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The Marin Humane Society, located in Novato California, helped ease one dog's fears after she was abandoned at the shelter within weeks of giving birth to her puppies. In the video below watch as the scared dog, named Cora, hides behind a kennel until her puppies arrive. Her relief and joy is apparent as she jumps around, inspects each dog, and even runs into a carrier to check for more puppies.
According to the Marin Humane Society, the owners of Cora and a male dog (likely the father of the puppies) surrendered them to the shelter. When the workers realized she had recently given birth to puppies, they searched for the family that left her in order to retrieve them.
"After some detective work and a lot of convincing, our team was able to get the person who surrendered the dogs to also surrender the puppies, as they still needed their momma and were not in a safe situation," according to the Marin Humane Society.
On the video, the mother dog appears to be searching for more puppies after she is reunited with four, but the Humane Society said they believe they got all of the puppies from the former owners.
The Humane Society believes the puppies are Chi (a Chihuahua mix). The Chihuahua is one of the most common dogs abandoned by their owners, according to iheartdogs.
Earlier this month, Marin Humane Society posted an update informing everyone that the adult dogs and the puppies are all doing well. The staff named all of the puppies after Downton Abbey characters including Carson, Moseley, Branson and Edith.
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A 20 Week Double-Blind Randomized Trial of Clomiphene Citrate and Letrozole for the Treatment of Infertility in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Preliminary data are promising for the use of letrozole to induce ovulation in infertile
women with PCOS. However the true magnitude of the effect of letrozole is difficult to
discern from prior studies. Therefore we intend to determine the safety and efficacy of
letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor, compared to clomiphene citrate, a selective estrogen
receptor modulator, in achieving live birth in infertile women with PCOS.
Treatment- After progestin withdrawal, 750 women will be equally randomized to two different
treatment arms: A) clomiphene citrate 50 mg every day for 5 days (day 3-7 of cycle), or B)
letrozole 2.5 mg every day for 5 days (day 3-7 of cycle), for a total of 5 cycles or 20
weeks. Dose will be increased in subsequent cycles in both treatment groups for non-response
or poor ovulatory response up to a maximum of 150 mg of clomiphene a day (x 5 days) or 7.5
mg of letrozole a day (x 5 days).
Statistical Analysis- The primary analysis will use an intent-to-treat approach to examine
differences in the live birth rate in the two treatment arms.
Anticipated time to completion- A total of 4 years will be required to complete the study
after start up; 31 month enrollment period, 5 month treatment period, with 9 month
additional observation to determine pregnancy outcomes. This will be accomplished by
enrolling ~3.45 women with PCOS per center per month over the enrollment period (N = 7 RMN
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
The primary outcome measure is the occurrence of a live birth during the study period. Safety measures will be the number and type of reported adverse events in subjects and offspring.
September 2008 to September 2012
Esther Eisenberg, MD, MPH
Study Director
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
United States: Food and Drug Administration
February 2009
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I love having "spiritual assignments." A recent one, suggested to me, is to note the moments in my days when I feel "the presence of God."
I've enjoyed this assignment very much and am delightfully surprised to find that I can feel the presence of God at almost any time, but there are definitely certain times when I find the presence of God more than others.
I feel the presence of God most certainly at day break. When I was living in the States and my life was crazy busy, I still managed to get up early enough to see the morning come in. There is something very special about the stillness found in the early-morning hours of dawn. I'm finding myself here in Africa, too, making sure to set my alarm for waking when the night is still dark, but will allow me time to see the first pink of the morning light and then sit in the stillness as the dawn breaks. It continues to be a favorite part of my day.
There is another part of the day that I feel the presence of God strongly, if I pause long enough to listen and feel. It's the time of day in late afternoon, when the light changes. If there is a breeze blowing or a strong wind, I feel the presence of God.
I DEFINITELY don't feel the presence of God when I'm working on the computer! And seem to feel God's presence mostly when I'm OUTSIDE, out of doors, not inside!
I have three stories of finding the presence of God since coming to South Africa. I've already told you one—about the intimate moment I shared with my African "grandmother" when I was trying to comfort her by massaging her feet. (So actually, I have four stories!) These next stories share a similar theme: suffering and attempting to provide comfort.
I'm often struck by the suffering of animals. This was the case for me in the States as well. I worked as a meter-reader for a utilities company for a few years and there were many days when I would come home and cry myself to sleep at the suffering (of dogs) I had witnessed in the course of my workday. At home I could do something about it: I could call the Humane Society (or even the police) and make a report.
When I first arrived at my permanent site, I noticed a starving dog. She had the coloring of a Rotweiler but the shape of a Dalmatian. She was so thin that she seemed a walking spine with an attached ribcage. I would see her in the soccer field in front of my hostel (when I was residing in the hostel) and she seemed to come regularly to forage (for garbage left about by the college students).
Although my heart is very tender for suffering animals, it is not so tender that I'll "take them in." In my self-centeredness, I've decided I can barely take care of myself, let alone another living being. So, when I would see this creature, I would tell myself, "Don't look at her." I would see her somewhat regularly and would always think, at her wasting away, "She's not long for this world."
One afternoon I watched her approach and she had a loopy, staggering gate. She was below my window looking for food to eat, but she could barely stand.
I said to myself, "I can't watch this anymore" and went about looking to find her something to eat. I knew this was a bad idea with potentially unwelcome consequences: if I fed her, she would come regularly; I would become attached, etc. But no matter, I could not endure this suffering a moment longer.
I was on the bottom end of my week's worth of groceries but I did have three raw eggs. I broke open the eggs and placed them in a dish and carried them out to her. It was all that I had that a carnivore would eat.
As soon as she saw me approaching, she fled. I could have cried. Well, I did cry. I gingerly placed the dish of raw egg in the grass, hoping she would come back, but one of the eggs slipped out and fell into the grass. I left the dish anyway. I spent the next few hours bawling my eyes out, but crying was a good thing. It was my first in Africa and overdue. Crying your eyes out seems to clean the soul like nothing else.
I never knew if she came back for the eggs. The dish was empty the next day, so I knew SOMETHING ate the eggs.
I saw her only once more, when the grass in the soccer field was quite tall. She wasn't in great shape, and again, her gait was uneven and wobbly. She bounded out into the tall grass and lay down. The grass was so high I couldn't see her.
It was an especially hot part of the day and I couldn't imagine why she would choose this spot, out in the middle of the field, unprotected from the hot sun, to lie down. I wondered if she had chosen this spot—and this time--to die.
I tried to find her, out in the tall grass the next day, but could not. I still look for her bones in the burned, dried grass of the soccer field, but cannot any sign of her.
I felt the presence of God in the suffering of that animal.
Another morning, I was sitting on a concrete bench, outside the college library waiting for it to open. It was a cool morning and I remember enjoying how good it felt to sit in the warm sun. The bench I was sitting was placed under a large pepper tree and I heard a large, crashing noise as something came falling down out of the tree and around me.
A pigeon, obviously dying, came crashing out of the pepper tree to lie dying at my feet. His last gesture was to spread his wings, surely in hopes of cushioning his fall, and he lay at my feet, belly and head down, with his wings outspread. He lay in a way that I could see his body expand and contract with his dying breaths.
There was nothing I could do for this creature but stay with it, be present, and witness his death. I was willing and able to do this; I felt it my obligation to be with this dying creature. It took him quite a few minutes to die and college students and staff walked by us, glancing down at the dying bird, and curious, I'm sure, as to what I was doing.
I stayed with that dying bird and I felt the presence of God. They were exquisitely beautiful moments.
On my walk to the primary school, I pass two especially heart-wrenching cases. One is of a starving dog, chained and fenced in someone's yard (he is a family pet). He is chained to his dog house and has about 1.5 feet of lead to move about. So, he doesn't have room to move about.
The dog is very thin and his eyes are cloudy (a sign of malnutrition). He makes his poo as far away as he can, which isn't far at all, and it mounds up in a big pile, but he must lie very near it, in the way that he is chained. He is there, lying on the cold ground on the freezing mornings, and he is there, lying in the hot sun, in brutally hot afternoons. Every day, he is there.
On my same route, there is another creature suffering in the same manner, except this creature is significantly larger: it is a cow. Now there is something significantly more horrible about watching an animal of this size being contained in such a way: it is tethered, with very little rope, and made to live in its excrement. I've seen it lying down, although with the little length of its tether, cannot imagine how it does so. On most days, I find the suffering of this animal more than I can bear, and I choose to walk by a different route.
One day, when I was feeling especially brave, I walked by to see my favorite suffering animal. As I approached, I was somewhat startled to realize that this cow had something live, lying at its feet, and was licking it in way that a mother cow would lick a calf.
"Oh no, please don't tell me that this poor, tortured creature has given birth," I thought to myself. But as I came nearer, I could see that the creature lying at the cow's feet was not a calf, but a dog. There was a dog tethered in the same area near the cow, and tethered in a way that the dog and cow could be near each other, if they reached far enough on their respective, cruelly-short ropes.
The dog was lying on his back, his legs in the air, and the cow was stroking the dog's belly with its tongue, much in the way a human would "rub a dog's belly." The dog's little leg was bouncing with the joy of the ticklishness of the sensation.
These poor, suffering creatures, were providing a measure of comfort to each other. In all of this African filth and cruelty, these beautiful, blessed, suffering creatures were providing comfort to each other.
And I felt the presence of God.
Ps. The photo is one of mine, of the African sky. And I feel the presence of God when I see it.


