If you're a craft beer aficionado looking for a new spot to grab a cold brew, we have some good news for you. Pittsburgh is packed with tap rooms and local breweries and new ones are cropping up all the time.
With a heavy focus on flavorful local beer, you're bound to find a new favorite IPA or hefeweizen in this bunch. Best of all, we've done the work for you and put together a list of the tap rooms you need to visit.
So what are you waiting for? Let the sampling begin!
With an extensive beer list and a rotating selection of food trucks, The Brew Gentlemen Beer Co. certainly has something for everyone. If you're in to having a cold one alongside your sun salutations, you should definitely stop in for the Beer + Yoga series. With an affordable $5 entrance fee, you participate in an hour-long yoga class that is rewarded with a 5oz. beer. Standouts for beverages include the General Braddock's IPA and the Mexican Coffee Oatmeal Stout.
This spot in Millvale is the perfect combination of rustic and industrial, with excellent local brews on tap. Not only does Grist House offer a rotating selection of food trucks to satisfy your hunger, you can also bring your furry friend along for the fun. With live music twice a month and outdoor seating for warm weather drinking, you will definitely want to grab an adult beverage here with your friends and family. Be sure to try the Camp Slap Red, or one of the local ciders or wines if beer isn't your thing.
With two locations in and around the Burgh, you need to add Voodoo to your tap room tour. Stop in for barrel aged beers, trivia nights, and the ever popular Voodoo Homestead Foodoo Truck. Amazing chalk-art created by Pittsburgh artists gives the space a connection to the local scene. Favorite beers include the H2P Double IPA and the Breakfast of Champions.
Make your way over to the Hitchhiker Brewing Company where flavor is the focus. With a variety of local brews and light appetizers, this place is worth the trek. Homemade ginger ale, delicious cider, and beer straight from the cask make for a fantastic sensory experience. Live music on Thursdays adds to the ambiance while outdoor seating is perfect for summer nights. Good news for residents of the South Side, Hitchhiker is planning to open a second location with a public tap room this summer.Try the Rucksack Porter, Black IPA, and American Pale Ale.
With tons of fun activities to compliment your beer tasting, the East End Brewing Company is the place to be. Whether you want to get artsy at Crafts and Drafts or have cold one after a bike ride at the annual keg ride, you're guaranteed to have a memorable time. Stop in for a $25 guided tour that includes four beer samples and a complimentary growler, and the opportunity to learn more about the brewing process. Be sure to try one of the house made Barmy soda pops if you're laying off the drinking, or down the Monkey Boy hefeweizen if you're in the mood for a brew.
The Hop Farm Brewing Company features a farm to table concept with a twist. By growing its own sustainable and organic hops in a nursery and in the establishment's rooftop garden, you're sure to have the best of seasonal beer offerings. Delicious food and beer pairings take your experience to the next level while the location in trendy Lawrenceville can't be beat. Definitely try the Hop Farm IPA for bold, crisp flavor.
With locations in both Lawrenceville and North Versailles, there's no reason to miss out on experiencing Full Pint Brewing. This brewpub offers seasonal and year-round craft beer for every palate as well as their one-off series of Nerd's Reserve limited release drafts. What goes better with beer than pizza? Luckily Full Pint has that pairing covered with their gourmet pizzas created with beer bread dough. You've got to try the award winning White Lightning Belgian white ale.
This small pub in Lawrenceville leaves a big impression. Drawing from the owners' time living in New Zealand and across the U.S., Roundabout offers a fresh selection of IPAs crafted with American and New Zealand hops. Stop in to the tasting room to sample the drafts and fill a growler for the road or grab a delicious pint and savory meat pie for only $9 on Wednesday nights. Be sure to try the Ginga Wheat American wheat beer crafted with fresh ginger, McCormack honey, and lemon.
Hand-crafted small batch beer drafts and authentic wood-fired pizza are two great reasons to check out the Spoonwood Brewing Company. New to the scene, Spoonwood is celebrating its first year of operation and is already making a great name for itself with refreshing beer, delicious food, and live music. Trivia nights on Wednesdays, and brunch on Sundays are just a few more reasons to give this spot a chance. The Killer Diller IPA, Working Class Hero cream ale, and Good-Eye Sniper Double IPA are all safe bets.
This place is sure to blow you away with their style of craft beer, which they describe as wild by design. Featuring a rotating selection of small-batch ales, this place mixes old world French and Belgian style beer with unexpected local ingredients for a delicious taste. With a 30-barrel brewing system, Draai Laag is working on out-of-state distribution so you can share your favorite beer with out-of-towners. With a newly built Biergarten for outdoor drinking and a taproom that is being remodeled, you're sure to enjoy the ambiance here. Sip on the Goednacht or St. Angus.
Rustic charm, delicious craft beer, and a full menu of outstanding food all make the North Country Brewing Company worth the drive. Located in Slippery Rock, this place is perfect for having dinner and a cold one after a day of shopping at the Grove City Outlets. You'll love the selection of locally brewed craft beer and homemade sodas as well as yummy burgers, soft pretzels, salads, and more. Support the Slippery Rock Fire Department by sipping the Station 33 Firehouse Red or try the Buck Snort Stout.
