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Roster Taking Shape
With the return of Jamie Hoffmann to the Dodgers on Monday, the waiving of Chad Gaudin today, and the now daily reassignments to minor league camp, the Yankees Opening Day roster is easily predictable at this point. Barring any injuries or an unexpected trade, these are the guys we can expect to see on the third baseline in Boston on Easter night.
Starting Rotation (5)
CC Sabathia
Andy Pettitte
Javier Vazquez
Winner of The Most Important Fifth Starter Competition in History
Bullpen (7)
Chan Ho Park
Damaso Marte
Alfredo Aceves
Sergio Mitre
Runner-Up of The Most Important Fifth Starter Competition in History
Catchers (2)
Jorge Posada
Infielders (6)
Ramiro Pena
Outfielders (5)
Nick Swisher
Curtis Granderson
Randy Winn
Marcus Thames
Ostensibly, Pena and Kevin Russo are still competing for the utility infielder spot, but I don't see Russo being able to usurp the incumbent. Outfielders Jon Weber, Greg Golson, and David Winfree are still in Big League camp, but none seem to fit the profile of what the team is looking for from the final outfield spot: Weber is left handed, Golson is speed/defense guy with a poor bat, and Winfree has no Major League experience and less than 500 PA above AA.
I don't suppose Mitre is guaranteed a job, and Mark Melancon and Jonathan Albaladejo are still around, but the club appears to be impressed with Mitre's strong spring, he has a track record with Joe Girardi, and his presence as the long man will allow the club to use Alfredo Aceves in more critical relief roles. I'd rather see Gaudin than Mitre in the long man role, but I am curious to see how Mitre's sinker plays out of the pen.
Labels: 25 man roster, david winfree, greg golson, jon weber, jonathan albaladejo, kevin russo, marcus thames, mark melancon, Matt B, ramiro pena, sergio mitre
Gaudin Waived
According to Ed Price of Fanhouse, Chad Gaudin was placed on waivers last night. Price further tweets that the waivers are outright waivers, making them irrevocable and meaning the Yankees cannot pull Gaudin back if another team claims him.
This leaves Gaudin with a few potential fates: he gets claimed by another team who assumes the entirety of his $2.95M salary; he clears and the Yankees outright him to the minors, remaining responsible for his contract; if Gaudin, has been outrighted before, he has the option to refuse the assignment and forfeit all but 25% of his contract; or he clears and the Yankees release him outright, owing him 25% of his contract.
Gaudin is a capable pitcher, so I'm assuming someone will claim him. FanGraphs' fan projections for 2010 have Gaudin at 0.8 WAR, which would be worth $3.6M on the open market. He's averaged 1.5 WAR over the last three seasons, good for approximately $6.75M on the open market. By those standards, he's a worthwhile pitcher at $2.95M.
Much like yesterday's return of Jamie Hoffmann, I'm a little bit surprised and somewhat disappointed by this move. Gaudin was essentially competing with Sergio Mitre for the longman/sixth or seventh starter position on the roster. While Mitre has been the better pitcher this spring, Gaudin is younger, has the better track record, has been effective in the AL in the past, and has shown himself to be serviceable both out of the pen and at the back of the rotation. Every available projection system predicts Gaudin as the better pitcher this year. Perhaps their salaries figured into this decision; or perhaps this move is a precursor to a rumored trade to secure Hoffmann's rights.
The recent transactions with Hoffmann and Gaudin leave the Yankees with two open spots on their 40 man roster.
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Labels: 40 man roster, chad gaudin, fangraphs, Matt B, projections, sergio mitre, WAR
Posnanski Ponders Prospect Promotion
As consumers of sports writing, we are extremely lucky to be living during the Joe Posnanski era. At no other point during the history of athletic journalism has there been A) a professional sports writer willing to write thousands of words on top of their weekly quotas simply for the enjoyment of it and B) a way for the public to access those words for free. It's not just the volume at which he produces content, but Poz's posts are overflowing with interesting nuggets. To wit, here's a tangent that he went off on while talking about the Nationals' plan to start Stephen Strasburg in the minor leagues this year.
On the other hand — well, I haven't thought out the following too deeply. But I do sometimes wonder if "not rushing top prospects" is kind of safe, conventional thinking, the same sort of safe, conventional thinking that causes football coaches to punt on fourth down and short. In other words, I sometimes wonder if people don't rush great prospects like Strasburg because it SOUNDS safer rather than because it IS safer.
I do sometimes wonder if one way to think out of the box is to really push prospects, especially advanced prospects, much faster than teams are doing it now. Sure, every GM and scout around can tell you horror story after horror story about players who came up too soon and were ruined because of it. But we don't really know if those players would have succeeded had they been treated more carefully … maybe they were just lacking the talent or the work ethic or whatever. We can't really know.
In between those two paragraphs, Posnanski gives the example of Bob Feller who, although he was thrust into the Majors at 17 years old and walked more than 6 batters per 9 innings during his first three seasons, eventually figured it out and went on to have a great career.
The transition from the minor leagues into the Majors is one of the more delicate dances performed in sports, in both directions. So the sayings go, you don't want to bring a guy up "before he's ready" and you don't want to send a guy down when he has "nothing left to prove". Of course, the decisions are clouded with enormous amounts of luck. We've seen marginal players burst onto the scene and future Hall of Famers stumble out of the gate (there are some managers mixed in to that list, but you get the idea).
Look at Ramiro Pena and Francisco Cervelli, neither of whom had played above AA before getting called up to the Yankees. Neither of them hit the cover off the ball with the MLB team, but they made representative efforts at the plate (Pena actually improved on his minor league numbers) and shined defensively. These are just anecdotal examples with small sample sizes, but it goes to show that calling up a player "too early" isn't necessarily destined to fail.
In other sports and at other times in life, we are told that we benefit from increased competition. Perhaps we are put on a project at our job that pushes the boundaries of what we thought we were capable of and do some of our best work on it. Personally, I tend to play better golf when I'm paired with three other guys who shoot in the 70's than when I'm out with a few of my buddies who only break 100 on a good day. Does your performance on the basketball court improve when facing better competition? Again, not perfect examples, but just some things to consider.
The problem is that there are no alternative universes in which we can test these theories. You either go with Plan A or Plan B and get judged by the results. You don't have multiple Joba Chamberlains, one of which you could have kept in AAA to work on his starting repertoire in 2007 and 2008 and the other you could have brought up to the Major League bullpen to help the team in '07.
No team wants to squander a top prospect by doing something that is perceived as risky like rushing him to the Majors. Oh, they'll risk putting him on the wrong path by doing something seemingly conservative like stashing him in the minors for too long, but that's a whole different story.
I think this line of decision making has become de rigueur in sports. Whether it truly makes sense or not, PR plays a large role in many of the decisions that a franchise makes. It's one thing to be wrong when your decisions agree with conventional wisdom, it's an entirely different beast to roll snake eyes when you are bucking the established trends.
The example Posnanski uses about punting on 4th and short is a great one. Coaches are willing to be slightly wrong all of the time instead of being really wrong once in a while and getting lambasted like Bill Belichick did when he went for it on 4th and 2 and failed.
As decision making in sports becomes more and more grounded in logic and analysis, teams have to look to get an edge by finding the places that conventional wisdom might not be correct. Or places that it's generally correct but can be unnecessarily cautious at times in the name of saving face.
Maybe Sky Kalkman's unconventional line up really is better than the usual ones we are used to seeing, but if Joe Girardi trots it out for the first week of the season and the Yanks score three runs a game, he's going to be tarred and feathered by the media. If that happens with a typical batting order, (most sane) people would just chalk it up to bad luck. It would be kind of stupid for Girardi to stick his neck out that far simply on a self-preservation level.
Sure, there are plenty of factors that might keep a great prospect in the minors, like the cost of starting their arbitration clock and finding the right place for them on the team, but I agree with Poz's hunch that teams might be wasting some quality production in the minors by being too conservative with the timing of their call ups. Maybe that seemingly premature call up is a springboard to a better career. Perhaps it ends in failure, frustration and a demotion back to AAA. But there's only one way to find out.
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Labels: francisco cervelli, jay, joba chamberlain, joe posnanski, minor leagues, Prospects, stephen strasburg


