies and will lead the people of Dune to salvation. The reference to "Mahdi" is directly taken from Islamic prophecies which states that before the end of time and just before the second coming of Prophet Isa alaiye-salam(Jesus) 'Imam Mahdi(RA)' will come who is prophesied redeemer of Islam who will rule for seven, nine or nineteen years (according to various interpretations) before the Day of Judgment and will rid the world of evil. Isa (Jesus Christ) will return to aid Mahdi, or the guided one, against Masih ad-Dajjal(anti-christ), the false messiah, and his followers.
That first day when Muad'Dib rode through the streets of Arrakeen with his family, some of the people along the way recalled the legends and the prophecy and they ventured to shout: 'Mahdi!'
Frank Herbert has masterfully crafted each character and every great house in Dune universe that you can tell by dialogues of each character to which house he/she belongs. Dune has everything a masterpiece needs – political plots(between Emperor and Great Houses), sabotage, evasion, holy war(jihad), survival tactics one has to adopt in order to survive in planet Dune, coup, and revenge.
A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics. The complex and intricate world created by Frank Herbert will blow your mind with its creativity and uniqueness. This one is the best science fiction book I ever read and will definitely read all the sequels of this book Insha Allah.
A must read for everyone, doesn't matter whether you like science-fiction or not.
"Unique…I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings."–Arthur C. Clarke.
Some awesome lines from Dune:
1. A popular man arouses the jealousy of the powerful.
2. I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
3. You shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a man's mind.
4. The willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many willows – a wall against the wind. This is the willow's purpose.
5. A world is supported by four things …' She held up four big-knuckled fingers. '… the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are as nothing …' She closed her fingers into a fist. '… without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition!
6. A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it.
7. If wishes were fishes we'd all cast nets.
8. Polish comes from the cities; wisdom from the desert.
9. When God hath ordained a creature to die in a particular place, He causeth that creature's wants to direct him to that place.
10. Parting with people is a sadness; a place is only a place.
11. A stone is heavy and the sand is weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
12. Paradise on my right, Hell on my left and the Angel of Death behind.
13. God created Arrakis to train the faithful.
14. The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.
15. Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.


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Reposting to get you in the holiday spirit…. The original post appeared on Nov 20, 2010…. Enjoy! 🙂
This is perhaps one of the most impactful and damaging songs in history. I heard it on the radio today and got pissed off like I do every time I hear it.
Apparently the image of Africa and Africans hasn't changed much since 1984. Twenty years later comes Band Aid 2 — because every multi-celebrity charity pity song needs a remake…. Love the intro sound of a crying starving child and the astonished yet highly concerned British commentator.
Luckily there is the glory of social media to take the edge off the fury…. If you don't like the original version, there are plenty of re-makes to be found on YouTube. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry. Here is a selection of the, uh, finest. You be the judge on whether these are worse than the original…. Taking votes in the comments section.
Feed the World with Friends (I wish this were a joke) Version. Wow. Just wow. E for effort. C for caring. D for Do Gooders. But the singing makes me doubt the potential for quality in anything crowdsourced.
Bad 1980s Sponsorship Organization Commercial Photo Montage Version. The original didn't have enough pictures of crying children and flies in the eyes so this kind person overlaid some of the best of the worst charity photos on to the video to encourage us to care. (Commenter: So, there won't be snow in Africa this year? And you say the only gift they'll get is the gift of life? So, no shoveling, and no commercial holidays? Sign me up.)
Singing Cartoon Turkeys Version (aka PETA Version?)
Dance Aid – Do they know it's Christmas (Rave Mix) Instrumental so you can dance at your Christmas Rave without feeling guilty because of the lyrics.
Winnipeg Tea Party Version? "Dedicated to the poor children of Winnipeg School Division 1. Children whose childhood is less happy because schools run by tyrants will not say the word Christmas…. Christmas… A holiday so terrible according to commies that it can't be named…." Special appearance poster by the Folsom Street Fair (the grand daddy of all gay male leather events) whose attendees "mock your religion while demanding that you get rid of the word Christmas…" ends with "glad this baby (Jesus) wasn't aborted… stop the ACLU".
2006 College Version complete with a lot of bare midriffs and self absorbed cleavage and blowing hair and dramatic effects which turn into…. a drink infested Christmas party… which ends up in a teenage mums against war protest slash terror attack… and ends with… um. Well if you make it through to the end maybe you can tell me what the point was?
Chris Brown feat. T-Pain laid over Karaoke Instrumental Version (?!?!) I'm still not sure which lyrics are more awful — these or the original…. this is as bad, maybe worse, than the homemade versions– hard to make it through til the end.
High School Christmas Concert Version with uh high quality filming. (comments section: 3 letters is all this will take. OMG. And 2 words: bloody awful)
1985 High School Talent Show Version. Has that Risky Business feel to it. As a child of the 1980s I'm digging the outfits:
Canadian Version with lots of Tim Horton promos in the background…. "In 1984 the top recording artists across Canada gathered to raise money from the famine in Africa… when the public viewed Canada's version, the world decided it was best for Canada to just make a fincial (sic) donation instead."