With a relaxed, fun atmosphere, and an emphasis on handcrafted, locally sourced food and beers, you'll love checking out ShuBrew. Using a three-barrel system, the microbrewery is able to experiment with different styles and ingredients on a weekly basis for a unique experience each time you stop in. If you're craving something besides beer, ShuBrew has you covered with a selection of local wines, meads, and ciders. The Jungleboot IPA is a must-try next time you stop in.
Award winning brews, food truck Fridays, and a comfortable atmosphere all make the All Saints Brewing Company a great microbrewery. With a wide variety of locally crafted beers and meads, there is certainly something for every taste bud. Food Truck Fridays as well as wood-fired pizza from Earth, Wheel and Fire ensure you don't walk away hungry. You'll definitely love the Crimson Halo or try the award-winning Voodoo's Child Lager.
As if this list of tap rooms wasn't already awesome enough, there are even more breweries planning to set up shop in Pittsburgh. Eleventh Hour Brewing is hard at work transforming what was the Lawrence Public School into a brewery at 3701 Charlotte Street in Lower Lawrenceville.
You can also add two new spots on the Northside to the list of coming soon breweries. Allegheny City Brewing, a microbrewery in Deustchtown is set for 507 Foreland Street. And War Streets Brewing, a nanobrewery producing less than 100 gallons at a time, will open their brewery and tasting room at 1416 Arch Street on the first floor of a historic Firehouse.


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March 15: House of Representatives
Aug. 22: ALC Claims Review transcript
Dec. 29: Senate Floor transcript
Shepherd I invite the members, staff, press and guests in the gallery to stand and be led in prayer by Pastor Derek Easter of New Saint Hurricane Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, a guest of Representative Flowers and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance to be led by Representative Lane Jean.
Easter Let us pray. Almighty God, we come today to pray for these, our state officials. Would you grant them grace to face the unique challenges of our state with empathy? We pray humbly that by your miraculous power, you will continue to remove personal agendas, that they will give way to the good of everyone in our state. Grant them the wisdom to continue to legislate wisely. In these traumatic days when nations rage and the world and our communities seem to be in a fragile state, we call on you today with humble hearts that you would speak into our conflicts and bring order to our chaos. We pray that each and every member will give careful and thoughtful stewardship of their influence. Would you bless, would you keep, and would you cover each of them with your grace? We humbly pray this in your sovereign name, amen.
Shepherd Members, please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. With 99 members present, the chair sees a quorum. Are there any requests for leave? Representative Jean, for what purpose?
Jean Leave.
Jean Representative Deffenbaugh.
Shepherd Is leave granted for Representative Deffenbaugh? So noted. Representative Frederick Love moves we dispense with the reading of the previous day's journal. Without objection so ordered. Are there reports from select committees? Are there reports from standing committees? Is there any unfinished business? Are there any executive communications? Read the letter from the governor, Mr. Clerk.
Clerk March 7, 2022, to the Speaker of the House. Dear Mr. Speaker, this is to inform you that on March 7, 2022, I reviewed and approved the following measures from the fiscal session of the 93rd General Assembly: House Bill 1001 is Act 136. House Bill 1031 is Act 137. House Bill 1043 is Act 138. House Bill 1045 is Act 139. House Bill 1054 is Act 140. House Bill 10 61 is Act 141. House Bill 1062 is Act 142. House Bill 1063 is Act 143. House Bill 1065 is Act 144. House Bill 1066 is Act 145. House Bill 1069 is Act 146. House Bill 1071 is Act 147. House Bill 1072 is Act 148. House Bill 1075 is Act 149. House Bill 1076 is Act 150. House Bill 1096 is Act 151. And 38 Senate bills. Sincerely, Asa Hutchinson.
Shepherd Members, before we move to the red calendar, the Doctor of the day is Dr. Shannon Swift of Heber Springs and the nurse of the day is Miss Brenda Hewitt. Mr. Clerk, please read House Resolution 1038.
Clerk House Resolution 1038 by Representative Fortner to congratulate the Yellville Summit High School Girls Track team for winning the 2021 Class 2A overall state championship and Class 2A State Championship in the 4×400 meter relay.
Shepherd Representative Fortner, you're recognized to explain the resolution.
Fortner Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I've had this resolution on for a couple of weeks hoping that the girls could join me here. But when you have a small school such as Yellville Summit, the same girls that were on this track team are on the basketball team that was eligible and participated in the state finals. So I am going to go ahead and honor those girls because Yellville Summit doesn't get a state championship every day. Their coach, April Martin, and our superintendent, Wes Henderson, could not be more supportive of those girls. And what I want you to know about this team, not only are they excellent athletes, they are a vital part of our community. They do volunteer work. They belong to organizations. And they're excellent students. Two of the four girls on the relay team, the 4×400 relay team, I have a special relationship with them. As a matter of fact, their stuff is still in a little clubhouse they built in the attic of my tool shed. It would embarrass them to know that. But since this is being recorded and I'm going to take it back to them, they'll know now. They can't get their long legs up in there any longer, but they are still part of my family. They won the state championship because of the 4×400 relay team. They went into that event trailing by one point. It was dependent on them winning that relay team. And the four girls on that relay team, K.J. Moore, Kaylee Martin, Jacey Davenport and Abby Methvin drew down inside themselves and won that relay, won the state championship for the relay and caused their team to be the state champions. And I'm just extremely proud of them. Mr. Speaker, would you have the Clerk read the resolution in its entirety?