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Panettone (Italian Christmas fruit cake)
|November 24, 2009
|Posted by ameliaps under cake, candied fruit, christmas, dessert, fruit, holidays, Italian, panettone, raisins, tradition
Being Italian, Christmas is not Christmas without the traditional fruit cake called Panettone.
I never thought I would be able to make it successfuly at home. It has always been one of those few food items that we purchase already made…but the holidays are approaching and I tend to get home sick. So I looked everywhere in my book collection for a Panettone recipe. Finally I came across this recipe in the "The Martha Stewart Living Christmas Cookbook". Yes, yes, yes! The recipe came out PERFECT.
I made a few small ones (wrapped in Mini Panettone & Cake Papers, available from King Arthur Flower) and one bigger one (wrapped in a simple sandwich brown bags, doubled over). Next time I will just make bigger sizes, which provides more soft inside and less crust. One little trick I used during the 2 hour rising, was to place the dough in the oven with a small pot of boiling water which created some moisture and the right temperature for the rising. Definitively be patient and wait for all the raising time recommended: it pays off and makes for a light and airy Panettone. I wrapped them up with a simple bow or in cellophane for a wonderful Holiday gift. IF you have leftovers (big IF) it makes great French toast.
While this is a typical Christmas cake in Italy, a similar dough is prepared during Easter but shaped as a dove and studded with big sugar crystals and almonds.
Panettone (Italian Christmas fruit cake)
Makes 3 medium loaves (or 12 minis)
You will need three 3 3/8-by-7-inch brown paper bags to make this recipe.
For the sponge (also known as "panetto" or "biga" in Italy):
1/3 cup warm water, 100 degrees to 110 degrees
1 packages active dry yeast
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
For the dough:
1 packages active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm milk
2/3 cup sugar
4 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 cups mixed dried and candied fruit
Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 orange
Canola oil, for bowl
2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, for paper bags
1 large egg yolk
1 tablespoon heavy cream
To make the sponge, warm a small bowl by rinsing it with hot water. Pour in warm water, and sprinkle 1 package yeast on it. Let stand until yeast has dissolved. Stir in 1/2 cup flour, cover with plastic wrap, and let stand until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Sprinkle remaining package yeast over warm milk. Let stand until dissolved. Beat together sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla. Mix in yeast-milk mixture. Add sponge, and stir until well incorporated.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter and remaining 3 1/2 cups flour until crumbly. Slowly pour in egg mixture, and beat on high speed for 3 to 4 minutes, until dough is elastic-looking and long strands form. Beat in fruit and zests.
Turn dough into an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and leave in a warm place to rise until doubled, 2 to 3 hours. Fold down tops of bags to form a 3-inch cuff. Brush inside and out with melted butter (in my opinion, there is no reason to brus the bags with butter…I skipped this and they were just fine)
Turn out dough onto a lightly floured board and knead a few times to deflate. Divide dough into three pieces. Roll each into a ball, and drop into prepared bags. Place bags on a baking sheet about 4 inches apart, and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Leave in a warm place to rise until doubled again, about 2 hours.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Carefully cut an X in the top of each loaf with oiled scissors. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolk and heavy cream to make an egg wash. Brush top of each loaf with egg wash. Place baking sheet in bottom third of oven.
After 10 minutes, lower heat to 375 degrees.
Bake for 30 more minutes (important note: this timing will vary hugely depending on the size of your Panettones…keep an eye and do not overcook); if tops get too brown while baking, cover with foil. Loaves are done when a wooden skewer inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Wrap for gift giving… or eat at home. Delicious when dipped in caffe-latte. I like to toast it slightly before eating, unless it just came out of the oven.
21 Responses to Panettone (Italian Christmas fruit cake)
This looks amazing. I've always wanted to make panettone. I know what I'll be baking on Friday…
Another wonderful recipe with beautiful photos!!
I love the way you wrapped them! They would make perfect gifts!
Wish I were closer so I could be the recipient of that lovely bread. Stunning!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your mom and family Amelia!!
xoxo, Jodi
Tracy: let me know how it turns out.
Jennie: yes, it was fun to wrap these.
Jodi: thanks! You would totally be the recipient of one of these if you lived closer!!!
Ever since my Italian friend introduced me to Panatone, we've been buying it every Christmas. You inspire me to try to make it myself!
These are looking amazing Christmas fruits cakes
I am so impressed.
I am English but I have lived in Rome with my Sicilian boyfriend for 5 years and I am complete convert to the joys of Panetone at christmas. We live above a Forno that make really good panetone but I would still like to try making my own and this looks like just the recipe (even though I am usually allergic to Martha Stewart.)
Lovely post thankyou.
Rachel: it is a really good recipe. My mom was shocked at the source
I am so jealous that you live in Rome: my home town!!!
I have a question Amelia. When you say a package of yeast, sometimes it varies. Do you know how many grams or oz that is?
Denisse: 1 package active dry or instant yeast is about 2 1/4 teaspoons or 1/4 ounce. Let me know how your Panettone turns out!!!
Thank you Amelia!
I follow you on Flickr
I made 2 different recipes of Panettone this weekend. One is by the Culinary Institute of America "Artisan Bread Book" That turned out awesome!!
The 2nd recipe was from the "The Art Institute" Baking book (where I go to school) and that one had great taste but more of a brioche texture.
Now I'm going to venture out to try the recipe you have posted. I will let you know how it turns out.
Thank you!!
Amelia, I am excited to have found this recipe (and your blog) I am living in Rome until June and I am trying to cook and learn as much as I can while I am here…I will be trying some of your recipes, including this one!!
It's me again. I'm on a mission. This morning I begged a pasticceria to give me a stampo for the panettone. They gave me one! Then I realized I should use the paper bags like you did. However, I have a question- what kind of butter should I use? Here it seems to be all the same (not indicating salted or unsalted)- I will have to convert it to grams. Also, I don't have a kitchen aid, so I guess I'm going to get a work-out, like in the times of Ancient Rome, or whenever they started baking panettone?! Grazie, cara…
It's me again. I'm on a mission. This morning I begged a pasticceria to give me a stampo for the panettone. They gave me one! Then I realized I should use the paper bags like you did. However, I have a question- what kind of butter should I use? Here it seems to be all the same (not indicating salted or unsalted)- I will have to convert it to grams. Also, I don't have a kitchen aid, so I guess I'm going to get a work-out, like in the times of Ancient Rome, or whenever they started baking panettone?! Grazie, cara…
Hi Nicole! So, yes, you may use any butter really. Kneading by hand is actually very "therapeutic"! I can assure you. When I lived in Rome, I did not have a kitchen aid either and kneading was my way to release stress. Usually I would do it late at night!!! And by the way, you don't need a mold. Let me know how it turns out. Amelia
Hi Amelia! Panettone is finally done! http://andbabycakesthree.blogspot.com/2010/12/panettone.html
Buon Natale!
I really love you Panettone. Complimenti!
Would you be so kind as to tell me where can I find bags for wrapping finished for panettone/pandoro?
Last year I purchased paper molds that came with fitted bags for wrapping it, but unfortunately, this year I'm unable to find paper molds that comes together with bags.
[...] more, here are other Italian traditional Christmas sweets I have made in the past, on the blog: Panettone, cuccidati, seadas, monte bianco, ovis mollis or thumbprint [...]
Here in the highlands of Honduras have only #4 bags.
Any idea how many breads this will make? This will be 1st time making my favorite Xmas treat.
I will try this recipe by lining my bean pot with parchment and baking it in that. I think this will work. I have been wanting to make panettone but gutless til now Lol : ) Thanks for the recipe.
BTW, I like Martha. She pioneered many ways of cooking successfully over many years.


