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Simplify complex processes and gain transparency with a clear list of materials and quantities for inventory management and purchasing.
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Planning and scheduling attuned to the various manufacturing modes, recognizes available resources, tools and equipment, required maintenance and quality as it lays out and maintains the best schedules for completing work on time and making the most of available resources. Integrated quality management also manages equipment calibration cycles and corrective actions as well as product quality testing and certification needs.
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Centralized business intelligence (BI) capabilities with SYSPRO ERP Embedded Analytics: Actionable insights for data-driven decisions to improve customer relationships, operations and revenue.
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With reviews of Robert Zemeckis' latest movie Allied, historical drama A United Kingdom, dark Christmas comedy sequel with Bad Santa 2, war drama thriller with Allied and true life drama Mum’s List. In the home release section we take a look at animated adventure sequel with Finding Dory, Matt Damon returns as a man on the run in the fifth Bourne film with Jason Bourne and very strange documentary with Tickled. All that, and as usual some movie news, box office, and charts.

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Leaving Your Lasting Legacy
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How laws affect behavior : Obligations, incentives and cooperative behavior
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Laws and other formal rules are ‘obligations backed by incentives’. In this paper we explore how formal rules affect cooperative behavior. Our analysis is based on a series of experimental public good games designed to isolate the impact of exogenously requested minimum contributions (obligations) from those of the marginal incentives backing them. We find that obligations have a sizeable effect on cooperative behavior even in the absence of incentives. When non-binding incentives are introduced, requested contributions strongly sustain cooperation. Therefore, in contrast with cases in which incentives crowd-out cooperative behavior, in our experiments obligations and incentives are complementary, jointly supporting high levels of contributions. Moreover, we find that variations in obligations affect behavior even when incentives are held constant. Finally, we explore the behavioral channels of the previous results, finding that people's beliefs about others’ contributions and the willingness to cooperate are both called into play.

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This week's reader finds, well, it's what you might call super-eclectic. A veritable grab bag of things you'd like to grab. A smorgasbord of sextastic from all corners of the world.
Our first reader find came from two EgoSuperFan operating independently from each of their respective basements. Thanks to 'Zmaster L.' and 'Carlos A.J.' for cluing us into the historic launch of South Africa Playboy this Spring, and to their very first Playmate, Cape Town born model Tracy McGregor, one hot, sweet, piece of blonde sextastic who bares it all for the debut edition of her native land's gentleman's magazine. Quite an epic way to embark on what I suspect will be a beautiful relationship.
Big props to 'Tony B.' for reminding us that as crazy and sometimes tired as Catherine Zeta Jones has been looking of late, she was once a young, much desired hottie celebrity with these almost two decade old topless pictures reminding us of her original (and, in my opinion, still definitely remaining) ogle worthiness. If you've not seen these before, you are in for a treat. Thanks, Tony.
And, finally, thanks to EgoReader 'Dorin P.' for providing us what has to be our very first opera star photo; in this case, Russian vocal giant, Anna Netrebko, who was in Italy showing off more than just her mighty pipes as a combination of her operatic bossom and no bra resulted in a press conference nipple slip of Valkyrian proportions. Enjoy.