Hipsters in a Mansion Version (TV Allstars) ("Bless 'em, they seem to think the clanging chimes of doom are something to be cheery about.")
People in a Toystore with Tambourine and Ukelele Version? Commenter: "Sick! Sick and WRONG! I LOVE IT! My favorite lines: "There won't be snow in Africa this christmas" (nor in LA, nor Hawaii…???) and "Thank God it's THEM instead of You" ??? and "Here's to them underneath that burning sun" – the stupidest lyrics ever !! YOU GUYS ROCK"
Status Quo Video Vault Version (anyone else love and remember The Young Ones? "All the homos in the place goin' mental now…." "HomeOwners you mean, don't you….")
The Clanging Chimes of Doom are Back and Better than Ever Version. Voice and video don't sync. There's a dude singing in a shower. There's a fake adopted black baby. Make it stop.
I'm happy that at least some musicians in the 80s were on the ball. High 5 to Chumbawamba.
Feed the World. "In 1986, the anarchist band Chumbawamba released the album Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records, as well as an EP entitled "We Are the World", jointly recorded with US band A State of Mind, both of which were intended as anti-capitalist critiques of the Band Aid/Live Aid phenomenon. They argued that the record was primarily a cosmetic spectacle, designed to draw attention away from the real political causes of world hunger."
Update Nov 29, 2010: And hey, it seems like Bob Geldof would totally agree with me on this post! I'm starting to gain a little respect for him. According to this Nov 29, 2010, article in the Daily Mail. Geldof, who penned the song 26 years ago together with Midge Ure, says: "I am responsible for two of the worst songs in history. One is Do They Know It's Christmas? and the other one is We Are The World. Any day soon, I will go to the supermarket, head to the meat counter and it will be playing. Every ****ing Christmas…." The former Boomtown Rats frontman, 59, added: "Sometimes I think that's wild because I wrote it. Or else I am thinking how much I want them to stop because they are doing it really badly."


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SOURCE: Advanced Micro Devices
May 02, 2012 11:00 ET
"Roadrunner" Platform Specification Will Deliver Dramatic Power and Cost Savings to Demanding Market Segment
"Roadrunner" Platform Specification Will Deliver Dramatic Power and Cost Savings to Demanding Market Segment
SAN ANTONIO, TX--(Marketwire - May 2, 2012) - At the Open Compute Summit, AMD (NYSE: AMD) -- a member of Open Compute and a leader in driving open standards -- today unveiled a flexible and innovative Open Compute Project server platform specification, codenamed "Roadrunner," to enable power-efficient, cost-effective solutions. "Roadrunner" is specifically designed to meet the general purpose compute, cloud infrastructure, high-performance compute and storage needs of the financial services industry. This move is in line with the Open Compute Project's mission of driving further innovation and greater energy efficiency in infrastructure technology.
Incorporating feedback from financial customers, the "Roadrunner" motherboard specification is intended to integrate the features that the financial services industry demands into a dense platform, stripping out unnecessary components and optimizing the most important ones. Using the AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series processors, which offer the highest memory capacity and bandwidth operation in the AMD family, "Roadrunner" is a feature-correct motherboard that is also extremely energy-efficient and slashes total cost of ownership (TCO).
"By working with the industry to move technology forward, rather than focusing on proprietary solutions, AMD has both strengthened and gained momentum through collaboration. AMD is once again leading the charge by driving the Open Compute initiative into new markets with our 'Roadrunner' board specification, optimized for financial services," says Lisa Su, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Business Units, AMD. "Moreover, the 'Roadrunner' board is highly flexible and can be configured to support general purpose, cloud, high-performance compute, and storage processing workloads."
"Roadrunner" is a single platform with two configurations: one for HPC and a second configuration that suits general purpose, cloud infrastructure and storage servers for a total of four applications. The specification currently includes the following features:
"Like the success and dynamics of open source software, open source hardware enables open access to a broad range of engineering and technology talent, and a new rate of innovation and standards creation," says George Brady, Executive Vice President, Technology Infrastructure, Fidelity Investments. "We are very encouraged by the commitment to open standards and flexible solutions that we see in the 'Roadrunner' specification."
More information on the Open Compute Project as the Open Compute Summit can be found at http://opencompute.org/. The Open Compute Summit will be live streamed at: http://on.fb.me/OCPSummit. Follow AMD at www.facebook.com/amd or @AMDOpteron.
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Stonor Hall and Drexel Hall are the former hennery and hen keeper's cottage for Catherine Lorillard Wolfe's sprawling Vinland estate. Stonor Hall houses the offices of Conferences and Events and Career Development. The Office of International Programs, which coordinates study abroad experiences and provides support to international students, is located in Drexel Hall. Designed by the famed architectural firm of Peabody & Stearns, these two shingle-style cottages - connected by a large wooden archway - were completed in 1885. Salve Regina acquired the buildings in 1962 and received a historic preservation award from the Newport Historical Society in 2003 for their exterior restoration.
