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“Take me to the land where I was born,” sings Diana Gameros, to her papá in this gorgeous song off her recently self-released debut album.
The land where she was born is Mexico, more precisely Ciudad Juárez, and she hasn’t been able to go back and reunite with her father for many years—a story that’s all too familiar for many immigrants living on this side of the border.
Immigrant nostalgia is, in fact, the prism that filters pretty much all the songs in her album, Eterno Retorno. It includes 11 original compositions, some of them in English, some in Spanish, and one in French. All of them delicately produced and delightfully arranged.
“Para Papá” is definitely one of my favorite songs of hers and it’s probably the main reason she’s been compared with Canadian songstress Feist. Here, for a limited time, you can download it for free, but make sure you check out her album too.

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Nursery Rhymes Are Full of References to Sex, Disease and Royal Scandals
Sarah Womack, in the Daily Telegraph (March 2, 2004):
IT IS enough to make most parents blush with embarrassment.
Britain's most popular nursery rhymes, recited by generations of parents to their children, are teeming with references to bed-hopping royals and teenage sex, according to a book on the origins of 24 playground ditties.
While Jack and Jill may seem innocuous enough in their attempt to fetch water, they are in fact preoccupied with losing their virginity, says Chris Roberts, a social historian who has traced the adult stories behind the nursery rhymes. Jill possibly becomes pregnant and there are regrets later.
"The interesting bit is that, having successfully 'lost his crown', it's Jack who runs off rapidly - probably to tell his mates what happened," said Mr Roberts, 37, author of Heavy Words Lightly Thrown.
In an alternative second verse, the sexual association of the rhyme becomes more blatant. Instead of his head, Jack has a different part of his anatomy patched up with vinegar and brown paper.
The rhyme "Goosey, goosey gander, where do you wander? Upstairs and downstairs and in my lady's chamber" can be read as alluding to the spread of venereal disease - known as "goose bumps" because of the swelling.
It also tackles a row between Henry VIII and the Catholic Church, which owned the land upon which brothels were operating and profited hugely.
Mr Roberts, a librarian at East London University, said his book came out of research he undertook for a series of walking tours around London.
While people already know that Ring a Ring o' Roses refers to the rash displayed by sufferers at the time of the Great Plague, it is less well known that Oranges and Lemons, a guide to the City of London, doubles as a lewd wedding song, he said.
The line "here comes a candle to light you to bed", for example, is an apparent reference to the bride tempting her new bridegroom, while "here comes a chopper to chop off your head" alludes to the woman losing her virginity, or "maiden head".
"Some nursery rhymes were clearly adult rhymes that were sung to children because they were the only rhymes an adult knew," said Mr Roberts. "Others were deliberately created as a simple way to tell children a story or give them information. Religion, sex, money and social issues are all common themes."
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary contains a reference to "cockles" - cuckolds - in the promiscuous court of Mary, Queen of Scots. The Grand Old Duke of York is about a former Duke's inept military strategy against the French.
Although some rhymes appear to have their origins in the Middle Ages, their golden age was the period between the Tudor monarchs and the Stuarts. Increased freedom of speech, literacy and communication eventually did away with the need for allegorical rhymes.
Then came the Victorians, who viewed childhood as an innocent state. "During the 19th century the rhymes were increasingly written up, illustrated and sold as collections for children. They became more accessible, but less potent," said Mr Roberts.
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Iggy Azalea's life is "pretty immaculate".
The 32-year-old rap star - who has Onyx, two, with ex-boyfriend Playboi Carti - is currently on tour and although her life isn't "perfect", Iggy is still feeling "great".
Iggy - who was born in Australia but moved to the US during her teens - wrote on Twitter: "Life is great rn.
"Is it perfect? No.
"Do I wanna smack a few ppl in their face? Always.
"Butttttt overall. it’s pretty immaculate. (sic)"
Iggy is currently on tour with Pitbull and she's loving the experience of being back on the road.
The blonde beauty shared on the micro-blogging platform: "Both our teams on tour get along so well. Genuinely everyone on both sides have a lot of fun and everyone is BEYOND kind to my son. It’s just a good environment I feel happy to be part of! (sic)"
Iggy recently explained that touring allows her to escape negativity.
The 'Fancy' hitmaker revealed that touring reminds her that critical comments on social media are actually irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
Iggy wrote on Twitter: "Tour is my favorite time of year cause it reminds me annually nothing negative people say on here to me actually means anything and then I go home a lot richer. A dream really. [laughter emoji] (sic)"
In 2021, meanwhile, Iggy announced she was taking a break from music for "a few years" to focus on "other creative projects".
However, the rap star later confirmed her return to the music scene via a Twitter post.
Iggy wrote: "A year ago I was willing to walk away from music because I was tired of the negative energy it attracted.
"But what I’ve learned is that even when I’m minding my business, y’all gonna be negative AND nosey.
"So if I can’t have peace, neither can you.
"I’m coming back. Cry about it. (sic)"


The late twentieth and early twenty-first century has witnessed the unfortunate plight of demolition or irreparable damage for thousands of historic streets across China as a result of urbanization and redevelopment. A core of committed practitioners, academics and enlightened local governments have begun to recognize the important historical legacy of these streets and are undertaking conservation and revitalization projects. In Suzhou, approximately 100 km west of Shanghai, Pingjiang Street/district is an historical urban area that has recently undergone sensitive conservation and become one of the ‘must-see’ places in the city. This paper presents a historical account of the development, demise and resurrection of the houses, streets and waterways of Pingjiang district. The area’s long history can be broadly structured into two critical and dialectical phases: the period of growth and incremental change during the Imperial period, and the pressures for change and development during the twentieth century. The paper will compare the socio-cultural factors that have shaped the layout of houses, streets and waterways and thus the whole street/district during these contrasting periods. These periods of transition will be followed by a critical review and assessment of urban conservation and revitalization of the area under the banner of ‘heritage’.
|Number of pages||22|
|Journal||Journal of Urban Design|
|Publication status||Published - 4 Jul 2017|
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Urban Studies


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WHO is preparing to publish the 2023 edition of its annual World Health Statistics report, offering fresh insights into the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest statistics on advancements toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
With data up to 2022, the report underscores a lack of significant improvement in key health indicators in recent years, in contrast to the positive trends witnessed during 2000-2015. It also underscores the increasing threats posed by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and climate change, urging a unified and fortified approach to address these challenges.