The Avengers: Age Of Ultron trailer leaked last night, but we have the full high-definition trailer for you right now. Can we just say, Iron Man vs. The Hulk? Sweet.
Speaking of The Hulk, Ed Norton, who played Bruce Banner in the 2010 version of The Incredible Hulk, gave a new reason why he’s not playing the green monster with purple jeans in the current Avengers franchise.
“My feeling was that I experimented and experienced what I wanted to,” Norton said. “I really, really enjoyed it. And yet, I looked at the balance of time in life that one spends not only making those sorts of films but then especially putting them out, and the obligations that rightly come with that.” Later he added, “I think you can sort of do anything once, but if you do it too many times, it can become a suit that’s hard to take off, in other peoples’ eyes.”
In a strange turn of events, Teresa Giudice will be serving her 15 months in prison at Danbury Federal Correctional Institution, the same prison that inspired the hit Netflix series, Orange is the New Black.
Earlier this week, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star’s new attorney requested low-security locations such as Danbury. Looks like she got her wish…
Move over, Ashton.
They’re making another Steve Jobs biopic and this time, it’s going to star Christian Bale. The movie will be directed by Danny Boyle, and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin spilled the beans that they wanted the best actor possible for this role.
“We needed the best actor on the board in a certain age range and that’s Chris Bale,” Sorkin said. “He didn’t have to audition. Well, there was a meeting.”
Watch the video of Sorkin talking about the upcoming biopic over on The Verge.
Beyond The Lights, the new romantic drama from Love & Basketball director Gina Prince-Bythewood, is giving people an assist this cuffing seasons with these dope #CuffingSeasonCards. Check the hashtag on your favorite social media platform and share away.
In throwback Thursday news NBC is bringing back Bewitched! People reports:
The new iteration from Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (The Vow) fast-forwards the tale to focus on Samantha’s granddaughter Daphne, a single twentysomething who, just like the women in her family, uses magic to get through life. But it can’t conjure up love!
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By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta
As part of efforts at ensuring ease of movement in all parts of Ado-Odo Local Council Development Area, the Council has embarked on massive grading of roads and rehabilitation of other basic infrastructure in the area.
The Chairman, Engr Saeed Alagbe, while flagging-off the third phase of the project at Ere community, noted that this effort would ease the transportation of farm produce from the rural areas to the urban centres.
Alagbe who said his administration would not relent at ensuring that the people of the Council area continue to enjoy the dividend of democracy, including the provision of basic amenities, despite paucity of funds.
“I commend the road maintenance project team and other departments who are working towards the successful completion of the projects. I will ensure that people in the Council Area enjoy dividends of democracy within the available means and the issue of workers’ welfare will remain paramount in my agenda’’, he emphasised.
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The number of people under the official poverty line in the United States is higher than it has been in 50 years: more than 46 million people, more than 15% of the population. But the numbers released today for the Census’s more nuanced “Supplementary Poverty Measure” are even worse.
As we reported last week, the new measure is more nuanced, incorporating more of the variable costs that families face, as well as the public assistance they receive from the government. (Listen to how this plays out for a family in Trenton, New Jersey.)
While in the aggregate more people are considered poor under the new measure, they’re not necessarily the same people as under the official poverty line. Compared to the official measure, poverty increased on the coasts, where costs of living are higher. Poverty decreased among groups who are more likely to be beneficiaries of programs like food stamps, including African-Americans and children. Because immigrants and non-English speakers are less likely to benefit from these program, the proportion of Hispanics living in poverty exceeded that of African-Americans for the first time.
The new numbers aren’t replacing the official poverty measure, though. The poverty line is the basis for the distribution of hundreds of billions of dollars, and a switch to the Supplemental Poverty Measure would reshuffle that money among states and congressional districts, says Tim Smeeding, director of the Institute for Research on Poverty: “I don’t think anybody politically wants to bear that risk right now.”
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Lawmakers and privacy advocates who are fighting to restrain the National Security Agency (NSA) say the tide is turning in their favor.
Votes in the House last week limiting government surveillance “will change the trajectory” of the debate as the Senate takes up surveillance reform legislation, according to Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), a vocal NSA critic.
On Thursday, the House passed two amendments to the 2015 Defense appropriations bill that would keep the NSA from using its funding from Congress to spy.
The provision would also keep the NSA from requiring tech companies to build “backdoor” security vulnerabilities into their products and services.
That amendment passed 293-123.
A second amendment, offered by Rep. Alan GraysonAlan GraysonThe Hill's 12:30 Report Why Republicans took aim at an ethics watchdog Could bipartisanship rise with Trump government? MORE (D-Fla.), would keep the NSA form working with the Commerce Department’s digital security agency to create faulty cryptography standards.
That amendment passed by voice vote.
Supporters of the NSA amendments say they are aimed at restoring some of the surveillance reforms that were stripped out of the USA Freedom Act, which passed the House last month.
The original bill — introduced by Sensenbrenner, original author of the Patriot Act, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick LeahyPatrick LeahyHollywood, DC come together for First Amendment-themed VIP party The Hill's 12:30 Report Lawmakers talk climate for Earth Day, Science March MORE (D-Vt.) — had multiple provisions aimed at reining in the NSA and ending sweeping “bulk” surveillance activities, such as the program that collected information about U.S. phone calls.
But eleventh-hour negotiations between House leadership and the Obama administration removed some of the changes to the NSA, prompting some lawmakers and privacy advocates to withdraw their support for the bill.
Lofgren said this week’s vote better reflects lawmakers’ attitudes about surveillance, as House members have had time to learn about the bill they passed in May.
“A lot of people didn’t even know what was going on,” she said of the final negotiations that led to the final House-passed USA Freedom Act.
“A week or two later, the details of the bill came out,” she said, and realizing that a member has supported weakened surveillance reform “doesn’t always make for a happy town hall meeting.”
Lofgren said she wished this week’s amendments went further in restoring surveillance reforms, but said the appropriations process limited her options.
“It just wasn’t possible to craft a remedy for every defect,” she said.
NSA critics on Capitol Hill and within privacy groups praised the amendment votes, saying they pointed to broader pressure for aggressive surveillance reform.
“The weakening of the USA Freedom Act in the House has backfired,” said Harley Geiger, senior counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology.
In addition to Thursday’s House vote, a coalition of 38 privacy and civil liberties groups wrote to Senate leadership encouraging stronger reforms and threatening to oppose any bill that doesn’t end bulk collection.
Unless the Senate bill “contains substantial improvements over the House-passed version, we will be forced to oppose the bill that so many of us previously worked to advance,” the groups said in their letter.
Surveillance critics are hopeful the upper chamber will take the message of the amendment votes to heart.
As a co-author of the original USA Freedom Act, Leahy has repeatedly said that the Senate version of the bill must include some of the reforms that got stripped as it headed to the House floor.
“I am committed to moving forward with surveillance reform legislation in the Senate, but we must fix some of the problems that have been identified with the House bill,” he said at a committee meeting earlier this month.
“Most importantly, we must be sure that any legislation we pass effectively bans bulk collection.”
Leahy has said he plans to take up surveillance reform in his committee “this summer.”
In the meantime, the Senate Intelligence Committee, which has defended the NSA over the last year, has taken up the House-passed USA Freedom Act, while Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne FeinsteinDianne FeinsteinDemocrats exploring lawsuit against Trump Overnight Finance: Dems explore lawsuit against Trump | Full-court press for Trump tax plan | Clock ticks down to spending deadline Comey to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee MORE (D-Calif.) has indicated that she is open to tweaking the bill.
Lofgren said she hopes the Senate reform effort includes this week’s amendment “and more.”
Sen. Ron WydenRon WydenWhat killing net neutrality means for the internet Overnight Tech: Net neutrality fight descends into trench warfare | Zuckerberg visits Ford factory | Verizon shines light on cyber espionage Franken, top Dems blast FCC over net neutrality proposal MORE (D-Ore.), a vocal critic of NSA surveillance, credited the House with taking “a big step forward for Americans’ privacy rights by voting to prohibit intelligence agencies from deliberately reading Americans’ emails and private communications without a warrant.”
He pledged to urge “my colleagues in the Senate to follow the House’s lead.”
“It is time to slam this back door shut,” he said.
As “one of the last stops for making substantive improvements to USA Freedom,” the Senate should take into account the overwhelming House vote, Geiger said.
“There is a clear recognition by the House that Americans are very concerned about their privacy from government surveillance and that the USA Freedom Act does not address those concerns,” he said, adding that further reforms could come through a different legislative push.
“There is clearly a political will to take up these reforms.”


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text: Blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity can be determined by tracer infusion into the circulation followed by measurements of its penetration into the brain parenchyma. Tracer injection through the intraperitoneal (i.p.) route (rather than intravascular injection) avoids confounding effects of animal anesthesia or immobilization/surgical stress. Evans blue dye (EBD) can be administered by i.p. injection, and once in circulation, it binds to plasma albumin to become an endogenous protein tracer. Here, we investigated whether a similar level of EBD is extravasated into the brain following i.p. versus intravenous (i.v.) injection in rats. In comparison with i.v. EBD injection, i.p. EBD injection resulted in much of the tracer residing in the peritoneal cavity. Accordingly, comparatively less EBD was found in the blood, liver, or brain of BBB-intact rat. In addition, following unilateral osmotic BBB disruption, i.v. but not i.p. EBD stained the ipsilateral hemisphere blue. Nevertheless, following either route of tracer administration in these rats, spectrophotometric quantification detected more EBD in the ipsilateral (BBB-disrupted) than in the contralateral hemisphere. Taken together, in contrast to a recent report, we found that i.p. EBD resulted in less tracer in circulation and in peripheral/central organs than EBD delivered i.v. We nevertheless conclude that i.p. EBD delivered sufficient tracer for the detection of regional BBB disruption.

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The Elementary Teacher’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is encouraging its members to use a graphic sex education program that the new Conservative government ordered scrapped and many parents view as intrusive and discredited.
The program was designed in part by a former deputy education minister who pleaded guilty to making and distributing child pornography.
But as the Toronto Sun reports, union president Sam Hammond told the group’s annual meeting in Toronto on Monday that teachers who defy the government and teach the old Liberal-enacted curriculum will receive the union’s full support — including legal action.
“Teachers will not be muzzled by a government whose political agenda takes precedence over the protection and education of their students,” ETFO President Sam Hammond said Monday at the union’s annual meeting in Toronto.
Hammond said the union’s lawyers will be on retainer for any teacher who decides to ignore the direction of the education minister and teach the banned curriculum.
Despite such talk, Hammond called the provincial government’s decision to change the sex ed program “reckless behavior.”
But former Ontario Conservative leadership candidate Tanya Granic Allen called the union talk reckless, saying, “Teachers cannot go rogue.” Allen told The Daily Caller Tuesday, “The union is out to break faith and trust with the parents and children they are supposed to be serving. The teachers cannot take control when the parents have consistently said they don’t want the [former Ontario Premier] Kathleen Wynne sex ed program.”
Allen is currently distributing a petition that calls for the full repeal of the Liberal sex ed program, including “the unscientific information on gender identity,” she said.