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I know there's maybe two or three people out there who don't enjoy this dynamic flavor duo, but I cherish it. They're both quintessential holiday flavors of chocolate candies and candy canes and hot chocolate and all that literal sweetness. Now, around this time last year, I lamented my sadness over the sudden absence of my dear Chocolate Peppermint Vitasoy from the U.S. market (You lucky Canadians! ) Obviously, you can easily make chocolate peppermint milk at home with simple ingredients (hello, cocoa powder + nondairy milk + sweetener + peppermint extract), but I'm holding onto this seasonal convenience item purcashing. The Westsoy Chocolate Peppermint Soy beverage is certainly rich, creamy, and lovely, but I just don't see it as often (though Food Fight! usually has it – so check there first if you're on the lookout in PDX). Fortunately for my fellow chocolate peppermint nondairy milk enthusiasts, there's a new indulgence on the market: Silk Mint Chocolate. I've been on the lookout since a friend mentioned it on twitter a few weeks ago, and I practically twirled when I saw it on sale (okay, 2 for $5) at Whole Foods a couple of days ago. Sidenote: I know, Silk and Whole Foods are both somewhat evil for various reasons, but they both offer and do some good, too – not to mention, offering affordable vegan items. I think the whole new Silk organic line separation is utterly ridiculous, but at least the rest is non-GMO. Alas, this is a whole other discussion.
Anyway, if you're open to buying Silk, just once, I recommend trying this – it's so smooth and the flavor is just right! Plus, Silk's market domination hopefully makes this easier to find and enjoy.
If you're open to mixing these with alcohol, the amateur mixologist in me would recommend bourbon with the creamy Westsoy and vodka with the silky…Silk. Holiday party time with mint chocolate cocktails, indeed. Don't forget the candy cane stirrer for pure class.
Keeping with this theme, check out what Sweetpea had to offer on donut day:
P.S. The new Trader Joe's Chocolate Peppermint mix is totally not vegan. Look away quickly or you'll be just as depressed as I was. Like it's so hard to make things creamy without dairy. Lame, TJ's! At least we still have Candy Cane Jo Jo's…
P.P.S. Now I want everything edible in my life today to bestow this flavor combination….


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It has come to this: the end of a road, the forging of a new path. Time ticks down slowly, slowly, as you float through the streets. The pavement echoes beneath your footfalls, beating a new pulse into the city; step by step, block by block. Who you were or where you came from no longer matters. You can be absolutely anyone you want to be, have anything you want. The world is yours for the taking, and you don't even have to try.
With a steady pulse and a sophisticated looping movement that builds surely, slowly, calmly, this is music that won't push to drive you farther than where you wish to be. It gives you room to breathe, space to think, and ultimately set up a stage to showcase only the best and most beautiful things in life.
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Industry News
Anne Hathaway and Julianne Moore Best in Beauty at Golden Globes
Anne Hathaway not only won a Golden Globe last night, she took home top honors as the best in beauty. Her luscious white Chanel gown, playful pixie haircut and flawlessly applied bright pink lips stole the show. Wearing white on the red carpet can be tricky, but Anne had the good style sense to wear a colorful lip. Bravo.
Another big winner was Jennifer Lawrence. Her Golden Globe statue was well earned, but I was star struck by her smoky eyes, pale red lips and unstructured wavy up-do. Her tomato red belted Dior gown was the showstopper of the night. I can't wait to see what she wears on the red carpet at the Oscars.
Style icon Julianne Moore continued to woo the fashionistas in a Halston-inspired black and white gown by Tom Ford. Miss Moore commented to Ryan Seacrest that she just rang Mr. Ford up and asked for a gown – lucky her! Her red tresses pulled up into a French twist complimented the dress to perfection as did her amazing hot pink lips.
Much Kudos goes to Jodie Foster for earning a Golden Glove Lifetime Achievement Award. Not many women can make a chin length bob look elegant as well as youthful, but Miss Foster in kohl lined eyes and glowing skin pulled it off. Splendid in a blue Giorgio Armani gown, her wacky speech was the event of the night.
Honorable mentions go to Amanda Seyfried, Kate Hudson and Claire Danes - all looked youthfully lovely with radiant skin, glossy lips and long flowing hair.
Most improved of the night goes to Girl's Lena Dunham, who ditched the severe slicked back hair and punkish makeup she wore to the Emmy Awards for a wispy pixie with clean and fresh makeup.
Now the stars that needed some help.
Style icon Jessica Chastain looked marvelous in a pale aqua Calvin Klein gown, but her hair looked like she was caught in the rain. It was a disappointment because her makeup was stunning and fresh – loved the matte plum mouth. I just wish she had fluffed up the hair.
I adore Adele, but her trademark heavy eyeliner paired with a huge beehive and a shapeless black mou mou was just too much. She looked like she was trying out for the opera. Next time, I'd like to see her take the makeup down a notch and wear something youthful and fun.
Sienna Miller may be one of the most beautiful women on the planet, but that doesn't mean she can hit the red carpet sans makeup. Her skin was shiny rather than glowing and her boxy rose patterned dress by British designer Erdem wasn't flattering. Would it be a sin to wear some concealer and lipstick?
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 14th Jul 2006 21:08 UTC
In a Q&A, Neelie Kroes, who fined MS for not complying with the EC's antitrust ruling, said: "I regret that the Commission has had to take such a step today, but given Microsoft's continued non-compliance to date, I have been left with no alternative. Today's decision reflects my determination to ensure that Microsoft complies with its obligations.Microsoft has claimed that its obligations in the decision are not clear, or that the obligations have changed. I cannot accept this characterisation - Microsoft's obligations are clearly outlined in the 2004 decision and have remained constant since then."


