Attendees at last week's Peanut Expo at Quartz Mountain heard from Tyron Spearman, editor of the Peanut Farmer Magazine and the Peanut Newsletter, that 2012 was a pretty good growing season nationally as well as here in Oklahoma. He said high yields have left the industry with a problem as planting season approaches. The problem is trying to get this year's surplus moved out ahead of next year's crop. We have an audio overview of comments he made to our reporter that covered the 2013 Expo- Tim West- click on the LISTEN BAR below to hear Spearman's thoughts on several key subjects.
Peanut growers were very much in agreement with House Ag Committee Chair Frank Lucas in 2012 when he said a farm bill needed to include all producers, not just the shallow-loss program being pushed by Midwestern producers. Spearman believes peanut growers will continue to fight hard and support efforts to get a new five-year farm bill passed in 2013.
Tyron Spearman talks about challenges facing peanut growers this season.


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Česnek viničný (Allium vineale) je druh jednoděložné rostliny z čeledi amarylkovitých.

Popis
Jedná se o vytrvalou cca 30–80 cm vysokou rostlinu s podzemní cibulí, cibule je vejcovitá, asi 1–2 cm v průměru, kolem ní jsou často dceřiné žlutavé cibulky, obalné šupiny rozpadají v souběžná vlákna. Lodyha asi v dolní třetině až dvou třetinách zahalena pochvami listů. Listy jsou přisedlé, čepele jsou čárkovité, polooblé, duté, rýhované, asi 15–50 cm dlouhé a asi 1,5–4 mm široké. Květy jsou uspořádány do květenství, jedná se o lichookolík stažený šroubel), který je kulovitý a má asi 2–5 cm v průměru. V květenství se vytváří pacibulky, které souží k vegetativnímu rozmnožování. Někdy převažují květy (vzácněji pacibulky dokonce chybí), ale v některých případech se vytvoří květů jen několik a drtivě převažují pacibulky. Některé populace jsou zcela sterilní. Květenství je podepřeno neděleným toulcem, který je protažen v dlouhou špici. Okvětní lístky jsou cca 2,5-3,5 mm dlouhé a 1-1,5 mm široké, fialové. Tyčinky jsou o něco kratší nebo stejně dlouhé jako než okvětí, vnitřní nitky jsou rozšířené se 2 zoubky delšími než vlastní nitka. Plodem je tobolka.

Rozšíření ve světě
Jedná se o druh s převážně evropským rozšířením, vyskytuje se na většině území Evropy – na sever po jižní Skandinávii, na východ po Ukrajinu. Málo přesahuje do severní Afriky a na Kavkaz. Byl zavlečen do USA, kde místy zdomácněl.

Rozšíření v Česku
V ČR roste celkem hojně hlavně v teplejších oblastech od nížin do podhůří. Velmi výrazně na Moravě, kde je užíván také v kuchyni. Roste na mezích, v různých trávnících, po příkopech aj. V minulosti to býval i polní plevel, dnes už hodně jako plevel ustoupil mimo jiné díky hluboké orbě. Jako sterilní se vyskytuje i v luzích, v křovinách a akátinách.

Zajímavost
Tento druh česneku se vyskytuje i v názvu francouzské obce Gugney-aux-Aulx, na jejímž území roste v hojném počtu.

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MCH to provide free clothes to needy patients
Medical College Hospital (MCH) here has started an initiative called a 'dress bank' to provide new and clean clothes to patients admitted to ICU, post-operative wards and those without bystanders, that too free of cost.
'Provide branded eateries at heritage section'
Govt operationalises dairy processing fund; provides Rs 440 cr to NDDB
New Delhi, Sep 13 () Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh Thursday handed over a Rs 440 crore cheque to the NDDB from the Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), marking the formal launch of the fund set up to provide soft loans to modernise and raise capacity of dairy
How to open a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account?
Public Provident Fund (PPF) is one of the most trusted long-term investment plan offered by Indian government for citizens in the country. PPF is also one the selected investments that give account holders the benefit of EEE status, which means exempt on investment, interest earned and maturity proceeds. You can open a PPF directly through a post office or via a bank.
Haryana: Man promises 'police job', booked for fraud
The Ambala police have registered a case of fraud against a man, identified as Satbir Singh, resident of village Bhunna in Kaithal district, for duping a man on the pretext of providing Haryana police job with an alleged amount of Rs 6 lakh.
Sebi provides new format for compliance report on corporate governance
Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday came out with a new format for compliance report on corporate governance to be submitted by listed companies to stock exchanges.
President hails SC's effort to provide judgments in 9 vernacular languages
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court's effort to provide judgments in nine vernacular languages saying the issue is "very close to his heart". "Happy to receive and be introduced to translations of 100 important judgments of the Supreme Court," he said.
Mutual fund SIPs, inflows remain strong despite volatility
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Accountant of advocates welfare fund trust arrested
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Wednesday arrested Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund Trust Committee accountant on charges of misappropriation of funds.
Surat BJP MP accused of misusing MPLAD fund
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Mumbai University to provide student transcripts online
Graduates seeking to study or work abroad will be relieved with a University of Mumbai decision to provide their transcripts or academic documents online.
Lack of funds delays water project nod
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Madhya Pradesh official penalised by Rs 50K for not providing info
Court relief for developer in 10-year-old provident fund case
The Bombay high court on Wednesday quashed the CBI's case against prominent builder Niranjan Hiranandani related to alleged non-payment of provident fund (PF) dues amounting to Rs 9 crore.
What are the tax benefits on PPF Account
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UP government to provide Rs 2,000 incentive to good Samaritan
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Trichy two-wheeler showrooms told to provide free helmets with new vehicles
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CONCEPT ÉQUIVOQUE
Équivoque Concept the exclusive terrace/rooftop is an exquisite Cocktail bar setting with an elegant outdoor bar and luxury design at the Hotel Miramar - Monaco. With its own entrance on Avenue d'Ostende, Équivoque offers a jaw-dropping menu of classic and creative handcrafted cocktails, including our Èquivoque Signature cocktail, and is a top-notch bar in the heart of Monaco.
It takes its name from the fact that often people do not listen to the end, because they are caught up in the speed of time, cell phones, work, stress, and this often leads to misunderstandings "misunderstandings". For this reason we want to give people the space and time to find themselves, with friends, relatives, colleagues, partners.
Entering Èquivoque you might think you will find a bar like many others ... and this is our forte, we have a selection of niche products, far from the usual labels, because we are part of a boutique hotel and this makes us a boutique bar .
We pay maximum attention to seasonal products, to the Italian and French PDOs and AOPs, as well as the care of the diet for this we have included the Kcal and nutritional values on the menu.
Before we amaze you, we amaze ourselves by contributing to the feeling of an elegant and contemporary bar where every guest can enjoy relaxing with a drink, champagne and why not a cigar.
When the cocktail turns into perfume
Èquivoque Terrace Exclusive Monaco announces the first prototype menu in the world designed with these characteristics.
Produced by the best master perfumers in the world of Grasse, on the French Riviera. This country is the birthplace of the most important and well-known master perfumers in the world.
We have created a collaboration with Bossem Creative® who have reralized according to our objectives, six fragrances that reflect the cocktails that the guest will taste.
The experience is born similar to the experience inside a perfumery, in which the guest, once he has tried the fragrances, will choose one of these and finally taste the cocktail inspired by the perfume.
IT'S NOT OVER HERE!
we also have three prestige fragrances for the guest who wants to go beyond all limits!
These are rare fragrances and included in the price:
The perfume, the glass and a NFT of the value of the cocktail
Bringing together a wide range of different experiences, backgrounds and personalities, the Équivoque exclusive terrace/rooftop team is made up of experienced bartenders and waiters, food and drink lovers, gourmets and cigar aficionados who have honed their craft in some of the best bars in the world . Always eager to share their passion with you, they are at your disposal to accompany you on a journey, engaging in discussions on flavors, history and techniques.
A carefully selected blend of liqueurs and ingredients is part of the secret for a good cocktail, but also in the selection of local champagnes and wines. But our expert mixologists know it's their passion for their craft that will turn every sip you drink into an unforgettable experience.
Nicola Buratto, F&B Manager
Nicola Buratto, born in Biella in 1987, began working in a private bank, but realizes that his path is elsewhere.
He discovers a passion in the Spirits, transmitted by his coach @Daniele Losquadro, a passion that leads him after a short experience behind the counter in Milan, immediately on the Côte d'Azur and has now landed in the Principality of Monaco for 5 years.
He starts as a Barman to be part of the Team of a cocktail bar in the Principality, after a short time he becomes head barman and with his Team wins the first price for "best cocktail in Monaco 2018".
In a short time he becomes Bar Manager of an international group, collaborates with the famous Beefbar restaurant of the Giraudi group.
Core soul of the "Équivoque" project, he has been collaborating for two years with @Imperium Group, and holds the role of F&B Manager of the Miramar hotel and Équivoque : "I want to be able to express my concept of Hospitality and organization in a team, we are here to win ".
Elia Secci, Bartender
Elia Secci 24yo super young bartender born and raised in Genova, his origins comes from Sardinia.
After completing his highschool studies in Hotelier he jumps straight in the hospitality world with the catering business, fastly developing from commis to chef de rang.
Fresh and young he starts his career in Monaco in one of the most famous restaurant.
Thanks to Nicola Buratto at the time bar manager of the group, he falls in love with the bar.
Counting on his skills devotion and determination he is aiming to became an Head bartender thanks also to the online course of the coach Daniele Losquadro "Mastermind of Bartending"
Today his biggest goal is to bring the level as high as possible and together with the take it into World's '50 best bar
Luca Cavallaro, Chef
Luca Cavallaro born in Moncalieri (Torino) in 1984 discovers his love for the cooking art very young thanks to his nice and grandma.
With the starting of his career in Torino, he suddenly moved from the lowest position in the kitchen to the very top, this bring his spirit to move to Germany for an international experience.
After Germany Chef Luca decides to go for an other challenge in Monaco.
Here he works for some top level restaurants empowering his skills inside one the most popular restaurant group of Monaco where he gets the chance to become a master in many different types of cusine.
Today, with Équivoque he starts a new journey: "My job is a challenge and équivoque is a challenge inside the challenge that I'm going to win".
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Nothing says summer like barbecue cook-outs and taking it easy on the river in a boat, but starting a fire on a boat usually isn't a good idea. The Barbecue Dining Boat lets you mix fire and water with friends and good times with no problem at all.
The boat's polyethylene hull is roomy enough to hold up to 10 adults, leaving plenty of room to make use of the 24-inch-diameter steel charcoal grill. The ABS table that surrounds the grill has 10 place settings that each have a recessed plate holder, three beverage holders, and silverware tray. Hidden beneath the ABS seats are 6 compartments for storing food and supplies. If the summer sun starts to get a little too warm for you, just pop open the 11-foot-diameter nylon umbrella for some instant shade relief.
When it comes to actual boating, the 30-watt electric trolling motor lets you and your BBQ-loving crew cruise up to 2 1/2 miles per hour, and 4 rechargeable batteries provide up to eight hours of water-trolling, bone-gnawing fun from a 10-hour charge.
Special conditions and guarantee limitations apply. Please call 1-800-227-3528 for details.
Of course, this bite of summertime sweetness comes with an impressive price tag but it's worth it if you can afford it. After all, anyone can catch a fish on a boat but how many people can catch it and then cook it while still on the water?
The Barbecue Dining Boat is available for $50,000 from Hammacher Schlemmer.
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Girls Athlete of the Week: Mikaela Ramirez, Ayala
Mikaela Ramirez of Ayala High School (Courtesy photo)
By Stephen Ramirez | stramirez@scng.com | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
PUBLISHED: September 17, 2018 at 7:29 p.m. | UPDATED: September 17, 2018 at 7:29 p.m.
GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Mikaela Ramirez
School: Ayala
Sport: Cross Country
Noteworthy: Ramirez, one of the top runners in the area last season, shined at the Woodbridge Invitational in Irvine, placing ninth in the sweepstakes event with a time of 16 minutes, 29.9 seconds. The senior was the area's top finisher at the 2017 state championships with a time of 18:07.8. She placed eighth at the CIF Southern Section finals last November.
Stephen Ramirez | reporter
Steve Ramirez writes about public safety issues including criminal justice and fires in Inland Southern California. He previously covered high schools, college football and motor sports for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune since 1989. He's a big fan of Buddy Holly and loves World War II movies.
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It's a beautiful April afternoon, and Italian Ambassador Giovanni Castellaneta has just pulled into the driveway of Villa Firenze in a gleaming yellow 2006 Maserati. Noticing the small crowd gathered in his front entryway, he smiles and beckons with his hand, "Isn't this a beautiful machine?" he asks, with the mischief and sophistication of an Italian James Bond, "Who wants to go for a ride?" Minutes later, the Ambassador and the Maserati deliver one delighted journalist back to the residence. "What a special car," he beams.
Italian Ambassador Giovanni Castellaneta and his wife, Lila, stroll up their driveway.
Ambassador Castellaneta and his wife, Lila, arrived in Washington last fall, but clearly the couple is already "a casa" in the iconic diplomatic residence, Villa Firenze. Purchased from Polly Guggenheim. In 1976, the Tudor manor has become an enduring symbol of Italy in Washington.
Equally as enchanting as the main house are Villa Firenze's formal gardens, which encompass over 17 acres of lawns and woodlands in the heart of Cleveland Park. "It's fantastic!" raves Lila, striking in a white Yves Saint Laurent suit as she seats herself on the terrace overlooking the rolling south lawn. "Where we live is a paradise … we're in the center of a city, but we have the most beautiful garden, and so many trees that you can't see anyone else, so it's perfect.