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Rev. Peter J. Gomes Memorial Service What comes after Gomes’ cousin Ceronne Daly, Ed.M. ’96 (from left), Eugene F. Rivers III, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Gov. Deval Patrick, and Harvard President Drew Faust make their way to the reception at the Faculty Club. Vergers Vergers Seth Moulton (left), HKS/HBS student, and Martin Wallner ’11 attend the memorial service for the Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes. Gov. Deval Patrick “We listened and we learned about life, faith, love and loss,” said Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, “but mostly about how to be better people.” In harmony Attendees at Gomes’ memorial sang songs including “When the Perfect Comes,” an anthem that Gomes commissioned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his ordination. Smile Gomes’ good friend Cynthia Wight Rossano prior to the service celebrating Gomes’ life and ministry. The Memorial Church Memorial-goers stand during the procession of Gomes’ memorial. Friends in high places Eugene F. Rivers III, an American activist and Pentecostal minister based in Boston, attended the service. Hundreds of people crowded Harvard’s Memorial Church on Wednesday (April 6) to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Peter J. Gomes, who died in February at age 68.Gomes, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University, served there for 41 years. The nearly two-hour memorial service was filled with music, including “When the Perfect Comes,” an anthem that Gomes commissioned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his ordination. The service included many fond remembrances from longtime friends and colleagues for the man at the heart of Harvard’s spiritual life for so long.“It is heartening to look out and see so many people here, remembering a man who meant so much to us all,” said Harvard President Drew Faust. “There was music in Peter,” she added, “a symphony of points and counterpoints. He rewarded close listening from a careful ear.”Former Harvard President Derek Bok, who helped to hire Gomes, said the minister arrived during the turbulent early 1970s, when many students were “at odds with the University, the society, the government.”But through his work, Gomes tried to build “a community of Harvard’s vast collection of busy people, all intent on their particular interests and ambitions.”Gomes became “a unifying figure,” said Bok, “whose love of the University helped us all to appreciate our being here even more.”Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. escorts Cynthia Wight Rossano out of the church following the memorial service honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Peter J. Gomes. Photo by Justin Ide/Harvard Staff PhotographerThe pews were jammed with dignitaries, colleagues, and friends from the Harvard community, as well as members of the church’s congregation, admirers, acquaintances, and former students.The Rev. Mike Mullany of the First Congregational Church in Adams, Mass., made the two-and-a-half hour trip with his son Ben for the memorial. Mullany, who took a preaching class with Gomes in 2000, recalled his influential teaching about the power and importance of scripture.“He used to talk about each passage being a diamond. You could hold it up and look at any facet and find something of value and truth … from whatever angle you came at it.”Though Gomes, who died Feb. 28, had held many titles and honorary degrees, was a formidable scholar, and authored many books, article, and papers, he was best known for his oratorical skills. He was widely considered one of the nation’s most distinguished preachers. His style and substance, whether at the pulpit or a party, carried a profound impact.“We listened to the music of his voice, his beautiful choice of words,” said Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who met Gomes as a Harvard undergraduate during one of Gomes’ weekly teas. “We listened and we learned about life, faith, love and loss,” Patrick said, “but mostly about how to be better people.”Gomes, renowned for his humor and wit, would have appreciated the service’s many lighter moments.Faust drew roars from the crowd when she recalled his arrival to welcome her as Harvard’s first female president.“He came to my office, which was then still at Radcliffe, dressed in his regalia. It was for him a very serious occasion. He sat down and looked at me, and in that unforgettable voice of his, he said, ‘Madam, I come to pledge my fealty.’ What do you say back to that?”“He loved antiques, long, multicourse dinner parties with sparkling conversation, and rich old ladies,” said Patrick to waves of laughter.Patrick said Gomes, who was gay, conservative, and African-American, lived with courage, without labels, and “stubbornly on his own terms. By refusing to be put in anyone else’s box, Peter Gomes may have been the freest man I have ever known.”Patrick also recalled how Gomes first cautioned him against running for governor, fearful that the experience would break his spirit. Gomes, a Republican, then promptly changed his party affiliation so he could vote for Patrick in the primary.The service closed with the choral benediction by Johannes Brahms. “Create in me a clean heart, O God,” members of the Harvard University Choir past and present sang, “and renew a right spirit within me.” Photo by Justin Ide/Harvard Staff PhotographerThe service closed with the choral benediction by Johannes Brahms. “Create in me a clean heart, O God,” members of the Harvard University Choir past and present sang, “and renew a right spirit within me.”Ellen Adolph, a retired administrative assistant at Harvard Law School (HLS) who used to work with Gomes in coordinating memorial services for HLS faculty, attended the service to pay her respects, and to “think back again on what he was like and what he thought, to be reminded of him.”“He was someone to look up to, and to model oneself after. … He had such a humanity.” Friends and family Gomes’ cousin Ceronne Daly, Ed.M. ’96 (from left), Viana Daly, another cousin and godchild of Gomes, and Daniel Sanks, a close friend and former administrator at the Memorial Church, attended the service. Justin Ide and Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographers Choral The Harvard University Choir performs during the memorial service. The way we were Former Harvard President Derek Bok, who helped to hire Gomes, said the minister arrived during the turbulent early 1970s, when many students were “at odds with the University, the society, the government.” ‘Heartening’ glance “It is heartening to look out and see so many people here, remembering a man who meant so much to us all,” said Harvard President Drew Faust. Dorothy Austin Dorothy Austin, Sedgwick Associate Minister in the Memorial Church, speaks during the memorial service.
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister has invited foreign investors to take advantage of the country’s $26 billion incentive-linked program and help the country become a manufacturing hub. Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will need an investment of $ 4.5 trillion by 2040 to develop its vast infrastructure. Modi on Thursday spoke on the virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum. He identified electric mobility, clean energy, oil and gas pipeline, airports and mobile manufacturing as some of the area which can be attractive to foreign investors. He said India offered a big market and business-friendly environment.
Webb is best known for his TV role as Jeremy in Peep Show. Other screen credits include The Mitchell and Webb Situation and That Mitchell and Webb Look, Confetti, Magicians and The Wedding Video. Webb made his West End stage debut in the UK premiere of Fat Pig by Neil LaBute. Jeeves and Wooster will be continuing their Perfect Nonsense in London’s West End. Robert Webb will take over from Stephen Mangan as Jeeves and Mark Heap wll replace Matthew Macfayden as Wooster in Perfect Nonsense on April 7. The comedy, directed by Sean Foley, is set to continue playing at the Duke of York’s Theatre through September 20. View Comments Heap’s screen roles include Spaced, Green Wing, Friday Night Dinner, Lark Rise to Candleford, Miranda, Skins, Outnumbered and Stardust and The World’s End. Based on and adapted from the established literary works of P.G. Wodehouse, Perfect Nonsense, which is about the charmingly incompetent Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves, are brought to life in this new comedy by brothers Robert and David Goodale.
Vermont’s congressional delegation ‘ Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) ‘ on Wednesday applauded the announcement by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand assistance to Vermont for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). Vermont is slated to receive nearly $1.8 million to help provide free fresh fruits and vegetables to children throughout the school day.The USDA FFVP makes fruit and vegetable snacks available at no cost to children in participating schools. The program began in 2002 as a pilot program in a small number of schools and, with the support of Vermont’s congressional delegation, was greatly expanded in the 2008 Farm Bill. As a result, the FFVP will provide $1,734,894 to the Vermont Department of Education for the 2011/2012 school year, ensuring between $50 and $75 worth of fresh produce per student in qualifying schools. Leahy, who pushed for expansion of the program as a leading Senate Agriculture Committee conferee on the 2008 Farm Bill, said: ‘This is a perfect fit for Vermont. Our state is a leader in the Farm To School movement and leads all others in the fresh foods in our children’s diets. Starting healthy eating habits early in life carries lifelong benefits.’ Leahy also has led in creating, expanding and funding USDA’s related Farm To School program.‘Providing children with fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables at school is good for them and good for our family farmers. This is a welcome investment in childhood nutrition and in the growing local-foods movement in Vermont,’ said Sanders. He said the program compliments a $120,000 grant he secured that will help 40 Vermont schools plant community gardens this spring to serve as outdoor classrooms to educate children about agriculture and nutrition. Welch, who successfully amended the FFVP to encourage schools to purchase locally grown food, said: ‘Today’s announcement is great news for Vermont. In addition to providing nutritious meals to Vermont’s school children, this important program will also invest in our local communities and support our family farmers. ‘ (WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2011)
By Raymond Bonner, special to ProPublicaI would be strapped to a board by my arms and legs and by my waist (which was very painful because of my wound.)Guards with black costumes, masks and black goggles strapped me in. My mouth and nose and eyes were covered by a cloth.The board — and my body — were placed horizontally. My head was immobilized by a board. Someone poured over the cloth, which entered my mouth and nose. I could hear one water bottle empty out by the gurgling noise it made; I hoped that would end the process, then I heard another bottle start to pour.Water would enter my lungs. I felt like my whole body was filled with water; even my eyes felt like they were drowning. I experienced the panicked sensation of death and my body convulsed in terror and resistance.“I thought ‘I will die. I will die.’ I lost control of my functions and urinated on myself. At the last possible moment, I instantly vomited water violently but at the same time was still panicked and desperate for air.”In 2009, Abu Zubaydah’s lawyers interviewed their client and prepared a handwritten, first-person account of the torture their client suffered at the hands of the U.S. government.The document, quoted above, recounts the terrifying experience of a man repeatedly waterboarded in the mistaken belief that he was al-Qaida’s No. 3 official. It was filed in federal court as part of his lawsuit seeking release from Guantanamo, and like nearly all the documents in the case, was sealed at the government’s request.Now, seven years later, Zubaydah’s statement, which he signed under oath, has been released, and it provides the most detailed, personal description yet made public of his “enhanced interrogation” at a Central Intelligence Agency “black site” in Thailand.The United States waterboarded Zubaydah 83 times. According to his statement, he was also hung from hooks, “shackled to a chair naked in freezing temperatures,” and bombarded with loud noises that kept him awake for days.While shackled and being screamed at, he was forced to stand naked in front of a woman. “When I refused to talk with a woman present, [name blacked out] beat my head against the wall repeatedly.”In between waterboarding sessions, he was placed in what he called a “dog box,” a wooden container that was about 2 ½ feet long, 2 ½ feet wide and 2 ½ feet high.“The pain in the small box was unbearable,” he said in his declaration. “I was hunched over in a contorted way and my back and knees were in excruciating pain. I began slamming my body and shackled arms against the inside and screaming for help and tried to break the door. The wound in my stomach and leg opened up and I started bleeding; yet I didn’t care: I would do anything to stretch my leg and back for 1 minute.”At night, he was placed in a slightly larger, coffin-like box.His interrogators screamed questions and at times he pleaded: “tell me what you want me to say, I will say it! ” At other times, “I just said things that were false and that I had no basis to know or believe simply to get relief from the pain.”Zubaydah was captured in Pakistan in March 2002. Senior government officials, including President George W. Bush, immediately boasted that they had seized “one of the top three leaders of al-Qaida.”Years later, the government admitted it had been mistaken about Zubaydah. In a court filing, it said Zubaydah had no involvement or advance knowledge of 9/11, knew nothing about future plots against America, and was not even a member of al-Qaida or the Taliban. He nonetheless remains imprisoned at Guantanamo as an “enemy combatant.”The case of Abu Zubaydah is part of a contentious political debate about the morality and tactical value of waterboarding. Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has said he approves of the technique, among others, to obtain information from terror suspects. The former director of central intelligence, Michael Hayden, said the agency would never do it again and that it would tell any future president: “If you want somebody waterboarded, bring your own damn bucket.”In his statement, Zubaydah says a person visited him while he was still in one of the agency’s secret prisons and apologized for the false accusations and his horrific treatment.The two men “got into a political discussion about my beliefs and my desire for a Palestinian homeland, my opposition to violence against civilians and that I had no interest in hurting Americans or fighting against them,” Zubaydah recounted in his statement.“He understood this. During this conversation he admitted to me that the U.S. was wrong about me. He said he had no problem doing what he did to Khalid Sheik Mohammed,” a confirmed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks who was also waterboarded. “But he was very sorry about what had been done to me, because I was not the person they once thought I was.“At one point in this conversation,” he said that this person, whose name was blacked out, “became emotional and became unable to speak; he removed his glasses and wiped his eyes.”The questioning of Abu Zubaydah has been previously described in news reports and in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Report on Torture, which was released in 2014. Just last month, in response to a lawsuit by the ACLU, the government released a full transcript of a military hearing in which Zubaydah described, in halting English and through a representative, some aspects of his time in the CIA’s hands.His 12-page statement offers a fuller, more chilling account of what he endured. It was released Monday in response to a motion filed on behalf of ProPublica by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School, which seeks full access to the court records in Zubaydah’s case.The government has released some documents as a result of that request but many were heavily redacted. The copy of Zubaydah’s statement, for example, obscured the names of the individuals who conducted the interrogations.The government is still withholding a substantial number of documents, including the CIA’s record of Zubaydah’s medical treatment, and copies of drawings he made depicting his torture, 100 pages of his personal diary, poems, letters to his mother and communications with his lawyers, who have spent hundreds of hours with him over many years.Taken together, that material would “refute the image that he is the monster the government has painted,” said Joseph Margulies, one of his lawyers, a professor of law and government at Cornell. “They reveal his humanity,” said Margulies, who is barred from talking about the specifics of the still-sealed documents.Abu Zubaydah is the nom de guerre for Zayn al Abidin Muhammad Husayn. He was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 12, 1971, but grew up in the West Bank, where he was part of the Palestinian uprising. In the late 1980s, he went to Afghanistan to fight the Soviets, which put him on the same side as the CIA. He sustained a serious head injury as the result of an exploding mortar shell in 1992, leaving him unable to speak for almost a year. He still suffers from the injury.After the Soviets withdrew, Zubaydah stayed on, working at the Khalden camp, where men from the Middle East and North Africa came for training before returning to wage jihad against the Russians in Chechyna, the Serbs in Bosnia, the Israelis in Palestine. Osama Bin Laden sought to close the camp, and bring all the mujaheddin into camps under his control.After 9/11, Zubaydah fled to a safe house Pakistan, where he was captured, in March 2002, in a joint CIA-FBI-Pakistani operation. Zubaydah, who has said he was unarmed, was shot in the groin, thigh and stomach. Bush and other senior administration officials said he was bin Laden’s chief of staff, that he was one of the highest-ranking members of al-Qaida, and that he was plotting more attacks on Americans.Drugged, trussed and blindfolded, Zubaydah was flown to a secret site in Thailand, where he became a guinea pig for the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation techniques.” He was the first al-Qaida suspect questioned under the Bush Administration’s expanded authority.He insisted that he wasn’t a member of al-Qaida and knew nothing about 9/11. “Nobody in Washington believes you,” he writes that he was told after the fourth day of waterboarding.In his statement, Zubaydah speaks with surprising equanimity about his questioners whose names are redacted.“Over time, they became more civil with me and tried to greet me politely and ask how I was doing,” he writes. “I think they finally realized they were wrong about me, and that they finally accepted the truth about me. In fact, (redacted) told me this later, and (redacted) did too.”Zubaydah said he even managed to joke with his interrogators about the failures of American intelligence. “What about me?,’” he said he asked one of his interrogators. “What about your fancy satellites and intelligence — and you thought I was al-Qaida.”“He sort of smiled to acknowledge my point and nodded his head; he said, ‘well your case was a mistake.’”In spite of all the admissions and informal apologies, Abu Zubaydah remains a prisoner at Guantanamo. In July 2008, he filed a petition for habeas corpus in federal district court in Washington, D.C., seeking his release.For eight years, the case languished, assigned to Chief Judge Richard W. Roberts, who declined to rule on virtually every motion filed by the defense. Roberts stepped down earlier this year — amid sexual assault allegations. The case has been assigned to Judge Emmet G. Sullivan.ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. 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JOHNSON CITY (WBNG) — The Village of Johnson City’s Mayor’s Office announced there is a major water main break on Wednesday. They said the water main break is on North Broad Street and Olive Street near The Can Man. Additionally, village officials say there is no estimate for the time of repair. There is no boil water advisory at this time.
Bermuda-based shipowner Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) invested USD 1.2 billion in new assets in 2018, continuing its fleet renewal efforts.As explained, these transactions added USD 1.3 billion in future contracted charter revenue.The company intends to seek further growth opportunities and maintains a strong liquidity position “in order to be able to act decisively.”“We believe the combination of a challenging banking market for many players and low asset prices will create significant opportunities for Ship Finance in finding investment opportunities with limited downside on asset values,” SFL said.SFL had a fleet of 86 vessels comprising tankers, bulkers, containerships and rigs at the end of 2018, with only one of the original tankers remaining.“We have continuously renewed and grown our portfolio and diversified our charter revenue backlog across multiple segments and counterparties. SFL has transformed from a pure vessel leasing company, serving one related party, to a multi-faceted organization with USD 3.8 billion in contracted future revenues,” Ole B. Hjertaker, CEO of Ship Finance Management AS, commented.SFL reported a net income of USD 3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, down from the net income of USD 29.7 million seen a quarter earlier. The decrease was due to a USD 35.7 million non-cash impairment related to offshore supply vessels.On the other hand, total operating revenues were USD 118.6 million in Q4 2018, higher when compared to revenues of USD 111 million posted in Q3 2018.During the fourth quarter, the company delivered the third 10,600 TEU container vessel on long term charter to Maersk Line. SFL also acquired two 19,400 TEU container vessels on long term charters to MSC.The company concluded more than USD 840 million lease financings in Asia for eight container vessels in Q4 2018.At the end of the quarter, SFL had ten debt free vessels, with a combined charter free value of USD 200 million.
Flights to Egypt have been cancelled, with experts warning of the dire consequences to the Egyptian economy.Britain is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Egypt.That comes amid Western concerns that a bomb may have been planted on the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt last Saturday, killing everyone on board.Both Russia and Egypt have dismissed the claims.
The Dave Galle Memorial Golf Classic will be taking place in Columbus, Indiana.A Celebration Dinner and Reception will be on Sunday (6-22) at The Clarion Hotel in Columbus. Social Hour and Dinner start at 6:00 PM. The Program starts at 7:30.The Golf Outing will be on Monday (6-23) at The Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus with Breakfast at 7:30 AM.Dave Galle BrochureLog onto www.gallememorialgolfclassic.com for details.Submitted by Batesville Boys Basketball Coach Aaron Garrett.
“Some teams have already played twice against one opponent and some others not. “I think if you want to respect the fairness for everybody exactly the same, that should not happen.” It has been suggested that the possible Mata sale could be a move by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho to damage other title rivals, as United still have to play Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool. But Wenger said: “I wouldn’t go as far as that. I just think you would want everybody on the same level. “I can understand completely what Chelsea are doing. They do not make the rules, but maybe the rules should be a bit more adapted for more fairness.” United manager David Moyes did not discuss the Mata situation when asked about it after his side’s Capital One Cup semi-final loss to Sunderland. United were beaten on penalties at Old Trafford after winning the second leg 2-1 after extra time. Bringing in a high-profile new signing could give the club a lift after what has been a difficult spell but Wenger expects Moyes to ride through the storm. Wenger said: “I don’t want to give advice to David Moyes. “Many young managers come and ask me for some advice when they start their career. “Part of that, I tell them, is that you have to survive massive disappointments and keep your belief high in what you do because to win is easy for everybody. “How to live with defeat, that is what managers are about and David Moyes is strong enough. “For me he deals with the situation very well. They go through a difficult moment in their season but they can still come back and are in a strong position in the Champions League, and have just bought a great player. “So, Man United have still to be considered a threat.” Mata is expected to undergo a medical at United ahead of a potential club record move to Old Trafford. A source close to negotiations has told Press Association Sport that a deal is “close” to being completed and Mata could be in the United squad to face Cardiff next Tuesday. Press Association Mata, 25, has fallen out of favour at Chelsea this season but Wenger is still amazed he could be allowed to join a traditional title rival. Asked if he was surprised, Wenger said: “Yes I am because Juan Mata is a great player and they sell a great player to a direct opponent.” Wenger does note, however, the timing of the move with Mata now unable to affect Chelsea directly this season as they have already played United twice in the Barclays Premier League. Chelsea beat the champions 3-1 at Stamford Bridge last weekend, a result that left United seventh in the table. Chelsea could still come up against United in the Champions League but Mata would be ineligible. With the Premier League fixture list in mind, Wenger is not sure the January transfer window is a fair concept. The Gunners boss said: “Chelsea had already played twice against Man United so they don’t play again any more. “They could have sold him last week but it opens up again questions about the dates of this transfer window. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has voiced surprise that Chelsea could sell playmaker Juan Mata to Manchester United.