The report reveals the impact of the pandemic on global health, leading to a regression in the progress towards the SDGs. During the period from 2020 to 2021, COVID-19 caused a staggering loss of 336.8 million years of life worldwide, with an average of 22 years of life lost for each additional death. This unfortunate consequence abruptly truncated the lives of millions of individuals.
Nonetheless, there have been notable advancements in maternal and child health, including a reduction of one-third in maternal deaths and a halving of child deaths since 2000. The occurrence of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), HIV, and malaria has witnessed a decrease, accompanied by a reduced likelihood of premature mortality caused by NCDs or noncommunicable diseases and injuries. Consequently, there has been an increase in global life expectancy from sixty-seven years in 2000 to seventy-three years in 2019.
However, the pandemic has disrupted various health indicators and contributed to inequalities in accessing high-quality healthcare, routine immunizations, and financial protection. As a result, the favourable progress in addressing malaria and tuberculosis (TB) has been reversed, leading to a decline, and there has been a decrease in the number of individuals receiving treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Noncommunicable diseases represent an increasingly significant health threat for future generations. Although overall health progress has been made, NCDs now account for nearly three-quarters of all annual deaths. If this trend continues, it is projected that NCDs will be responsible for around 86% of the 90 million deaths occurring each year by the middle of the century. Consequently, 77 million of these deaths will be attributed to NCDs, signifying an almost 90% increase in absolute numbers since 2019.
The report highlights a stagnation in progress, necessitating accelerated efforts. Recent trends show a slowdown in the annual rate of reduction for many indicators. For instance, the global maternal mortality ratio must decline by 11.6% per year between 2021 and 2030 to meet the SDG target. Similarly, the reduction in TB incidence from 2015 to 2021 was only one-fifth of the way towards the 2025 milestone of WHO’s End TB Strategy.
Despite reductions in health risks like tobacco use, alcohol consumption, violence, unsafe water and sanitation, and child stunting, progress has been insufficient. Exposure to risks such as air pollution remains high. Obesity prevalence is increasing without any immediate signs of reversal. Moreover, access to essential health services has slowed compared to gains made prior to 2015, and there has been no significant progress in reducing the financial burden of healthcare costs. These challenges severely limit the achievement of Universal Health Coverage by 2030.
The latest report incorporates a distinct segment addressing the intersection of climate change and health, marking its inaugural inclusion and underscoring its increasing significance. The availability of accurate, timely, and disaggregated data is of paramount importance in monitoring advancements and enhancing both national and global health policies across various domains, including this particular concern.

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'Business Report': From humble beginnings in garage, PreSonus changing global music industry
"The sleek contoured interior of audio engineering company PreSonus Audio Electronics' office resembles the designs of the recording equipment, audio mixer boards, and speakers created within these walls. And although the company moved into its new 44,000-square-foot headquarters six months ago, the new-car smell has yet to wear off," reads the new Business Report cover story on the rapidly growing Baton Rouge company that got its start in a south Louisiana garage and has since gone global. PreSonus was launched by former high school and LSU classmates Jim Odom and Brian Smith in 1995. "Late into the night after their day jobs as engineers, they worked in a garage warehouse that was part of a sonar company owned by Odom's uncle," reads the cover story. It took about a year for Odom and Smith to create the first product that could digitally control the dynamics of an analog audio signal. At the time, the other options were in high-end equipment that cost more than $100,000. "That investment was out of reach for any musician, except for the really successful ones. We were making records and wanting the same equipment but couldn't afford it," Odom says. "From the beginning, our philosophy was to design products that people can afford." Last year, PreSonus had about $50 million in revenue, and it is on track to reach $58 million this year, CEO Jim Mack says. Read the complete cover story. Send your comments to email@example.com.
New senior living facility to break ground on Jones Creek Road
Construction is set to begin this week on a new assisted living facility for seniors on Jones Creek Road near Interstate 12. A group of Lafayette investors is developing the facility, which will be called The Garden View at Jones Creek and will be developed in phases. Phase one, which will cost about $15 million, will include a total of 72 units—48 one- and two-bedroom assisted living units and 24 memory care units, for tenants with Alzheimer's, dementia or other similar cognitive conditions. A second phase will include 24 additional memory care units and an anticipated third phase will include as many as 100 independent living apartments. "The strategy is to eventually attract younger seniors to the complex while they can still live on their own," says Randy Crochet, an investor in the project. "That way they can use our facilities and become familiar with them and, as needed, gradually transition to the assisted living units when the time comes." Crochet and his partners have developed two other Garden View facilities—one in Lafayette and one in New Iberia—and have been eyeing the Baton Rouge market for several years. Crochet believes the Capital Region is one of the strongest markets in the state for real estate development and is already studying the area for a second Garden View location. Phase one of the Jones Creek facility is scheduled to be complete and open next summer. So far 10% of the units are pre-leased. —Stephanie Riegel
Fernando's to remain in Coursey building bought by Lafayette-area brothers
Lafayette-area brothers John and Bobby Butcher have purchased the building at 10655 Coursey Blvd. that houses Fernando's Mexican Grill and Cantina for $839,350. Fred and Carolyn Lieux sold the nearly 1-acre property. The restaurant will remain in operation, but the building could see "a little facelift," Bobby Butcher says. Butcher says the bright turquoise and red building, which measures roughly 3,500 square feet, could see new paint colors in the next 30 days. The brothers, who purchased the property under Boyce Road Coursey Property LLC, own and manage Butcher Air Conditioning in Broussard and Butcher Distributors, which sells air conditioning equipment from locations throughout south Louisiana, including Baton Rouge. Other than their Baton Rouge warehouse, they don't own any other property in the Capital City. "We always liked Baton Rouge," Butcher says. "The Coursey area is a good area. It's not dependent on oil or the university or the state capitol." Butcher says he thinks the value of the building will climb as the area continues to grow. —Kelly Connelly
Southern Recycling buys Scenic Highway property for $1.3M
Southern Recycling LLC, a local subsidiary of the global metal recycling company EMR, has purchased land off Scenic Highway for $1.3 million from Noble Properties Inc. According to records filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, the transaction includes four separate tracts of land, but records do not indicate if the nearly 12 acres are contiguous. Noble Manufacturing Co., at 7001 Scenic Highway, currently sits on part of the land. The land deals indicate there are some buildings located on the property, but specific details are not included. Southern Recycling already has property in the area, both to the south on the same block at 6847 Scenic Highway and farther north at 1345 76th Ave. Southern Recycling is regionally headquartered in New Orleans and could not be reached for comment. —Kelly Connelly
Do endorsements really help candidates?