Shepherd Mr. Clerk, please read the resolution.
Clerk Whereas in May 2021, the Yellville Summit High School Girls Track Team won the Class 2A overall state championship. And whereas during the state tournament, the Yellville Summit High School Girls Track Team was trailing the Bigelow High School Girls Track team by one point going into the final event, which was the 4×400 meter relay. And whereas the Yellville Summit High School Girls 4×400 meter relay team consisted of Jacey Davenport, Abby Methvin, K.J. Moore, and Kaylee Martin. And whereas the Yellville Summit High School Girls 4x 400 meter relay team won the 4x 400 meter race, giving the 4x 400 meter race team the state championship in that event, and giving the entire Yellville Summit high school girls track team the overall state championship. And whereas the Yellville Summit High School Girls Track Team has been supported by in these many successes by an excellent team of coaches and other staff members. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 93rd General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the House of Representatives congratulate the Yellville Summit High School Girls Track Team for winning the 2021 Class 2A overall state championship and the 2021 Class 2A State Championship in the 4x 400 meter relay.
Shepherd Representative Fortner has explained the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution? Would anyone like to speak for the resolution? Representative Fortner, you're recognized to close for the resolution?
Fortner I would so appreciate it if you would acknowledge that team as if they were here with us today. And I thank you for your good vote.
Shepherd Representative Fortner is closed for the resolution. The question before the House is the passage of House Resolution 10 38. All in favor say aye. Any opposed. The resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, please read House Resolution 1044.
Clerk House Resolution 1044 by Representative Bentley to congratulate the Bigalow Junior Boys Basketball team on its many accomplishments
Shepherd Representative Bentley, you're recognized to explain the resolution.
Bentley Speaker, with your permission, I'd like to have Representative Hawks and Representative Beck join me up here, please. Colleagues, we are blessed today to have a team that not only is the 2AE district champions, but they are an undefeated team. So I wanted these 2 guys to recognize them with me. Representative Hawks and Representative Beck both representPerry County with me, and we all have some of our constituents that get to go to school in Bigelow, a great school that's doing amazing things with basketball. So today we want to recognize the boys team and the great job they've done. Coach Wilson and Coach Nemer and all that they've done for the boys there in Bigelow. I can tell you this ninth grade team is going to be a force to be reckoned with next year, because not only have they been undefeated this year, but in the past 3 seasons they've only lost 2 games. So I can tell you that the rest of this district better be in fear of these boys as they take up to the high school age. So if you guys will recognize this team with me, I would greatly appreciate it. And if you'd read the resolution for us.
Clerk Whereas on February 12, 2022 the Bigelow Junior Boys Basketball team capped off a perfect season by winning the Class 2A 5 district tournament at Marshall High School. And whereas for the first time in more than 30 years, the Bigelow Junior Boys Basketball team finished the season with an undefeated record. And whereas the 2022 Bigelow Junior Boys Basketball team won the Bigelow Invitational tournament. And whereas the Bigelow Junior Boys Basketball team has only lost 2 games over the course of the last 3 seasons. And whereas the 2022 Bigelow Junior Boys Basketball team was well led by head coach Chad Wilson and supported by coach Craig Neumeier and Anna Akridge. And whereas in 2022, the Bigelow Junior Boys Basketball team has also been supported by additional staff and other members of the Bigelow School District and their community. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 93rd General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the House of Representatives congratulate the Bigelow Junior Boys Basketball team on their many accomplishments.
Shepherd Representative Bentley has explained the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution? Would anyone like to speak for the resolution? Representative Bentley, you're recognized to close for the resolution.
Bentley As if this team is not distinguished enough, they also in their membership have Banks Johnson, whose dad, Bob Johnson, was Speaker of the House in 1999. So they're a very distinguished team. With that, I would appreciate a good vote from all of you. Thank you.
Shepherd Representative Bentley is closed for the resolution. The question before the House is the passage of House Resolution 1044. All in favor say aye. Any opposed. The resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, please read House Resolution 1045.
Clerk House Resolution 1045 by Representative Ray to congratulate Julia Gaffney for earning 2 bronze medals in swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Shepherd Representative Ray, you're recognized to explain the resolution.