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Bike Roswell! Mayor’s Ride
Sunday, August 29, 2021
* Volunteer Opportunities coming soon! *
This year Bike Roswell! celebrates another anniversary of bicycle advocacy in the Roswell area!
This ride has it all! Ride the fully supported ride in the morning, followed by food, beer and music at the post ride luncheon! Plus every registered rider receives a free ride T-shirt! All proceeds from this ride support bicycle advocacy in Roswell through Bike Roswell! a registered 501c3 non-profit organization that advocates for safer cycling options for people of all ages and abilities in Roswell and Georgia!
RIDE START AND FINISH:
NEW FOR 2021: Ride Start and Finish to be located at Roswell’s beautiful City Hall in Downtown Roswell (38 Hill Street Roswell, GA 30075)! Start the ride at the steps of City Hall and enjoy lunch in the shaded grounds with fellow riders including Roswell’s Mayor Lori Henry!
ROUTE MAPS COMING SOON! – All routes will travel along rolling hills and flat sections as we tour the city of Roswell. Rest stops will be stocked with drinks and snacks.
- Short Route Challenge: This route is fairly flat, we skip Martin’s Landing!!
Bring the whole family for this easy ride.
- Hills Workout: All of the above, plus 20 more challenging, beautiful miles.
- Metric Century: Beautiful and challenging, this route is truly memorable.
After your ride, enjoy the popular post-ride lunch for all registered riders! Join us for lunch and beverages with food provided by Lucky’s Burger & Brew Roswell and presenting sponsor Top Job Beverage & Events serving your favorite Gate City Brewing Company beverages! Bring your entire family to enjoy festive post ride atmosphere with all your cycling friends at Roswell’s City Hall for great food, beer and music!
RIDE FEES – If you are a member of Bike Roswell!, your membership includes a discount to the Mayor’s Ride, so please log in as a member first, and then register to get your Mayor’s Ride discount. If you are not a member, please consider supporting Bike Roswell! as we are a 501c(3) organization that advocates safe bicycling in Roswell. Again, once you join Bike Roswell! as a member, you would then register for the Mayor’s Ride at a discounted price.
Click Here to become a Bike Roswell! Member!
Bike Roswell members can receive a $10 discount on their early registration! If you are not a current member, consider joining us and support the organization that worked to get Roswell the first Bicycle Friendly Community designation in Georgia!
Again, once you join Bike Roswell! as a member, you would then register for the Mayor’s Ride at a discounted price.
Enjoy a fully supported ride with well-stocked rest stops, marked routes and SAG vehicles.
Be one of the dozens of volunteers who help make the Bike Roswell! Mayor’s Ride possible. Sign up to volunteer leading up to the ride or to assist with day-of activities.
Packet pickup locations and times will be announced soon.