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Children Battling Cancer Across the World Design Colorful Art for NASA Space Suits
AVIANNE TAN
Good Morning America October 14, 2016
Children Battling Cancer Across the World Design Colorful Art for NASA Space Suits (ABC News)
Hundreds of children battling cancer from all around the globe are helping design colorful space suits for NASA as part of a project that's bringing art, healing and science together.
The initiative, called The Space Suit Project, is the brainchild of Ian Cion, director of the Arts in Medicine Program at MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital in Houston.
"I've been thinking a lot about how we can help build community within the context of the hospital and how we can help our children manage the stresses that come with their intensive treatment," Cion told ABC News today.
Around this time last year, Cion reached for the stars -- almost literally.
"I reached out to NASA," he said. "So many children are fascinated by the idea of outer space, and I thought it could be really cool for them to design space suits."
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NASA immediately got on board.
The space agency and hospital connected with ILC Dover, the aerospace engineering company that creates NASA's flight suits, and "the stars just aligned," Cion said.
Through the collaborative project, two space suits designed by children from MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital, located at the University of Texas in Houston, have been completed. One has even been to space, worn by an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS).
Cion, along with retired astronaut Nicole Stott, is on a new mission: to create a space suit designed by young cancer patients from Cologne, Germany; Moscow, Russia; Tokyo, Japan and Montreal, Canada -- the cities with space agencies that helped build and support the ISS.
Fittingly, the suit is being called "UNITY," Stott told ABC News today.
"What's going to be really unique and beautiful about this suit is having the mix of artwork from all the different countries," she said. "So you could pick up something distinctly Russian or Japanese looking at it up close, but as a whole, all the art just comes together and blends in an amazing way."
Stott explained that the process to make the suits is pretty simple.
Every participating child gets a piece of canvas and paint, and they can "paint, write and do whatever they want with that canvas," Stott said. The patches are then brought to ILC Dover engineers and designers, who quilt together all the pieces into a "gorgeous, colorful space suit."
Though part of the original intention of the project was to inspire kids, Stott said, she's realized that the kids have been doing more of the inspiring.
"It's quite the emotional experience to see these kids and their families go through this incredibly difficult thing and yet still have so much strength and positivity," she said.
Though the "UNITY" space suit will not be going up to outer space, Stott said she and Cion are still aiming for the moon.
"We've been thinking a lot about how we can take this project to the next step and next level," she said. "More of us want to see colorful artwork like this on the space station and as part of space programs. We'd love to rally and get an artist in residence in space. I mean, why not think that way?"