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Florida State has reached a settlement with Erica Kinsman, the woman who accused Jameis Winston of sexual assault, and she has agreed to drop a Title IX lawsuit against the university.
FSU will pay Kinsman $250,000, according to a release from the university and the school will pay her attorneys an additional $700,000. John Clune, one of the attorneys who represents Kinsman, said the financial breakdown of the settlement will differ from the figures outlined by the university and that $700,000 in fees "would be obnoxious." He didn't specify how much the fees were.
"Although we regret we will never be able to tell our full story in court, it is apparent that a trial many months from now would have left FSU fighting over the past rather than looking toward its very bright future," FSU president John Thrasher said in a statement. "We have decided to instead move forward even though we have full faith that the ultimate outcome of a trial would have been consistent with the previous law enforcement investigations and retired Supreme Court Justice Major Harding's findings in the student conduct hearing."
Kinsman's attorneys stated the lump sum payment of $950,000 is the largest in history to settle a single plaintiff's Title IX discrimination claim alleging a school's indifference to a plaintiff's sexual assault complaint.
"I'll always be disappointed that I had to leave the school I dreamed of attending since I was little," Kinsman said in a statement. "I am happy that FSU has committed to continue making changes in order to ensure a safer environment for all students. My hope is that the federal investigation of my complaint by the Office of Civil Rights will produce even more positive change, not just at FSU, but across the country."
Kinsman, under the name "Jane Doe," filed a federal civil lawsuit against FSU in January, stating that the school violated her Title IX rights by not appropriately investigating an incident in December 2012 during which she said she was raped by Winston. The state attorney's office did not charge Winston, FSU's starting quarterback, with a crime and retired Florida Supreme Court justice Major B. Harding determined during a hearing in December 2014 there was not enough evidence to indicate Winston violated the FSU student code of conduct.
Kinsman participated in a documentary and granted interviews, publicly identifying herself as Winston's accuser.
Kinsman, a former student at FSU, stated in her complaint that coach Jimbo Fisher and associate athletics director Monk Bonasorte knew of the sexual assault allegation in 2013. Attorneys representing the school maintained the claim was "insufficient to establish actual knowledge on the part of FSU," asserting there was no way for Fisher and Bonasorte to know that the woman accusing Winston of rape was an FSU student and that neither Fisher or Bonasorte can be considered an "appropriate person" under Title IX.
Thrasher said FSU's primary reason for reaching a settlement with Kinsman was to avoid "millions of dollars in additional litigation expense."
"We have an obligation to our students, their parents and Florida taxpayers to deal with this case, as we do all litigation, in a financially responsible manner," Thrasher said. "With all the economic demands we face, at some point it doesn't make sense to continue even though we are convinced we would have prevailed."
FSU has implemented several measures to enhance its response to sexual assaults since 2013, including the hiring of a full-time Title IX director. The university is being investigated by the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education. Kinsman's complaint to the department sparked the federal investigation in March 2014.
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Earlier this week Beyoncé released her latest video "Why Don't You Love Me" off the deluxe version of I Am… Sasha Fierce. It is amazing. Beyoncé embrases the 1950's pin-up/housewife theme and runs with it. The video is shot beautifully and she looks amazing in every outfit.
My favorite look is her with all the eye make-up streaming down her face as she cries, smokes and drinks. She looks flawless and the everything in the shot is working together.
In 2008, Ashanti released her most recent studio album The Declaration. Her second single, "Good Good" did not do very well on the charts, but the music video has a simliar theme to Beyoncé's new video. Both have a 1950's pin-up/housewife theme showing the artist doing chores around the house for their man.
Some people might see this connection and claim that Beyoncé stole this look from Ashanti. I can see where people might think that, but Beyoncé took the same theme and gave it a purpose. She made it look expensive and classy. Beyoncé's video could be a clip from a film, while Ashanti's is nothing more than a music video. Don't get wrong, I enjoy Ashanti, but we all know Beyoncé is on another level. Sorry, Ashanti.
Check out Beyoncé's "Why Don't You Love Me" and Ashanti's "Good Good" below.
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The party began this session with a trap laid by a force that identified itself by declaring "I am indomitability; I am the fire." Immediately after a sudden warning by Crystin Ja-Nafeel, a fiery lance shot from the heavens and speared Mel and his horse. Immediately thereafter, a fiery wall sprang up along the path behind the heroes and the flames on the threes exploded in increased flames and cinders. As the smoke cleared, four burning stags with antlers of pure fire charged the party. Lahspar reacted immediately by striking one with his fists, only to realize too late the pain caused as he struck their burning bodies. Working together, the party dispatched these stags swiftly, after which the party found a massive voice in their heads, urging them to "follow the river" and free him. The being offered great power and reward for its freedom. After this short exchange, the blockade on the road was lifted and the party continued forward.
Very soon thereafter, the party came to a river crossed by a stoneworked bridge with a tower at the center of it. After making use of Haddin's knock spell, the party explored the tower to find the remnants of a couple guards, starved to death, as well as the writings of a priest who was undergoing a trial of faith. The priest lamented his life worshiping the Elvish God of Sunsets and now wished instead to follow Austere, God of Life and Healing. His journal suggests he attempted to save as much of the nearby village as he could, but found many cursing Anyariel under a shrine built to his name. The priest alludes to a power he hid away that could be accessed by those seeking to defend the forest from the curse on it.
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It is easily one of the greatest challenges any person has to deal with...it is the need to sustain the fire and the drive to remain motivated at your work.
This begs you to ask yourself the following questions: What do you do exactly when going to work begins to feel like a chore? And is there ever a way to get past this situation that will allow you to bring back the enthusiasm you once had?
In times like these, you need to pull yourself together and begin to rethink the dynamics of your present circumstances. A change in mindset is definitely in order and you will find your success depends in large part to your appreciation of the vital role you play at the workplace and your ability to effectively juggle the demands of your personal and professional life.
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2. Stop multi-tasking. The more things you juggle, the more your attention is divided, and the more you lose your focus and concentration. You may think that you are creating efficiency and resourcefulness, but in reality you are just becoming more stressed. Do your best to focus on one thing at a time.
3. Stare at anything green. Not joking. Studies show that looking at something green for a bit can actually help reduce stress levels and ease internal tension. Some companies have their own green room and encourage their employees to stay awhile...but not too long :)
4. Make goals...and smaller goals. Making goals may scare you because you have probably tried them before and epically failed. But, what if you made a long term goal and then started breaking them down in to smaller, more realistic goals. I promise you, if you can pull off a few short term goals it will be excellent momentum to keep you driven to accomplish your long term goal.
5. Do not fear change. It is so easy to get into a familiar groove and create a barrier to anything new. I have worked with people before who have been so resistant to change that it began to bog down our productivity and creativity as a team. Don't be that person. Expose yourself to new things and analyze appropriately.
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cyclista | the Midwest | 12/06/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One of the funniest series ever on TV. Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufmann, Judd Hirsch, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner and Christopher Lloyd, some of the funniest people ever. It is my pleasure to write a review for this TV series. This season has Louie not knowing what to do when he dates a "nice girl", Christopher Lloyd (Reverend Jim) starting as a regular cast member in the third episode, and Rhea Perlman, Herve Villechaize and Eric Severeid as guest stars. Marc Anthony Danza, who plays a sick child, is Tony Danza's real-life son.
01 Louie and the Nice Girl gs: Rhea Perlman: Zena, the woman who refills the vending machines has a crush on Louie.
02 Honor Thy Father: Alex visits his estranged father in the hospital.
03 Reverend Jim: a Space Odyssey: The cabbies help Reverand Jim get a job as a cabbie.
04 Nardo Loses Her Marbles: After Elaine loses it at an art gallery reception, she comes on to Alex.
05 Wherefore Art Thou, Bobby?: Bobby helps a new young actor, who gets a job his 2nd day in New York.
06 The Lighter Side of Angela Matusa: Alex's overweight date from Season 1 has lost 100 pounds.
07 A Woman Between Friends: Tony and Bobby are dating the same woman and they ask her to choose between them.
08 The Great Race: After Louie brags about what a great cabbie he was, he and Louie have a contest to see who can book more fares.
09 The Apartment gs: Dick Butkus: Latka rents a fabulous penthouse, after misunderstanding what it will cost him.
10 Alex's Romance: Alex falls in love with an actress friend of Bobby's, who then gets a job in Los Angeles.
11 Latka's Revolting: Latka finds out that he has become a general in his country's army, and he is called home to fight in the revolution.
12 Elaine's Secret Admirer: Elaine receives love poems from a secret admirer.
13 Louie Meets the Folks gs: Rhea Perlman: Louie is worried about meeting Zena's father, a minister.
14 Jim Gets a Pet: Jim starts gambling and buys a horse with his winnings.
15 The Reluctant Fighter: gs: Marc Anthony Danza: When Tony is to fight a former champ, he finds out that a sick child, Brian, idolizes the champ.
16 Tony and Brian gs: Marc Anthony Danza: Brian is better, and Tony wants to adopt the orphaned boy.
17 Guess Who's Coming for Brefnish: Latka dates a woman from his own country, until he finds out her lower class background.
18 What Price Bobby? When Bobby's fare is a theatrical agent, he takes the opportunity to tell her what a good actor he is.
19 Shut It Down (1) Tony's cab's brakes fail and Elaine, the shop steward, goes to Louie.
20 Shut It Down (2) Elaine has to go out on a date with Louie as part of the strike settlement.
21 Alex Jumps out of an Airplane: Alex becomes an adrenaline junkie.
22 Art Work: Elaine encourages the gang to bid in an auction on the work of a terminally ill artist.
23 Fantasy Borough (1) gs: Herve Villechaize, Eric Sevareid: When Herve Villachaize (from Fantasy Island) rides in Tony's cab, the gang discusses their fantasies.
24 Fantasy Borough (2) Continuation of the gang discussing their fantasies."
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Bryce | Sylmar, California | 06/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I was editing for television in the mid 70s and into the late 80s and the idea that any network would allow a sitcom to run longer than 25 minutes back then is absolutely rediculous. Although I never personally worked on "Taxi" I can assure you that the episodes in both season collections are the full ep's. 27 minutes long? LOL! No way!
I love how these amazon "reviews" are supposed to inform other buyers about product, but end up getting used for various misguided rants by people who don't know what they're saying. I would bet dollars to donuts that the person who has gotten him or herself worked up believing that they've been ripped off from missing Louie DePalma dialogue is responsible for these multiple postings by allegedly different people warning the entire world that Jim's hat and 3 extra minutes have been snatched from us in some diabolical plot to rip off consumers.
Furthermore, not every series stuck to the "always must have a tag scene" rule. "Taxi" sometimes did and sometimes didn't have a tag scene before the closing credits. The Norman Lear shows were like that as well (had the pleasure of working for that crowd back in the day, incidentally). And sometimes shows had to be cut for time before they even aired for the first time. "Taxi" had a rough look to it and often in their first-run broadcasts the episodes WOULD look like something was cut. Well, that's because it WAS. But it landed on the cutting room floor long before the public had the pleasure of seeing it for the first time.
Don't know how much more plainly I can spell this out, but if CBS (or whoever) dictates that you can only run 24:35, for example, and you have a total running time of 26:17, then you won't be going home until you've shaved off a total of 1:48. And you weren't always blessed with the same amount of time each week. If ABC (or whoever) demands that you cut an extra minute off so they can promo something else, you do it. Whether or not any of that cut-before-it-could-air footage is salvaged was/is up to whoever was running the show, and it wasn't/isn't consistent from one guy to the next.
Leave it to someone who's obviously never worked in the industry to proclaim what the rules are.
Folks, I bought both "Taxi" sets. All are excellent, and all are about as complete as they could ever be. ABC, NBC and CBS were not letting half hour comedies run longer than 24:30 or 25:00 because ad time was - and still is - way too precious. If you're convinced that you should be seeing at least 27 minutes of material in each episode then you're kidding yourself."
Way 2 Go Paramount!
Patrick74 | 06/15/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The reviewer who said that this set was complete is right. Syndicated reruns never looked or sounded this good, and there are no scenes missing. Jim never got a hat as a congratulations for becoming a cab driver. He got keys to a cab and a handshake. That scene is intact in the episode I affectionately call "What Does A Yellow Light Mean?!" There might be a moment in a later episode where Jim is given a hat for some reason, but it doesn't happen in that episode. I just wish there were some interviews or outtakes... SOMETHING! Oh well, can't complain about what's here though. Season 3 comes out in September (says tvshowsondvd.com) so I can't wait!"
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Bud Gott | New Castle, DE USA | 02/08/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Taxi's second season was one of it's best seasons, but if you were to buy it just for the episode where Reverend Jim takes his driver's license test - it would totally be worth the price!
That is, without a doubt, one of the funniest scenes ever in the history of television."