Yesterday I got out on the water with the Deck Gear guys Jim and Mark. A couple good ole boys from Sarasota Florida. Mark, the inventor of the chair had a not so different story of wanting a product to help his fishing and just could not find one that suited his needs. Out of necessity the Deck Gear fishing chair was born.
We fished out of it for an hour so in 15 mph winds. Marc tells me it really shines in rough water as he designed it to fish the beaches of the west coast for tarpon. Dealing with rollers and not being in his 20's anymore he wanted something he could fish long hours with. The standard chair acts as a leaning post, chair, a cup holder and two rod holders.
My first impression was that it was very well made, sturdy and looks to be made to last. Sounds cliche yes, but that was the impression and it's tough to put it in another manner. While running the boat it didn't flex and was stable. I can definitely see how it would work for me in fishing the beach or bridges when it is a little rough or holding a camera. Besides keeping you upright and balance, your feet would appreciate the rest fishing those long days in red fish tournament as well.
Installation is pretty straight forward. The chair connects to the front cleat or your chair mount. It is removable and according to my measurement 13″ x 13″ square so should fit most boats. They were willing to listen to my input which is quite different most manufacture I know. I told them they needed a wrap for fly fisherman. This way the fly lines don't get all tangled up in the cup and rod holders.
On a lighter note, I must add the one thing that I would probably used the most is the cup holder on the bow. I hate it when I have to leave my morning coffee at the back of the boat when I needed to fish. It gets cold and eventually spill all over the deck or blow out of the boat, because I eventually forget about it. Ahhh.. the simple pleasures in life.
Beach Tarpon goers, bridge fisherman and anyone that fishes their bay boat, flats boat in windy rough water at times would love this seat.
I shot this video yesterday while on the boat and did a quick edit of it.


Mr. Deshpande has been associated with Maestros for over 18 years and is currently responsible for the research and development of innovative Telemedicine solutions for the company. As an innovator, he is also responsible for the Telemedicine portfolio roadmap. As a subject matter expert, he has represented the Organization in various technology forums.
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The spectacular ski slopes of Aspen, Colorado are renowned across the planet as the playing ground for the rich and the famous each winter. Located at an altitude of 9500 feet and providing a secluded getaway that is concealed by stunning landscape, the Linear House is indeed a sight to behold. Its elevated structure is housed on a partially buried stone plinth, which gives those inside the home wonderful, unabated views of the dramatic scenery all around.
Designed by Studio B Architects, the exclusive private residence is draped in a cloak of white each winter, which gives way to a gorgeous green shroud as spring starts to take over!
With a unique, horizontal L-shaped plan, the house sports a superb inner courtyard which features an outdoor pool and a luxurious Jacuzzi. Interestingly, the upper level of the home contains the public areas along with the home library and the master suite. Every room inside the house promises unabated views of the Elk Mountain Range and snow-clad slopes that are just a stone's throw away. Large floor-to-ceiling glass windows complement the teak covered floors and walls elegantly to create a beautiful balance between the rustic and the modern.
The lower level features a large sitting area, a contemporary kitchen in neutral hues and a spacious dining room. Beautiful walkways and balconies elevate the look of the house and give the owners ample opportunity to enjoy the view outside. While blurring the lines between the indoors and the grand outdoors, architects have ensured that the insulation features of the home are top notch. A perfect way to enjoy a snowy Christmas!