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The Kardashians' Most Out Of Touch Moments
The Kardashian-Jenner family members are no strangers to scandals and controversies. Some of their biggest critics have even suggested that these TV personalities might intentionally bring on the drama just to profit from it. But over the years, every single member of this popular clan has faced backlash for one reason or another. While their scandals have been different, there's one thing for which all of the KarJenners have been called out: appearing to be tone deaf or "out of touch with reality," as one Twitter user put it — despite, y'know, being reality stars. Oftentimes, these controversial moments have been met with harsh online criticism from the offended or hurt parties.
In 2020 alone, as many people around the globe suffered through loss and were unable to pay their bills amid the COVID-19 pandemic (via Forbes), the KarJenner family somehow still couldn't read the room. (We guess that can happen when every member of a particular famous family is worth millions of dollars.) We'll dive into all that below, but it's worth noting that the ensuing backlash led to a piece by The Atlantic that November, aptly titled, "The Pandemic Clarified Who the Kardashians Really Are." The article noted: "As Keeping Up With the Kardashians nears its 20th and final season, its family of influencers has lost the capacity to balance relatability and spectacle."
Let's look back at the Kardashians' most out of touch moments.
'Kim, there's people that are dying' was just the beginning
Ever since the 2007 premiere of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, we've seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. But there was one iconic moment early on in the series that showed just how out of touch this famous family could seem — even back then. The show's 20th and final season is set to air in 2021, but fans still can't stop talking about an infamous Season 6 incident involving Kim Kardashian and a diamond earring.
According to The Washington Post, the KarJenners were on a family vacation in Bora Bora when Kim's then-boyfriend and future-ex-husband, Kris Humphries, threw her into the water, she lost an uninsured $75,000 earring in the ocean, and basically had a meltdown. After Kim began sobbing, saying, "My earring's gone, f**k. Oh my gosh, I'm gonna cry, my diamond earring," she then went around to various family members to reveal the oh-so-tragic news. While their momager, Kris Jenner, comforted Kim and offered to help, sister Kourtney Kardashian had other plans. Amid the commotion, Kourtney peeked her head out of her fancy hut to say what fans around the world were thinking: "Kim, there's people that are dying."
To this day, Kourtney's remark is still one of the most quoted, meme-able Kardashian-Jenner moments in pop culture history. Sure, Kim's breakdown over an earring was a bit out of touch, but we're not mad about all the memes it's given us.
All about that Kardashian Kard controversy
During the early seasons of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé Kardashian found a new way to reach fans by launching their very own prepaid credit card, the Kardashian Kard, in 2010. However, the card itself was out of reach for their intended audience: teens, per Forbes. According to CNN Money, the Kardashian sisters were forced to "terminate" the card just weeks after it launched.
This move made headlines after Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal "question[ed] the legality of the card's 'pernicious and predatory fees'" in a letter to the card's issuer. Blumenthal stated, "Among the prepaid debit cards now on the market, the Kardashian Kard is particularly troubling because of its high fees combined with its appeal to financially unsophisticated young adult Kardashian fans. 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' is impossible using these cards." Noting that regular bank debit cards are usually free and don't charge fees, CNN Money reported that a 12-month Kardashian Kard cost $99.95 (yes, that's just to own it). On top of that, there was a $7.95 monthly fee, as well as additional fees for doing simple things, like putting money on the card and speaking with an operator.
When the Kardashians decided to close the chapter on this project, "only 250 consumers had purchased the card." RIP Kardashian Kard (although, it's probably safe to say that you aren't missed).
Kim Kardashian outraged fans when she promoted 'appetite suppressant lollipops'
As time went on, one would think that the Kardashian-Jenner family had lived and learned from their early controversial moments, but that has unfortunately not been the case. Fast forward to 2018, when Kim Kardashian shared an Instagram ad promoting Flat Tummy Co.'s controversial "appetite suppressant lollipops." According to Flat Tummy Co.'s website, the chemical in the lollipops, Satiereal, makes you feel full, so if you "have one whenever you start to feel hungry … it'll help hold you over until your next meal!"
In her caption, Kim wrote (via Women's Health), "You guys… @flattummyco just dropped a new product. They're Appetite Suppressant Lollipops and they're literally unreal." Unsurprisingly, Kim received waves of backlash as fans felt she was promoting borderline disordered-eating behavior. "I actually can't BELIEVE the nerve of Kim Kardashian promoting 'appetite suppressant lollipops'. her audience is made up of mostly impressionable young people who already have so much pressure on them to look and be perfect, we all deserve so much better," one person tweeted, while another Twitter user chimed in with, "Eating disorders are a very real issue for a lot of young people and to see Kim Kardashian actively encouraging her fans to develop an unhealthy relationship with food is terrifying and gravely concerning."
According to Life & Style, many others publicly called her out, including actress Jameela Jamil, who referred to Kim as a "terrible and toxic influence on young girls." Needless to say, Kim deleted this paid promotion post.
The KarJenner sisters have been accused of appropriating cultures for years
As far as the Kardashian-Jenners' scandals go, fans have found some moments much more problematic than others. For example, the KarJenner sisters have been accused of cultural appropriation multiple times over the years, which has been called out for being not only out of touch, but harmful. Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Khloé Kardashian, and Kim Kardashian have all been seen wearing their hair in cornrow braids on multiple occasions, and have also been criticized for donning Native American headdresses, wearing significant religious pieces, and altering their skin tone in photos.
People have gone as far as saying the KarJenner sisters partake in "blackfishing." In case you aren't familiar with that term, blackfishing was coined by journalist Wanna Thompson and, according to Health, it "describes the phenomenon of non-Black … public figures" changing "their looks to appear Black or mixed race."
As these moments continued to pile up, the Kardashians' apparent cultural appropriation became a major conversation topic online. "Part of this issue is that when Black women wear their hair in braids it's sometimes seen as 'unprofessional' and can literally violate dress code at some workplaces/schools," one person commented on a photo of Kim in braids. "But when white women do it, it's 'trendy.'" Unfortunately, despite the ongoing backlash, the Kardashian-Jenner sisters have continued this behavior.
Kendall Jenner's Pepsi commercial was accused of trivializing Black Lives Matter
In April 2017, Kendall Jenner's controversial Pepsi commercial debuted … and was then pulled offline in a matter of days. The ad, which came shortly after a series of Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality towards Black people, resembled the BLM movement and these protests — but focused on people laughing, hugging, and high-fiving, rather than the important messages about systemic injustice. In the climactic scene of the commercial, a police officer accepts a can of Pepsi from Kendall (who is obviously not Black). After he's handed the Pepsi, the cop shares an appreciative smile and the protestors celebrate.
According to The New York Times, the commercial was, as activists said, "Precisely the opposite of their real-world experience of protesting police brutality." Elle Hearns, a Black Lives Matter organizer, told the outlet, "[It] plays down the sacrifices people have historically taken in utilizing protests. No one is finding joy from Pepsi at a protest. That's just not the reality of our lives." Even Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, Bernice King, sarcastically tweeted, "If only Daddy would have known about the power of #Pepsi."
On an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians that aired later that year, Kendall tearfully apologized for her involvement in the ad. "I would never purposely hurt someone ever," the model said (via ET). "I just felt so f**king stupid. The fact that I would offend other people or hurt other people was definitely not the intent."
Kylie Jenner's tone-deaf response to the 'Kylie Jenner Challenge'
While speaking with Complex in 2016, Kylie Jenner revealed that the reason behind her decision to get lip fillers stemmed back to middle school. "It has been an insecurity of mine all my life," she said. "This guy I kissed was like, 'Your lips are really small but you're a really good kisser. I didn't think you were gonna be good at kissing.' It was so rude."
And so, the makeup mogul started to get her lips filled. Around this same time, she also launched her famous lip kits. But just before her lip kits dropped, the infamous "Kylie Jenner Challenge" went viral. Fans who took part in this internet challenge placed their lips into a small cup, sucked the air out, and created friction until their lips swelled up to resemble Kylie's. This didn't always go as planned, though, and fans quickly started sharing pictures of their bruised, swollen, painful-looking lips.
Doctors soon condemned the challenge, with one telling Seventeen, "The new trend … is quite concerning. Not only can significant pain, swelling, and bruising result from these suction techniques, but there is potential risk for scarring and permanent disfigurement." While Kylie didn't come up with the challenge, she also didn't explicitly condemn it when she tweeted out, "I want to encourage people/young girls like me to be YOURSELF & not be afraid to experiment with your look." This left some fans calling out Kylie's response to the dangerous internet craze as not serious enough.
The Kardashians' out-of-touch pandemic posts enraged fans
Clearly, the Kardashian-Jenner family have faced years of backlash for their out-of-touch moments — but the criticism only seemed to intensify in 2020.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdowns that March, Kim Kardashian shared a snapshot of herself with her husband, Kanye West, and their four children on Instagram. "What is everyone doing to keep your kids entertained???" she wrote in the caption, before asking fans for "some fun ideas" for the famous family of six. This led to a swift reality check from struggling fans. "Lol go in your huge yard and let them swim, jump, ride bikes, slip and slide, jumping house… I mean…" one person commented (via MTV News), while another wrote, "Imagine being bored in your home movie theater when people can't find or afford formula for their babies right now."
Unfortunately, the KarJenners' social media posts only got more controversial and seemingly insensitive with time. That May, Kourtney Kardashian took to her Instagram Stories to reveal that sister Khloé Kardashian had toilet papered her house. Unsurprisingly, many social media users shared their frustration that the Keeping Up With the Kardashians stars would waste an essential item, which people were struggling to find during the pandemic. "It angers me that the Kardashians are showing off that Kourtney got tp'd when there is a toilet paper shortage and people really need that and they are uselessly wasting it," one fan tweeted. "Wow preaching about social distancing and all this stuff is FAKE."
That time the Kardashians traveled for Kim's 40th birthday amid a pandemic
If you ask the Twittersphere, the KarJenners arguably reached their peak level of out of touch in October 2020. For Kim Kardashian's 40th birthday, the star infamously rented a private island and flew over 20 family members and friends there to celebrate. Kim clarified that everyone had been tested and quarantined before attending, and shared multiple posts documenting the trip, even tweeting out that she felt "so humbled and blessed." Kim wrote in one post, "I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time."
Clearly, this was something that most people couldn't do in 2020, and even Kim admitted that she was "humbly reminded of how privileged [her] life is." But the way the Kardashian-Jenners appeared to flaunt their luxury vacation while so many others suffered amid the ongoing pandemic didn't sit well with others, leading several fans, critics, and even fellow celebs to call them out. One person called the trip "so grotesque," while British broadcaster Piers Morgan chimed in to call Kim a "spoiled, tone-deaf imbecile."
However, none of this backlash stopped Khloé Kardashian from defending Kim and the private island birthday celebration on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "This year is a frustrating year. I get it," she said, but added, "It's her 40th, and this something that she really wanted to do for us."
Kourtney Kardashian promoted 'Vote Kanye' merch before the election
Amid the 2020 election — which was dubbed "the most important in our lifetimes" — Kim Kardashian's husband, Kanye West, infamously announced his (unsurprisingly ill-fated) run for president that July. Kim showed her support via retweet, but many people — including Jennifer Aniston — warned against voting for the rapper during such an important and close race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. "If you vote for Kanye, who literally has no chance in hell of winning, and you DIDNT vote against Trump — Trump wins. Very simple. You're taking votes away from Biden who is the only candidate truly up against Trump," one person tweeted, while others pointed to Kanye's history of problematic comments about serious topics like sexual abuse and slavery.
While this conversation was happening online, Kourtney Kardashian posted an image of herself wearing some "Vote Kanye" merch that October, while also promoting the campaign merchandise on her lifestyle website, Poosh. Fans were quick to call her out, with one person tweeting, "She has 102 million followers. This is one of the most irresponsible things I've seen a celebrity do this entire election cycle."
Kanye ultimately dropped out of the race, and while the KarJenner sisters used their platforms to encourage people to vote, they never officially endorsed a candidate (aside from their brother-in-law) before election day. All that said, Kim surprised fans by celebrating Biden's win alongside Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with three blue hearts on Twitter.
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Politically Exploiting Islamophobia
By Len Getz
Tucked away in a tranquil suburb of Philadelphia sits the Islamic Society of Greater Valley Forge where, at a recent town hall the hundred or so attendees, most of whom appeared to be white Christians, were fed a fistful of lies.
Entitled "Islamophobia: Confronting Hate, Celebrating Diversity," the town hall meeting was co-sponsored by Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Philadelphia chapter and Emgage, a political action group which supports Muslim American candidates running for office.
The event featured Pennsylvania State Representatives Joe Webster (D), Melissa Shusterman (D), and Movita Johnson-Harrell (D). Others on the panel were CAIR-Philadelphia civil rights attorney Timothy Welbeck, Deputy Attorney General Robert Reed and community leader Marwan Kreidie, representing the Al Aqsa Mosque in Philadelphia which made local and national news recently when Imam Abdelmohsen Abouhatab was caught on camera delivering three anti-Semitic sermons there from Nov 2018 through January 2019.
Kreidie painted a terrifying, and dishonest picture for the unsuspecting attendees claiming that "Islamophobia is an organized attempt to denigrate Muslims in America. It is not a conspiracy theory. It's real." To support his assertion he referred to "Fear Inc.," a study by the Center for American Progress which promotes the falsehood that there is a "network financed by Richard Mellon with $42 million" whose mission is to disseminate misinformation about Islam. To demonstrate this, Kreidie dropped a lot of names, ranging from former Reagan national security official Frank Gaffney, to Middle East historian Dr. Daniel Pipes, counterterrorism researchers like Steve Emerson, Robert Spencer, and Bridgette Gabriel. Even pastors like John Hagee and Pat Robertson and the entire Fox News network are in on the conspiracy, if Kreidie is to be believed.
Kreidie spent a good deal of time discussing a pig's head that was thrown at the Al Aqsa mosque back in December 2015. When the incident occurred he was quoted in the Washington Post: "They want America to appear to be anti-Muslim. This will help them in their recruiting; this will help them in their propaganda. We can't let the extremists win."
We can't let the extremists win. Does that include the horrific sermons delivered at his own mosque that included statements like "Oh Servant of Allah, There is a Jew behind me, come and Kill him (Nov. 16, 2018); "The propaganda and the media are controlled by the Jews" (Jan 11, 2019); "The Jews are the vilest people…" (Feb. 15, 2019). Kreidie labels as extremists the very people concerned about the rhetoric preached in American mosques yet said nothing about these very real extremist views pushed at his own mosque.
Kreidie refuses to accept that criticism of radical Islam -- the kind his Philadelphia mosque was caught promoting -- is not the same as criticism of the majority of the Muslim population. Daniel Pipes, who Kreidie singled out for condemnation is known for coining the phrase, "radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution." You'd never know that from Kriedie's presentation.
Kreidie's conspiracy-addled view that Muslim Americans are under dire oppression was unfortunately echoed by the other participants of the town hall.
State Representative Motiva Johnson-Harrell, the first Muslim woman elected to such office opened by saying "You have to love Moses and the Torah, Jesus and the Gospels, Mohammad and the Koran." But she then painted a picture of a racist, discriminatory Pennsylvania and described her swearing in ceremony as "horrible" because Clinton County State Representative Stephanie Borowicz disrespected her by mentioning Jesus "seventeen times" during the event's invocation (it was actually thirteen times). But what really offended the newly representative , Johnson-Harrell told the audience, was when Borowicz said "I stand with Trump with Israel and against Palestine".
But as Johnson-Harrell knows very well Borowicz never said "against Palestine" in her remarks. Johnson-Harrell appears to have added that fabrication in order to make both Borowicz and Trump appear Islamophobic rather than merely pro-Israel.
Like Kreidie, Johnson-Harrell seems to see Islamophobia where it doesn't exist, and yet remains incapable of seeing bad behavior by Islamists and calling it out.
Take for example the representative's response to the revelation that the Muslim American Society of Philadelphia hosted a children's skit featuring dancing and singing about the beheading of Jews; "We will defend Palestine with our bodies… we will chop off their heads and we will subject them to eternal torture." She never mentioned the videos of but she did issue a statement following the event that seemed to justify it, when she said "I wanted to note that all religions have sections of their holy books that they might not be particularly proud of," before quoting scripture from both the Hebrew bible and Christian New Testament. Noticeably she did not reference any similar passages from the Koran.
All the politicians on the panel followed Johnson-Harrell, pandering to the "Muslim as victim" theme.
Deputy Attorney General Robert Reed said he wished to reach out to all who are marginalized so he began a coalition of Arabs, Muslims, and Hindus -- he didn't say Jews -- to meet with government agencies in Lehigh Valley and Pittsburgh to stop ethnic intimidation despite admitting there were twice an many reported acts of anti-Semitism committed as there were anti-Muslim acts. Reed said he held emergency meetings at the Al Aksa mosque to gauge the level of hatred against Muslims after the presidential election.
Where was the effort to gauge the level of hatred being shown at the Al Aqsa Mosque against Jews after their anti-Semitic sermons were unveiled?
Rep. Joe Webster's presentation was particularly appalling as he told the audience, "we just had to do something" following the shooting in Christ Church, New Zealand. That attack, which took place a half a world away, motivated the decision of Webster and Shusterman to put together this town hall meeting at this mosque. Yet these same representatives apparently didn't feel motivated to hold a similar town hall after the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue which took place in their own state.
Rep. Melissa Shusterman, for her part, expressed exuberance that two new mosques were being built in Montgomery and Chester counties, calling them "places of laughter, embracing, we need to amplify our voices." Certainly we can hope that will be the outcome. But what are politicians like Shusterman, Webster, and Johnson-Harrell doing to ensure that new mosques will be "places of embracing" and not anti-Semitism?
Community tensions are likely to only worsen as long as Muslim community leaders and elected officials whitewash Islamist anti-Semitism, treat Muslims solely as victims, and demonize those who point out the problems of extremism within the Muslim community.
Len Getz, CPA, is a Counter-Islamist Grid associate in Philadelphia and a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The American Thinker, The Algemeiner, PJMedia, Lifestyles Magazine, Nostalgia Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Bulletin ,the Jewish Exponent, Lock Haven Express