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Jumping around street obstacles with a Fisheye 2! A friend invited me to see how she and her friends practiced their passion..Parkour, discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one's path by adapting one's movements to the environment.
Parkour is an extreme sport where participants run and jump along a route on the street, employing specific moves.
It´s not competitive and for the guys is a passion. It´s practiced in urban areas and in buildings.
When I saw the sport for the first time, I knew the Fisheye was the camera to capture this with. So, I took my camera and I felt more like a participant because I was closer to the people in the action.
The jumps are very hard. The guys make dangerous moves to overcome the obstacles in the streets. But their passion is amazing.
Parkour is not a simply extreme sport, also it´s a life philosophy. You can overcome any obstacle in your life when you want to. You only need the passion.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Christian legal organization is urging the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., to lift its ban on religious music in public patient areas.
The week before Christmas, the federal facility prevented a group of high school students from Augusta's Alleluia Community School from singing to its veterans a number of traditional holiday tunes that honor and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, such as Silent Night and O Come All Ye Faithful.
Hospital spokesman Brian Rothwell said the students were offered the option of performing in a private chapel or day room where they could sing specific songs that might make veterans of other faiths uncomfortable. But he said the VA wants to protect veterans "from unwelcomed religious material."
A letter from the Alliance Defending Freedom urges the hospital to rescind what it calls an "unconstitutional" policy. ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco says, "By banning these Christmas carols, the VA is trampling the very religious freedoms our veterans have sacrificed so much to defend."