Candidates for public office often seek out endorsements from political or civic groups or even individuals viewed as having influence in a community. But as The Shreveport Times reports, political observers say whether those endorsements affect voter outcome depends on the race, the candidates involved and how voters were leaning in the first place. Endorsements have an impact on elections, most political scientists agree, but not in a way that most people might think. "An endorsement is not going to change someone's mind" if the voter was inclined to vote for one candidate over another, says Joshua Stockley, a political science professor at the University of Louisiana in Monroe. "They only serve to legitimize how people are already leaning." The best example, he said, is the so-called O Effect, as it is known in political science circles, when Oprah Winfrey endorsed President Barack Obama. "It legitimized how people were already feeling," Stockley says. "It made them feel better about voting for him." But don't count on an endorsement changing someone's mind, says Pearson Cross, a political science professor at UL Lafayette. If voters prefer one candidate over another, "people will continue to ignore the endorsements and vote for people they like. If you're going to vote for Bill Cassidy for Senate, you're not going to vote for Mary Landrieu because of an endorsement," she says. Read the full story.
Today's poll question: When deciding whom to vote for in major political races, how much do candidate endorsements factor in to how you cast your ballot?
As new House whip, Scalise at center of congressional debate over Syria
At the center of the swirling congressional debate over funding the government and arming rebels in Syria stands the new House majority whip, Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, The Washington Post reports. Officially on the job as whip for less than two months, the 48-year-old Scalise is a tea party conservative learning on the fly as he tries to build support for a short-term spending bill that is likely to include authorization of President Obama's plans to train and equip moderate Syrian forces to combat the Islamic State. Scalise's rise to power reflects the challenge facing GOP leaders who are seeking to bring unity to a traditionally rancorous caucus, just weeks before the midterm elections. "The sudden turn by Scalise from outside voice to inside player has created an air of unease in the House about whether he can close the deal," The Post reports. "Leaders of both parties are sounding confident that they can pass both initiatives by the end of this week, but privately, Republicans are unsure whether they can convince enough conservatives to come along on the spending package, while some Democrats are worried that the doves in their caucus could splinter off because of the military engagement vote." As the GOP's chief vote counter in the House, Scalise largely bears responsibility for the outcome. Read the full story.
News roundup: Entergy, New York at odds over nuclear plant and related fish kill … Nucor expects 'profitable performance' at St. James Parish plant by end of year ... Landmark fracking study finds no water pollution
A fish tale: During the summer, New Orleans-based Entergy Corp.'s sprawling nuclear power plant known as Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, New York, draws up to 2.5 billion gallons of water each day from the Hudson River to operate. Over the course of a year, the plant sucks in about 1 billion tiny fish, including river herring, bay anchovy and striped bass, and their eggs. The water is discharged back into the river. The Wall Street Journal reports the plant's reliance on the Hudson River and its impact on aquatic life are at the center of a dispute between state regulators and Entergy. Read the full story.
Red and black ink: In a guidance statement for third-quarter earnings released this morning, Nucor Corp. says it expects its $750 million direct reduced iron plant in St. James Parish to begin turning a profit by the end of the year. Nucor reports an anticipated operating loss of $27 million from the new plant, which began production in January, for the third quarter. "The Louisiana DRI facility has continued to achieve excellent quality and volume levels. … As a result of the process improvements and lower iron ore costs, combined with a steady run-rate, we continue to anticipate profitable performance at the Louisiana DRI facility by the end of the year," the company says. Read the full statement.
The underground scene: The final report from a landmark federal study on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, finds no evidence that chemicals or brine water from the gas drilling process moved upward to contaminate drinking water at a site in western Pennsylvania. The Department of Energy report marks the first time an energy company has allowed independent monitoring of a drilling site during the fracking process and for 18 months afterward. The Associated Press has the full story.


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The Philippine Star
Moira is Pinoy bet for EMA’s Best Southeast Asian Act
Moira dela Torre of the soft and smoky tones and of the hit songs Malaya, Tagpuan, Titibo-tibo and Kung Di Rin Lang Ikaw is the Philippines’ bet for Best Southeast Asian Act at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) 2019, which will be held at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Center in Seville, Andalusia, Spain on Nov. 3 and which will be aired over MTV.
A counterpart of the American MTV Video Music Awards, the EMAs started giving out awards in other countries to honor artists and music in pop culture in 1994. The awards reflect the international and continental music scene and are representative of geographical origin and of achievement in diverse musical genres and disciplines. This is why there are the usual nominees like Best Song and Best Artist, plus also regional nominees. Viewers and fans are able to vote for their favorite artists in all general categories through the MTV website.
The EMAs started giving out the Best Southeast Asian Act category in 2013 to honor achievers in countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. The previous winners were: My Tam of Vietnam; Sarah Geronimo of the Philippines; Son Tung M-TP of Vietnam; Dong Nhi of Vietnam; James Reid of the Philippines; and Joe Flizzow of Singapore.Moira is up against formidable competitors like singer and actress Jannine Weigel of Thailand; electronic singer, songwriter and producer Jasmine Sokko of Singapore; hip-hop star Rich Brian of Indonesia; rapper and singer Suboi of Vietnam; and singer and songwriter Yuna of Malaysia.
Here now are the nominees in the general categories of the 2019 European Music Awards:
•Best Song: Ariana Grande, 7 Rings; Billie Eilish, bad guy; Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, Old Town Road (Remix); Becky G and Natti Natasha, Banana; Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, Señorita.
•Best Video: Ariana Grande, thank u, next; Billie Eilish, bad guy; Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, Old Town Road (Remix); Rosalia and J. Balvin ft. El Guincho, Con
altura; Taylor Swift ft. Brandon Urie of Panic! at the Disco, ME!.
•Best Artist: Ariana Grande; J Balvin; Miley Cyrus; Shawn Mendes; Taylor Swift. •Best New
Artist: Ava Max; Billie Eilish; Lewis Capaldi; Lil Nas X; Lizzo; Mabel. •Best Collaboration: BTS and Halsey, Boy with Luv; Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, Old Town Road (Remix); Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus, Nothing Breaks Like A Heart; Rosalia and J Balvin ft. El Guincho, Con altura; The Chainsmokers and Bebe Rexha, Call You Mine.