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AFGE Joins Dollar Coin Alliance to Advocate for $1 Coin Transition
WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees has formally joined the Dollar Coin Alliance (DCA), a coalition of small businesses, budget watchdogs, transit agencies and labor groups. DCA is currently supporting legislation in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate to transition to the economical $1 coin.
AFGE is the largest federal employee union, representing 625,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Workers in virtually all functions of government depend upon AFGE for legal representation, legislative advocacy, technical expertise and informational services.
"On behalf of the Dollar Coin Alliance I want to welcome AFGE and its union members to our coalition," said former Congressman Jim Kolbe, honorary chairman of the Dollar Coin Alliance. "It is not often in Washington that businesses and unions support the same legislation, but that just goes to show that Congress needs to pass this common sense policy."
The Currency Optimization, Innovation and National Savings (COINS) Act (S. 2049), is designed to save the country billions of dollars by eliminating the wasteful, inefficient $1 note. The COINS Act was introduced earlier this year by a bipartisan group including Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.). The COINS Act would require Federal Reserve Banks to stop issuing the $1 note four years after enactment of the legislation or when circulation of $1 coins exceeds 600 million annually – whichever comes first. The companion bill to the COINS Act in the House was introduced by Congressman David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) with the bipartisan support of fourteen co-sponsors.
"AFGE has always been very serious about providing good government services to the American taxpayer," said Beth Moten, AFGE Legislative and Political Director. "Transitioning to the $1 coin is a good step in the right direction to a modern, efficient system of currency. All of this is done without cutting valuable government programs or raising taxes on working people."
Recent studies conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found the $1 coin transition would save the country at least $4.4 billion over a 30-year period, or $146 million per year. This finding is consistent with five previous studies issued by GAO over the past 22 years (in 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000, and 2011) indicating savings of anywhere from $184 million to $522 million per year.
Other members of the Dollar Coin Alliance include Citizens Against Government Waste, the International Association of Machinists, the National Bulk Vendors Association, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Tri-State Automatic Merchandising Council and United Steelworkers.
For more information, or to get involved, please visit www.DollarCoinAlliance.org.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union, representing 700,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.
For the latest AFGE news and information, visit the AFGE Media Center.
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Halfpelt padded past her clanmates and into the nursery, squeezing inside carefully. Once inside, she dipped her head to the other queens and settled down into an empty nest.
"Lynxcloud, is it your wish to give up the name of medicine cat and go to join the elders?" called out Dawnstar once the clan had gathered.
"It is." meowed Lynxcloud with a dip of his head.
"I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest. Your clan thanks you for your service." finished Dawnstar.
"Lynxcloud, Lynxcloud, Lynxcloud!" cheered Wolfpoppy for her new denmate.
Halfpelt purred and licked at the three tiny kits at her side as they mewled and squealed for milk. As she touched her nose to each kit, she sent a silent thanks to StarClan for a healthy litter.
Wolfpoppy pricked up her ears and padded out of the elder's den to hear what Dawnstar had to say.
"We gather today to welcome six kits into their lives as apprentices." continued Dawnstar once the clan had gathered. "Rowankit, you will be known as Rowanpaw. Coyotewing, you will be mentor to Rowanpaw. Rubykit, you will be known as Rubypaw. Mousewillow, you will be mentor to Rubypaw. Dreamkit, you will be known as Dreampaw. Cleartail, you will be mentor to Dreampaw. Coldkit, you will be known as Coldpaw. Spiritbeetle, you will be mentor to Coldpaw. Wingkit, you will be known as Wingpaw. Aquapelt, you will be mentor to Wingpaw. Sunkit, you will be known as Sunpaw. Since you have shown an interest in healing, Mudstorm will be your mentor."
Coldpaw held his head up high and padded over to Spiritbeetle.
Dreampaw growled, then padded over to Cleartail.
Rowanpaw puffed out his chest and padded over to Coyotewing.
Rubypaw stamped her feet in impatience, then padded over to Mousewillow.
Sunpaw blinked a few times, then padded over to Mudstorm.
"Let's go check out the territory." meowed Aquapelt as she touched noses with Wingpaw.
"Ready to learn how to hunt?" meowed Cleartail as she touched noses with Dreampaw.
"Let's go work on some fighting moves." meowed Coyotewing as she touched noses with Rowanpaw.
"Mind if we come with you?" called out Mousewillow to Aquapelt.
"Let's get you a nest set up and go over some basic remedies." meowed Mudstorm as she touched noses with Sunpaw.
"Go get to know your new denmates." meowed Spiritbeetle as he touched noses with Coldpaw.
"Sunpaw, Rowanpaw, Rubypaw, Dreampaw, Coldpaw, Wingpaw!" cheered Lilyclaw for the clan's newest apprentices.
Dreampaw padded into the DawnClan camp, carrying a rabbit in her jaws. She made her way over to the fresh-kill pile, dropping the rabbit on top.


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County's Delta surge hasn't peaked yet
Written by Geoffrey Plant on September 22, 2021
The surge of COVID-19 infections has declined across New Mexico as a whole in the past week, but here in Grant County, rates of infection and death due to the coronavirus continue to spike.
As it did during the winter surge, Grant County is seeing its spike in reported cases hit just slightly after the state as a whole. Last winter, that peak came a month after the statewide surge began to subside in December; this time around, it appears to be taking place about a week or two after the state's Delta surge began to wane.
In August, when the highly infectious Delta variant suddenly began to account for nearly 100 percent of new daily reported positive test results across the state, 110 new coronavirus infections were reported in Grant County. So far this month, 117 new infections have been reported here.
Compare those numbers to a total of 31 infections in the county in June, and 33 that were reported in July.
There were 11 new reported infections in Grant County from Sept. 18-20, with a total of 46 new cases reported here since last Tuesday. Two Grant Countians died due to COVID-19 in August, and five more COVID-19 deaths have been reported here so far this month.
Although Gila Regional Medical Center hasn't experienced any new COVID-19 patient deaths since the beginning of September, it has treated an increasing number of people infected with the virus with monoclonal antibody treatments, with 14 patients having received the infusions since Aug. 29, according to a hospital spokesperson.
The spokesperson said that although the hospital had a total of five COVID-positive inpatients receiving treatment over the course of a 14-day period ending Sept. 18, "none of the five were critically ill."
During the same period, COVID-19 patients accounted for just 1.28 patients of the total average census.
And while Gila Regional has a lower-than-normal number of medical/surgical beds available due to staffing shortages — a total of 13 staffed beds, currently, with six additional ICU beds — the hospital didn't report being at capacity on most recent days. ICU beds were between half and three-quarters occupied from Sept. 10-14, for example.
After Human Services and acting Health Secretary Dr. David Scrase told reporters that the Department of Health had started seeing a few cases of ivermectin poisoning, the Daily Press asked Gila Regional if anyone had presented with such symptoms at the Grant County-owned hospital.
"No," replied the hospital spokesperson, who additionally confirmed, contrary to rumors circulating around the community and on social media, that no patients have been turned away from Gila Regional due to a lack of staff or a lack of beds.
In vaccination news, 68.6 percent of Grant County adults were considered fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, with 74.6 percent having received at least one shot. Although the state doesn't track county-level vaccination rates for the 12-17-year-old population, 63.2 percent of New Mexico kids eligible for the shot had received at least one dose, with 53.1 percent considered fully vaccinated.
Statewide, 69.9 percent of adults were considered fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, with 79.5 percent of adults having received at least one dose.
At Gila Regional, 84 percent of employees were fully vaccinated, while 7 percent had received at least their first shot and 9 percent remained unvaccinated.
—GEOFFREY PLANT