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Dr. Deepak Narayan specializes in the treatment of melanomas and skin cancers. He graduated from the University of Madras and received his training in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery at the Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale University. While at Yale, he completed a research fellowship in Surgical Oncology and is Board Certified in Surgery and Plastic Surgery. As a melanoma surgeon with extensive experience, Dr. Narayan provides the patients with a unique resource of treating melanomas as well as reconstructing the defects that can occur from melanoma surgery. In addition, he is an expert in specialized procedures for melanoma treatment, such as sentinel node biopsies, axillary node dissection, radical neck dissection, parotidectomies, iliac node dissections, and isolated limb infusions. His other areas of expertise include hemangiomas and vascular malformations. He has pioneered new reconstructive techniques for cancer, and has over 120 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has an active research interest in melanomas and is a co-investigator in the prestigious, NIH-funded SPORE (Special Program of Research Excellence) Grant. He has won numerous awards for research, teaching, and clinical excellence and has been continually listed in "Americas Top Surgeons" since 2002 and "The Best Doctors in America" since 2007. In addition, he has received the following awards for his research: American Cancer Society, Basic Oncology Research Award 1995 Swebilius Cancer Research Award American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons Research Award 1998, 2009 Patient Care: , Yale Melanoma and Skin Cancer, Please call 203.785.7313 to contact Dr. Narayan.
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|University of Madras, India (1986)
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Yesterday we have released version 0.6.7. This version includes a few minor fixes, both for the ability to translate more phrases when google does not detect the source language correctly, and for the ability to include direct links to static files (those will cause a 301 redirect to occur).
However what is more important is that we have finally been able to cleanup our milestones, and set the gears in full motion for the next major version of Transposh – which will be 0.7. The focus of this version will be a major improvement to the translator frontend interface, and we have put the requirements for this online in our development site at http://trac.transposh.org/wiki/milestones/0.7. Everyone that wants to influence the next version is welcomed to edit and comment on that wiki page or create a ticket for us. We will review each request and try to fit it into the schedule.
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Congratulations on all the success!
It wouldn't be an elk hunting trip if something didn't break. At least you got the vehicle damage out of the way early and made it to your hunting area. Should be smooth sailing from here. Don't forget to let your insurance company know of the accident.
Cheetah started following Tic Toc- I'm Ready To Leave
Sent you a PM with some coordinates to check out. I remember seeing quite a few grouse up top along the road, shot one, missed a couple. We had the same situation when bow hunting up there, obviously lots of hunters hit it in early season, but later season hardly anyone around.
I know the Gravelly range, hunted there a few years back, truck broke down up on top near Black Butte and we had to get towed out after spending the night in the truck in a storm... That was fun...
Don't forget that MT sells OTC Whitetail B tags. Zone 3 is one per hunter, plus more depending on the unit you are in. The drainage bottoms and major valleys tend to hold quite a few whitetail. Bring a shotgun too in case you get into some grouse.
Good luck out there, the weather forecast looks good! What unit are you hunting? I was in 314 a month ago with B tags. If the weather is nice in November I might consider a late run out with a rifle.
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Cheetah replied to Scoot's topic in Archery - BowhuntingCongratulations. You are making it look easy.
At this point we had one full day and one morning left to hunt. No more elk moved into the drainage behind camp. By some miracle a cow and spike did come back to the hillside we had elk on that first evening, but neither Dad or I could get in position quick enough before they went back over the fence. All added up we had 2 very good opportunities, and one decent, which by our standards and past experience in general OTC type units was a pretty decent week of elk hunting even though no elk were killed. We learned a lot about the unit and a potential better way to access the landlocked area behind us via a possible easement logging road, but we have to confirm that with the forest service at a later date. You might be wondering what happened with our whitetail tags. We had numerous run-ins with deer on an almost daily basis. There were at least three occasions where does would feed right into camp, and it got to a point I kept my bow in the cook shack to try to shoot out of it as a blind. They never stuck around long enough though to actually get a shot off. Dad sat his tree stand a number of times above camp as he came down at sunset with enough time to sit in a tree for a half hour or so, but the deer always seemed to pass through the spots he could not shoot or see. One time he climbed down to two deer staring at him from within range, he just did not see them coming... Almost every evening we walked down the road behind camp we would kick up a deer or two bedding in the quakeys, but as the week progressed they clearly became more skittish of us. I also tried hunting back down the gravel road and found some good spots where they crossed the road and creek, which if I actually focused on sitting over with a treestand I feel I could have shot a deer, but I wanted an elk more... Our Elk B tags are good through rifle season, as are the deer tags. If the stars align and my wife allows I might make a run back out. I have an acquaintance in the area that I am checking with to see if he might be interested. I hope Scoot and ArcherySniper come back to report better luck on their hunts.