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CeeLo Green's Views on Rape Paint a Terrifying Picture of the Continued Existence of Rape Culture
By Kadeen Griffiths
Sept 2 2014
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Rape remains a tricky topic in our society because there's still so much confusion on what exactly constitutes rape. Rather, there's so much confusion on the subject of consent and it's terrifying to realize that most people still don't understand the basic principle of "no means no." In fact, all too often, the subject of rape is being made light of, whether it's Ariana Grande's brother Frankie making a rape joke about a Big Brother house guest or Kanye West comparing media scrutiny to being raped, two examples of things that undermine the fact that rape is one of the most horrifying crimes that can be perpetrated against another human being and is never a joke. That's why, when CeeLo Green tweeted a sickening definition of rape that earned him so much backlash that he was forced to delete his Twitter entirely, it's hard to feel sympathy for him. But let's look back at the facts.
Green recently pleaded no contest to giving a woman Ecstasy without her consent in 2012. According to the victim, she woke up in bed with Green and without any memory of the night before. On the other hand, Green's lawyer insisted the two of them had had consensual sex — even though she couldn't remember having it. After the case, Green went on Twitter to begin replying to people who were talking about it, and although his Twitter has since been deleted, nothing disappears on the Internet.
"If someone is passed out, they're not even WITH you consciously. So WITH implies consent," read the tweet preserved by BuzzFeed. "...so if I TRIED but did NOT succeed but the person said I DID then what really happened?"
For anyone is confused for one reason, "what really happened," in Green's question, is sexual assault and/or attempted rape. For anyone who is confused for another reason, Green's baffling logic went on to include the phrase "people who have been raped REMEMBER," which just goes to show exactly how pervasive rape culture is in our society, even in 2014. The fact of the matter is, there is no such thing as implied consent and a woman's presence anywhere ever is not an "implied" indication that she wants to have sex with you. Not only does every woman not go everywhere with the explicit desire to have sex with any man in that place, but it seems to be a little known fact that every woman has the right to withdraw consent that has previously been given.
Essentially, it seems like Green's argument is that the woman was in the room with him and conscious and thus their sex was consensual, even though he is accused of slipping her Ecstasy beforehand. A woman whose judgment is impaired cannot give consent and a woman whose judgment is impaired due to being slipped drugs without her knowledge or consent is definitely not consenting to sex. The fact that these things even need to be said is genuinely terrifying.
After making these offensive remarks, Green first deleted the tweets and then replaced them with an apology before deleting the Twitter entirely. The statement, according to BuzzFeed, read, "Let me 1st praise god for exoneration fairness & freedom! Secondly I sincerely apologize for my comments being taken so far out of context. I only intended on a healthy exchange to help heal those who love me from the pain I had already caused from this. Please forgive me as it was your support that got me thru this to begin with. I'd never condone the harm of any women. Thank you."
Green's apology is problematic in and of itself. In the first place, he apologized not for his flawed and offensive argument but for the fact that they were taken out of context. As if there's a way to take these comments out of context. In and out of context, they're terrible comments to make. In the second place, he claims that he'd never condone the harm of any woman and yet belittled their experiences by claiming that only people who remember having been raped can have been raped and that being conscious implies consent. His discussion on rape was ignorant and his apology for it was unacceptable. Overall, to say this was an incredibly disappointing act from the singer would be a severe understatement.Image: Getty Images


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The first round of UN climate talks is taking place in Bangkok this week. You might not have noticed, as there are so many other things on the news agenda they have not been featuring prominently. More than 1,500 experts are trying to hammer out more partial agreements to pave the way for the big conference in Durban at the end of the year.
Unsurprisingly, the ongoing Fukushima reactor catastrophe has thrown its shadow over the UN talks. The question is: what do the events in Japan mean for the climate negotiations? There are many who see nuclear energy as acceptable as a "last resort" or "bridge technology" to reduce emissions and put the brakes on climate change. Some of them are now changing their minds, with a further nuclear disaster right around the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl showing the risks.
But there are also plenty of viable proposals around for renewable energies.At the EJC conference I attended in Budapest I talked to Stephan Singer, Global Energy Director of WWF International. Even before Japan, he told me, WWF is convinced that Europe can cover its energy needs 100% using renewable energy. He also stressed the duty of wealthy industrialised countries to help the developing world to do the same.
I also talked to Artur Runge-Metzger in Budapest, from the EU's climate policy directorate, as you might have read here on the blog. He was explaining the EU's "roadmap" to a low-carbon economy by 2050. He is now amongst the negotiators in Bangkok and has indicated the developments in Japan will probably lead to a re-working of the document this autumn. He and WWF's Stephan Singer said it was quite possible that some previously pro-nuclear countries might change their minds.
The question then is what do they replace it with? If it\'s coal, for instance, emissions will rise again.
April 5, 2011 | 10:55 am
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Climate networking in Budapest
I am in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, which currently holds the EU Presidency. An attractive city, these give a brief impression, taken during my coffee break.
The European Journalism Centre on behalf of the European Commission is holding a conference for journalists here. Today we were focusing on energy and climate and in particular the EU's new road map for "moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050″, which was released last week.
It's really interesting to meet and network here with so many journalists from eastern and central European countries and to hear their different perspectives on climate change and communicating it. Both informally on the sidelines and during the sessions, the huge differences in living standards and finances between some countries become available. One colleague said it was impossible to persuade poor farmers or other rural residents in Roumania to invest in insulating their houses to make them more "climate friendly" when they didn't even have the money to buy fuel to heat their homes in the first place.
So when it comes to the EU's proposed road map for reducing fuel consumption, clearly the views in different regions are going to be very different. So are the media and attitudes towards environmental issues in general.
Artur Runge-Metzger is the Director of the DG Climate Action for the European Commission. He presented the new plan, which he stresses is in no way binding, but designed to provoke debate.
It sets out ways key economic sectors could achieve an overall 80% reduction in the EU's emissions by 2050 (compared to 1990). The member states will be discussing and evaluating it between now and June.It will also be interesting to see how different industries and businesses react. The positive thing is, I find, it stresses that it is possible to be competitive while still reducing emissions (admittedly using some technologies not everybody would accept as safe and clean, more later)
WWF's Director of Global Energy Stephan Singer is also here. He welcomed the road map as a good start but (as you might expect) said it was "too timid". He sees it as positive that the EU has come out with a document like this at all and that it focuses on domestic measures to reduce emissions.
The EU's figures of course include nuclear and were published just before the Japanese reactor accidents. I had to ask the question of how the disaster is affecting the EU's approach. At fist Mr Runge-Metzger was reluctant to answer, saying the Commission respects the member states' individual policies on this. But later he told me of course the accident was putting a new spotlight on nuclear and might well influence some countries to change their minds. It clearly changes the situation.
In a talk with my colleague Pavel Antonov, a Bulgarian journalist now researching into climate change and the media, he drew my attention to a comment in the Guardian by George Monbiot. I was flabbergasted when I read it. He has changed tack and says he is now for nuclear because the side-effects of the disaster have not been too bad, considering. I find that unbelievable and I think it is too early to come out with that. Or are you just trying to provoke us George? The latest press release I just received from Greenpeace expresses deep concern about the radioactive contamination of Tokyo's drinking water and the official information policy surrounding the accident. These are very difficult times all round. More tomorrow. Tonight we have a discussion on covering climate change in the media and differences in different media, different countries, etc.
March 23, 2011 | 5:10 pm
Carbon, Climate, Emissions, EU, water
Nuclear catastrophe and the climate
I have been following with increasing concern the developments in Japan. In between trying to keep up with what's happening and interviewing experts, I went to the studio to record a story planned earlier for this week's Living Planet programme on how the Arctic can be seen as an early warning system for the global climate. Clearly, the risk of a huge radiation disaster is overshadowing everything else at the moment – including a worrying press release I received from the Alfred Wegener Institute for polar and marine research about a huge ozone hole over the Arctic.
I find myself wondering what effect events in Japan will have on the ever-pressing need to reduce emissions to try to slow down climate change. The engineeer working with me in the studio on the Arctic piece surprised me by saying "the disaster in Japan should make sure there is more attention put on these climate stories". I had been thinking to myself it would probably distract attention from the climate debate, although it could have one positive side-effect if it means more resources going into safe alternative sources of energy. Maybe I have been getting caught up too much in technical details. For the young man in the studio, climate change and a nuclear disaster have one thing in common: they pose a threat to the future of the planet. Good food for thought. Thanks PK4 this pm.
Chernobyl, Emissions, Fukushima
Permafrost "tipping point" in less than 20 years?
I have been concerned about the effect of melting permafrost on the climate for quite some time, not least in the wake of encounters with scientists working in Greenland (this picture is Zackenberg, Greenland, 2009) and Alaska. Now research results published by the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSDIC) in Boulder, Colorado are indicating that there could be a "tipping point" or a "starting point", as Professor Kevin Schaefer prefers to call it, in less than 20 years. That means a point when the vast areas of permafrost in Alaska, Canada, Siberia and parts of Europe go from being a "carbon sink" to a carbon source. The study indicates as much as two-thirds of the carbon frozen into the permafrost could be released.
There's more info on the NSIDC website and on the ips news website, based on an interview with Prof. Schaefer. Not happy reading, but without big reductions in emissions, it will probably be impossible to prevent this. On top of that come the methane emissions, not included in the study. Methane is much more powerful than CO2 as a greenhouse gas.
February 18, 2011 | 3:12 pm
Climate, CO2, Emissions, methane, permafrost, research, Warming
Climate Change: Threat or Opportunity?
The interview I recorded with the Norwegian foreign minister is transcribed on Deutsche Welle's Environment page. Have a read of his views on whether the opening of the Arctic to commercial exploitation is more of a threat or an opportunity.
February 2, 2011 | 2:37 pm
Arctic, Climate, CO2, Emissions, natural resources, Norway, Oil
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Autumn has officially arrived! So how will you spend the first weekend of the season? If you're a music lover you're in luck. There are three concerts this Saturday! So pick one and enjoy.
Chad Reinert at Auburn Fire Company, 131 Front Street, Auburn at 5 p.m. Bring your lawn chair -- and your umbrella (this is a rain or shine performance). This is a free concert but donations are appreciated. Food stands will open at 3 p.m.
Dan Umholtz will give an organ recital at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 312 S. Tulpehocken Street, Pine Grove at 6:30 p.m.
Heritage will be performing at Evangelical Methodist Church, 2875 Fairground Road, Lavelle from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Freewill offerings will be accepted.