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Today's dip is a Curried Eggplant Dip. It's loosely based on this recipe. I bet it's delicious. But I'm lazy, and I didn't have the ingredients. But my improvisation turned out pretty well.
I'm not a fan of eggplant. Generally I think that it's too boring and spongy-textured. In fact, I tried another eggplant recipe earlier this week, and the problem was that it was too clearly recognizable as eggplant. The closest I've come to enjoying eggplant thus far is baba ghanoush. I even once had a Baba Ghanoush Incident. That was back when I was pregnant with M. I was working as a museum educator and I was physically active all day (my boss was constantly telling me to slow down for fear that I'd bring on labor). After a long day of work, I'd ride the subway home for an hour and fifteen minutes. I would get hungry. Sometimes, I'd spend the entire ride without food, obsessing about what I would get to eat when I arrived home in Brooklyn. Like the time I obsessed about the leftover Chinese food in our fridge only to find that Cute W had thrown it out. Other times I'd grab a snack to eat on the ride. One day I chose baba ghanoush, and it turns out that roasted eggplant dip is not the most convenient snack, especially when you're trying to read and eat simultaneously and you no longer have lap. It was everywhere. People were moving away from me. It was ugly. Not as bad as the later Fish and Chips Incident, but still, not pretty.
But I'm getting off track. The point is, I don't love eggplant. But it's a purple! That's my toughest dietary-rainbow challenge! I'm not even crazy about blueberries. But this dip is super tasty. I had it with pita chips and red pepper. The eggplanty flavor is not boring because it's been roasted into yummy intensity. Better still, like baba ghanoush, the eggplant texture has been pulverized beyond recognition. Just the way I like it.
Put roasted eggplant, chopped (raw) onion, tomato, and garlic cloves in a food processor and process until smooth.
Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat and add eggplant-onion-garlic mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.
Add sesame seeds and other spices (through cayenne), and cook 3-5 minutes more. If it starts to stick to the pan you can turn the heat down or add a little bit of water.
Remove from heat and put mixture into a bowl. Stir in yogurt, cilantro, & lemon juice.
This is good warm or cold. I think that you could also throw it over some rice warm. Theoretically it would be better after it chills for a while, but I wouldn't know because I ate it. In fairness, I made a half recipe, because I wasn't sure if I'd like it. But now I'm definitely making the second half. Because there's nothing I'd rather do with those roasted eggplant cubes in the fridge.
Cute W is away tonight, so thanks to a tip from Mary, I'm watching the super-fun Masterpiece Theater series Downton Abbey online. Because I am that woman. If you are a period-movie junkie, allow me to hook you up.
In case you're looking, the earlier dips were Lime-Spiked Black Bean Dip and Out West Bean Dip. There was also a post with salsa recipes.
Looks yucky. But I bet it tastes good. I will give it a try!


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Liberia: Executive Protective Service Mute Amid Report, 9 Agents Abandoned the President
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Monrovia – The Executive Protective Services, an elite group of armed men and women tasked with providing security protection to the Liberian Presidency, is refusing to address reports that nine of its agents who traveled with President…
Liberia: Second State Witness Contradicts Police Charge Sheet in Murder Case Involving EPS Agent…
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EPS Agent Patrick Kollie (center) being escorted to the Monrovia Central Prison Monrovia – Prosecution witnesses in the ongoing trial involving former EPS Agent, Patrick Kollie, continue to give conflicting accounts, as the preliminary…
EPS Clarifies New Recruits – "Recruited Ex-Combatants Are "Remodeled"
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Monrovia – The Assistant Director of the Executive Protection Services (EPS) has told FrontPageAfrica that though the EPS under his watch has some ex-combatants, society must accept that most of those who found themselves in activities of…
Liberia: Ex-Combatants, Remnants of Former Pres. Doe SSS Surfacing in Weah's Security Detail
Monrovia – Security and protocol arrangements for Liberian President George Manneh have been disjointed, disorganized and out of sync since the day of the new head of state's inauguration on January 22nd.
Changes in Liberian Gov't – Cassell Out At Transport; Sam Wlue In
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Monrovia – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has made a number of changes in her administration, dismissing her Minister of Transport and the head of the Executive Protective Services.
Reckless EPS Action Needs Action
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Everyone knows how critical I am of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf presidency. And on this one, I will wait to see what action she takes on her nightclub, women chasing and partying Presidential security guards, the Executive Protection Service.…
Gunshot at UP Convention: Executive Protection Service Officer Injured
Gbarnga, Bong County - Less than two weeks after the United Nations Mission in Liberia, UNMIL turned over security to Liberian security forces, a scarring incident occurred at the ruling Unity Party Convention in Gbarnga, Bong County where…
U.S. Envoy Launch Liberia's National Security Radio Communications Network
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Monrovia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield have launched a new joint partnership to develop a "National Security Radio Communication…


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Finn Olav Gundelach (født 23. april 1925 i Vejle, død 13. januar 1981 i Strasbourg) var en dansk diplomat, økonom og EF-kommissær.

Liv og karriere
Gundelach blev cand.oecon. fra Aarhus Universitet i 1951 og arbejdede fra 1955 til 1959 som Danmarks repræsentant i FN's europæiske hovedsæde i Genève. I 1959 blev han direketør for den handelspolitiske afdeling i GATT, og blev vicedirektør samme sted 1965. Han forlod posten i 1967 for at blive Danmarks ambassadør ved EF, Euratom og Det Europæiske Kul- og Stålfællesskab.

Han blev af statsminister Anker Jørgensen udpeget til Danmarks første EF-Kommissær i 1974 og sad som landbrugskommissær og næstformand for EF-Kommissionen frem til sin død i 1981. Politisk var han uafhængig, men tilhænger af europæisk integration. Dog var han ikke tilhænger af at gøre samarbejdet til en egentlig union.

Han blev afløst af Poul Dalsager.

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Personer fra Vejle
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Kommandører af Dannebrog
Personer i Kraks Blå Bog (afdøde)
Personer i Dansk Biografisk Leksikon
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Groundbreaking took place yesterday on Hankook Tire's new KRW 266 billion (£155.7 million) R&D centre in South Korea. When complete in 2016, the Daejeon-based Hankook Technodome will be the first of two new research and testing facilities the tyre maker plans to establish as the core instruments of its overall research and development infrastructure. The Hankook Technodome will serve as an incubator for innovative new technologies and eventually operate in tandem with a further facility that is scheduled to open in 2018, the Hankook Test Engineering Center in Sangju, South Korea. The Sangju site's planned function is to act as a hub for tyre evaluation technologies, and it will be equipped with state-of-the-art tyre testing facilities.