It rained that night, and the next morning we went up high to glass back where we left the elk. They seem to have never left the cut we saw them bed in. Some interesting low clouds. It rained all afternoon, but the forecast said it would clear a couple hours before sunset. We observed snow on the high peaks in the distance. Once the rain stopped and the skies looked clear we went back to see if we could finally shoot an elk. We worked the wind back up to where we had last sat so we see the elk and still move down to intercept if they came down for water/feed. The elk were still up high, but shifted left a couple cuts. We were now close enough to confirm that the bull was in fact a smallish 6 point. We waited a long time watching the cows get up to feed and then bed down again repeatedly. As sunset neared the lead cow looked ready to commit to coming down. Our plan was to run down fast to intercept, watching as we fast-walked down to the bottom. It was clear now the elk were following the left most ridge, and moving quite fast, they definitely wanted to get to the bottom for the good creek water and green grass! The plan was I would run ahead to intercept as I could get their faster. I knew the place they were going, having scouted it earlier in the week. It was a perfect funnel. The cows went behind the narrow ridge they were following, but the bull stayed high watching the drainage. I managed to get up through the saplings quietly and in position, and could see the bull up high, and the cows feeding and walking right to me on a string! Unfortunately behind me I heard a loud stick break. The bull did too and was pacing back and forth rapidly trying to figure out what was below him... I could see my dad standing in the creek bottom. I adjusted my position, the cows were coming closer, I ranged for shot options, they would pass within 40yd and the bull might walk right over me... The bull unfortunately had had enough. He swooped down to the cows and herded them back up the hill... The cows had no clue what was going on, but the bull clearly was not stupid. After waiting until it was close to dark I picked my way back down to my dad, who was standing on the cattle trail we had gone up previously. It turned out that he tripped over a downfall fell badly. He was not hurt, but he thought the bull could not see him, but I had a better view from above as to what was going on. Those elk were not seen again for the rest of the hunt.
Unfortunately the weather turned bad on us and it rained over night, I forget if it was day four or five. In any case a cloud system rolled in and low cloud ceiling filled the drainage behind camp. We went up the front side of the area hoping elk would be out there to get out of the clouds. It was extremely windy now as well. I went high back where I saw the spike days earlier and was glassing back up the drainage when I saw a bull and three cows in the wide open up high! I considered running down the cut between us to try to intercept in the creek bottom below, but did not want to risk bumping these elk when they were the only elk in the entire drainage! Dad sidehilled across to join me, followed by a herd of mule deer does... Selfie with cloud covered hills. We watched where the elk bedded and decided to ambush them in the evening. We decided to drive out to town to hit the grocery store so Dad could have more fresh food and not have to resort to eating what I brought. The cloud system over the area did not look good from below at all... That evening we went to the hill the elk were on in the morning so we could see where they were bedded. The clouds were so thick now in the drainage we could not see up to where the elk were. It was very windy and cold. The elk never showed up. We left before sunset. Another selfie in the clouds, so cold and windy I had to break out the facemask and extra layers while hunkering down behind a blowdown.
I told my dad that he should not follow me up that hill, it might kill him. He did not take me seriously... He followed anyway. We left camp very early as it was a long walk up the drainage, and I wanted to be on top before the elk, but I still needed daylight to get up the dangerous last 700ft. Sunrise behind me on the way up: I made it to the top and set up in the rock outcropping. Time passed, Dad was nowhere to be seen behind me. I saw a group of elk below me in the next drainage, a nice bull and what might have been the cows/calves I was seeing on the spine the previous days... I waited, and waited, and saw lots of fresh tracks in the dirt. Dad showed up, still no elk up high... We waited until about 10am, long past when they had passed through the other times. The elk below us bedded and a satellite bull moved in on them. Another bull was bugling to the one below us, and we heard one lone bugle to the right. We had no intention of going down to try to shoot one, because if we did it would be a nightmare for us to get the meat out again. We gave up and picked our way back down the chute and all the way to camp. After doing this walk two days in a row my feet hurt like hell and I was beat. I would not be able to do it again a third day in a row.
I think it was the third morning when I walked back up the big drainage behind camp to get a good look on the ground for elk sign. On the way I saw more elk way up on the spine of the drainage. Lots more elk sign in the back cuts. It was clear this area held a lot of elk during the summer, but they got busted out by hunters during the early part of the season. I decided I was going to get a closer look at the potential trail to the top of the drainage spine. I am a rock climber, so heights don't bother me so much. I was more concerned about footing and if my dad could get up there, and if I did shoot one how would I get it down... The top of the spine where I was targeting was 1600ft above camp, the last chute is about 700ft alone and very steep. I slowly picked my way up the chute, sweating profusely in the sun, but was rewarded at the top. The view back to camp: The view down the back side, one square mile of almost entirely private landlocked national forest. The elk highway along the spine that I was seeing elk use, and was covered in fresh tracks. The elk trail at the top funnel together at a rock outcropping that I knew I had to use as a blind. If I shot an elk up here it would have to be at the very top, because hauling meat down the hill behind me was bad enough, but I did not want to have to haul any up the hill either as it was just as steep on the other side! I made plans to come back early the next morning and kill an elk at this spot. That evening I sat on the other hill we had been hunting more consistently, and watched the herd of elk taunting us from a far off ridge. Here is one of the small satellite bulls.