Ray Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, I'm excited to bring this resolution to you today. I think you'll all agree with me when I say that our state is blessed with many, many natural resources, but our greatest asset is our people and the spirit of our people. There's a lot of incredible individuals in our state. But the one that I'm honoring today just so happens to be from House District 40. Julia Gaffney is a swimmer from Mayflower. She also happens to be a double amputee shortly after birth. She had one amputation above the knee and another amputation below the knee. She was adopted as a young child and only began swimming competitively in 2015, less than 7 years ago. But to say that she made a big splash when she jumped into the pool would be quite an understatement. At the 2020 Paralympic Games, which were delayed because of COVID and held last August in Tokyo, Julia won not one, but two medals. She won a bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle and a bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke. Julia Gaffney has overcome tremendous odds in order to achieve this feat. In order to do what she's done, it takes grit, courage, determination and perseverance, the courage to do something that most people thinks– thought she probably couldn't do. The, the hard work and determination to put in, countless hours of training to become one of the best at what she does. I find Julia's story to be inspiring and a reminder that we're surrounded by all sorts of people who overcome incredible challenges to achieve success. And I hope that by bringing this resolution to you today, you will find the same inspiration in her achievements that I do. Julia isn't able to be here with us today, but I hope that you will join me in passing this resolution to recognize her outstanding achievements. Mr. Speaker, if you could please have the Clerk read the resolution.
Clerk Whereas Julia Gaffney is an American Paralympic swimmer who was born in Russia but raised in Mayflower, Arkansas, and began competing in pairs swimming in 2015. And whereas when Gaffney was born, she had her right leg amputated above the knee and her left leg amputated below the knee. And whereas during the pair swimming career, Gaffney has won 5 silver medals and a bronze medal at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships in Mexico City and a gold medal at the women's 200 meter individual medley at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London. And whereas Gaffney swam in the 5 events at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, winning a bronze medal in the women's 100 meter backstroke and women's 400 meter freestyle. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 93rd General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the House of Representatives recognized Julia Gaffney for earning 2 bronze medals in swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Shepherd Representative Ray has explained the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution? Would anyone like to speak for the resolution? Representative Ray is closed for the resolution. The question before the House is the passage of House Resolution 1045. All in favor say aye. Any opposed. The resolution is adopted. Mr. Clerk, please read House Resolution 1049.
Clerk House Resolution 1049 by Representative Vaught to congratulate the Ashdown High School boys and girls track teams on their many achievements.
Shepherd Representative Vaught, you're recognized to explain the resolution.
Vaught Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm sad to say that our Ashdown Panthers and Pantherettes couldn't be here today due to a track meet that they had today. But I wanted to recognize them for their great accomplishments. They are the 2022 state champions for indoor track. The Panthers or Panterettes are the runner up. So I think that's a great achievement for, for our area. They, they've worked hard throughout the last several years to achieve this great achievement. And so I wanted to make sure that we took time to recognize them for that. And there were several that actually won their individual competitions or events at the same time. And it's in the resolution. So, Mr. Speaker, would you please have the Clerk read the resolution in its entirety?
Clerk Whereas the 2022 Ashdown High School Panthers Boys Track Team won the Class 3A Indoor Track Championship. And whereas the 2022 Ashdown High School Panthers Girls Track Team were the runners up for the Class 3A indoor track state championship. And whereas several members of the 2022 Ashdown High School Panthers Boys Track Team won their individual events, including Ford Young, who won the 200 meter and 400 meter dashes; Javon Hart, who won the 1600 meter race; and Ben Atkinson, who won the pole vault. And whereas the 2022 Ashdown High School Panthers Boys Track Team also won the 4×400 and 4×800 meter relay races. And whereas several members of the 2022 Ashdown High School Panthers Girls Track Team won their individual events, including Lakenya Williams, who won the 60 meter dash, Jeana Paredes, who won the triple jump and pole vault, and Raven Pounds who won the shot put. And whereas the 2022 Ashdown High School Panthers boys and track's team boys and girls track teams were led by head coach Joseph Baker, Matt Richardson, Mat McLeland and Chris Scarborough. And whereas the 2022 Ashdown High School Panthers track team have been supported by their successes by an excellent team of teachers, coaches and other staff members and their communities. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 93rd General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the House of Representatives congratulate the 2022 Ashdown High School Panthers boys and girls track teams on their many recent accomplishments.
Shepherd Representative Vaught has explained the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution? Would anyone like to speak for the resolution? Representative Vaught, you're recognized to close for the resolution.
Vaught Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With that, I would like to wish both teams great luck today as they are competing today. And with that, I'd appreciate a good vote.
Shepherd Representative Vaught is closed for the resolution. The question before the House is the passage of House Resolution 1049. All in favor say aye. Any opposed. The resolution is adopted. We're going to move to the red supplemental calendar. Mr. Clerk, please read House Resolution 1050.
Clerk House Resolution 1050 by Representative Flowers to recognize the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for educating and training servant leaders in local, state and federal leadership, public administration, law and political science.
Shepherd Representative Flowers, you're recognized to explain the resolution.