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Q: What GNOME/Xfce based distros work out of the box with Nvidia cards? I'm trying out linux distros. My desktop has an Nvidia GTX 460 card. Does any one have recommendations for 64 bit linux distros - derived from either Debian/Ubuntu or Redhat- which have 3d hardware acceleration support for Nvidia cards out of the box? (No Ubuntu please - I don't care for Unity)
The distro shouldn't have "idealogical" issues with closed/binary drivers from Nvidia! (This was true of Redhat earlier)
I've tried out linux mint 17.1 so far, and it was frequently freezing and locking up the GUI. It does work fine on my older Core i5 laptop running intel graphics.
Any help would be appreciated!
-Thanks
ps: I don't want to work with VMs.

A: as far as I know due to license issues none of those carry native (ootb support)  however
For Ubuntu /Debian (or based on):   its a  simple nvidia or edgers ppa add if the "latest" ---while not always best drivers are not sourced by default.
For Redhat (or based on):  you need to install nvidia-337-* or possibly newer

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Police safely recovered Calli Savannah Smith, a 17-year-old girl who's been missing from the Tacoma area since Feb. 12.
A 17-year-old juvenile from Tacoma, Wash., was safely found just outside of Huntingdon on Friday morning, Huntingdon Director of Public Safety Walter Smothers confirmed.
Smothers said he received a tip from a concerned citizen early Friday morning that she recognized a juvenile that had been frequenting Huntingdon as a teen on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's website.
Huntingdon police then sent an investigator undercover to the reported residence the teen and an adult male who was traveling with her were staying in on Jesse Lane and saw a vehicle with Washington license plates on it.
Smothers said Huntingdon police and the Carroll County Sheriff's Department went into the residence and safely recovered Calli Savannah Smith, a 17-year-old girl who's been missing from the Tacoma area since Feb. 12. Smith is currently listed as missing on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's website.
Smothers said police do not know how long the two were in Carroll County, but on March 2, the two were stopped by a Utah State Trooper and the juvenile gave the trooper a false name and they told him they were en route to Tennessee.
Smothers said after speaking with the Tacoma Police Department Friday afternoon Tacoma police do not plan to file any criminal charges against the man that was traveling with and posing as the husband of the missing teenage girl since the teen claimed she was not raped or kidnapped. TPD also had her listed as a runaway.
He added the Department of Children Services is now handling the situation.


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•Clinical observation of active probiotics in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and analysis of its effect on immunoregulation; CHINA MODERN DOCTOR Vol. 55 No. 5 February 2017.
•Lactobacillus candidate strains have advantages on oral sterilization and might have whitening effectiveness.Asian Federation of Societies for Lactic Acid Bacteria International Symposium. 2016; P021.


The Blacktown Outdoors Group has been awarded a Community Development Support Expenditure Grant (CDSE) through the Blacktown City Council.
The grant has allowed the group to purchase equipment for their weekly pottery class.
With the group's financial situation secure we can continue to assist gay men, whether positive or negative, to be more socially active in this often ignored area of Sydney, spokesmen Mike Moore and Jeff Lees said.
This grant has allowed the group as a whole to purchase much-needed equipment and it has also given the pottery classes certainty with its funding.
The community group was set up two years ago to counter the social isolation and lack of services for gay HIV positive men in Western Sydney.
The Blacktown Outdoors Group holds a social night at the Blacktown Workers Club on the last Sunday of each month and also runs monthly bushwalks and other social activities.


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DIRTBAG ROUNDUP: Fairfax Police arrested convicted violent sex offender Benjamin Garrett who was lurking in Aldrin Elementary School
Assault Breaking News Child abuse Court News Domestic violence Police Beat Rape Repeat Offender Sexual Assault
November 24, 2019 November 24, 2019 admin0
RESTON, VA. – Fairfax County Police report that a dangerous and violent sex offender was caught luring in the Aldrin Elementary School located at 11375 Center Harbor Road, Reston, Va., on Nov. 22, 2019, at 3:54 p.m.
Police say that the suspicious man followed someone into the school and was confronted by a staff member and the man left the school when asked but remained on school property.
Fairfax Police Officers arrived and located Benjamin T. Garrett, 29, (DOB 12/06/1989) of Washington D.C., as he was walking away from the school.
Officers determined that Garrett is a registered sex offender and was wanted on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction. Garrett was arrested by Officer J. D. Harrell and charged with a felony charge of entering school property after a violent sex offense conviction. He is being held at the Fairfax County Jail without bond. Garrett has a preliminary bond hearing on Nov. 25, 2019, and another hearing set for Jan. 13, 2020.
Benjamin T. Garrett's most recent trial in the District of Columbia Superior Court was on Dec. 20, 2018, when he entered a guilty plea to indecent exposure when he was sentenced by Judge Renee Raymond to time served. Garrett had been arrested by District of Columbia Police Officer Bernard Wright on June 27, 2018, at 6201 Banks Place NE, Washington, D.C. as he exposed himself in front of the Marvin Gaye Recreation Center.
THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY – ALL CRIME ALL THE TIME – Copyright 2019
Court documents reveal the events of the day:
On June 27, 2018, Metropolitan Police Officer Grable was flagged down near the Marvin Gaye Recreation center by a female who was reporting that there is a male exposing his penis in front of the recreation center.
Officer Grable responds to 1560 First Street SE where he encountered several females pointing down the sidewalk to a black male wearing a gray shirt advising that he exposed his penis. Officer Grable stops the Defendant on the corner of 61st and East Capitol Street NE.
The complainant was inside of the Marvin Gaye Recreation Center and reported that the Defendant exposed his penis to her, and she took photographs of him.
Detective Kennedy and Detective Boyd from the Sexual Assault Unit were requested to respond to the scene. Detective Kennedy and Detective Boyd conducted an audio-recorded interview with the complainant. The complainant reported that she pulled up in front of the recreation center where she is employed. The complainant remained in her vehicle with her windows rolled down. The complainant heard a male voice repeatedly say, "excuse me." The complainant looked to her passenger side window and saw the Defendant standing in front of her passenger side window with his penis exposed, stroking his penis while looking at the complainant. The complainant drove off and went around the block to get away from the Defendant. The complainant then went back to the location and observed the Defendant, still in the same location with his penis exposed. The complainant threatened to take a photograph of the Defendant and the Defendant turned toward the complainant while holding his penis and said, "Do it. "
Witness I reports that he came outside after the complainant told him about the Defendant. When he came outside, he saw the Defendant with his penis exposed masturbating. Witness I told the Defendant that he shouldn't be doing that because there are children coming in and out of the location. Witness I described the Defendant as being extremely incohesive and high on drugs.
The complainant provided Detective Kennedy with two photographs taken of the Defendant showing his exposed penis. The Defendant that was stopped by Officer Grable is the same person that the complainant took a photograph of on the scene. The Defendant was arrested and transported to the Sixth District Station for processing.
Detective Kennedy and Detective Boyd responded to the Sixth District cell block to attempt to conduct a custodial interview. Officer Grable advised the Defendant upon Detective Kennedy and Detective Boyd's approach that he needs to stop touching his penis inside of his pants because females were approaching. Once the Defendant saw Detective Kennedy and Detective Boyd, he sat up on the bench, exposed his penis and began to masturbate while looking at the female Detectives. The Defendant was taken to the cell without being interviewed.
JUDGE RENEE RAYMOND COULD HAVE KEPT THIS DIRTBAG IN JAIL BUT SHE LET HIM LOOSE
From DC Courts:
Renee Raymond and Sean Staples have been appointed as magistrate judges, joining the DC Superior Court in January. They have begun their assignments in the Domestic Violence Unit (Magistrate Judge Raymond) and the Family Court (Magistrate Judge Staples). Magistrate Judge Raymond is a native of Los Angeles. She graduated with honors from Yale University and received her JD at New York University Law School. She has been with the DC Public Defender Service for over 20 years, serving as a training director and more recently as a supervising attorney. Magistrate Judge Raymond is also an adjunct professor at the American University Washington College of Law.
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Tagged Aldrin Elementary School Benjamin T. Garrett District of Columbia Police Officer Bernard Wright District of Columbia Superior Court Fairfax County Jail Fairfax County Police Metropolitan Police Officer Grable Officer J. D. Harrell registered sex offender Renee Raymond violent sex offense conviction
DIRTBAG ROUNDUP: Montgomery Police charged Magruder High School Teacher Peter Mason with sex with student at school
HEROIN HIGHWAY TO HELL: Drug dealer Kevin Briscoe kept his business inventory stuck where the sun doesn't shine; now he is off to the big house
WILD RIDE: Honda driver caused ice cream truck to flip and motorcyclist to die in fiery Radio Station Road mayhem
October 6, 2019 October 8, 2019 admin
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE BEAT: Joseph Jackson nabbed in box cutter attack on Fredericksburg police officer; wounded cop fired at and only winged slasher
DWI HIT PARADE: The following persons are reported by Talbot Sheriff Joe Gamble as arrested for DUI in 2017 and to date in 2018


After struggling a bit with clicking over and over again to view student documents I realized I could use a Firefox extension to grab up all of my student work in one go... it would be nice if Moodle offered that utility for all student work and submissions but until then... we have Down Them All!
If you know how to set up Moodle or run a course more efficiently using Moodle and its resources please publish your screencasts! Help spread the word and share the wealth!