Dad had seen a black bear below him that first morning, and when I walked down the next day with him I was able to snap some photos in the early light with my bigger camera. They are grainy, but it looked like a nice bear to me. We did not have a tag. Herd of elk way out on private range land: Interesting spider:
Unfortunately this is where the trip gets boring. That herd we accidentally set up on the very first evening moved across the fence and taunted us from the other side all week. We knew it was a good spot, but wind directions did not cooperate, and no more elk would cross the fence there no matter how much we wanted them to or how good the sign was on that hillside. The second morning I went higher above to glass back up the main drainage. Far up on the rim of the drianage I saw a few elk walk across the spine. I knew from the map there was one chute that could access the national forest behind us, and as far as I knew there were no other ways back up there. I added some waypoints to onx. As I worked around the hill glassing, I eventually walked into a spike bull bedded. Unfortunately he was alone, and some cattle fed into him and bumped him out. He then saw/smelled me and busted out never to be seen again. The drainage behind camp: Elk on the high rim of the drainage: Looking down to camp where the whitetail deer live: Spike bull elk at 90yd.
As luck, or bad luck, would have it the first evening was one of our luckiest. We hiked up the main logging road that took us to the front of the drainage overlooking some prime grazing areas. We hiked back to where we hit a private ranch fence that had timber on the other side, hoping elk would come out to feed and we could observe. We no sooner arrived at our observation point and a raghorn bull across the valley saw us coming and blew out ahead of us... We found a place to sit by a grove of shorter quaking aspens (I think). We waited and waited, and I scouted behind the grove and came back to let my dad know there was a lot of elk sign on the hillside above us... As sunset rolled around we heard something behind us, Dad though it was birds. There were birds in the aspens, but this was much louder. I figured there were elk coming right to us, so we knocked arrows and waited. Fortunately they wind was right, and now thermals kicked in to further assist. Sure enough elk had moved right into us. If we were facing uphill instead of out across the valley we would have had easy shots. Unfortunately the elk sensed something was wrong, so we each snuck around opposite sides of the grove. I went high side, and saw an elk 40yd in front of me, but I thought I saw antlers so did not move further for a shot. I waited. Dad had gone low, not as quietly, and the elk were moving off now. I saw a huge herd bull crest the hill above, and a cow and calf stood in front of me at 80yd. I drew on them, but did not shoot. After the frustration wore off, we headed back to camp. We crossed the last cattle gate above camp just before dark, and I looked up to see two whitetail does standing there staring at us. I couldn't believe it... I quickly confirmed they were whitetail, and we both ranged them for 35yd. I drew to shoot, settled in for the shot, and watched as my arrow sailed right over the does back... I couldn't believe it. I made sure I was using the right pins, and even doing a test shot the next day showed the bow was shooting accurately... Throughout the week we learned the whitetail deer were consistently feeding and bedding right around our camp. Dad set a tree stand not more than 100yd above camp.


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UB's new dining hall redefines campus cuisine
A decade past graduation, Kevin Purdy has fond memories of a freshman year spent living in the University at Buffalo's Ellicott Complex.
It's the french fries he'd like to forget.
The dining hall's were limp and pale, as if "you took an Ore-Ida bag from the freezer and cooked it half of what the directions told you to," Purdy remembered, wincing.
Forced to buy UB's dining plan, dormitory freshmen were herded into a boxlike room filled with tacky furniture, and fed from steam tables. Fried chicken and fried fish "had been sitting so long the skin separated entirely from the meat, so when you went at it with a fork, you resurfaced it."
Like many UB students, once freed from meal plan shackles, Purdy successfully urged his parents to fund a sophomore year food plan that didn't rely on dining hall attendance.
Earlier this spring I told Purdy, a former student and colleague of mine at The Buffalo News, that UB's dining hall operator had poured $12 million into a state-of-the-art restaurant-style cafeteria. He was eager to check it out.
He wasn't alone. Since October, when the Faculty-Student Association opened the Crossroads Culinary Center inside UB's largest dormitory, the 30,000-square-foot facility has become a highlight of campus tours. Football team recruits and the parents of prospective students are taken through its shining expanses as a matter of course.
Five years of planning and student focus groups, idea-cribbing visits to 20 campuses nationwide, and a spend-what-it-takes attitude have resulted in a cafeteria that aims to redefine American dormitory dining.
Here's the big picture: 16 months of construction, one-third new and two-thirds renovations, have created what some undergraduates call "resort-style dining."
Eight mini-restaurants are arranged in a circle, with pastas, calzones, stir-fries, noodle soups and much more made to order. Restaurant flavors include Asian wok dishes, Brazilian churrascaria barbecue, vegetarian, comfort food, pizzeria and desserts. That's all-you-can-eat for one swipe of the UB dining card, about $9-$13 depending on your plan.
At each station, a video camera focuses on a rotating plate of tonight's special. As the hungry hordes line up for admittance outside Crossroads' doors, they glance at a billboard-sized screen that shows individual live shots of tonight's specials. No more having to hunt around and peer over shoulders to see what's new.
For a second swipe, you can get the night's premium dinner: sirloin grilled to order with jumbo shrimp one night, lobster tail the next. Premium customers get a buzzer that lights up when their plate is ready.