Flowers Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Before I start, can I ask Representative Ferguson and Representative Holcomb to join me? So since we're meeting early today, just like most of you, my students are not scheduled to be here until 11:00. They still will have a full day, but we're going to act like they're here. Like many of you, I, as well as my colleagues, engage students not only here at the Capitol during session, but also through internships. Representative Ferguson, as many of you know, is a graduate of UAPB. I count myself an alumnus since I took four classes, four classes one summer at UAPB. And as county judge, Representative Holcomb was an extreme supporter and advocate for UAPB. So we all are very, very passionate, very, very supportive. And this connection comes through students who are very focused and interested in training and exposure to the very thing that we do in not only policymaking, but advocacy of our districts. And so we have learned more about what the political science department does to prepare students. And historically, we've learned that that history is long and outpaces even the formal program itself. And as you'll hear, you know, leadership and passion for service as servant leaders doesn't just happen. It happens in a very special place at UAPB and before then in college to grow these servant leaders and these students who love their communities and love their alma mater. So with that, I would ask if either of my colleagues have anything to say. I knew they were going to say that. There we go.
Holcomb Well, I'll just say just my son was a graduate of UAPB, played there on a baseball scholarship. So I just wanted to have that.
Flowers And I think that as long as I'm here, however long that is, we'll just go ahead and make this a tradition for every last day of the session. And I'm just going to say this twice, ask you and you can chant back, who are you rooting for you? UAPB. Oh, no. I'm give you 2 more chances. UAPB. UAPB. Oh, I am so glad those students are not here to see that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Clerk Whereas the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, which was formerly known as Arkansas Agricultural Mechanical Normal College, has been educating and training servant leaders in local, state and federal leadership, public administration, law and political science for over 100 years. And whereas notable alumni of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff include civil rights activist and social worker Martha Lewis, the United States Representative from Illinois Danny Davis and the late civil rights attorney and Arkansas State Representative John Walker. And whereas the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff School of Arts and Sciences continues the legacy of stalwart and change making leadership in its Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences under the leadership of its department chair, Dr. Jerry G. Ingram, and its political science program coordinator Henry Brooks IV. And whereas the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Social Science Program boasts a pre-law, graduate studies, and international relations track, as well as robust internship and study abroad partnerships, including the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington, D.C., the Walton Family Foundation, the United States Army Reserves Officers Training Corps and the Project Go Arab Language Intensive Study Program and the United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps Internship. And whereas the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff graduates have gone on to graduate from Yale Law School, Washington University, and St. Louis School of Law and numerous other law schools across the nation. And whereas the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has a pre-law undergraduate scholars program that participates in the admission partnership with the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, as well as semester long Law School Admission Test Preparation Course with the University of Arkansas in Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Professor Andre Cummings. And whereas the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars Program graduates are currently enrolled in law schools at Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Chicago, the University of Arkansas in Little Rock and Howard University. And whereas the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Political Science students will attend graduate programs at American University, the University of Southern California and Boston University in the fall of 2022. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the 93rd General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the House of Representatives recognize the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for educating and training servant leaders and local, state and federal leadership, public administration, law and political science.
Shepherd Representative Flowers has explained the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution? Would anyone like to speak for the resolution? Rep. Flowers is closed for the resolution. The question before the House is the passage of House Resolution 1050. All in favor say aye. Any opposed? Resolution is adopted. Morning hour is ened. Representative Wooten, for what purpose?
Wooten Point of personal privilege. Point of personal privilege.
Wooten Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I regret to report to this body this morning the passing of Mr. Lee Hayes of Beebe. Lee was a remarkable individual and an outstanding citizen of the state of Arkansas and the city of Beebe. General Berry, what makes him most notable is he's one of the few remaining combat veterans from World War II in the state of Arkansas. And I ask for your prayers for the Hayes family and for the nation of Ukraine, since he spent a better part of his younger life in battle in Europe. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Shepherd Members, we'll observe a moment of silence in memory of Mr. Hayes. Thank you. Representative Jean, you're recognized.
Jean Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, we've got the Senate Bill 101. This is the companion bill that we passed out of the House. This is the Senate version. It is identical from what we passed yesterday. Any questions? Your one vote is for the bill, the emergency clause. Mr. Speaker, have the Clerk read the bill for the third time.
Clerk Senate Bill 101.
Shepherd Representative Jean has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? Would anyone like to speak for the bill? Representative Jean is closed to the bill. The question before the House is a passage of Senate Bill 101. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Voting on the bill and the emergency clause. Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 97 yeas, 1 nay and 0 present, the bill and emergency clause are passed. Rep. Jean, you're recognized.
Jean Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, we're going to take up Senate Bill 107 and Senate Bill 110. This provides– this is for this current fiscal year that we're in. This provides 45– up to 45 additional positions for on Senate Bill 107 of deputy prosecutors. And Senate Bill 110 provides public defenders additional 45 positions to help with the backlog in the cases that we have in our courts. This has been negotiated on both leadership in the House and the Senate, so it's about as fair as you can. It's 45 for public defenders and 45 for prosecutors. This will get the funding to the end of the year. Then we have two other bills that will pick it up for the next fiscal year beginning July 1 coming right after this. Any question on this? Do I need to remove any of these out of the batch for any reason? OK, we're going to take up Senate Bill 107 and 110. Your one vote will be for the bills and the emergency clause. Mr. Speaker, have the Clerk read the bill for the third time.
Clerk Senate Bill 107 and Senate Bill 110.