•Best Pop: Ariana Grande; Becky G; Camila Cabello; Halsey; Jonas Brothers; Shawn Mendes.
•Best Hip-Hop: 21 Savage; Cardi B; J.Cole; Nicki Minaj; Travis Scott.
•Best Rock: Green Day; Imagine Dragons; Liam Gallagher; Panic! at the Disco; The 1975.
•Best Alternative: FKA Twigs; Lana del Rey; Solange; twenty one pilots; Vampire Weekend.
•Best Electronic: Calvin Harris; DJ Snake; Marshmello; Martin Garrix; The Chainsmokers. •Best Live: Ariana Grande; Nicki Minaj; Ed Sheeran; Cardi B; Travis Scott. •Best Push: Ava Max; Billie Eilish; CNCO; H.E.R.; Jade Bird; Juice Wrld; Kiana Lede; Lauv; Lewis Capaldi; Lizzo; Mabel; Rosalia. •Best World Stage: Bebe Rexha (Isle of MTV Malta 2019); Hailee Steinfeld (Isle of MTV Malta 2018); Muse (Bilbao, Spain); The 1975 (Lollapalooza Paris 2019); twentyone pilots (Lollapalooza Paris 2019). •Best Look: Halsey; Nicki Minaj; Lil Nas X; Lizzo; Rosalia. •Biggest Fans: Ariana Grande; Billie Eilish; BTS; Shawn Mendes; Taylor Swift. And now here are some of the regional nominees: •Best Greater China Act: Click#15 (China); Fiona Sit (Hong Kong); Zhou Shen (China); Shin (Taiwan); Timmy Xu (China); Feng Timo (China).
•Best Indian Act: Emiway Bantai; Komorebi; Parikrama; Prateek Kuhad; Raja Kumari.
•Best Japanese Act: King Gnu; Nulbarich; Chai; Tampalay; Chanmina. •Best Korean Act: AB6IX; Ateez; CIX; Itzy; Iz One. •Best US Act: Billie Eilish; Lil Nas X; Ariana Grande; Taylor Swift; Lizzo. •Best Canadian Act: Shawn Mendes; Avril Lavigne; Carly Rae Jepsen; Johnny Orlando; Alessia Cara. •Best UK & Ireland Act: Lewis Capaldi; Dave; Mabel; Ed Sheeran; Little Mix.
Do check out the other nominees in the MTV EMA website.

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A special thanks to BudP on the Court TV Spector Forum for permission to copy one of his posts, here. Sprocket.
Ever since firearm expert James Carroll testified the gun would require four pounds of pull to fire, and eleven pounds of pull in double action mode, there has been quite a bit of speculation as to whether or not Lana Clarkson actually had the strength to pull the trigger on the gun herself. Her hands were weak from having broken many bones in her hands and wrists near Christmas, 2001. Most of 2002 was spent recovering from those injuries. Lana had told her new employer, The House of Blues, that she couldn't carry trays.
BudP originally posted on the Court TV Spector Forum, an experiment he tried at home. I'd also like to add that BudP tells me,
"...Do not think I am totally 'NUTS'. I've been handling firearms for a half century doing all kinds of testing and think more of myself than to blow my face off. I am just chagrined at the lack of gun-knowledge that people are giving as factual info. Uninformed speculation is dangerous."
Here is the context of his post. (I just corrected some spelling errors the editor found.)
I need to repeat myself here.......The only way Lana could have shot herself; in the mouth, gun upright and centered and bullet path centered from center of tongue to center of skull/top of spinal column, is if she held the gun with fingers on the butt, thumbs in the trigger guard. She would have to have an extra joint in her arm to hold the gun conventionally, gun upright and centered......I don't even want to think about twisting it about with previously injured wrists. Now.....
This extremely light-weight revolver would have had tremendous felt-recoil with extra pressure +P rounds. +P means extra or faster burning powder=maximum loads. Had she held the gun, in the ONLY way possible, given the trajectory and centering (broke front, upper teeth in extreme recoil), the backs of her thumbs (at least one) would have a bruise or laceration.
I tested this today(an hour ago) with a .38 Spec. Ruger SP 101. This revolver weighs eight ounces more than a Cobra and has (calculated) LESS recoil than a Cobra. I also used Max hand- loads equal to a S&W +P.)
The test; I set up two six-foot saw horses and placed a 4"x6" piece of 5/8" plywood over the top, outboard edges nailed to the horses. I layed on the plywood with my arms and shoulders hanging somewhat below the plywood. My wife placed my Ruger in my hands, pointing backward, fingers across butt and thumbs in trigger guard. She held the gun down aiming approx. 6" below the plywood and cocked the hammer for me. She had run a strap through the guard and held this down before cocking the revolver. This was to ensure the barrel was not pointed at me.
When she said everything was lined up right, I turned my head away and squeezed the trigger with both thumbs. Do not do this at home.....or anywhere else.
Both of us were wearing shooting glasses and heavy-duty ear protection. She was wearing gloves, hat and had tied a bandanna over the lower part of her face. I, on the other hand, only had eye and ear protection. Be advised that HOT GSR will....WILL singe a beard. Also.....and I held the gun in exactly the manner Lana would have had to, I now have a large bruise on my right thumb at the back-center. It is almost an abrasion/cut.
My wife is extremely pissed, at what she calls, 'stubborn stupidity'. Someone else gets to test the next one.
The prosecution case, as outlined in their opening statement, is really starting to come together.


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The Rhode Island General Assembly’s youngest Representative—26 year-old Moira Jayne Walsh—thinks her colleagues have it all wrong when they avoid canvassing unlikely voters during their campaigns. “I wasted my time,” she mimics in their imaginary voice before snapping into her own: “No. Talking to another human being is never a waste of your time.” There may be a caveat to that, however. “I don’t like dating,” she says. “I’m busy lighting the fires of revolution. I don’t have time to go to the movies.”
It’s a Sunday in May at the end of a week off from legislative duties, so Walsh is catching up. As much as she can, of course, given the frequent interruptions from her three year-old son Malcolm. She is seated in a pile of blankets and pillows on her bedroom floor, and a large stack of paperwork is her focus—mostly collections of data from lobbyists or written testimonies from hearings. “Most of my colleagues just throw all of this stuff away,” she says. But Walsh reads it all.