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When i was 15 my parents accidentally got pregnant. At first it was ok until my mom cheated on my dad and kicked him out (they both cheated on each other back and forth all my life) my sis was 3 at the time and my mom was All about her bf. i went to clubs and smoked and came home drunk and she would NOT care! All she cared about is that i cleaned the house and my mom was always strict i couldnt even go down the block without her calling me every 5 mins. now im clubbing at 18 and she dont care. i dropped out of school from partying too much and than she kicked me out 3 times. i had no idea how to pay my cell phone let alone live on my own. i moved in with my bf who is now my fiance, my best friend, brother, and soulmate all in one. im 23 now and my sis is 8 me and my fiance have tried to help my sis out but shes behaves so bad that no one can stand her more than 5 mins. not even family members. My mom after being in an abusive relationship with her bf for 5years finally broke up with him. (she was depressed for 5 years) she instead of paying attention to my sis, she's constantly on her phone and facebook and doesnt pay any attention to my sis. my sis is almost obese and likes to get what she wants if not she will throw a fit. Now guess what? my has gotten a new Bf another LOSER! and its all about him and her 24/7 while my sis is out the pic. and she wants me to take care of my sis whenever she asks. if i dont she will throw a fit. i guess like mother like daughter. my fiance wants to report her but i cant do it. my mom doesnt abuse my sis. To be honest i cant deal with this anymore i need to focus on school and work and building my futurw with my fiance i cant deal with the emotional stress this is putting me through. i know this had horrible grammar but i wrote this with my phone i just need to talk to someone about this. What would you do? Give me some feedback please!