The base MSRP of the original GT4 was actually "just" 85k.
That's a killer deal IMHO for 5 liter.
I have the BMW branded version, much more $.
Have one down in SD for $20!
URO Front Control Arms - Opinions?
Re: URO Front Control Arms - Opinions?
First was a front control arm. I observed massive play in the outer balljoint.
What's up M3Forum? Chevy to Chevy Edition.
Re: What's up M3Forum? Chevy to Chevy Edition.
FS: Garage sale! Low prices!
Re: Garage sale! Low prices!
I think I'd rather sell this locally, sorry.
Ready to ship if you still want them.
You're gonna have a tough time selling those at that price when a popular rep manufacturer sells copies for half the price :X GLWS though, they are great wheels.
Re: The perfect daily driver?
Sounds good to me ahah. Enjoy the new car!
Some pics of the sedan build!
Nice to see you here Clarence! Keep up the good work!
I'm not a Snap On fanboy but I LOVE my techangles!
FS: 18x10+25 Mercury Silver TE37 OG Brand new!
Re: 18x10+25 Mercury Silver TE37 OG Brand new!
I don't believe there was any change in the shifter, all years get the same IIRC.
Have 1 dead pump, 1 good pump. PM sent.
The smaller stuff, yes. Engine block and mufflers, probably not.
I am if you give me some labels.
Help me clear some space! Prices are for local pick up.
Easy choice for me: 993.
There will always be a newer, faster, more high tech model but the 993 GT is a '90s icon.
Are they too big? If so maybe just enlarge the holes slightly.
So nice to see people still trying to develop new cool products for our cars!
I'm fairly sure the fan shroud ones work for that.
For those curious about some of its latest mods check the journal in my sig!
What's Up . . . Wait What?
Re: What's Up . . . Wait What?
Very straightforward as mentioned. Just make sure to tighten that inner bushing at ride height.
I have a pair of OE LED tail lights for convertible. Set is in good shape and complete. $350.
The price is and has been in the first post, 550 + your original.
Might have to let that go. Having too much fun with the ZHP!
Another cool thing about these is that I believe they all have a 10 year / 120k miles engine warranty so you can really pile up the hard track miles without worry. Enjoy!
Apparently M3 strut bar mounts are made of peanut brittle.
Re: Apparently M3 strut bar mounts are made of peanut brittle.
PPF clear bra removal tips?
Re: PPF clear bra removal tips?
Just needs a quick correction/detail and it'll be really nice.
I would've tried the steamer method but didn't have that readily available.
Rear hard brake line, OEM steel line vs copper nickel line?
Re: Rear hard brake line, OEM steel line vs copper nickel line?
If you're going to DIY, copper nickel is a lot easier to bend and flare.
I quoted a post and posted a pic. Is it not showing up? Heat gun, plastic blades, 3M adhesive remover.
This isn't the most fun I've had but it's all gone now!
The film on the horizontal surfaces was so cracked, there was no peeling it off in one piece.
Ahah. I thought the same thing!
Those 2 are one and the same FYI.
Logged in to post this. Best deal. I'm happy with mine. Definitely more convenient than traditional jack and stands.
Sorry, I couldn't tell you. I got them second hand and already worn just to hoon around.
The trim cost an arm and a leg to retrofit on the E46. Sure is nice that it is standard on the M-sport E39.
Yeah, sedans and wagons don't have those.
I just made some brackets out of an L shaped steel bar. Welded a nut on the back of each and welded them to the car. Then just sealed and coated them.
I have one of those in the mail, can't wait to try it!
I have one down in SD, feel free to PM me.
Your roadster looks so nice! Very rare combo. I picked up an IB 06 a little while back and it is such a fun car to drive.
Wow! You car was already my favorite E36 on the board before that last post!
Some updates with my E39 too!
Some updates on the slicktop white Touring!
Oh man I'm down ahah. I'll message you shortly, David!
Not a huge fan personally. A few years ago I was building an S54 E36 and experimented with both stretching and torquing.
Bullet points for clarity and simplicity.
* Maximz posted a WTB for an SMG pump (http://m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=602075) late last month.
Sold the Jet Black, picked up an E90 M3. Sold the E90 M3, picked up an F80 M3.
Re: Sold the Jet Black, picked up an E90 M3. Sold the E90 M3, picked up an F80 M3.
Some years ago I had a student at the track give me the keys to his NSX.
Nobody is asking about making a new E46 M3.
"First thing and this is for me the most important thing; you can drive fast and completely relaxed. You don't feel how fast you are."
Hrmm I just checked my inbox and no message from you.
I do still have some of the genuine MTF LT2 fluid in 5 liter jugs (http://m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=590820).
I'm not sure that's even doable.
We are not allowed to modify anything up stream of the cats. The cats themselves can be moved slightly to fit but the headers have to be stock.
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Interview with Ricardo Landaluce, architect on the Fundación Nido expansion project
"This experience helped me look at life differently. I consider it a very positive experience."
How did you become involved in the project?
Ms. Koplowitz asked me to be a part of it and those who know her know that this means I had to be involved.
What did your role consist of?
Project development and management as an architect and individual in all that I could offer.
What was the inspiration for your design?
One day, Víctor Aparicio, the son of Adolfo, pointed at the roof to tell me he was coming home.
What were the main requirements?
Make the children and their carers happy.
Create a home for the soul (Juhani Pallasmaa)
Buildings help to organise our experiences creating human and cultural horizons of perception and meaning.
They help us grasp natural phenomena and capture the passing of time.
They provide us with a human focus.
As Gastón Bachelard said, the house is an instrument to cope with the universe.
On a deeper level, we tried to design the mental dimension of living.
How have they been met?
To the best of our ability.
How did you manage to combine the old building with the new one?
We have not managed to do this yet. The project is broken into 3 phases and we have completed the first, the most important one. Upon finishing the other 2 phases, we will achieve it.
What are the main features of the new building?
The natural light and the ability to connect the outer world with the interior.
What efforts have you made to create perfect harmony between the building and the environment?
By attempting to restore the ecological footprint and trying to make sure the building is not an object to look at but rather the place from which we observe the outdoors.
It has become a benchmark and the recipient of an award. What was the award?
The building has received widespread coverage in the media and journals, it was also nominated as one of the best buildings constructed in 2015.
What has this experience given you?
I was experiencing personal issues with a complicated son and it helped me look at life differently. I consider it a very positive experience.
How do you value your contribution after seeing the finished project?
I had not thought about it. I deeply admire the generosity, courage and determination of Esther Koplowitz and of course everyone from El Despertar: parents, children, carers.
Would you like to add any further comments?
They accept donations!!!


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Home Healthcare Failed policies inflate healthcare costs in Maine
Failed policies inflate healthcare costs in Maine
Matthew Gagnon
One of Maine's most pressing public policy challenges is controlling the cost of healthcare. In 2009, the most recent year for which complete data is available, Maine's per capita healthcare expenditures ranked 5th highest in the country, up from 9th in 2000 and 31st in 1992.
It is no coincidence that the rise in our healthcare expenditures relative to other states occurred as the government sought to tighten its regulatory control over the healthcare sector through Certificate of Need (CON).
CON laws mandate that medical providers seeking to add or expand additional facilities and services must first obtain approval from government regulators rather than hospital administrators or other healthcare professionals.
These policies originated with the concept of Roemer's Law, the idea popularized by the phrase, "a built bed is a filled bed." In other words, the claim is that supply drives demand in healthcare, and a medical provider need only expand its capacity in order to attract more patients and generate more revenue.
This notion has been widely discredited. For example, Roemer's Law predicts that hospital occupancy rates would consistently approach 100 percent. Yet between 1970 and 2000, national hospital occupancy rates dropped from 77 percent to 67 percent.
In 1980, shortly after CON regulations became popular in the United States, a paper was published in the Michigan Law Review in which the authors lay out the historical roots of Certificate of Need. In the 1960s, large hospitals began to worry that suburban hospitals and specialty clinics might attract some of their most lucrative patients. To avoid that unwelcome competition, hospitals pushed for CON regulations, using a cost-saving rationale as a pretext.
Supporters of CON claim that it protects small, rural hospitals from being pushed out of the market by Maine's largest providers. Yet large hospitals are rarely denied CON applications, and small, entrepreneurial providers are most likely to lack the technical and legal resources to navigate the CON process.
If anything, CON protects large hospitals by keeping new competitors out of the market. In 2007, for example, lnSight Premier Health was denied a CON to operate a CT scanner in Scarborough, despite evidence that it could have offered patients in the area shorter wait times and lower prices.
Why? Largely because Mercy Hospital objected to the project. This is just one example of powerful healthcare entities using the CON process to limit competition and maintain their customer base. These laws prevent current providers from searching for innovative, cost-effective healthcare options.
Additionally, limiting the supply of services does not cut costs. CON laws disrupt the market and cause prices to inflate. Study after study demonstrates that CON regulations allow incumbent healthcare providers to charge higher prices than would be possible under more competitive conditions. As a result, per capita healthcare spending in CON states is 11 percent higher than in non-CON states.
This legislative session, Rep. Deb Sanderson, R-Chelsea, has introduced LD 482, a law that would repeal the Maine Certificate of Need Act of 2002.
Maine should join the growing number of states – including, most recently, New Hampshire – in repealing this unnecessary and harmful program.
Take action today and contact the Health and Human Services Committee in support of LD 482.
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Matthew Gagnon, of Yarmouth, is the Chief Executive Officer of Maine Policy Institute. Prior to his tenure at Maine Policy Matt spent eight years working in national politics in Washington, D.C., most recently as a senior strategist for the Republican Governors Association. A Hampden native, Matt is a nationally recognized political strategist and communicator.