Elected in November 2016 to represent the third district in the Rhode Island General Assembly, Walsh is perhaps best described as incendiary, a media darling with a few controversies already under her belt: since her election, she has lost a job, garnered publicity for her comments critical of drinking at the statehouse, and, in her own words, “[made] a lot of enemies.”
Her shift from working as a waitress at the Classic Café in Providence to the Capitol has been a significant transition. “I have a tendency to not want to like politicians,” she said, “I know I am one, but I still don’t identify.” Unlike most of her colleagues, Walsh is a single mother, has no college degree, and lives entirely off her part-time legislator’s salary of about $15,000 a year. “Even the most progressive of my colleagues are still of a certain class,” she says. Walsh stands out. In some ways, quite literally: at the close of one April session, all the representatives rose, and Walsh’s red sneakers with white laces looked small and flat in the sea of beige and black high heels.
“I am here to serve you, my neighbors,” her website reads. Walsh speaks about her “neighbors” a lot. As Walsh grew up in the predominantly low-income Smith Hill neighborhood in Providence, she has gained a unique awareness of and intimacy to the issues represented by local legislation aimed to assist working-class residents. Next year, she says, she wants to focus on the opioid crisis, and calls her own experience a qualification. “I, as somebody who has a relative who’s addicted to opioids, know that they’re just going about it the wrong way,” she says. She wants to regulate opioid narcotics without criminalizing them, part of a larger effort to convince politicians to allocate resources to people unjustly perceived as less worthy. “I just want to make it a little less expensive to be poor.”
In 2015, Representative J. Aaron Regunberg sponsored legislation to raise the minimum untipped wage from its rate of $2.89 to $3.89. Walsh, who still speaks openly about the difficulties of working as a waitress, was brought to the cause by a co-worker trying to get her involved in the activist scene. The co-worker brought her to an industry night at a local bar, where Walsh was overwhelmed by support from fellow restaurant workers from the Restaurant Opportunity Center. They encouraged the 23 year-old single mother to fight for her rights, and soon Walsh joined their ranks. At their lobbying event for the bill at the State House, Walsh connected with Representative Regunberg, who encouraged her to testify.
She advocated for the higher wage on the Senate floor, returned weekly to testify, and became increasingly aware of the repetition, redundancy, and lack of responsiveness in the process. She grew tired. Her tipping point, she says, was a dismissive question from a legislator: Why don’t you just get another job, if you’re so unhappy with this one? She describes the way her eyes welled up with tears, and her question in response: where do I go from here? Met with indifference from both her boss and the politicians supposed to represent her, Walsh found her own response: “Okay. Well then I’m gonna come up here, and I’m gonna do it.”
In November 2016, Walsh took her no-nonsense attitude to the campaign trail. On election night, she and other progressive candidates in Rhode Island waited together for the results. She sat by the outlet in the wall with a dead phone, which she refused to look at even after it recharged. Her campaign manager, Laufton Ascencao-Longo, approached her and brought her away from the crowd to speak in private. Walsh was ready for the worst, but Ascencao-Longo told her she had already won, defeating incumbent Thomas Palangio by a 3.6 percent margin.
Walsh's father ran a furniture and appliance resale business called “The Earthen Vessel.” Her love of community comes through particularly when she speaks about him: “If people speak as nicely about me as they do about my father at the end of my career, I will consider myself a great success,” she says.
As a student at Rhode Island College, she studied Spanish, Arabic, and International Studies. She then transferred to the Community College of Rhode Island and changed her major to English. Around a year later, she was pregnant with Malcolm. She left school and never went back, and is hesitant to say she ever will, remarking that being a legislator is “hands-on” education.
Walsh’s outspoken demeanor has played a role in local controversies. In April, she made a comment on Matt Allen’s WPRO radio talk show about an excessive amount of alcohol consumption at the Rhode Island State House, saying that her fellow legislators had “file cabinets full of booze.” The comment—which she later said was an exaggeration—left fellow legislators angered and scandalized, and garnered significant media attention. Walsh remains unfazed, and despite public remonstration, is unapologetic in person. “I searched in my purse for fucks to give,” she says. “I don’t want to talk about budgets hammered. I can barely talk about a budget sober,” she says with a laugh. She wants her colleagues to know that their drinking is “on the taxpayer’s dime [and] on the taxpayer’s time.”
Larry Berman, Communications Director for the House, called the incident “unfortunate.” Drinking at the State House, he explained in a phone conversation with the Independent, is done symbolically, or after session to “unwind.” He calls it “part of the political culture.” Walsh also pointed out the informal and unofficial meetings that happen in bars and restaurants, which have a perhaps disconcerting hand in shaping political decisions. “Is there some of that going on? Yes,” said Berman. But he doesn’t think that differs from any other professions.
As for Walsh, Berman said “she’s doing a good job.”
“She’s certainly passionate about what she believes in,” he said. A pause. “We certainly like it when they’re passionate.”
The Rhode Island General Assembly is, however, perhaps not as passionate as Walsh would like. “It’s very unusual up there to find people who genuinely want to make things better,” she says. Some of her colleagues are also progressives, such as 73-year-old Edith Ajello, who Walsh says “is just a fucking hero.” But Walsh’s peers are still subject to criticism, such as Representative Aaron Regunberg, whose virtues she does not extol quite as fervently. “I love that man, but he’s like—he’s exactly what’s wrong with the Democratic Party. He knows how to solve racism, and he’ll solve it for you.”
Walsh explained her assessment of Regunberg through a critique of Resist Hate Rhode Island, the Providence activist group co-founded by Regunberg pledged to opposing the policy agenda of the Trump administration. “Have you ever been to a Resist Hate meeting?...there are no Black people there. Period. End of sentence. None…you’re gonna solve racism with no Black people present, that’s your plan?” asks Walsh. “Good luck with that.” The Independent could not corroborate whether there were no Black attendees to the event—nor that there were not Black organizers present across the organization’s many activist events—but Walsh is not alone in noticing that some Rhode Island activist groups are disproportionately white, which is especially striking in a community that has long been driven by the work and concerns of organizers of color. In an article in Rhode Island Monthly, Ellen Liberman writes about Rhode Island activism in the wake of Trump’s election, especially in regards to first-time activists, who she identified as not “fully mesh[ing] with longstanding advocacy groups for people of color."
Walsh is strikingly aware of the gap between some legislators and their policies. “A lot of times good people make really bad bills,” she says.