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BILLINGS - Yellowstone National Park officials say they are dropping plans to sharply reduce the number of snowmobiles allowed into the park this winter.
In the face of competing rulings from federal judges hearing lawsuits over snowmobile use, park officials now say they will allow 720 snowmobiles a day.
That's more than twice the 318 daily cap announced by the park on Nov. 3. And it appears to defy a September ruling by U.S. District Judge Andrew Sullivan in Washington D.C., who said an earlier park proposal to allow up to 540 machines daily would cause air pollution and disturb wildlife.
Park administrators said they were acting based on a competing ruling on the issue from District Judge Clarence Brimmer in Wyoming. The 720 snowmobile cap matches what was allowed over the last several years.


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I'm DJ Sharlese and I've decided to put together a monthly Blog post that contains videos I'm into and add in my highly intelligent commentary. I'll come up with themes and find old and new videos to show so please enjoy and feel free to send me your suggestions at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dan Deacon – Woof Woof
This one is weird, but its also pretty funny. Let me know if you want to make a bet after you watch it.
Islands – No You Don't
no, you don't… and you shouldn't! …but you kinda want to anyway. Features Michael Cera!
These New Puritans – We Want War
Beautifully epic made video for an epic song. These New Puritans record is due out on Domino in March and I can't wait. So I watch this video a lot.
The Very Best – Warm Heart of Africa
I love Ezra's smooth dance walk, the boombox and the dancing ladies! I dedicate this video to Cheryl Waters whom I'd like to reenact this whole video with.
Rainbow Bridge – Big Wave Rider
The images fit to the lyrics of the song perfectly. So much fun and memorable to watch. Hurry up Summer!
The Drums – I Felt Stupid
Do boys still show off for girls? Well if they don't, they should… and then dance later!
Boat – 100 Calorie Man
Stop animation or kitties? I'll take both please! Oh, I love Boat.
Hey Marseilles – From A Terrace
I've been asking my friends if they want to see something perfect. So, do you want to see something perfect? Watch this lovely video :)
Dark Time Sunshine – Doom/Go Team/The Wrong Kids
Great, GREAT video for 3 combined awesome songs and with tons of local luv. The shots in this video are fantastic and I also love the lyrics.
Beach House – Silver Soul
This song is sexy enough, but while I was watching the video, I actually felt like I was in SEX education… Silver Experience!
The Sea and Cake – Sound and Vision
This is how my head works sometimes.
Honorable Mention of the Month
Mum – Sing Along
#1 – Mum written in fire is hot.
#2 – Playing with a dead deer that you found floating from the sky… and he sings… that's hot too.
#3 – Dying from accidentally hammering your thumb, not hot
#4 – Burning the already dead dear, pretty hot… in temperature of course!