Shepherd Prepare the machine. Voting on the bills and the emergency clauses. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 98 yeas, 0 nay and 0 present, the bills and emergency clauses are passed. Representative Jean, you're recognized.
Jean Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues, this is Senate Bill 108, Senate Bill 109. This is for the prosecutors and the public defenders. As I explained earlier, this picks up the extra help beginning July 1 and to the next fiscal year. Any questions? Appreciate a good vote. Your one vote is for both bills. Mr. Clerk, have the Speaker read the bill for the third time.
Clerk Senate Bill 108, Senate Bill 109.
Shepherd Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot, Mr. Clerk. By a vote of 97 yea, 0 nay, and 0 present, the bills have passed. Mr. Parliamentarian, you're recognized.
Parliamentarian Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members of the House. In a few moments, Representative Meeks will make the adjourn motion for today. The motion will be standard procedure for wrapping up the fiscal session. It will allow the Speaker and the president pro tem by proclamation to reconvene the session if needed to consider vetoes and correct errors or oversights, or it would allow them again by proclamation to adjourn the fiscal session sine die. And again, this is standard procedure for wrapping up the fiscal session. As of now, the plan is for the session to adjourn sine die at noon on Tuesday, March 15. That is based– that is as long as there are no errors or omissions that need to be addressed through a reconvening of the Legislature. As such, according to House Rule 10, the election for Speaker designate would follow 15 minutes after sine die adjournment on noon March 15, Tuesday. Along those lines, if any members are not going to be able to be here for the Speaker designate election and you wish to vote, there is a process again in Rule, House Rule 10 allowing for absentee ballots. And we encourage you to see Amber Pool by the Speaker's office. She has absentee ballots that she will process for you. And other than that, that's the the plan, and I'll be happy to entertain any questions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, members of the House.
Shepherd Representative Meeks, for what purpose?
Meeks Mr. Speaker, I move that in accordance with House Resolution 1027 and Senate Resolution 21, that the House stand adjourned until such time as we by proclamation of the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate are reconvene to consider vetoes or correct errors and oversight, or the fiscal session of the 93rd General Assembly of Arkansas is adjourned sine die.
Shepherd That's a proper motion. It's not debatable. All in favor say aye. Any opposed? The ayes have it. The House is adjourned.

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These real-life comics take retro trip to the '70s in 'I'm Dying Up Here'
The cast of "I'm Dying Up Here." Standing from left: Melissa Leo, RJ Cyler, Stephen Guarino, Erik Griffin, Jon Daly, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy. Seated from left: Michael Angarano, Ari Graynor, Andrew Santino and Clark Duke.
(Patrick Ecclesine / Showtime)
By Chris Barton
Funny now, funny in 1973
These real-world comics take a trip back to the comedy heyday of the Sunset Strip of the early '70s for Showtime's new series "I'm Dying Up Here."
Andrew Santino (Bill Hobbs)
A fixture at L.A.'s Comedy Store, Santino has been seen performing stand-up on Comedy Central as well as starring in the sitcom "Mixology." Here he plays Bill Hobbs, a talented if occasionally self-sabotaging favorite at the fictitious club Goldie's.
Andrew Santino.
(Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images for SXSW)
Al Madrigal (Edgar Martinez)
A correspondent during Jon Stewart's run on "The Daily Show," Madrigal also co-founded the podcast network All Things Comedy. He portrays Edgar Martinez, a comic whose often easygoing approach is helped along by the periodic use of marijuana and acid.
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Al Madrigal.
Erik Griffin (Ralph King)
Maybe best known as Montez Walker from the cultishly adored Comedy Central series "Workaholics," Griffin is another regular at the Comedy Store. He plays the level-headed and likable Ralph King, a comic and Vietnam vet who has also taken on some TV writing.
Erik Griffin.
Jon Daly (Arnie Brown)
A sketch and improv comedy specialist who wrote for and appeared on Comedy Central's "Kroll Show," Daly is a regular at the Upright Citizen's Brigade theater in L.A. He portrays Arnie Brown, a struggling comic who does odd jobs around Goldie's.
Rick Overton (Mitch Bombadier)
A veteran stand-up who dates back to the '80s comedy club boom, Overton transitioned into writing on "Dennis Miller Live," where he was nominated for an Emmy in the '90s. He's built a long career as a character actor; he appears in a supporting role here as Mitch Bombadier.
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The birth of modern stand-up on the Sunset Strip has its moment in 'I'm Dying Up Here'
Chris Barton
Chris Barton is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times who wrote about TV, music and pop culture.
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Posted March 23, 2010 by Road Junky.
Thanks to a road junky in China who accesses our site via proxy, we found out that http://www.roadjunky.com has been deemed counter-revolutionary and damaging to the moral health of the People's Republic of China.
We were warned that if we wanted our site to reach the most populous country on earth we had also better keep quiet about the harvesting of organs of political prisoners for profit and we were told in no uncertain terms not to even think about promoting Lu Guang's photos of industrial pollution in China.
But unlike Google, we refused to play ball just for profit. The world's biggest search engine might be withdrawing now in protest at being hacked by the Chinese government but until then they were happy to have results barred of say, the Tiananmen Square Massacre and only now are claiming the moral high ground.