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by Josh Schonwald - 12/5/2022
Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Boise State Broncos
Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
Location: Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX
Odds/Point Spread: Broncos (-11.5)
Total/Over-Under: 57.5
The Boise State Broncos (9-4) will go up against the North Texas Mean Green (7-6) at Toyota Stadium on Saturday, December 17, 2022 in the Frisco Bowl. North Texas opens this game as 11.5-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 57.5.
The North Texas Mean Green head into this matchup 7-6 for this season. In their last game, the Mean Green played the UTSA Roadrunners and ended up losing by a score of 48-27. Austin Aune went 14/29 with 194 yards through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 102.1 and finished the contest with 2 picks. Ikaika Ragsdale was the rushing leader for the Mean Green with 17 carries for 108 yds (6.4 yds per carry). When the final whistle blew, they ran 65 plays which totaled 366 yards. The North Texas Mean Green ended up rushing 35 different times and totaled 172 yds, which is an average of 4.9 yards per tote. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Mean Green gave up 227 yards on 47 tries, which averages out to 4.8 yards per run surrendered. North Texas conceded 33 completions on 38 tries for 344 yards, and a completion percentage of 86.8%.
The Mean Green have racked up 6,029 total yards for the year. When it comes to scoring touchdowns, North Texas has earned 33 passing touchdowns and 22 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 20 times. North Texas has earned 283 1st downs as an offense, and they have committed 68 infractions for 551 yds. As a team they hold an average of 201.7 yards in the run game which ranks them 24th in the nation. When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the North Texas Mean Green are averaging 33.9 points per outing.
The Mean Green rank 110th in Division 1 when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 31.5 points per game. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.7 yards per run and 188.4 rushing yards per contest on the year. During the season, they have allowed 2,449 rushing yards through 13 games. When it comes to passing yards, the Mean Green have allowed 3,532 yds which ranks them 128th in D-1. They have given up 271.7 yards per game via the pass in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 63.7%. Overall, they are granting 460.1 yards per game which ranks them 124th in the country. They have conceded 23 touchdowns through the air in addition to 23 touchdowns running the ball.
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The Broncos come into this matchup with a record of 9-4 this season. For their last game, the Broncos walked away with a loss by a score of 28-16 when they faced the Fresno State Bulldogs. Taylen Green (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 175 yards on 17/38 passing while his quarterback rating was 81.6. He threw 2 picks and his average yards per attempt was 4.6. George Holani carried the football 13 times for 74 yds, finishing the game with 5.7 yds per attempt for Boise State. Boise State ran the ball for 4.9 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 146 yards on 30 carries. The Broncos finished the game with a total of 321 yds while they ran 68 plays (4.7 yards per play). The Broncos pass defense gave up a completion rate of 63.0%, relinquishing 184 yards on 17 for 27 passing. Boise State gave up 35 running attempts for 61 yards (1.7 yds per carry).
The Boise State Broncos maintain an average of 381.7 yards/outing, which is good for 75th in the nation. The Boise State offense has 605 yards of penalties on 70 infractions, which ranks 74th in the country in terms of helping out the other team. For the year thus far, the Broncos have thrown for 2,531 yards via the pass in addition to an average of 194.7 passing yards per outing, which has them sitting 109th in Division 1. In relation to how much they score, the Broncos are sitting 61st in the nation holding an average of 29.1 points per outing.
Boise State has surrendered a total of 1,570 yards via the ground game (120.8 yards per game) as well as 14 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the year. They have given up 10 touchdowns via the pass as well as 160.7 yards/outing, which has them in 4th in the country. The Broncos defense has taken the field for 785 plays, which is 33rd in Division 1. The Broncos are relinquishing 18.5 PPG, which has them sitting 11th in college football. This year, they have surrendered 241 total points.
Who will win tonight's Mean Green/Broncos college football game against the spread?
Josh's Pick: Take the Mean Green +11.5
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Jožo Nižnánsky (30. srpna 1903, Brestovany, Slovensko – 7. března 1976, Bratislava) byl slovenský básník, spisovatel-prozaik, publicista a překladatel, autor populárních historických románů a pověstí.

Životopis
Pocházel z nemajetné rodiny, jeho otec byl železniční dozorce. Základní školu navštěvoval v Brestovanech, Zavaru a v Satu Mare (Rumunsko), gymnázium potom ve Svätém Juru a v Trnavě. Po maturitě se zapsal na práva, která však nedokončil, neboť dal z finančních důvodů přednost novinářské praxi. Od roku 1923 se tak stal novinářem z povolání. Mezi lety 1924 a 1938 byl redaktorem deníku agrární strany Slovenská politika, kde uveřejnil většinu svých románů na pokračování. Postupně redigoval časopisy Nový svet (v době druhé světové války byl jeho majitelem a vydavatelem), časopisy Demokratické strany Čas v obrazoch a Demokratický týždenník (v obou ve funkci šéfredaktora), Život v obrazoch a jiné. V letech 1949–1951 pracoval jako redaktor ve Vydavatelství ROH, v letech 1950–1954 pracoval ve vydavatelství Obroda, od roku 1952 byl také redaktorem Světa socialismu, později Slovenského nakladatelství dětské knihy a do roku 1957, kdy odešel do důchodu, ve slovenském vydavatelství Mladé letá.

Od této doby se věnoval překladatelské činnosti a přeložil:
 více než 20 děl z ruštiny (R. Kim, Sergej Nikolajevič Sergejev-Censkij, I. Muratov, Jurij Nikolajevič Bessonov, Sergej Timofejevič Aksakov a jiní)
 němčina (Tisíc a jedna noc a jiné)
 maďarština (Géza Gárdonyi, Jenö Heltai a jiní)
 francouzština (George Sandová, Gaston Leroux)

Tvorba
Svojí literární tvorbu začal psaním poezie, přestože se později věnoval výlučně psaní dobrodružně-historických románů. Jeho poezie vyjadřuje oslavu života rolnických předků. Jeho básnická tvorba byla velmi dobře přijata, nicméně později v ní nepokračoval, ale začal se věnovat próze. V ní se vracel do slovenské minulosti a k historickým postavám jako jsou Móric Beňovský nebo Alžběta Báthoryová. Pro jeho tvorbu je charakteristický napínavý děj, dobrodružství, zápas dobra a zla, hrdinství i zbabělost, a také příběhy lásky. Svoje díla sa snažil psát velmi jednoduše tak, aby byla přístupná široké veřejnosti (inspirovala ho díla Waltera Scotta, A. Dumase, M. Jókaie, Henryka Sienkiewicze a jiných).

Dílo
 1928 – Medzi zemou a nebom, básnický debut
 1932 – Čachtická paní, román o Alžbětě Báthoryové
 1933 – Dobrodružstvá Mórica Beňovského, román (zfilmován v roce 1975)
 1934 – Spišské tajomstvo, román
 1934 – Cholera, román
 1935 – Krásna Hedviga, román
 1935 – Studňa lásky, román podle pověsti o trenčínské studni a Omarovi a Fatimě
 1937 – Žena dvoch mužov, román
 1937 – Právo prvej noci, román
 1938 – Trnava, ruža voňavá, vycházel v časopise Slovenská politika
 1938 – Proti kaštieľu, vycházel v časopise Slovenský týždenník
 1960 – Bojnické kamenné dukáty, povídkový cyklus
 1971 – Lásky Žofie Bosniakové, román o Žofii Bosniakové