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What’s all the buzz about short-term (intermittent) fasting?
Is it hype or the real deal?
It is the real deal and it’s become a game changer for many women who have struggled to lose weight for years – especially around their waistline. In this first video in our series on the what, why, and how of intermittent fasting – we’ll share the multitude of benefits you can get from these short-term fasts (12-24 hours) when used on a regular basis. It’s easier than you think and the results will amaze you.
INTERMITTENT FASTING WORKS TO:
Enhance Brain Function
Prevent Diabetes & Other Diseases
Many Other Health Benefits
What’s Intermittent Fasting?
- First, it is NOT a specific food plan or diet
- It is a specific timing that involves fasting hours and eating hours
- The purpose is to maximize fat burning, health, and longevity
- Fasting 12-24 hours increases fat burned for energy up to 60%
- Greatest benefits occur after 16- 18 hours
- It’s easier to practice than most women realize
- See more detailed notes about I.F. below
Intermittent Fasting Facts:
- After 12 hours of fasting, your body’s glycogen levels become low
- This causes your body to shift to fat as the primary source of energy
- This puts you in a mild state of ketosis releasing ketones as your primary energy source
- Ketones increase your energy, mental clarity, and satiety
Ketone Factoids & I.F.
- A keto diet increases ketone production 4 times the avg. diet
- Keep in mind this diet is quite restrictive (carbs only from veggies)
- Intermittent Fasting increases ketone production up to 20 times
- I.F. is more easily sustainable than a ketogenic diet for most people
Most people who eat 3 meals a day plus snacks never reach ketosis
and therefor do not receive many health benefits of intermittent fasting.
Changes that take place in your body when you fast:
- When Insulin is present, the body does not burn fat effectively.
- F. stops insulin production during the fast which facilitates fat burning and blood sugar balance.
- Human growth hormone may increase as much as 5-fold which in turn supports fat burning and muscle gain, as well as other anti-aging benefits
- F. induces important cellular repair processes, such as removing waste material from cells known as autophagy.
- There are positive changes in several genes and molecules related to longevity and protection against disease.
Why do we lose weight more effectively with I. F?
- You become a fat burner more than a sugar burner.
- Often, you will eat fewer calories in a shorter eating window
- Hormone changes increase the breakdown of body fat for energy
- F. increases your metabolic rate 3 -14%
- Which means even more calorie burn
- Helps decrease cortisol which is a fat-storing hormone
- Regulates hunger hormones which cause cravings
Other health benefits of I.F.
- Reduce Insulin Resistance, Lowering Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
- Reduce Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in the body
- Increased autophagy may provide protection against several diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer’s disease
- Gives organs a break from metabolism
- These things work together to enhance:
- Mental focus
Specific Brain Benefits
- Ketones release BDNF molecules in the brain which help to build and strengthen neurons and neural connections that support learning and memory
- A deficiency of BDNF has been shown in depression and various other brain problems
- BDNF may increase growth of new neurons and protect the brain from damage.
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Welcome! Welcome to new comers and to old friends alike! Art Blog By Bob aims to explore the world of the visual arts primarily, but delves into music, movies, literature, and any relevant connections to the “real” world. This blog continues the original Art Blog By Bob that ran from 2007 through 2015 and Picture This that ran from 2010 through 2016. I reserve the right to digress at will and express opinions unreserved and invite you to do the same in the comments with civility and an open mind.
When I started blogging in 2007, I literally didn’t know what I was doing and what I really wanted to do. As the original Art Blog By Bob evolved over time (and for some time existed as part of the Big Think family), I realized that I wanted to share the best ideas and images from the world of visual art with as many people as possible. Art Blog By Bob (now in this version 2.0 incarnation) looks to continue that educational mission not just for the reader, but also for myself.
This latest chapter in Art Blog By Bob will venture in the same direction as the old one, reflecting my latest interests (silent film, digital humanities, pedagogical theory) and oldest obsessions (history, literature, baseball) as well as the latest trends in the art world and world at large. I’ve always loved writing and art, so Art Blog By Bob truly reflects who I am and what I love doing. I hope you enjoy it, too.