The Great Firewall of China sporadically blocks services like Twitter and Youtube that might provoke dissent and insurrection from a population that still is brainwashed to idolise a mass murderer like Mao. The Chinese regime understands that information is power and even wanted to install spying software on all computers in China to monitor the internet activities of its subjects.
It's a shame to be cut off from road junkies in China but given the state of things, we would be doing something wrong if we weren't.


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by Norma Shirk | October 23, 2014 · 5:00 am
The Female Pharaoh
Once upon a time, Egypt had a female pharaoh. No, I'm not referring to Cleopatra. I'm referring to Hatshepsut who lived at the height of the ancient Egyptian empire, in the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom, the same dynasty that produced Akhenaten and King Tut.
Hatshepsut was the daughter of a pharaoh and chief royal wife to Pharaoh Thutmose II. When her husband died, Hatshepsut appointed herself regent to her stepson, who, being a boy, would naturally take the throne. Not satisfied with the role of regent, she proclaimed herself pharaoh. Since "pharaoh" is a male gender word in ancient Egyptian, she became the female (gender male) pharaoh. If your brain cramps at this concept, consider how the poor Egyptians felt at this twisting of the "natural order."
Hatshepsut refused to abdicate in favor of her stepson, Thutmose III, when he reached adulthood. Instead, she sent him off on military campaigns to expand the borders of the Egyptian empire. He became the greatest warrior-pharaoh in ancient Egypt, expanding the Egyptian empire from modern Sudan to modern Turkey.
Hatshepsut and Thutmose III made a great team with her administrative skills and his military skills. But when Hatshepsut died, Thutmose III immediately began eradicating any trace of her as the female pharaoh, chiseling her name off her monuments and deleting her from the "king" list of pharaohs.
Early archaeologists (all European men) theorized that Thutmose III was taking revenge against his stepmother for blocking his rightful place to the throne. But pharaohs had a habit of replacing a predecessor's name with their own, since that was faster than building a new monument. A different theory widely accepted today is that Thutmose was trying to restore the "natural order" by deleting references to a female pharaoh.
What can we learn from Hatshepsut today? Challenge yourself to achieve great things even if that means going against the so-called natural order of the universe. Hatshepsut's achievements include one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt at Deir el Bahri.
Tagged as 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt, Deir el Bahri, Hatshepsut, HerSavvy, History, Norma Shirk, Pharoahs, Savvy, Thutmose III, wise woman, wise women, women, women as leaders, working women


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Neighborhoodsby Mark Reutter and Fern Shen10:43 amOct 25, 20110
City agency issues ultimatum: Occupy Baltimore must end night camping
BREW EXCLUSIVE: Occupy Baltimore and city seem headed for a showdown over protesters' campsite.
Above: Occupy Baltimore will be limited to one camp tent at night according to rules developed by the city.
((UPDATE: We are now told that the city has requested that Occupy Baltimore respond to its ultimatum by Wednesday, Oct. 26, and has not issued a hard-and-fast deadline for the new rules to take effect. This is a fast-changing story and we will try to keep our readers informed with the best information available.))
The Department of Recreation and Parks has hand-delivered an ultimatum to Occupy Baltimore to drastically reduce its presence at McKeldin Square or else face eviction tomorrow (Oct. 26) for trespassing on public land.
Organizers said this morning that acceding to the agency's demands would end their protest. "We believe [this] would represent the end of our functional occupation," said Ian Logsdon, a member of the group's media and outreach team. "We can't comply with that and still be the protest we're meant to be."
Logsdon said the group is weighing its options with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and has called for an 8 p.m. mass meeting tonight at the campsite.
Protesters are prepared to be arrested and have been discussing "how to be arrested safely, being completely non-violent, etc.," Logsdon said. Noting that his 25th birthday is tomorrow, "I may be spending it in jail."
The notice by Rec and Parks sets out a series of conditions that must be followed to obtain a permit to occupy the park.
However, protesters told The Brew this morning that the Police Department, which would have to carry out any arrests, has shown flexibility. "We may have more time, it's unclear whether we are going to be forced out, but that does seem to be the implication now," said one protester.
One Tent and Two Campers Per Night
Among the conditions that Rec and Parks says Occupy Baltimore must follow:
• no more than two campers, occupying one tent, can remain overnight at the square.
• all other protesters must leave the square by 12 midnight.
• the group will be restricted day and night to a small "footprint" near the fountain.
• no open flames or other violations of fire safety requirements will be permitted and "one portable toilet may remain on site."
• occupiers "may not obstruct, in any way, the rights of way" in the square or adjacent spaces in the Inner Harbor.
• protesters must notify city officials of "any significant population spikes/significant events or issues at the site."
No Troubles So Far
In a statement today, the protesters adopted a low-key response:
"Considering their peaceful and respectful assembly, the group requests that the city allow them to maintain this peaceful democratic space, as city government counterparts in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., have [done]." In some other cities, there have been evictions and arrests.