Made-while-you-wait dishes aren't new, but Crossroads has added enough cooks and burners to make good on their promise.
"We had a stir-fry station that moved at the speed of an electric car," said Purdy. "Took four minutes for each one, so if you wanted to eat with your friends, you couldn't. Now you have six stations like that."
Smartly decorated areas offer a variety of surroundings, from long communal tables to soft couches near the central fireplace. There are secluded nooks for couples, high counters with stools and plentiful electrical outlets, for students whose dining companion is their laptop.
"It looks like you're eating at Ma Peche right there," Purdy said, referring to David Chang's Manhattan restaurant. "This is 200 percent better than it was."
From the grand plan to the little touches: At Crossroads, tap water comes in still or sparkling. The silverware is real, heavy, bought from a local supplier at a cost of $4 per fork and spoon. The waffle irons on the make-your-own breakfast station are crafted to emboss the UB logo into every confection.
The customized waffle irons come to mind when people ask, as many do: How on earth can you spend $12 million on a campus cafeteria?
First, you have to recognize that's it's not a purebred commercial restaurant; it's the flagship operation of the Faculty-Student Association, better known as UB Campus Dining and Shops, which is a nonprofit corporation created in the 1960s to run dining halls in UB dormitories and classroom buildings.
For years, FSA saw its food contract numbers drop in the spring semester, as students who had a choice to leave the plan exercised it. The existing Red Jacket kitchen could hardly do better. "Given the space and limited equipment, we had to have 50 percent of the meal cooked and in warming boxes by 3 p.m.," said Jeff Brady, FSA executive director.
Determined to not just upgrade but also create a showcase, FSA staff studied. Besides visits to schools like Purdue, San Diego State and Cornell, Brady said, they conferred with quick-serve chains like Applebee's and Chili's. When they identified better pizza as a goal, they met with Buffalo's Rich Products. "We went to them and said, 'You can have this station if you can perfect the New York pizza in a personal pan,' " Brady said. After two months, demonstration pizzas were served to students, Brady said. "They said, 'Please get rid of the pizza you're serving now; we want this.' "
Give the students what they want and they'll come back, Brady said. But FSA tries to give parents what they want, too, offering a staff dietitian to consult with parents of students who are gluten-free, have peanut allergies or other significant food issues. "Our dietitian goes shopping every day at Wegmans for students who have allergies, and need stuff our vendors can't supply," said Brady. Vegan and kosher options are a daily fact.
The determination to create a showcase went further than food. After study, FSA decided Crossroads wouldn't have trays, because they contribute to food waste, memorably demonstrated by Bluto Blutarsky in "Animal House."
Crossroads also redid the garbage. Students have been conditioned to take their plates to "the river," a 6-inch-wide, water-filled gully than runs beside a rubber conveyor belt. Napkins and food waste gets scraped into the water, which carries it away. Plates and glasses go on the belt, and the silverware goes into a hatch underneath.
The river's sediment is captured, ground and turned into compost, along with other kitchen food waste. It's part of the plan to have the Crossroads building certified as partly environmentally compliant.
How's it working so far?
With 6,000 people on FSA meal plans, "every spring the numbers go down," Brady said. "This spring, for the first time in history, an additional 302 students signed to the meal plan. That has never happened before."
Even students are impressed. Freshman Westin Doney lives a mile away in the Governors dormitory complex, and walks to Crossroads for dinner. "It has fresher food, more made to order, and the overall quality of food is far better," said Doney. Plus he gets lobster and steak regularly, like he never did at home.
Doney even talks up Crossroads to parents who call the honors program where he answers the phone. "It's one of those things, that extra little thing, that gets them interested enough to come visit," he said.
"The best word I've heard to describe it is 'resort-style' dining," said Megan Leach, a senior.Leach, a resident adviser, does tours for prospective parents. Purdy's generation may have been steered away, but today UB is betting that the path to students' hearts, and their parents' wallets, is though their stomach.
"It's innovative, and they get a little more excited," Leach said of parents. Tours used to "avoid the dining hall," she said. "Now we go not only because the atmosphere's better, but the food's better. You can tell it's made by people who care."
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Georgia says a statue of Joseph Stalin will be put up outside the museum commemorating the Soviet dictator in his hometown of Gori.
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"Gori town council has made the decision to put up the statue again-- we gave them the recommendation to put it up in front of the museum and not back in the centre," the spokeswoman Keti Ebanoidze told AFP. The statue had stood in the central square of Gori since 1952 but was taken down on the orders of pro-Western President Mikheil Saakashvili despite objections from many local residents who remain fiercely proud of Stalin.
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The lineup for Carolina Rebellion, a major music festival featuring some of the biggest names in contemporary hard rock, has been announced.
The lineup for Carolina Rebellion, a major music festival featuring some of the biggest names in contemporary hard rock, has been announced.
Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Limp Bizkit, Rise Against, Bush, Deftones and 3 Doors Down are among those who will perform at the 3rd annual festival, taking place May 4 and 5 at the Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.
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To get access to a special Internet presale on Feb. 6 and 7, visit www.facebook.com/CRebellion or www.CarolinaRebellion.com and sign up to receive the Rebellion newsletter. Those who sign up can purchase full weekend general admission tickets for $89 plus fees during the presale only.