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Afrikakorps 1941–43
Author: Gordon Williamson
Illustrator: Ronald Volstad
Publication Date: 26 Sep 1991
The campaign in North Africa between September 1940 and May 1943 holds not only an enduring fascination for postwar generations; but also a perhaps unique degree of nostalgia for some surviving participants. The campaign was no less costly in terms of human lives and material than many others; but regret at the cost is accompanied by positive memories in the minds of many veterans. This is not to suggest that the dead have been forgotten; but an almost mystical bond nevertheless exists, even between former enemies, amongst veterans of the desert campaign. Gordon Williamson examines the history, organisation and uniforms of Rommel's Afrikakorps.
Anthony Bryant is a historian specialising in medieval Japanese history. He graduated from Florida State University in 1983 with a degree in Japanese Area studies. He lived for some time in Tokyo and is a member of the Japan Armour and Weapons Research and Preservation Society. He has published numerous articles on the subject of Japanese arms and is the author of another book on the Samurai, in the Osprey Elite series.Angus McBride is one of the world's most respected historical illustrators, and has contributed to more than 70 Osprey titles in the past three decades. Born in 1931 of Highland parents but orphaned as a child, he was educated at Canterbury Cathedral Choir School. He worked in advertising agencies from 1947, and after national service, emigrated to South Africa. He now lives and works in Cape Town.
Introduction The Campaign DAK Organisation The Major Formations Uniforms and Insignia The Plates
Rommel's Desert Army
88 mm FlaK 18/36/37/41 and PaK 43 1936–45
El Alamein 1942
Iraq 1941
Desert Rats
BTO 28 Paperback
Desert Rat 1940–43
WAR 160 Paperback
The Italian Army 1940–45 (2)
German Combat Equipments 1939–45
Kill Rommel!
RAID 43 Multiple formats
The US Army in World War II (2)
The British Army 1939–45 (2)
Panzer Crewman 1939–45
German Army Elite Units 1939–45
World War II German Women's Auxiliary Services
M4 (76mm) Sherman Medium Tank 1943–65
German Infantryman (2) Eastern Front 1941–43
Darby's Rangers 1942–45
Rommel's Afrika Korps
BTO 20 Multiple formats
Kasserine Pass 1943
US Armored Units in the North African and Italian Campaigns 1942–45
Desert Raiders
World War II German Police Units
M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III
Gazala 1942
Junkers Ju 88 Kampfgeschwader in North Africa and the Mediterranean
COM 75 Multiple formats
CMD 5 Multiple formats
Afrikakorps Soldier 1941–43
WAR 149 Multiple formats
Crusader and Covenanter Cruiser Tanks 1939–45
The German Army 1939–45 (2)
Operation Compass 1940
CAM 73 Multiple formats
Deceiving Hitler
GNM Multiple formats
US Half-tracks of World War II
Osprey Military Journal Issue 2/5


Jolie by Noriko wigs is a modern bob, perfectly layered with texture and volume. Jolie is a striking cut and looks great from every angle. The monofilament top adds movement and creates the illusion of natural hair growth at the crown.
Shown in Coffee Latte (pic 1-2), and Nutmeg F (pic 3-4).


The temperatures have dropped and Fall officially FEELS here, yay! There is nothing like the layering coziness of Autumn weather clothes. Today I am rounding up some of my very favorite Fall Clothing Loves.
From perfect tees to wear underneath a big poufy cardigan, the best sweaters out there, to the perfect gold platform shoe… you will find something for everyone here!
-The cream sweater cardigan from Abercrombie.
-The coral rainbow long sleeve tee from Society 6.
-The cacti tee shirt from Etsy.
-The cozy striped pjs from Amazon.
-The COZY blue pj caftan from Amazon.
What are your favorite fall cozy items this season??
You might be interested in Shopping my entire Closet.