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Chris Achilleos
Chris Achilleos, NF (slight shelf wear), Suckling, Nigel, Achilleos, Chris, Paper Tiger, 1988, Later, wraps, English
The third book of illustrations by Chris Achilleos' (after Beauty and the Beast and Sirens). Foreword by Patrick Woodruffe. Brief biography. Six...
Neal Adams: The Sketchbook - Limited Edition Hardcover
Arlen Schumer, Neal Adams, Schumer, Arlen, Adams, Neal, Very Fine in Very Good dustjacket (dustjacket edgeworn with several closed tears), Vanguard, Lebanon, NJ, 1999, 1st, 10.5 inches, 7 inches, 116 pages, black & white, Hardcover, leatherette, English
This limited hardcover edition has two extra bonus plates not found in the other editions. The sketches come from a variety of sources and vary widely in...
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Neal Adams' sexiest cover! 20-page Stephanie Starr comic story by Dick Giordano Star*Reach #3 features creators Mike Friedrich, Neal Adams, Dick...
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Yoshitaka Amano, Amano, Yoshitaka, Signed by the artist with a drawing, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light shelfwear, flat tight, clean), Tokyo, Asahi Sonorama, 1999, 1st, 978-4257035787, 11.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 176 pages, softcover, wraps
A collection of the artist's work from 1989 to 1999. Executed entirely in traditional media, nothing digital here. "Journey through Amano's imagination....
Hiten: the Art of Yoshitaka Amano - Signed with a Drawing
Yoshitaka Amano, Amano, Yoshitaka, Signed by the artist with a drawing, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket with obi band (light shelfwear, tight, bright, clean), Asahi Sonorama, Tokyo, 1989, 2nd, 11.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 126 pages, 134 illustrations, including 98 color plates, softcover, wraps, English
With a full page original ink drawing signed and dated 89 by the artist on the front free endpaper. From 1989, this collection of works in acrylic,...
Maten: the Art of Yoshitaka Amano - Signed with a Drawing
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With a full page original ink drawing signed by the artist on blank backside of the first page. From 1984, Amano's first collection. Works in acrylic,...
Yoshitaka Amano: The Illustrated Biography--Beyond the Fantasy - Signed Limited Edition
Florent Gorges, Yoshitaka Amano, Gorges, Florent, Amano, Yoshitaka, Limited to 500 copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase in publisher's shrinkwrap, Milwaukie, Dark Horse, 2018, 1st, 978-1-50670-754-9, 10 inches, 11 inches, 424 pages, 400 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
From the publisher: Yoshitaka Amano: The Illustrated Biography--Beyond the Fantasy is a beautiful celebration of the life and imagery of Japan's master...
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Azpiri Sketchbook - Signed & Numbered Deluxe Edition
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This deluxe edition has cloth covers and a dustjacket and is signed & numbered with an extra full-page illustration. This stylish Spanish artist is...
David Benzal
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David Benzal is one of the first Spanish concept artists. This book highlights his career as a character and environment designer and illustrator for video...
John Berkey
1966 Texaco Dealer Calendar
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Very Good+ (mild wear, used as a calendar with occasional notes written in the blocks, back cover is missing), John Berkey, Berkey, John, Texaco, 1968, 1st, 7.5 inches, 9 inches, 26 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, spiralbound, English
Very Good+ (mild wear, used as a calendar with occasional notes written in the blocks, wire spiral has been trimmed at one end), John Berkey, Berkey, John, Texaco, 1969, 1st, 9 inches, 9 inches, 28 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, spiralbound, English
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John Berkey: Painted Space
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This award winning science fiction cover artist's first collection with over 80 color illustrations, most double-page or full-page, and one gatefold. Berkey...
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Hannes Bok
A Hannes Bok Sketchbook - Numbered Hardcover Edition
Gerry de la Ree, Gene Nigra, Hannes Bok, de la Ree, Gene Nigra, Gerry, Bok, Hannes, #7 of 107 numbered hardbound copies signed by Paul Bevilacqua, Very Good+ (moderate bump at the bottom front corner, lighter bump at the bottom rear corner, interior Fine), Gerry de la Ree, Saddle River, NJ, 1976, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 80 pages, over 100 illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English
A collection of over 100 doodles, roughs and designs from Bok's earliest years to his last. Two essays by de la Ree: Opening Pandora's Box and...


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Condo's butt is kicked
By Dareh Gregorian
May 29, 2012 | 4:00am
Butt out!
A Manhattan judge has snuffed out a condo board's demand for a court order barring a Park Avenue South man from smoking in his own apartment.
The board of 260 Park Ave. South had blamed José Arozamena for "strong odors" that some residents complained about shortly after he rented an apartment in the luxury building in September 2010.
Arozamena denied he was the source of the stench, and in court filings contended that some of the complaints were made when he wasn't even in town.
On one occasion when a building staffer came in, the worker reported there was no smell of smoke inside.
Arozamena blamed the smells on "defects in the building's ventilation system."
But the condo board still blamed Arozamena, contending the bothersome smells were a violation of the house rules.
Justice Manuel Mendez declined to sign a restraining order against Arozamena, saying there's "some doubt" he is the source of the smoky aroma.
"Even if tenants are the source of the odors," the judge said, the building "did not establish whether the odors are a result of unreasonable conduct on the part of the tenants."
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I have been working as an employee since 1994 and also doing business at the same time since 1997. Business has been paying pretty well but not really the big bucks yet. Just enough to get through life. Then sometimes in an instant… these revenue streams pop into your head. They seem very promising. You feel very positive you will make it big. Earn big bucks. But then again… wasn't this the exact same feeling I had when I just started my business? A computer shop that is now closed down. Full of enthusiasm and optimistic. Like nothing can go wrong, and everyone will love your product and service. You feel the urge to work every minute, knowing that every second counts.
I have been doing business since 1997, some businesses failed, and others went on. And some of those that I was very optimistic about in the past, were also the ones that died down, and the ones that continued to go on were the ones I least expected before hand, not until I was experiencing the work already.
I haven't felt such enthusiasm and optimism in a very long time, since I always reserved these feelings in anticipation of the "anything can happen." Things may go on right and things may fail. And by experience, things of such great feeling of enthusiasm and optimism don't really work quite well I believe they supposed to be.
Ideas come and go, ideas come in a split second. And sometimes ideas just hit me, thinking of how great this idea is. Eversince the start of this year, business is doing good and revenue stream ideas keep pouring in. And I have never felt such enthusiasm and optimisim to work once again like there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel that I have always been travelling and finally, the light is really in sight. It is in proper range to reach.
But then again… maybe not. Well we will just have to see how it works out.


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Q: Terraform API Management API Policy - All APIs I'm aware that it's possible to create an API Management API Policy using terraform by adding the following two resources:API Management API and API Management API Policy. The issue is that I want to add the policy for "All APIs" (seen in image)

and not for a specific route. I do not see a way to do that through Terraform. I am able to do it through Powershell though. So that leaves me with three thoughts:

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*I should just do it through powershell

*I should NOT be using the "All APIs" option in the UI and instead should always explicitly assign the policy to each route. (kind of a pain since connecting Function Apps to APIM is going to auto generate APIs for me)

*I'm missing something and this can be done through Terraform.

I'm looking for an answer to point 3, and open to opinions on point 2.
Thanks

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Samsung's appetite for attention-grabbing technology experiments like folding displays for tablets and smartphones has certainly garnered the South Korean-based tech giant tons of headlines over the past week or so. The company laid out its ambitions around that technology during its recent developer conference, with the plans including the launch of its much-anticipated foldable smartphone in March, starting with an initial production run of at least 1 million units.
Behind the scenes, meanwhile, Samsung is no less hungry to ramp up its efforts in other areas of technology it sees as potentially having a huge impact on its business down the line. Samsung has acknowledged its bet on foldable displays may ultimately not pan out, but the company over the next few years is also planning to spend a whopping $22 billion getting itself ready to be a leader in 5G and AI-related technology.
First, Samsung made clear during the recent Wall Street Journal D.Live conference in California that it wants to have at least a 20 percent market share in 5G technology by 2020. From SamMobile: "Samsung produces half a billion electronic devices yearly and is the world's largest electronics maker in terms of revenue. The company also overtook Intel as the world's largest semiconductor maker last year. However, in network equipment, Samsung is placed fifth, behind Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson, and Nokia.
And while 5G will start going into commercialization in 2019, it is also noted that Samsung will start deploying 5G capabilities soon at its Austin semiconductor factory opens.


Doom metal legends Sleep announced late last year that their long-awaited fourth LP was nearing its completion, shortly followed by a tour announcement. While the details of the album weren't made public until after this run of shows -- ahead of the album's 4/20 surprise release -- fans at Liberty Hall on April 8 got a taste of the album's themes without knowing it. The night's main event began only after the playback of a moon landing radio transmission -- the artwork of "The Sciences" features an astronaut burning one in outer space.
After the transmission ran its course, the members of Sleep emerged from backstage and stationed themselves behind the drum kit and in front of two massive stacks of amplifiers. Their 90-minute riff marathon was kicked off by fan favorites "Holy Mountain" and "Dragonaut." The iconic and bluesy licks of the latter spawned the most violent enthusiasm any stoner metal crowd can muster. They can't be blamed either -- they were watching an era-defining song be performed live in their town on a day they weren't sure would ever come.
Sleep's live performance was in many ways like a freight train. The amount of power it took to employ their mountains of amps was enough to make the venue's chandelier flicker until it was turned off half-an-hour in. It also took a moment for the band to come to a stop after a few of bassist Al Cisneros' amps began to fail on him mid-song. After the group got chugging again, guitarist Matt Pike's shirtless shredding hardly paused again. His minimalist style of songwriting shined bright on "Holy Mountain" cut "From Beyond" late in the set.
Utah band SubRosa joined Sleep as the night's lone support. Their smart soft-loud dynamics and uniquely atmospheric take on doom metal made them a choice pick. One of their final songs utilized a haunting vocal whisper and could've made for a tasteful soundtrack for a horror movie trailer. Their violinist also did an impressive amount of headbanging.


We are proud to present the fifth consecutive Strictly Dub Records' release. Please welcome – here comes a musical thing designed to follow rub-a-dub style and fashion!
Our artist on this occasion is a well-known singer on the soundsystem scene, the one called Lyrical Benjie. He released some great tunes on labels such as on King Shiloh and Roots Tribe in the past and is featured in prime form as he displays the art of the dee-jaying like in the days of old.
Music and mixing is done by Belgium-based Unlisted Fanatic, the boss of Sir Runnin' Records. With thanks to his experience in reggae music production, Unlisted Fanatic's drums, bass, guitar, keys and percussion sound just like they are supposed to. Guitar played by Saimn-I, Belgium musician and sing-jay, and a friend of Unlisted Fanatic. A number of soundsystems played this track as a dubplate for a long time, and now it's the time to reveal it to the world.