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PNGRB said the scale of the current auction or the size of licence areas are in line with the market needs, and the regulator expects healthy investor turnout.
The Hub will work in the lines of Power Exchange which determines the price based on supply and demand and market forces.
S Rath, a member of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), added that there is a plan to connect all the northeastern states with a gas pipeline.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), India's downstream oil and gas regulator, has appointed ratings agency CRISIL as consultant to prepare regulations for the planned Natural Gas Trading Exchange.
PNGRB is expected to play the role of the market regulator, similar to SEBI in case of stock exchanges,” PNGRB Chairman D K Sarraf told ETEnergyWorld in an interview.
India has started working on its ambitions plan to develop a gas-based economy, complete with new LNG terminals and a doubling of pipeline infrastructure and gas trading hub with the right policies and regulations in place. In a free-wheeling interview with ETEnergyWorld, D K Sarraf, Chairman of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) shares the fine print of the vision.
The changed regulations announced by downstream petroleum regulator PNGRB for granting authorizations for setting up City Gas Distribution (CGD) network and natural gas stations will help attract more investor interest in the upcoming ninth bidding round, research and ratings agency ICRA said.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board has unveiled a raft of new provisions aimed at filling the gaps in the current rules that has left city gas distribution stunted in the country.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulator Board has unveiled a raft of new provisions aimed at filling the gaps in the current rules that has left city gas distribution stunted in the country.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) issued draft regulations for setting up and operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the country. Comments on the regulations have been invited from stakeholders by month end.
The tariff they will charge for transportation of CNG and piped gas or PNG within the city, which previously was the deciding criteria for winning a licence, has been given just 10 per cent weightage.
PNGRB, the downstream regulator, had authorised GAIL to lay Surat-Paradip pipeline in April 2012.
Splitting of transportation and trading activities by companies, increased transportations facilities across the country, and optimal regulations are necessary for an efficient gas market.
In the next two weeks, PNGRB will announce the names of 100 more districts for which it intends to award licences, Sarraf said.
PNGRB has proposed to conduct future auctions by asking companies to quote the tariff they will charge for transportation of CNG and piped gas or PNG within the city.
Oil India Chairman and Managing Director Utpal Bora, who was also present on the occasion, confirmed the plan of Oil PSUs to set-up the SPV.
The government has been encouraging the consumption of natural gas, aiming to raise the share of gas in country’s energy mix from the current 6.5% to 15% in future.