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[ G.R. No. 137677, May 31, 2000 ]
ADALIA B. FRANCISCO, PETITIONER, VS. ZENAIDA F. BOISER, RESPONDENT.
MENDOZA, J.:
This is a petition for review of the decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 55518 which affirmed in toto the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 122, Caloocan City, dismissing petitioner's complaint for redemption of property against respondent.
The facts are as follows:
Petitioner Adalia B. Francisco and three of her sisters, Ester, Elizabeth and Adeluisa, were co-owners of four parcels of registered lands[1] on which stands the Ten Commandments Building at 689 Rizal Avenue Extension, Caloocan City. On August 6, 1979, they sold 1/5 of their undivided share in the subject parcels of land to their mother, Adela Blas, for P10,000.00, thus making the latter a co-owner of said real property to the extent of the share sold.
On August 8, 1986, without the knowledge of the other co-owners, Adela Blas sold her 1/5 share for P10,000.00 to respondent Zenaida Boiser who is another sister of petitioner.
On August 5, 1992, petitioner received summons, with a copy of the complaint in Civil Case No. 15510, filed by respondent demanding her share in the rentals being collected by petitioner from the tenants of the building. Petitioner then informed respondent that she was exercising her right of redemption as a co-owner of the subject property. On August 12, 1992, she deposited the amount of P10,000.00 as redemption price with the Clerk of Court. This move to redeem the property was interposed as a permissive counterclaim in Civil Case No. 15510. However, said case was dismissed after respondent was declared non-suited with the result that petitioner's counterclaim was likewise dismissed.
On September 14, 1995, petitioner instituted Civil Case No. C-17055 before the Regional Trial Court in Caloocan City. She alleged that the 30-day period for redemption under Art. 1623 of the Civil Code had not begun to run against her since the vendor, Adela Blas, never informed her and the other owners about the sale to respondent. She learned about the sale only on August 5, 1992, after she received the summons in Civil Case No. 15510, together with the complaint.
Respondent, on the other hand, contended that petitioner knew about the sale as early as May 30, 1992, because, on that date, she wrote petitioner a letter[2] informing the latter about the sale, with a demand that the rentals corresponding to her 1/5 share of the subject property be remitted to her. Said letter was sent with a copy of the Deed of Sale[3] between respondent and Adela Blas. On the same date, letters[4] were likewise sent by respondent to the tenants of the building, namely, Seiko Service Center and Glitters Corporation, informing them of the sale and requesting that, thenceforth, they pay 1/5 of the monthly rentals to respondent. That petitioner received these letters is proved by the fact that on June 8, 1992, she wrote[5] the building's tenants advising them to disregard respondent's request and continue paying full rentals directly to her.
On August 19, 1996, the trial court dismissed petitioner's complaint for legal redemption. It ruled that Art. 1623 does not prescribe any particular form of notifying co-owners about a sale of property owned in common to enable them to exercise their right of legal redemption.[6] While no written notice was given by the vendor, Adela Blas, to petitioner or the other owners, petitioner herself admitted that she had received respondent's letter of May 30, 1992 and was in fact furnished a copy of the deed evidencing such sale.[7] The trial court considered the letter sent by respondent to petitioner with a copy of the deed of sale as substantial compliance with the required written notice under Art. 1623 of the New Civil Code.[8] Consequently, the 30-day period of redemption should be counted not from August 5, 1992, when petitioner received summons in Civil Case No. 15510, but at the latest, from June 8, 1992, the date petitioner wrote the tenants of the building advising them to continue paying rentals in full to her. Petitioner failed to redeem the property within that period.
Petitioner brought the matter to the Court of Appeals, which, on October 26, 1998, affirmed the decision of the Regional Trial Court. She moved for reconsideration, but her motion was denied by the appellate court on February 16, 1999. Hence, this petition.
The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the letter of May 30, 1992 sent by respondent to petitioner notifying her of the sale on August 8, 1986 of Adela Blas' 1/5 share of the property to respondent, containing a copy of the deed evidencing such sale, can be considered sufficient as compliance with the notice requirement of Art. 1623 for the purpose of legal redemption. The trial court and the Court of Appeals relied on the ruling in Distrito v. Court of Appeals[9] that Art. 1623 does not prescribe any particular form of written notice, nor any distinctive method for notifying the redemptioner. They also invoked the rulings in De Conejero v. Court of Appeals[10] and Badillo v. Ferrer[11] that furnishing the redemptioner with a copy of the deed of sale is equivalent to giving him the written notice required by law.
On the other hand, petitioner points out that the cited cases are not relevant because the present case does not concern the particular form in which notice must be given. Rather, the issue here is whether a notice sent by the vendee may be given in lieu of that required to be given by the vendor or prospective vendor.[12]
Art. 1623 of the Civil Code provides:
The right of legal pre-emption or redemption shall not be exercised except within thirty days from the notice in writing by the prospective vendor, or by the vendor, as the case maybe. The deed of sale shall not be recorded in the Registry of Property, unless accompanied by an affidavit of the vendor that he has given written notice thereof to all possible redemptioners.
The right of redemption of co-owners excludes that of adjoining owners.
In ruling that the notice given by the vendee was sufficient, the appellate court cited the case of Etcuban v. Court of Appeals[13] in which it was held:
Petitioner contends that vendors (his co-heirs) should be the ones to give him written notice and not the vendees (defendants or private respondent herein) citing the case of Butte vs. Manuel Uy & Sons, Inc., 4 SCRA 526. Such contention is of no moment. While it is true that written notice is required by the law (Art. 1623), it is equally true that the same "Art. 1623 does not prescribe any particular form of notice, nor any distinctive method for notifying the redemptioner." So long, therefore, as the latter is informed in writing of the sale and the particulars thereof, the 30 days for redemption start running, and the redemptioner has no real cause to complain. (De Conejero et al v. Court of Appeals, et al., 16 SCRA 775). In the Conejero case, we ruled that the furnishing of a copy of the disputed deed of sale to the redemptioner was equivalent to the giving of written notice required by law in "a more authentic manner than any other writing could have done," and that We cannot adopt a stand of having to sacrifice substance to technicality. More so in the case at bar, where the vendors or co-owners of petitioner stated under oath in the deeds of sale that notice of sale had been given to prospective redemptioners in accordance with Art. 1623 of the Civil Code. "A sworn statement or clause in a deed of sale to the effect that a written notice of sale was given to possible redemptioners or co-owners might be used to determine whether an offer to redeem was made on or out of time, or whether there was substantial compliance with the requirement of said Art. 1623."[14]
In Etcuban, notice to the co-owners of the sale of the share of one of them was given by the vendees through their counterclaim in the action for legal redemption. Despite the apparent meaning of Art. 1623, it was held in that case that it was "of no moment" that the notice of sale was given not by the vendor but by the vendees. "So long as the [co-owner] is informed in writing of the sale and the particulars thereof, the 30 days for redemption start running, and the redemptioner has no cause to complain," so it was held. The contrary doctrine of Butte v. Manuel Uy and Sons, Inc.[15] was thus overruled sub silencio.
However, in the later case of Salatandol v. Retes,[16] decided a year after the Etcuban case, the Court expressly affirmed the ruling in Butte that the notice required by Art. 1623 must be given by the vendor. In Salatandol, the notice given to the redemptioner by the Register of Deeds of the province where the subject land was situated was held to be insuffucient. Resolving the issue of whether such notice was equivalent to the notice from the vendor required under Art. 1623, this Court stated:
The appeal is impressed with merit. In Butte vs. Manuel Uy and Sons, Inc., the Court ruled that Art. 1623 of the Civil Code clearly and expressly prescribes that the thirty (30) days for making the pre-emption or redemption are to be counted from notice in writing by the vendor. The Court said:
" x x x The test of Article 1623 clearly and expressly prescribes that the thirty days for making the redemption are to be counted from notice in writing by the vendor. Under the old law (Civil Code of 1889, Art. 1524), it was immaterial who gave the notice; so long as the redeeming co-owner learned of the alienation in favor of the stranger, the redemption period began to run. It is thus apparent that the Philippine legislature in Article 1623 deliberately selected a particular method of giving notice, and that method must be deemed exclusive (39 Am. Jur., 237; Payne vs. State, 12 S.W. (2d) (528). As ruled in Wampher vs. Lecompte, 150 Atl. 458 (aff'd. in 75 Law Ed. [U.S.] 275) --
'Why these provisions were inserted in the statute we are not informed, but we may assume until the contrary is shown, that a state of facts in respect thereto existed, which warranted the legislature in so legislating.'
"The reasons for requiring that the notice should be given by the seller, and not by the buyer, are easily divined. The seller of an undivided interest is in the best position to know who are his co-owners that under the law must be notified of the sale. Also, the notice by the seller removes all doubts as to fact of the sale, its perfection, and its validity, the notice being a reaffirmation thereof; so that that party notified need not entertain doubt that the seller may still contest the alienation. This assurance would not exist if the notice should be given by the buyer."
In the case at bar, the plaintiffs have not been furnished any written notice of sale or a copy thereof by Eufemia Omole, the vendor. Said plaintiffs' right to exercise the legal right of preemption or redemption, given to a co-owner when any one of the other co-owners sells his share in the thing owned in common to a third person, as provided for in Article 1623 of the Civil Code, has not yet accrued.
There was thus a return to the doctrine laid down in Butte. That ruling is sound. In the first place, reversion to the ruling in Butte is proper. Art. 1623 of the Civil Code is clear in requiring that the written notification should come from the vendor or prospective vendor, not from any other person. There is, therefore, no room for construction. Indeed, the principal difference between Art. 1524 of the former Civil Code and Art. 1623 of the present one is that the former did not specify who must give the notice, whereas the present one expressly says the notice must be given by the vendor. Effect must be given to this change in statutory language.
In the second place, it makes sense to require that the notice required in Art. 1623 be given by the vendor and by nobody else. As explained by this Court through Justice J.B.L. Reyes in Butte, the vendor of an undivided interest is in the best position to know who are his co-owners who under the law must be notified of the sale. It is likewise the notification from the seller, not from anyone else, which can remove all doubts as to the fact of the sale, its perfection, and its validity, for in a contract of sale, the seller is in the best position to confirm whether consent to the essential obligation of selling the property and transferring ownership thereof to the vendee has been given.
Now, it is clear that by not immediately notifying the co-owner, a vendor can delay or even effectively prevent the meaningful exercise of the right of redemption. In the present case, for instance, the sale took place in 1986, but it was kept secret until 1992 when vendee (herein respondent) needed to notify petitioner about the sale to demand 1/5 rentals from the property sold. Compared to serious prejudice to petitioner's right of legal redemption, the only adverse effect to vendor Adela Blas and respondent-vendee is that the sale could not be registered. It is non-binding, only insofar as third persons are concerned.[17] It is, therefore, unjust when the subject sale has already been established before both lower courts and now, before this Court, to further delay petitioner's exercise of her right of legal redemption by requiring that notice be given by the vendor before petitioner can exercise her right. For this reason, we rule that the receipt by petitioner of summons in Civil Case No. 15510 on August 5, 1992 constitutes actual knowledge on the basis of which petitioner may now exercise her right of redemption within 30 days from finality of this decision.
Our ruling is not without precedent. In Alonzo v. Intermediate Appellate Court,[18] we dispensed with the need for written notification considering that the redemptioners lived on the same lot on which the purchaser lived and were thus deemed to have actual knowledge of the sales. We stated that the 30-day period of redemption started, not from the date of the sales in 1963 and 1964, but sometime between those years and 1976, when the first complaint for redemption was actually filed. For 13 years, however, none of the co-heirs moved to redeem the property. We thus ruled that the right of redemption had already been extinguished because the period for its exercise had already expired.
In the present case, as previously discussed, receipt by petitioner of summons in Civil Case No. 15510 on August 5, 1992 amounted to actual knowledge of the sale from which the 30-day period of redemption commenced to run. Petitioner had until September 4, 1992 within which to exercise her right of legal redemption, but on August 12, 1992 she deposited the P10,000.00 redemption price. As petitioner's exercise of said right was timely, the same should be given effect.
WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, the petition is GRANTED and the decision of the Court of Appeals is REVERSED and the Regional Trial Court, Branch 122, Caloocan City is ordered to effect petitioner's exercise of her right of legal redemption in Civil Case No. C-17055. Sppedjo
Bellosillo, (Chairman), and Buena, JJ., concur.
Quisumbing, and De Leon, Jr., JJ., on leave.
[1] Covered by TCT Nos. T-125507, T-125495, T-125496 and T-125497 issued by the Register of Deeds of Caloocan.
[2] Exhibit 1; Records, p. 160.
[3] Exhibit 1-A; Id., pp. 161-162.
[4] Exhibits 2 and 3; Id., pp. 163-164.
[5] Exhibits 4 and 5; Id., pp. 165-166. The letters, signed by petitioner herself, read:
I was furnished a copy of a letter of my sister Zenaida F. Boiser demanding from you the payment of one fifth (1/5) of your rental of the premises leased to you directly to her.
Please be advised to disregard such demand and pay the whole amount of rent, as usual, directly to the undersigned.
[6] RTC Decision, p. 3; Rollo, p. 45.
[8] Id., at p. 4.
[9] 197 SCRA 606 (1991).
[10] 16 SCRA 775 (1966).
[11] 152 SCRA 407 (1987).
[12] Petition, p. 8; Rollo, p. 17.
[14] Id., at p. 512. (Emphasis added)
[15] 4 SCRA 526 (1962).
[17] In accordance with §51 of Presidential Decree No. 1529, otherwise known as the PROPERTY REGISTRATION DECREE.