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Graphic based on Pew Research article "The Next America"
The country is slowly becoming more like a "rainbow," according to a new book by Paul Taylor and Pew Research called "The Next America".
Defining Mixed
These groups are all mixed in their heritage.
- Hispanic people are mixed by definition. Hispanic is not a race and Latin American countries have not had anti-miscegenation laws like the U.S. Most Latinos are part Amerindian mixed with some part(s) Spanish / Portuguese / Black.
- Black people have been mixed with others since the founding of the U.S., sometimes by choice and sometimes by force (enslavement rape).
- Asian people have been mixing with others since anti-miscegenation laws have been abolished in the U.S.
- Other people includes Native American (1%) and Mixed people.
- White people are often mixed with '5 shades of White', or they are White Latino, or they are 'One drop of color / 'passing as White', aka 1/16th of color. White is not counted as White when mixed with people of color, which accounts for the decline in White numbers over time. The other reason the numbers for White drop is because Europeans no longer immigrate to the U.S. at any where near the same rate of other groups. European countries tend to provide good health care coverage and tend to have lower gun violence. For example, in the U.K. the routine patrol officers do not carry guns.
The numbers
Intermarriage among people of different races is increasingly common. In 1980, just 7% of all marriages in the U.S. were between spouses of a different race or ethnicity. In 2010, that share has doubled to 15% of all new marriages in the U.S. Hispanics (26%) and Asians (28%) were most likely to "marry out," compared with 9% of whites and 17% of blacks. – Pew Research
Marrying Out
If two people of mixed heritage marry, does Pew Research count that as an intermarriage?
Genocide or Population Control
- Amerindians used to make up 100% of the Americas. Now the U.S. is only 1% Native American.
- Black population is only expected to grow by 1% in 50 years. Mass-incarceration is removing Black people during the prime of their life, the time when most people are starting families. And police and vigilantes are killing Black people at the rate of 1 every 28 hours, and sometimes more frequently.
- Asians were murdered by White people during the gold rush and also excluded from entering the U.S. between 1882 and 1965.
- Latinos were lynched by White people during the gold rush.
- Murdered by police Amerindian, Black, and Latino people are murdered by police more than other groups


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A bronze ritual wine vessel (zun), Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th-10th century BC. Photo: Sothebys.
rising from a splayed foot to an everted rim, the central section cast in relief with two taotie masks with bulging eyes on a leiwen ground divided by narrow flanges between double bowstring bands, the dark brownish-green patina with some light malachite encrustation, Japanese wood box and cover (3). Height 10 in., 25.4 cm. Estimation 40,000 — 60,000 USD
An old Japanese collection before the 1950s and thence by descent.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 17 sept. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com


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Rural Australian Gardens
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Aktive has been doing work this past month, dropping 4 singles, "Fly," "Problems," Turnt Up," and "Want It All." Based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Aktive is a Rap/Hip Hop Group made up of 5 members. Read more about Aktive on their Sodiem Spotlight page. But first, check out these dope recently released singles.
"Fly" Ft. LileAktive, YungJay, and Neeq2turnt
"Problems" Ft. Neeq2turnt, JayG, and MrKillBeatz
Check out more music and videos from Aktive on their Youtube Page.


text: I'm thinking about getting an electronic drum kit to start learning to play drums for fun at home. My main question is what to monitor with. Volume isn't a big issue. I have a pair of Yamaha HS7 monitors. Are those good enough, or should I consider a cheap drum amp?


text: I was sorting through some of my old Stampin' Up paper today and this one grabbed my attention for the Mojo Monday sketch. I don't know the name of it but it is from 2006. The stamp set is Soft As A Feather, stamped in Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake, and Baked Brown Sugar. Naturals button and thin twine to embellish.


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10 Things… new to play with!
- SJ Crafts is holding 2 giveaways right now – one to win a collection kit of your choice from the shop, and another to win a pack of mystery papers – you can find both the giveaways here – but hurry – they close at 10pm on Friday 12th of October so there's not long left!
- Sorry I'm a bit behind on a couple of blog posts – Both my September in Numbers post, and my Scrapbooking Soiree post, are overdue, but they'll be here as soon as possible I promise!