The American Trucking Association claims that there's a current shortage of between 35,000 and 40,000 truck drivers nationwide.
Trucking companies report lots full of idle trucks and ready cargo, but not enough drivers to move them. With trucks moving nearly 70% of all U.S. inland freight according to the ATA, the driver shortage could have a nationwide impact on consumer prices as labor costs rise.
The ATA estimates that continued economic expansion could demand the addition of as many 100,000 drivers a year to keep up with demand. The ATA’s chief economist, Bob Costello, has said that the driver shortage is likely to get worse before it gets better. To deal with the driver shortage, trucking companies are focusing resources on retaining labor.
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My guides reminded me that:
A JOYOUS moment is always present in the stillness of your heart!
Wishing you many JOYOUS moments! Much love & joy Linda
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Peace can come in many shapes and ways. It comes in quiet stillness at dawn or the last light of the day. It comes when you look into a loved one’s eyes. It can come in nature. In so many ways peace is waiting for you. Become quiet and reach into your heart, find the peace that is there, embrace it and relax into peace! Thanks for relaxing! Much love Linda
A friend and I were talking about Divine Flow and Stillness the other day. My guides had this to say later.
Divinity is movement, it is flow. Within that flow there is also stillness, peace. You become the stillness within the motion. This may seem like a contradiction but think for a moment. In stillness the Flow can be acknowledged. Only in stillness can you move in concert with the flow of the Universe. In stillness you open to all that is and allow it to move through you and around you. Find your still point in meditation, in nature or in each other and find your flow. Thanks for reading! ! Much love! Linda


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Serge Gainsbourg Anthologie de la chanson française
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27 Nov J.J. Cale – Troubadour – Limited Edition 180 Gram LP
Elemental Music proudly presents a reissue of an album widely hailed as the best of J.J. Cale’s seventies heyday (if not the best of his career): Troubadour. This sensational masterpiece is
a consummation of its author’s brand of hazy hypnosis. Each song deals with sex or seduction, each burning slow on blue flame heat. This was the fourth album released by J.J. Cale, an artist whose genius and influence (just as those of Nick Drake or Big Star’s Alex Chilton) far outweigh his popularity.
Released in 1976, Troubadour is notable for introducing the Top-hit “Cocaine,” which Eric Clapton would cover on his Slowhand album a year later with far greater repercussion.
J.J. Cale is also remarkable (along with his Oklahoma mate Leon Russell) for being one of the highest exponents of the socalled “Tulsa Sound”, a mix of rockabilly, country, rock ‘n’ roll, and blues of the late 1950s and early 1960s, or as Eric Clapton described it, “…a strange hybrid, not really blues, not really folk or country or rock’n’roll. It’s somewhere in the middle.” Troubadour is a truly timeless recording, one of those ten desert island records to seriously consider owning. Highly recommended.
01. HEY BABY
02. TRAVELIN’ LIGHT
03. YOU GOT SOMETHING
04. RIDE ME HIGH
05. HOLD ON
01. I’M A GYPSY MAN
02. THE WOMAN THAT GOT AWAY
03. SUPER BLUE
04. LET ME DO IT TO YOU
06. YOU GOT ME ON SO BAD
All selections composed by J.J. Cale.
PRODUCED BY AUDIE ASHWORTH
1976 SHELTER RECORDING CO. INC.


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Burlap Snowman Ornaments - Set of 6
Want to spruce up your primitive country Christmas decorating? You will love our burlap snowman ornaments. They come as a set of 6 and are embroidered with white to outline the snowman. Each snowman has a red embroidered scarf, an orange nose and black eyes, nose and buttons. They measure 2.25x4" and include a 1/2" twine loop at the top.