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Overseas Teaching in Qatar
Qatar Academy of Science and Technology (QAST) is a STEM day school for boys and girls in Grades 8–12. The first three years of the program immerses students in a rigorous program exploring a constellation of skills and knowledge related to engineering, mathematics, humanities, computer science, and other core subjects. The final two years are focused on Advanced Placement (AP) courses as well as A-Level science subjects and an extended project qualification (EPQ) for which students conduct research at nearby universities, research labs, and industries. The three main courses of study are computer science, engineering, and biological sciences. The school's website says,
Problem-based and mastery-based challenges and skills are developed through dedicated time each week using our own cyclical process of Challenge, Research, Investigate, Synthesize and Prototype (CRISP). The CRISP projects are real-world scenarios based on Qatar's Grand Challenges. These experiences engage our students in critical challenges whereby the students learn from local experts and researchers. Doing so allows our students to identify the current thinking about the issue and to help focus, enrich, and make the issues real and immediate.
Because QAST is located in the Qatar Foundation's Education City, students have access to rich STEM resources nearby. The growing school has already seen impressive student achievement. The school, currently housed in a temporary building, will move to its world-class, purpose-built facility by 2021.
QAST is accredited by the Council of International Schools and the U.K accreditation body for A-Level Assessments. Additionally, the American Association for the Advancement of Science reviews the school's course curricula. Currently enrolled are 100 students in Grades 8–12, 40 of whom are Qatari, with 10 from North America and 10 from the U.K. In total, fifteen nationalities are represented by the student population. QAST delivers the U.S. Common Core Curriculum in Grades 8–10, followed by A-Levels and AP courses for students in Grades 11–12. Core subjects are English language arts, social studies, mathematics, physics, engineering, computer programming, Arabic, French, and Arabic history. All of QAST's courses draw their standards from AERO and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Common Core English and Language Arts (CC ELA) and Qatar's Ministry of Education curriculum are also utilized extensively. The teaching staff of 14 includes four from North America, three from the U.K., and one from Qatar.
Based on student recommendations, QAST introduced three extra-curricular clubs in its first year: Mathematics Club, which competed in the Mathematics Olympiad; Model United Nations (MUN), which took part in the Netherlands conference in April 2019 as part of the school's annual international trip; and Robotics Club, which builds and programs robots for a variety of applications and which competed in Sumobot in early 2019, in which teams attempt to knock the opposing robot of out the ring! As the QAST student body grows, the list of extracurricular activities will expand in number and range.
Whenever possible, QAST incorporates experiential learning into the curriculum to support a better understanding of real-world applications for the skills and knowledge students develop in class. Physics class went to a go-kart track to feel the forces that act on drivers, by measuring them with phone apps. Back in the lab at school, students used the data to create graphs and mathematical comparisons. Other field trips have been to museums and to visit local businesses and industries.
In 2018, QAST was honored to be the first school to visit Qatar's largest combined cycle power and desalination plant, Umm Al Houl. There, students quizzed experts on the operation of the plant, challenges to supplying sufficient clean water for Qatar's growing population, and plans for the future. They visited the control room to see how the facility is monitored and controlled 24 hours a day. The visit launched a six-week project where students were challenged to answer the question: How can we ensure there is enough clean water to sustain society?
Each year, students at QAST have the opportunity to enhance their education through an international trip. In April 2019, QAST students traveled to the Netherlands to not only take part in Haarlem's MUN, but also to visit universities and industrial research facilities there in order to analyze how the country is creating a sustainable food supply. Students developed proposals that answer a question posed by local farmers and producers: "How can we grow fruit in Qatar?" QAST aims to develop more opportunities for students to learn from different communities and connect with students from similar schools.
QAST is interested in hiring experienced certified teachers, including those with a non-teaching spouse. Candidates need not possess an academic degree in the subject they will be teaching. Those up to the age of 60 may obtain a work visa.
The benefits package includes a non-taxed salary, a moving allowance, fully-furnished housing in a gated compound, and a cell phone benefit. New hires may receive an allowance for furniture if their accommodation is unfurnished. Teachers also receive annual roundtrip airfare for the entire family. Free tuition for up to four dependents to attend any school in Qatar is another bonus. Professional development opportunities are extensive as the Qatar Foundation has its own Educational Development Institute. Worldwide health insurance—including life, dental, and long-term disability—is fully covered, and Qatar has state-of-the-art hospitals and care. This benefits package is a chance for substantial savings or the chance for a family of four to live on one salary. There are local employment opportunities for non-teaching spouses.
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I have a friend who has a friend who works in their NOC. He said the issue should be fixed, how are things looking for you guys?
I can say no to my dogs and they are infinitely cuter than Gallywix.NO to Gallywix for Warchief. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever in WoW's lifetime.
I'd like to know where you got this from. It sounds good, but...source?
You want WAR in your WARcraft?!
10/17/2013 04:55 PMPosted by MirisanelleA "controlled war" ... with a predetermined outcome. If such a thing exists, it will be the only one of its kind in all of recorded history. War cannot be "controlled" nor can an "outcome be predetermined".Ever. It can in a video game.
WPVP is horrible unless you're a pve hero.
this is a new and important topic All I see is someone whining cause they don't have easy ganks anymore. Good for a laugh, though not the best of these threads I've seen this week. I give it a 7/10.
10/16/2013 10:44 PMPosted by MarillyCan you really kill a god? "Are you a god?" "Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say YES."Edit: I'll let you guys know if I get a response to my tweet. I hate Twitter, but I've been keeping an eye on it tonight.
I killed blood god Hakar.Wtb "God slayer" title. Me too, but thoughts on the subject?@Yven No problem, I'll hit delete and trash the item if that's what it took. Even on my plate toons. The only reason why that axe is there anyhow is for a loot table. It's the same reason why the Cursed Vision is available to all, despite it's lore significance.


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Flynn's Arcade is in San Diego - Amazing Tron Legacy Viral!
While I got to see footage from James Cameron's Avatar, Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass, and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland today, my favorite part of the day had to be the awesome viral ARG (alternate reality game) for Tron Legacy, as it's now known (instead of just Tron 2), that I participated in tonight. We've been covering the early details but it all came together tonight in the ultimate reveal - Flynn's Arcade exists and you can even play Space Paranoids the game. And if that wasn't enough, hidden in a secret room in the back was an actual new lightcycle from the movie. But you have to hear about how we got there, first!
So it all began back during Disney's panel earlier in the day for Tron 2. Unfortunately they didn't have much new footage to reveal. They showed the test teaser trailer from last year (in 3D) and some new concept art and the designs of the new lightcycles and so on. But then they showed one odd scene from the movie "early on in it" that showed Sean Flynn, played by Garrett Hedlund, going back to Flynn's Arcade where it was shut down and dust covers were covering all the old arcade machines. But he finds the old Tron machine in the back, spins it out from the wall, and heads into a secret room behind it. Foreshadowing? It definitely was!
So jump ahead to 9:30PM and a huge crowd of roughly 500 people had gathered at the cul de sac located on J Street near 1st Street as was mentioned on the website FlynnLives.com. After signing a release waiver, we were given a small package that contained instructions, a handheld blacklight, a blue marker, and an extra Flynn's Arcade coin. The instructions explained that within a small area a few blocks in each direction from where we were, we had to find various "Flynn Lives" posters (as seen above) hidden on the walls and use our blacklight to find numbers. We needed to find 3 different posters and search for coordinates.
Eventually they let the masses go and off we went on a hunt for the posters. We quickly discovered (with the help of some others around us as well) that we would need to find six coordinates from three different posters (and they were very well hidden). Luckily we found all of those three posters within a block of each other and proceeded to draw out a map on a grid. That map would then pinpoint the final location (another few blocks away) which we would have to head towards to reach our final destination. We arrived not the at the front of the pack, but in the first group, and were treated to the grand opening of Flynn's Aracde.
But didn't end there! After venturing inside (and being locked inside by some very buff security guys), we proceeded to take some photos of the arcade, play some games, and walk around. A few staff kept telling us to play some Space Paranoids - the game that Flynn plays (where he fights the Recognizers from his tank) in the original Tron at the beginning. We noticed that every time you beat a level (which was remarkably hard), it would give you a unique code. We wrote this down but didn't think much of it and ultimately it wasn't used tonight - but it may have more importance sometime in the future. Again, this wasn't the end!
About 10 minutes in, the lights started to flicker and go out. All of a sudden the Tron arcade machine in the back swung open (like in the scene we were shown earlier during the panel) and revealed a secret backroom. I whipped out my iPhone and shot a short video of us entering the room behind the Tron arcade machine and walking past some badass concept art of the new lightcycles up on the wall. Watch that video below.
But the best reveal was just beyond that. Hidden in the back was a real-life fully realized black lightcycle on a turntable - complete with trippy lighting and a sample of Daft Punk's score for the upcoming movie (which you can hear in the video). This was one hell of an awesome payoff. Not only was it great walking through the streets searching for clues on posters using blacklights, not only was it awesome stepping foot into a real life Flynn's Aracde, but then we got to see an actual lightcycle. I would love to say this thing was a working lightcycle, but of course, that isn't the case. But this thing is truly a work of art - see the video!
I've got to say - this could easily have been one of the greatest viral marketing stunts I've ever seen. You probably all heard about the joker scavenger hunt at Comic-Con a few years back - this definitely topped that one. We honestly didn't know what was happening every step of the way and it was so exciting to be a part of this. I really did get chills when I noticed that the sign above the inconspicuous building we were standing outside was a giant "Flynn's" sign. It's this kind of stuff that makes this so incredibly awesome - they know what will make fans just go crazy and they really blew our minds this time. Bravo, Disney!
We hope that there is still much more to come sometime in the near future. And we're going to see if we can find out what those codes from Space Paranoids really mean. We did end up getting a "Flynn Lives" t-shirt and poster on the way out as a bit of memorabilia. And I've heard that this might be repeated a few more times during Comic-Con if you're interested. But you'll need to check FlynnLives.com for details on that!
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http://www.flynnlives.com/derez/
Matt Bacon on Jul 24, 2009
Thanks for the writeup, but even more thanks for live tweeting during the scavenger hunt and from the arcade - it was great to be able to follow along from the other side of the globe. Now here's hoping we see a fully-fledged ARG emerge out of this! 😀
mrjudkins on Jul 24, 2009
Loved every bit, now if only the same care was shown for a live action Akira.
Panna on Jul 24, 2009
OMG!!!! ALEX YOU LUCKY FUCK!!!!THAT WHOLE EXPERIENCE WOULD HAVE TRIPPED ME OUT.I was beginning to wonder if they were gonna give you guys more and they fucking did! Thanks so much for the footage! It gave me fucking chills! I used to dream about living in that world when I was a wee one...thank god they are bringing it back!!!
esophus on Jul 24, 2009
I just changed my facebook avatar to the last shot you have of the lightcycle!!
More additional viral information. The website from Matt Bacon comment 1 could be found by using the black light on the FLYNN LIVES t-shirt. The words SLASH and DEREZ show up in the black light similar to the way the map codes were revealed on the poster.
Slash Derez on Jul 24, 2009
"I've got to say - this could easily have been one of the greatest viral marketing stunts I've ever seen." I agree with you on that one!
Robbie on Jul 24, 2009
epic. That Daft Punk soundtrack is steady rockin' too - quite John Carpenter-esque. Who woulda thought - 30 years later. Can't. Wait.
bozoconnors on Jul 24, 2009
What were those "codes" you got from "Space Paranoids"? Those have got to go along with http://www.flynnlives.com/derez/ Please let us know...
Craig_GA on Jul 24, 2009
It was totally totally awesome. I cannot believe I was one of the first clumps of people in - and that I managed to get better quality photos. If anyone's interested, they're in a Flickr set here http://www.flickr.com/photos/_saturnine/sets/72157621803036838/ and I release them out on a CC license, so they can be used on your own blogs. Seriously, the most unexpected and best part of Comic Con. I heard the arcade is open to the public until the end of the weekend from 9pm until 1am, so everyone should be able to go down and take a look.
Natali on Jul 24, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/user/TRONReboot
Fox on Jul 24, 2009
Who did that music hehe sounds cool
Gavin on Jul 24, 2009
Nvm about that question haha
Well, the lightcycle looks ok, but the music is going to suck badly and make the movie seem dated before it even gets to the theater. It's always a HUGE mistake to use "contemporary" music in a movie. This is so depressing 🙁
Scotteh on Jul 24, 2009
Wow I didn't know daft punk were doing the soundtrack. The music in the movie is going to be awesome. I'm digging the song they played at the arcade.
Dan W on Jul 24, 2009
FYI: the codes that are currently listed here: http://www.flynnlives.com/derez/ each display a partial image. I have taken all 4 of the 5 images available and "glued" them together to make the following: http://www.thenameless.org/tron_cycle.jpg Looks good so far, just need the missing code to make it complete.
Mike McRorey on Jul 24, 2009
@Scotteh, it's Daft Punk. Homework came out over 12 years ago and still sounds fresh.
Richard on Jul 24, 2009
Absolutely mind blowing. I would have creamed my shorts if I was there. The score sounds fantastic and I'm REALLY loving the new lightcycle design. Kudos to Disney! They have gone up yet another notch on my cool meter. Keep it up. (Thanks for the awesome review.) From Rome, Italy; Mau-Dee
Mau-Dee on Jul 24, 2009
@14 - You would prefer a country-western theme maybe? Are you serious? Also... trailer is up!!! heh - "hirez" http://www.flynnlives.com/derez/
I also did the composite Lightcycle pic and threw it up here: http://www.rageousmusic.com/images/Lightcycle.jpg Enjoy!
Devon Shaw on Jul 24, 2009
PS - @ #14 Daft Punk has been the quintessential electro sound spanning for nearly two decades. Dated, they are not. More appropriate for the futurism, absolutely. The Lightcycle uniforms and helmets are practically identical to their live performance gear.
Thanks #20 it's my new desktop image!!!!