Until this year, elderly and disabled individuals could ride the RIPTA bus system free of charge. A budget adjustment for this fiscal year increased the rate, charging them 50 cents for a ride. Walsh asserted that this was simply untenable, as the rise in transportation costs created the possibility of those elderly people without financial security going as far as foregoing food to be able to pay for transportation to doctor’s appointments. After her explanation that the policy would have real, immediate, negative effects, a colleague laughed: “There’s no need to be dramatic.” Since that conversation, budgetary policy has been passed to restore the free fare. This will take effect in January 2018.
Both in and out of the State House, Walsh’s objectives extend to the concerns of incarcerated people. A recently raised $300,000 will be going into a budget to develop programs for preventing recidivism rates for previously incarcerated people, and on the house floor, a collection of bills in the “Justice Reinvestment Package” have been passed to help reform probation and criminal record laws that may keep people incarcerated for overextended terms.
Walsh is also spearheading a community gardening initiative. As a former Catholic, she is surprised to find herself working with Father Jakob Thibault, of the Chapel of the Holy Spirit on Douglas Avenue. With his help, Walsh and other organizers hope to turn a property close to both the church and a middle school into a greenhouse to combat the area’s food desert. The process is still in the fundraising stages.
Walsh’s future legislative projects are rooted in reaching across the proverbial aisle. She thinks it is important to pursue financial responsibility and more rights for minority voters in the House. Republicans agree. She is seeking collaboration, recognizing that her legislative power is greater that way. In the case of the free bus passes, several versions of the same legislation were proposed, and while Walsh’s bill was one of them, it was not the one chosen.
This is a pattern, she notes: a reproductive justice bill was recently passed from a different representative, with language directly lifted from Walsh’s own proposed bill. “I could care less about credit, I just want to make sure it gets done,” she says.
In June, Walsh came full circle and sponsored a piece of legislation that proposed further increases on the minimum wage for tipped workers. It was held for further study. “Held for further study in the trashcan. You know. The held-for-further-study trashcan,” she says. She thinks this is a clear stance that House leadership is taking: “As you know, they don’t particularly like me up there, because I don’t shut up.” She’s happy, however, to play the antagonist, so long as her legislation is going through one way or another. “What they don’t understand is that it delights me.” She is no longer the waitress desperate to have her voice heard by an indifferent government. She is an equal, a colleague, and an unapologetic voice reminding the House to represent the people.
“I make them fucking crazy.”
CAROLINE SPRAGUE B’20 is looking for a cause of her own.

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NEW YORK – Online video joint venture Hulu has added The Cosby Show, Whoopi, 3rd Rock from the Sun and eight other Carsey Werner classic sitcoms to its Hulu Plus subscription service.
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The content deal covers 11 classic shows and 580 episodes, a source confirmed. The other series included are Grounded For Life, That 80’s Show, The Tracy Morgan Show, Damon, Men Behaving Badly, Game Over, Davis Rules and Normal, Ohio.
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Six new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at the Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust, the latest official figures show.
NHS England figures show 125 people had died in hospital at the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Monday.
That was an increase of six compared to Sunday, when there were 119.
A week ago, there were 92 deaths.
The victims were among 719 deaths recorded across the South West.
Of 21 trusts within the region, the Gloucestershire Hospitals trust has the highest death toll.
Official figures show that 38 more cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Gloucestershire.
Public Health England figures show that 972 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am Tuesday morning in Gloucestershire, up from 934 the same time on Monday.
A week before, there were 701 cases.
Across the UK, 129,044 people had tested positive for coronavirus as of 9am on Tuesday, up from 124,743 at the same point on Monday, Department of Health and Social Care figures show.
In total, 397,670 people had been tested, and, as of 5pm on Monday, 17,337 had died.


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District Doughnut, Washington D.C.
Oh, this place is sheer magic! Their delicious gourmet donuts are made of the finest ingredients including Callebaut and Valhrona chocolates, Dulce de Leche, Nutella, fresh fruits, milk, eggs, and cream. The scent and texture of their fried donuts is beyond measure.
Blackbird Doughnuts, Boston
This place can make you cry tears of joy from the luscious donuts they offer. Apart from their signature blueberry white chocolate Bismarck, this place has great unique flavors including strawberry honey, peach ring, vanilla gazed, orange cranberry, lemon coconut, tropical banana, and many varieties of chocolate. They also have amazing donut cakes!
Dunwell Doughnuts, NYC
NYC’s first all-vegan donut shop offers supremely delicious fried treats in 200 plus frosting including banana walnut, earl grey, mocha almond, lemon poppy seed, cinnamon, blue rose, maple blueberry, of course peanut butter and jelly, amongst many others. Their doughnuts are handcrafted with love, and organic ingredients.
Sublime Doughnuts, Atlanta
These can leave you in fits of ecstasy with their blissful donuts in flavors and textures from around the world including fresh strawberry n cream, butter toffee, peanut butter cup, sweet potato cake, chocolate banana, raspberry, and Dulce De Leche. Apart from these, their donut ice cream sandwiches are divine!
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The scrumptious round rings that Donut Bar offers are like harmony to a foodie’s soul. World’s most award-winning donuts, you can taste their ethereal stuffed pop-tarts, classic homer’s donut, cake batter topped with butter cream dollops, or crème brulee topped with caramelized sugar. Hop on this place on a Friday and Saturday and you can enjoy some great donut and beer.
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This place has been consistently on our radar for the perfect bite-sized doughnuts that are precisely frosted, and then customized by hand. The stand-out bites include maple and salted caramel, burnside cream, and blowtorch-finished crème brulee.
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A solid punch to the taste buds, this place is what dreams are made of. Their classic maple bacon long john, with maple glaze and a crisp, candied strip of bacon should be on your order. Also, try the vanilla bean glazed, sweet tooth donut topped with M&M’s, and the incredible blackberry goat cheese Bismarck.
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Want to taste crunchiest donuts ever with fritters and kolaches? Then, this is just the place for you. It has people flocking to eat their freshly made donuts including glazed, chocolate, blueberry, to name just a few. A must try are their exceptional apple fritters and cinnamon rolls.

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Regarding the “Still a super mess” editorial March 8: You seem to be missing the point. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich do nothing but add to the viability of the Republican debate. Ron Paul is the icing on that cake.