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Let’s face it: There really is something peculiar about having an artist from communist China sculpt the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial statue. And, yes, it would have been fantastic had an African American sculptor been chosen instead.
I do not believe that such sentiments are racist, as some have charged. They are deeply rooted in America’s racial past and ought not be so easily dismissed.
Much has been made of how King’s memorial, which opened to the public Monday, is situated between Lincoln’s and Jefferson’s, as if they are inviting us into a three-way conversation about the nation’s ongoing struggle for racial justice and equality. Ingenious, to be sure.
Overlooked, however, is the White House to the north and the U.S. Capitol to the east — which were built using extensive black slave labor.
Last year in June, congressional leaders unveiled two bronze plaques commemorating the estimated 400 to 600 slaves from Maryland, Virginia and the District who helped build the Capitol.
“We’ve come here this afternoon to tell the rest of the story. To acknowledge the profound indignity that the slaves who helped clear this land and lay these stones must have suffered in building this great monument to freedom,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said during that ceremony.
Must have suffered, indeed.
Surely, having a black sculptor of a black civil rights icon — working on ground once toiled by black slaves, on the National Mall, designed and surveyed with the help of a black mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker — would have added to the King memorial’s symbolic power.
So, yes, it stings when, centuries later, creators of the King memorial say they couldn’t find a qualified black sculptor.
“Not only did we need an artist, we needed someone with the means and methods of putting those large stones together,” Ed Jackson Jr., executive architect of the project, told me recently. “We don’t do this in America. We don’t handle stones of this size.”
Who gets the job? A Chinese national with an apparent preference for the heroic and authoritarian.
The sculpture is based on a 1966 photograph of King taken in his office in Atlanta, standing at his desk, with a picture of Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi on a wall in the background. In it, King has soft eyes and an open face that conveys the blessed assurance of a man who walks by faith.
Lei Yixin has turned those eyes into something of a steely squint.
The result is a stern colossus, dressed no less in a style of suit similar to ones found on many statues of Stalin. In America’s militaristic culture, King’s take-no-prisoners personae will surely resonate — especially among many in the black middle class, which places a premium on order and discipline. King’s expression reminds me of a parent or teacher about to administer some tough love with a belt.
Nostalgia notwithstanding, the fact remains that Lei hails from a country that oppresses ethnic minorities, exploits its workers, and jails human-rights activists and the attorneys who try to defend them. In their day, King and civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall would likely have been taken by the Red Guard and never heard from again.
Now, I recognize that without the inspired leadership of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, there would be no King Memorial to speak of. And those who say now ought to be a time for celebration and not complaining have a point.
The distinguished fraternity of Alpha men, who count both King and Marshall among its members, certainly deserve all of the accolades they are sure to receive in the coming days — especially Jackson, foundation president Harry E. Johnson and the late Adrian Wallace, who as president of the organization in 2000 green-lighted the King project with an admonition to its members: “Failure is not an option.”
But I also recall the words of a Chinese artisan who worked on the memorial with Lei. Asked why he was so delighted with being chosen for the job, the man told The Washington Post that he was in it for “national honor” and wanted to “bring glory to the Chinese people.”
It just would have been kinda nice to hear an African American sculptor say something like that about this country.

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Praise for the Paddington series:
'I've always had great respect for Paddington… He is a British institution.' Stephen Fry
'Paddington has joined Pooh as one of the great bears of English children's literature.' The Teacher
'Michael Bond's accident-prone bear…has become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' The Bookseller
About the Author
On Christmas Eve, 1956, while working as a BBC cameraman, Michael Bond bought a small toy bear who had been left alone on a shelf in a London department store. Feeling sorry for it, he took it home for his wife and they named it 'Paddington' as they were living near Paddington station. He wrote some stories about the bear, just for fun, but soon found that he had a book on his hands. In 1958, A Bear Called Paddington was published with many, many more stories to follow. Michael still lives in London with his wife, Sue. In 1997 he was awarded the OBE for his services to children's literature.

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This easy ice cream is even more delicious topped with berries or sliced peaches.
Yields: 1 quart
2 c. heavy cream
1 c. whole milk
12 large Fresh mint sprigs
7 large egg yolks
3/4 c. sugar
- In a medium-heavy saucepan, bring cream and milk to a boil. Remove from heat. Add mint sprigs, cover pot, and allow to steep 30 minutes. Pour mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl; discard solids.
- In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale. Add a few tablespoons warm milk mixture to egg mixture, whisking vigorously. Once combined, add egg mixture back into milk mixture, whisking continuously.
- Return to saucepan; cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a large heatproof rubber spatula, until custard thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon (a mark should remain when you can run your finger down spoon). Alternatively, cook until an instant thermometer reads 175 degrees to 180 degrees. Do not allow mixture to boil.
- Strain custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a glass bowl; discard solids. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 1 day. (To quicken chilling time, place glass bowl in a larger bowl filled with ice water until custard thickens slightly and is completely cool to touch.)
- Freeze custard according to ice cream maker instructions. Transfer to airtight container and freeze up to 2 days, removing ice cream from freezer about 10 minutes before serving to soften. Or serve immediately after making.
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Release Date: 5/8/13
Words: Matt Sturges
Pictures: Jean-Paul Deshong
This is what happens after The Little Mermaid leaves her original tale with a broken heart.
I live for fairy tale retellings. The story telling possibilities are endless. I cannot get enough of finding new stories in the old myths, and legends. Apparently I’m not the only one who appreciates this, with the success from “Once Upon a Time” and “Grimm” on the tele, to movies like “Jack the Giant Slayer” and several Snow White adaptations. With so many to choose from nowadays one needs to be careful not to waste their time. Sturges sets up his tale of The Little Mermaid after the fairy tale ends. Her one great love has done her wrong and she now lives a lonely life apart from her people, bitter and pissed off. She happens upon an exiled prince who manipulates her to joining forces with him in the hopes they can get their revenge on together. Vengeance stories are always more fun and interesting than plain romance alone, and hopefully that is where we are going
Deshong’s illustrations are dark and deep and dreamy. There is beauty and ugliness in a world without walls or limits. The pages underwater are my favorite, fluid and open and moody with all the blues and purples.
I will give this one at least another try before deciding if I want to see how this one ends.


I think I’m forgetting one…but in any case, I hit up one and a half non-music events during March.
- Salon of Shame. This is a monthly gathering where grown adults volunteer to read the angsty, dramatic, wince-inducing biographic prose they wrote in their teens. Or at least, it’s supposed to be a gathering. This time there were all of two readers and a handful of audience members. But a) they were calling for a snow storm that night, which might have scared some peeps away b) one of the two readers spoke twice, making it like three readers (if you squinted during the first one’s encore performance) c) what was presented was very entertaining and d) they gave full refunds to the audience. I have to check this out again sometime, maybe even read if I can find some old stuff. This quarter I have a conflicting photo class, so it might be a while, alas.
- Cuckoo Crow. This only counts as a half since as a multimedia piece it was musical as well as everything else. I can’t say I gleaned anything from it except entertainment, but it was fantastic entertainment, especially when Haruko crawled throughout the entire center section of the Moore Theater solely on the backs of the (occupied) theater chairs.