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FIFA Formally Approves VAR At World Cup
FIFA formally approved video review to be used at this summer's World Cup.
The last step towards giving match officials high-tech help in Russia was agreed in Colombia on Friday by FIFA's ruling council, chaired by President Gianni Infantino.
"We need to live with the times," Infantino said at the meeting.
"We are going to have our first World Cup with VAR. It has been approved and we are extremely happy with that decision.
"It's an essential, important and historic decision, based on the meeting of IFAB two weeks back. It's a decision based on trials, carried out in over a thousand matches that provided us with guarantees and facts that VAR helps referees."
The decision comes two weeks after FIFA's rule-making panel voted to write video assistant referees (VAR) into the laws of the game.
FIFA Council member Reinhard Grindel wrote on Twitter that clear communication will be important to make the system a success.
Referees can call on VAR to review and overturn "clear and obvious errors" plus "serious missed incidents" involving goals, penalty awards, red cards, and mistaken identity.
"We have been working at this for two years with a group of referees and experts," Infantino added.
"We have looked at the technology to be ready for the World Cup."
Infantino said no one on the FIFA Council was against the decision, and added: "We didn't take it lightly. We studied it thoroughly for two years.
"I was sceptical at the beginning but without trying things you can't know what they are worth. That's why we carried out trials in those 1,000 matches. There are facts: referees make one important mistake one in every three, with VAR it is every 19. These are facts and figures.
"The success rate of referees today without VAR is 93 percent, which is already excellent. With VAR they reach 99 percent. We need to leave one percent, we cannot provide 100."
Infantino added that time-wastage had been discussed "passionately" but concluded: "It's not possible that in 2018 everyone in their living room knows a few seconds after the play whether a referee has made a mistake and the referee doesn't."
Infantino had acknowledged two weeks ago that VAR was currently "not perfect" after rules panel IFAB met in Zurich.
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WebSight | March 2017
Engineering designs for a future built through innovation
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Dr Hossein Rezai, who helps architects turn their abstract visions into reality, was named Designer of the Year in the coveted PDA awards in Singapore.
Factory in the forest in Penang
US firm Paramit unveils new manufacturing hub in Penang
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Dande-lier installation @ i Light Marina Bay
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THE LEFSETZ LETTER: The Gregg Allman Book
This is SO good, I want you to immediately stop reading this and go buy it.
Not because it's the Allman Brothers, but because it'll give you insight into what it was like, fifty years ago, being a musician, wanting to make it.
Gregg picked up the guitar first.
But it was all about Duane. Duane believed they could make it.
On the way up there are so many bad turns, so many discouragements, you need someone on your team who believes, who keeps you going when you're ready to give up. And that's Duane.
You also need the unsung heroes… The music store owners, the girlfriends, the fans of the band…who not only put you up at night, but buy you instruments, lend you money when you've got none.
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So it's the racist south. The one kids today have never heard of, never mind remember. When you not only didn't want to be black, you didn't want to have long hair. Roads were dirt and the cops were on the wrong side. Not yours.
And growing up most people had no ambition. Gregg missed out on graduation and prom for gigs but remarks when he went to his high school reunion no one amounted to crap. It takes determination and guts to make it.
Boy did they practice.
And gig. Multiple times a night.
And they'd practice and gig on the same day.
The first thing a kid wants to do today is be famous. He believes he's entitled to it. His parents gave him that instrument, he filmed himself on YouTube, why isn't everybody clamoring!
So he'll e-mail you, implore you to help him achieve his dream… Which is to appear on TMZ. It's no longer about riches, they're better in banking and tech, it's about fame and lifestyle.
But the lifestyle these musicians had back then was better than any one on TMZ. Because they got high and got laid when nobody was paying attention. There were no cameras busting them, it was a freewheeling world.
Gregg talks about being inspired to write "Melissa", hearing the name of the song from a grandmother calling her kid in the supermarket.
He talks about writing "Dreams" after being given tips by Mike Finnegan on his B3.
He talks about learning to write songs from a summer of apprenticing under John Loudermilk.
Buying all the records, learning all the licks, the Allman Brothers were on a mission. Of survival. Because there was no backup plan. No safety net. No college if this didn't work out.
And people dropped out all the time. To go to school, because of stage fright, because they just didn't believe.
But not Duane and Gregg.
Duane tortured Gregg. But he also inspired him. And vice versa.
I know, I know, this sounds like nostalgia, for the seventies, listening to those long, dreamy, extended cuts.
And I love the Allmans, but that's not what I like about this book.
I like it first and foremost because it's readable. It cuts like butter. It's written in Gregg's voice. You get the impression there's somebody home, and it's not the drug-addled laughingstock he's occasionally played.
And I like it because it portrays a family, not just an endless string of events. Life is like Jenga, you keep pulling out parts, waiting for it all to fall. But, can you pick yourself up after it crumbles?
And I like it because it doesn't start with the Beatles. That's not why the Allmans became musicians. First and foremost they loved music. All the old R&B and blues tunes, played on the radio. They were students of the music. They worked harder at their craft than a guy who goes to law school. Because they needed it, they were excited by it, they wanted to get closer to it.
And it's so different from today.
And we're never going to go back to yesteryear. Not with modern connectedness.
But when you're slaving away in obscurity, remember that despite being able to connect with everybody, nobody really cares. Used to be everybody knew this. Which is why they practiced so hard, paid their dues, just hoping for a shot at the big time.
Today people believe they're born ready.
Ain't that a laugh.
Gregg had to learn how to sing. He just didn't open his throat and sound good.
Today everything's easy. At least that's what the media tells us.
But it's really damn hard.
Some people need to make it.
Those are the ones who do.
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