These are actually wonderful times we’ve been privileged to endure. Each of these remaining candidates has served to enlarge the Republican message, rather than depreciating that message. The convention platform – if properly constructed in the light of the different angles each of these candidates will bring to that event – should truly engage our most salient points against the Obama jumble of moral equivocation and political pander.
You mention Columbia County as if this should be some sort of Republican bastion, yet for some reason 75 percent of these folks couldn’t make it to the ballot box Tuesday. Even a turnout as pathetic as the 2008 primary (about 40 percent) would’ve sufficed to put Gingrich over the 50 percent mark (the number you used to indicate Romney had been “crushed”). The problem is lack of interest.
In November, and starting somewhat before then, the Democrats will attempt to pull the same stunt they used in ’08 – a massive registration of “new” voters and submission of absentee ballots filled out by Obama organization workers to inflate their supposed electoral presence, perhaps even in Columbia County.
However, in this state the Democrats’ only effect will be in some marginal legislative districts (U.S. Rep. John Barrow?). For pity’s sake, John McCain carried Georgia, and remember the slam in the runoff between U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin when none of the Obama patrons followed up? Between now and, say, September, it will be mandatory that people (even in safe Columbia County) who are serious about stopping the Obama train wreck mobilize behind the Republican nominee, regardless of his past.
These present travails will be a distant memory, if not forgotten, by then, and we’ll have two months yet to build momentum to stifle any Obama tricks.


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Bernie Madoff is lonely.
Eighteen months after the collapse of the financial system, not one Wall Street Titan has joined the Ponzi King in the federal pen.
For a moment there, he thought maybe Countrywide’s Angelo Mozilo might join him, but alas the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided to give him the slap. Then those Bear Stearns guys were taken to court over those crazy emails that indicated they knew that the funds they were peddling were chock full of toxic swill, but the Feds screwed that one up too. Then Bank of America’s Ken Lewis came under fire from the New York Attorney General (AG) for not telling his shareholders the truth about that merger with Merrill Lynch. Since the AG has launched a civil and not a criminal case, Lewis too may face the slap. Now a bankruptcy examiner has revealed that Dick Fuld and team were busily cooking the books over at Lehman Brothers before its collapse, but the FBI apparently didn’t read these news stories. It can’t be stirred enough to even issue subpoenas.


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An evangelical church has revealed plans to convert Beeston Town Hall after it bought the building from Broxtowe Borough Council.
The building was sold last year to Cornerstone Church for just under £500,000 last year.
Initially, the council was considering demolishing the town hall to make way for a new development - but this idea caused sparked public anger.
Following a campaign to keep the town hall in public hands, the council agreed to accept bids for how the building could be used.
Amidst criticism, the then Conservative-run council chose to go with the bid from the church and now the planning application for change of use for the town hall has been submitted.
Changes include demolishing areas to the rear of the building, as well as revamping the front with full height windows.
In planning documents submitted to the council, Redeemer Church, a branch of Cornerstone Church, said: "This application is for change of use for the building formerly used as Beeston Town Hall to create a Church.
"The scheme involves alterations to the main existing building, demolition of the 1970s rear extension, demolition of the detached garages and erection of a new rear extension.
"Primarily the building is to be used as a Church, with its associated services and community groups.
"Ancillary uses of the building are to include a café, a nursery for the Church, and workshop areas for adult learning / skills / employability schemes."
The original building will remain "largely unaltered" with much of the changes being at the rear.
However, the planning documents also state: "The ground floor windows [are to be] replaced with full height windows to improve the connection between the building and the semi-public forecourt area. "
"The south elevation of the original Town Hall building is to have two new openings towards the rear of the site to suit the proposed internal layout.
"The new openings are to match the style of the existing Georgian windows.
"The appearance of the new extension is intended to contrast with the original Town Hall building, rather than compete with it.
"The red brick and grey cladding aesthetic is to be recessive when viewed from Foster Ave and to be contemporary when viewed from The Devonshire Ave car park."
Beeston and District Civic Society was behind the original campaign to save the town hall from sale.
Chair of the society, Judy Sleath said that the group would be going over the planning application in the coming weeks.
Ms Sleath added: "The Civic Society are aware of the planning application and have seen it, but not gone over it in great detail.
"From what we can see, the plans include demolishing the rear area which we expected, but the extensions are wider than originally thought."
She commented on the plans to replace the original windows with full height windows saying, "we do not want that to go ahead."
Ms Sleath also said that members of the society would be objecting to the plans during the consultation period.
Councillor Philip Owen, who represents the Nuthall East and Strelley ward for the Conservatives, had previously shown his support for the bid by the church saying it was 'far better' than the community bid.
Responding to the planning application, he added: "This is a good news story for Beeston bringing a much loved building into greater public use.
"[The church] are going to be spending a lot of money to make this of more use to the community.
"From a council point of view, the building was redundant and everything has been transferred to the new council site.
"The church will bring a new lease of life to the building and bring it into the 21st century."
A spokeswoman for Broxtowe Borough Council said: “We have received a planning application for Beeston Town Hall.
"This application has just been received and will be fully considered and consulted on before a decision is made as part of the normal planning process.”
Cornerstone Church have been approached for comment.

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Volume 150, 2018Malaysia Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET 2017)
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Implementation of 5S in Manufacturing Industry: A Case of Foreign Workers in Melaka
Faculty of Technology Management and Technopreneurship, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Durian Tunggal Melaka, Malaysia
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Lean manufacturing system has been infiltrated in manufacturing sectors across the world. In fact, Lean manufacturing system is a practice which regards the use of the resources, creation of value for the end customers, and as the ways to eliminate the waste. There are several tools that can be used to eliminate the waste within the industry. This research is a study of the implementation of 5S in manufacturing industry. Despite this, the research study focused on manufacturing industry, which has been implemented 5S system in Melaka State. Although there are number of tools and technique available to help in improving the manufacturing process, however, there is only few industries could implement the tools successfully. In this research, foreign workers play a main role in implement the 5S systems as the manufacturing industry in Malaysia adopt large amount of foreign workers to work as employees. Therefore, it is important to ensure the foreign workers truly understand the concept of 5S system and adopt the best ways to implement it in order to have better performance. This research study has been proposed by the research model of the barriers to implementation of 5S in manufacturing industry among foreign workers. A several research method has been adopted to do the research, such as descriptive research design with quantitative methods, survey questionnaire and cross-sectional studies.