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At a family gathering my sister-in-law tells me that she has an awesome idea. Sink her Piano in the quarry. She had been trying to sell it/give it away/get rid of it for over a year and no one wanted it. It was an antique, a little out of tune but not old enough to have ivory keys. An old player piano with the player removed. It was something rarely even looked at let alone played.
Needless to say I jumped at the chance. A Piano sunk in a quarry would be an awesome conversation piece and a really cool dive site. My wife and I grabbed the pickup and drove over to pick it up that evening.
Saturday morning at White Star Quarry we arrived with a Piano on the back of my pickup truck. Needless to say it drew a lot of attention and a number of people were eager to help move it into the quarry. Many of my staff were there so help was plentiful. Getting a 300lb (ish) piano into the quarry would be kind of difficult but not impossible. I was planning on attaching floats to it so we could move it easily but not sure how negatively buoyant it would be proved a difficult thought so we decided to just dump it in and then figure out how to lift it and move it. Dropped off the wall into the quarry taught me and the other people a valuable lesson none of us would have otherwise learned.
As heavy as they are and nearly impossible to move, Pianos Float!
It took about another three hours to rig up a weight to sink it to the bottom... The plan was to weight it down, Let it water log and then move it to its final resting place. It took nearly 100lbs to get it to the bottom... there, suspended from the weight and floating upright it made for a spectacular photo opportunity. I was excited about the new addition to the quarry and the chance to take pictures of something rarely seen underwater. Heading home that evening I was looking forward to the dive on Wednesday to check it out.
Wednesday morning my dive buddy, Kevin showed up and we were getting ready to dive when the Operations Manager of the Park showed up and asked if I knew anything about a piano that had been put in the quarry. My first thought was "how did he know?" We hadn't told anyone about it yet. That's when I learned the second lesson about piano sinking.
Old pianos are almost entirely assembled with water-soluble glue.
As it turns out, most of the piano floated up in its component parts and had to be retrieved from the surface of the quarry. It had disassembled itself over the three days underwater and we didn't have much left other than the sound board and part of the base which had metal components. Still cool to look at but not much resembling the piano it once was.
Lots of lessons learned. You can find the remnants of this cool idea lying on the bottom near throne mountain in the center of White Star. Should be something to see for the years to come.


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Final Issue
Volume XXXII, Number 4
Cover art by Larry Elmore.
Includes giant poster. Last issue printed by Paizo.
Erik says goodbye.
All good things...
Previews, news, and gear for gamers.
In its 33 year history, Dungeons & Dragons has crafted numerous mysteries that have, as a matter of policy or
One breed of dragon interacts with time in a manner completely its own, breathing it, eating it and living as part
The apocrypha of the Demonomicon of Iggwilv contains secrets and revelations just as horrific as those in the
Included here are twenty of D&D's coolest, most powerful, and infamous villains, ready to be randomly dropped
The following magic items were enumerated in a notebook misplaced in a drinking tavern in the Free City of
When it comes to wizard duels, there's no ticket that would sell more across any world than Raistlin versus
It eats and sleeps and eats and sleeps...
A quick look at what has come before.
Return to Myth Drannor.
Secrets of the Mournland revealed.


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'Finally, a cold Latina' billboards pulled after protests
The billboards carried a picture of a cold bottle of Tecate and the words, "Finally, a cold Latina." Evanegline Sandoval Trjillo, president of the Mexican American National Association of Women in Albuquerque, called the billboards appalling.
"I find it insulting," she said. "'Finally, a cold Latina' stereotypes as all as being hot. I think it portrays Hispanic women in a way we have tried to get away from."
Labatt USA, distributors of the Mexican beer, quickly agreed to take down the ads from seven billboards around town. "We never expected that these advertisements would generate such controvery," said Jesus Lopez, a Labatt USA representative in New Mexico. "But we started getting calls and messages about the billboard. It seems people either really liked them or didn't."
Brenda Williams, Labatt USA director of public affairs based in Connecticut, said: "We haven't had any other complaints from other cities with the same advertisments throughout the region."


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Students and staff on barbering courses at East Durham College have been raising money for the Movember campaign.
They worked alongside the Men's Hairdressing Federation to raise money for the campaign.
Throughout last month, staff at the Peterlee-based college and family members of students and staff were encouraged to take part in the event, coming into the college salon throughout November to have their facial hair shaped and styled for donations to the men's health charity.
Barbering level 3 student Penny Brown's partner, Andrew Davidson, took part alongside a group from his workplace, Peterlee-based engineering firm TR Automotive, who helped make a huge contribution of to the fund.
The barbering department also held bake sales and had a fundraising drive throughout the college raising £693.
East Durham College barbering lecturer Alison Scattergood praised everyone's effort over the past month and thanked everyone who took part in the fundraising.
She said: "This has been a brilliant event for us all to be a part of.
"The Men's Hairdressing Federation asked us to take part in the event alongside them and we jumped at the chance to work with such a great organisation.
"The students have been fantastic throughout, going out of their way to help raise money wherever possible both inside college and when at home.
"We can't go without saying a big thanks to the staff at TRW for the tremendous contribution they made to the fund.
"Also a huge thanks must go to the family members, staff members at the college and the members of the general public who have grown moustache and beards across the month to come in and take part in the event."
The Movember Foundation is a global charity committed to men living happier, healthier, longer lives. Since 2003, millions have joined the men's health movement, raising £402 million and funding more than 1,000 projects focusing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical inactivity.
For more details on the Movember foundation visit uk.movember.com.
For more details on courses in barbering at East Durham College visit www.eastdurham.ac.uk or contact the student services team on 0191 518 8222.


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If You Play Your Radio Loud Enough For Your Neighbor To Hear, Is It Copyright Infringement?
from the maybe-so dept
It's not difficult at all to figure out what's going on here. The mechanics working out in the garage have radios playing while they work, and there's plenty of noise in the garage, so they're likely to turn those radios up. Customers in the enclosed area next to the garage are certainly likely to hear that music... but is it really a public performance? The Performing Rights Society in the UK certainly thinks so, which is why they're suing. The repair firm, Kwik-Fit, has a pretty weak response, saying that it's banned personal radios for ten years. Instead, it should be fighting back on the idea that this is a public performance in any way. Otherwise, you get into all sorts of trouble. If you have the windows open in your home and are listening to your legally owned music (or your TV!) and your neighbor can hear it, is that a public performance? What if you live in an apartment building with thin walls? What about when you're driving with the radio on and the windows open? What if you're in your cubicle and the folks in the cubicles around you can hear the music? At which point do we realize how silly this becomes? It's difficult to see how, with a straight face, anyone in the music industry can claim that any of these situations represents harm done to them.


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This weeks "Photo of the Week" comes from Dave Beckerman:
Monday January 16 1995. Cloudy with rain. Yes, it was always a violent world with violent headlines. Especially in New York City.