Discount tickets will also be available to active duty military personnel. For details on military discounts, along with information about camping, hotel and VIP packages, visit www.CarolinaRebellion.com.
Carolina Rebellion features three stages, and f.y.e. will have a special artist tent where bands will stop by throughout the day to meet fans and sign autographs.
Carolina Rebellion is sponsored by Monster Energy, Jaegermeister, U.S. Army and f.y.e. It is produced by Right Arm Entertainment and AEG Live, the same team that produces the highly successful Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio.
Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway is located at 7301 Bruton Smith Boulevard in Concord, N.C., just outside Charlotte. Visit www.charlottemotorspeedway.com for directions and additional venue information.
Here is the daily band lineup for Carolina Rebellion:
Saturday, May 4
Alice in Chains, Limp Bizkit, Deftones, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, Bullet for My Valentine, Halestorm, Asking Alexandria, Sick Puppies, In This Moment, Device (with David Draiman), Young Guns, Otherwise, Aranda, Tracer and Monstro
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Soundgarden, Rise Against, Bush, 3 Doors Down, Buckcherry, Volbeat, Hollywood Undead, All That Remains, Steel Panther, Pop Evil, Escape the Fate, Nonpoint, Thousand Foot Krutch, Red Line Chemistry, Heaven's Basement and American Fangs.


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Any person exceeding any quota or allotment fixed for him under this chapter by the Secretary of Agriculture and any other person knowingly participating or aiding in the exceeding of such quota or allotment shall forfeit to the United States a sum equal to the value of such excess at the current market price for such commodity at the time of violation, which forfeiture shall be recoverable in a civil suit brought in the name of the United States.
The several district courts of the United States are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain any person from violating any order, regulation, or agreement, heretofore or hereafter made or issued pursuant to this chapter, in any proceeding now pending or hereafter brought in said courts.
Upon the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, it shall be the duty of the several United States attorneys, in their respective districts, under the directions of the Attorney General, to institute proceedings to enforce the remedies and to collect the forfeitures provided for in, or pursuant to this chapter. Whenever the Secretary, or such officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture as he may designate for the purpose, has reason to believe that any handler has violated, or is violating, the provisions of any order or amendment thereto issued pursuant to this chapter, the Secretary shall have power to institute an investigation and, after due notice to such handler, to conduct a hearing in order to determine the facts for the purpose of referring the matter to the Attorney General for appropriate action.
The remedies provided for in this section shall be in addition to, and not exclusive of, any of the remedies or penalties provided for elsewhere in this chapter or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity.
The term "person" as used in this chapter includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, and any other business unit.
Provisions of subsecs. (1) to (4), relating to establishment, regulation and determination of sugar quotas, agreements limiting or regulating child labor, wages, and adjustment of disputes in the sugar industry, and prescribing penalties for violations thereof, were omitted since they ceased to apply on Sept. 1, 1937, in accordance with the provisions of section 510 of the Sugar Act of 1937, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 898, 50 Stat. 916. Section 510 of act Sept. 1, 1937, provided in part that:
1961—Subsec. (5). Pub. L. 87–128 struck out "willfully" after "Any person" and substituted provision for forfeiture of a sum equal to the value of the excess at the current market price for the commodity at the time of violation for provision for forfeiture of a sum equal to three times the current market value of the excess.
1937—Subsec. (6). ActJune 3, 1937, § 2(c), struck out "the provisions of this section, or of".
1935—Subsec. (1). ActAug. 24, 1935, § 8, substituted "persons engaged in handling" for "handlers" wherever appearing; struck out "or in competition with," in par. (B); inserted "directly" before "to burden" in par. (B); and struck out "in any way" in par. (B).
Subsec. (6). ActAug. 24, 1935, § 9, inserted "or" after "regulation," and struck out "or license".
Subsec. (7). ActAug. 24, 1935, § 10, inserted last sentence.
Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, substituted "United States attorneys" for "district attorneys" in subsec. (7). See section 541 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision Notes thereunder.
Admission of Hawaii into the Union was accomplished Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74, as required by sections 1 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 86–3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as notes preceding 491 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Act June 3, 1937, affirmed and validated, and reenacted without change the provisions of subsections (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of this section, except for the amendment to subsection (6) by section 2 of the act. See note set out under section 601 of this title.
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Coker started the series with a four-run first inning and went on to add one in the sixth and two in the seventh. Barton mustered one run in the sixth but couldn't get to starter Amanda Shelton.
Game two turned out to be a fantastic pitcher's duel. The two teams went through seven innings in a scoreless tie with Jayme Beacham and Somer Bigham pitching masterfully. Coker and Barton both scored a run in the eighth inning but in the ninth, the Cobras pushed a run across and shutout the Bulldogs to earn the win.
Bigham allowed six hits and one unearned run in nine innings pitched, with seven strikeouts and only one walk. Morabito went 1-2 with a double, a walk and a sacrifice fly, and Atkinson went 1-3 with a sacrifice fly and one RBI. Amy Shelly had one hit, drew a walk, and had a sacrifice fly.
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