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For my money, one of the most entertaining events of President Obama's first term came in January 2010, when the president spent an hour and a half fielding questions directly from members of the House Republican caucus. Obama seemed to enjoy the give and take -- the entire event was on camera -- and clearly got the better end of the deal.
GOP leaders soon after decided: the next time the president does a Q&A with Republican lawmakers, it'll be behind closed doors and away from public view. Why give Obama another chance to make GOP officials look foolish at one of their own events?
With that in mind, we can't say with certainty exactly what was said yesterday when the president fielded questions again from House Republicans on Capitol Hill, but going over all of the available reports, we did learn a few things. For example, Obama explained that he considers deficit reduction a priority, but not his top priority.
Under the leadership of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), House Republicans on Tuesday introduced a budget resolution that eliminates the federal deficit within a decade through steep spending cuts and entitlement reforms. Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.), asking the first question of Obama, sought a commitment from the president for a 10-year balanced budget.Obama said no. "The president tactfully said 'That's not my priority, my priority is not slowing the recovery down and the long-term economic health of the country,' " Rogers said.Obama instead talked about balancing the budget "in principle," lawmakers said, meaning eliminating all deficits except for payments of interest on the debt.
As Dave Weigel noted, Republicans considered this ridiculous. One GOP lawmaker was incredulous, amazed that the president said "continued deficits are OK with him."
Let's quickly note a few things for the record. First, as a matter of economics, prioritizing economic growth and job creation in the wake of a brutal recession isn't exactly radical policymaking. Second, the key reasons the nation has large deficits in the first place is because Republicans threw away a balanced budget, putting every penny of the price tag for two wars, two tax cuts, Medicare expansion, and a Wall Street bailout on the national charge card.
And third, the House GOP budget plan unveiled by Paul Ryan a year ago had deficits running every year for the next two decades, and nearly every Republican on the Hill voted for it. So maybe they can spare us their righteous indignation about "continued deficits" in the new future.
What else did we learn?
As best as I can tell, there's no transcript of the entire event -- if someone has one, please let me know -- but yesterday's conversation also included questions on the Keystone XL oil pipeline (Obama was noncommittal), White House tours (Obama doesn't want to furlough Secret Service officials), immigration (Obama said he doesn't want the issue to die just so he can use it against the GOP in 2014), and contraception access (Obama listened politely).
In all, seven Republican House members asked questions, which were chosen by GOP leaders in advance.
Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa), a close ally of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), complained afterwards, "It didn't change anything at all. He didn't offer anything new."
Well, no, I suppose that's true. The president has a set of policies and priorities, they're in line with the wishes of the American mainstream, and they were recently endorsed by the American electorate. Obama clearly wants to get some governing done in this Congress, and he's making a considerable effort to reach out to Republicans directly, but the president doesn't see the need to "change" his positions.
Rather, he's prepared to accept concessions and meet GOP policymakers half way to reach meaningful compromises, and Obama's hoping concerted efforts will spur Republicans to become more flexible, less dogmatic, and less intransigent.
In other words, it's really not up to him to "offer anything new," and I'm reasonably certain that's not what yesterday was about.


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In this post- Twilight world, it can be hard to sift through the sheer variety of vampire books out there to find ones that satisfy your specific tastes. Do you prefer urban fantasy vampire stories, or ones with a scientific angle? Are you hungry for books with a horror bite, or those that poke a little fun at the genre's tropes? Below, we've curated a list of 19 great books from across the broad spectrum of vampire literature that are guaranteed not to—ahem—suck. The first three novels in the delectable Drake Chronicles series are full of all the action, turmoil, and tortured romance an urban fantasy fan could possibly want. The saga opens with Hearts at Stake , which follows Solange, a teenage vampire facing the daunting prospect of coming-of-age. At 16, Solange will die, and assume the immortal powers that her vampire brothers already have.
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John Lee Hooker – The Legendary Modern Recordings (Virgin, 1994)
The late Allmusic Guide blues reviewer Cub Coda had a great line saying that Hooker’s recordings had been around the block more times than a cop car in a bad neighborhood. Given the plethora of Hooker releases available it’s great to have a one disc collection of his earliest and rawest material. There are a series of boxed sets covering the same material if you’re looking for more, JSP has an excellent mid-priced 4 disc set that is a wise investment.
Getting back to the matter at hand, this disc tracks Hooker’s music for the Modern label during the years 1948 – 52. John Lee recorded for a number of labels under a number of different names during this period, making his discography a maddening place to try to come to grips with.
As can be expected, the disc kicks off with his signature piece and hit “Boogie Chillen” which is a formula he revisited for and number of other tunes and labels. Some of JLH’s best known songs are here in their earliest forms: “Sally Mae”, “I’m in the Mod”, and the classic “Crawling Kingsnake” all make appearances.
If you’re looking for one slab of classic early Hooker this is an excellent disc, and it makes a wonderful companion to Rhino’s two-disc career overview The Ultimate Collection. For more information on JLH, check to see if your local library has a copy of Charles Shaar Murray’s very long but interesting Hooker biography Boogie Man.
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How do you make an opening day splash in a retail center that’s already crowded with new restaurants? This one is trying free meals.
Pita Mediterranean Street Food will give away a pita, a side and a drink to each customer from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 8. That’s the grand opening day of the Atlanta chain’s first Montgomery location at 8735 Eastchase Parkway. A company spokesman said they expect hundreds to show up.
The full menu includes handmade falafels, salad, hummus and sauces along with signature shawarma and gyro sandwiches. A pita and a side normally cost about $7, not including drink.
Montgomery franchisee Risha Momin, who lives in Pike Road and runs a Dairy Queen in Tallassee, said she thinks the restaurant will stand out in the long term because of its approach.
“It’s the quality of the food, the freshness,” Momin said last month. “(The restaurant) is very passionate about the quality.”
It’s the latest in a flurry of new restaurant openings in Eastchase. Panda Express and Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar both opened their first Montgomery locations last week in the nearby Eastchase Venue development. Other restaurants that have been announced for the area near Pita Mediterranean Street Food include Baumhower’s, Guthrie’s, The Simple Greek, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar and Jersey Mike’s.
The Montgomery spot is Pita Street Food’s 29th location but only its second in Alabama. There are plans in the works for openings in Auburn and Tuscaloosa, among other cities.
Pita Street Food is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. You can see more at pitastreetfood.com.
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