Occupy Baltimore's campsite last Wednesday. About 40 protesters have been spending the night at McKeldin Square. (Photo by Mark Reutter)
Why Baltimore has decided to crack down now on the protest movement is uncertain. Spokesmen for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake did not immediately respond to questions from The Brew.
By all accounts, the three-week-old protest at the square has been peaceful.
There have been no reported incidents of rowdiness or conflicts with police, who have maintained a small presence near the camp. The protesters have not blocked pedestrian or car traffic, according to eyewitness reports.
The group recently set up its own security system, including rules for resolving complaints of sexual harassment, which dismayed some outside observers.
If the protesters agree to its demands, Recreation and Parks said it would provide – at no cost – 10 pop-up tents "for cover from inclement weather and locations for 'community services' within the Occupy footprint within the square along the fountain."
In return for the tents, "Occupiers must use these tents and not construct other tents or structures in this area other than the 'night watchmen' tent. Attaching additional materials (such as tarps) to these pop-up tents is not allowed."
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Marilyn Mosby is holding a fundraiser this evening while her fate is up in the air
"Hope all my peeps can make it," Mosby writes as the race for her seat heats up and a separate online fund raises money for her and her City Council president husband's legal defense in federal probe.
PoliticsMay 20, 2021
Votes to override Scott's veto of security deposit bill disappear
Enough Council members have changed position on the measure that, unless Mosby flips some back, a vote to overturn the mayor's veto would fail.


Illumiscin is effective against age spots and provides illuminated, even-toned skin. A balanced composition of oleuropein, stabilized vitamin C and zinc PCA comprehensively combats the two pigments responsible for the occurrence of age spots, melanin and lipofuscin. The active ingredient thus prevents the formation of age spots in a unique way. In addition, it successfully reduces the size of existing age spots and diminishes their contours. The skin tone is evened out, and the skin looks radiant again.


Toyota's economy appears to recover from the great shock that devastated Japan this spring. So starting new and appealing projects is the best way to leave behind a crucial moment.
When talking about exterior design and performance this Toyota also proves to be in control of the situation. Its sleek and curvy design matches wonderfully with this economic, but powerful engine.
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John W. 'Jack' Peters, 78, a longtime resident of Chelms-ford, MA passed away at his home on January 21, 2014 in the company of his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Frances Jeanne (Ciccozzi) to whom he has been married for 55 years.
He was born in New Brighton, PA on September 9, 1935 and was a son of the late Leland and Naomi (Mumford) Peters.
Jack was a 1958 graduate of West Point and retired from the United States Army as a Lt. Colonel after proudly serving for 22 years. His career as an Army Aviator included two tours of duty in Vietnam and many awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross and several Bronze Stars. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and an active parishioner at St. Mary Parish where he volunteered as a Lector and a Eucharistic Minister. Jack was also a substitute teacher at Chelmsford High School for many years.
In addition to his loving wife, Jeanne, he is survived by his children, Scott Peters and his wife Rhonda of Alexandria, VA, and Kellie McCann and her husband Jim of Chelmsford, MA; five grandchildren, Yaicha, Michael, Cortney, Michaela, and Damon, and two brothers, Ray and Kenny Peters.
At the family's request there will be no visitation. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 9 o'clock a.m. at St. Mary Parish, 25 North Rd., Chelmsford, MA. Interment in West Point Cemetery, NY will take place at a later date. Donations can be made to 'The V Foundation for Cancer Research,' founded by ESPN and Jim Valvano with his famous words, 'Don't give up don't ever give up.'(http://www.jimmyv.org/). Funeral Director Paul A. Hardy, Jr. For online condolences please visit BLAKEFUNERALHOME.COM.


If you've got a sunlight-challenged patch where grass refuses to grow no matter what you do, a deadnettle ground cover may be the way to go. Deadnettle lawn alternatives are low-growing, blooming plants that produce silvery, blue-green or variegated foliage and flowers of purple, white, pink or silver, depending on the variety. If you're concerned that the plant stings, don't be. The plant earned its name only because the leaves look much like stinging nettle.
This sturdy, adaptable plant tolerates nearly any type of well-drained soil, including poor, rocky or sandy soil. Deadnettle is best for shade or partial shade, but you can grow the plant in sun if you're willing to water it frequently. However, the plant won't last long in climates warmer than USDA plant hardiness zone 8.
Before you consider growing deadnettle in lawns, be aware that it has aggressive tendencies. If it outgrows its boundaries, pulling wayward plants by hand is the best means of control. You can also dig the plants and move them to more desirable locations. Similarly, deadnettle is easy to propagate by division.
Deadnettle withstands drought conditions but performs best with regular water. A thin layer of compost will keep the soil moist, conserve water and provide nutrients to the roots as the material decomposes.
This plant doesn't demand fertilizer, but a handful of general-purpose fertilizer applied in early spring will give the roots a boost. Sprinkle the fertilizer on the ground around the plants and immediately rinse off any that falls on the leaves. Alternatively, use a dilute solution of water-soluble fertilizer that you can spray directly on the foliage.
Trim deadnettle after the first flush of blooms and again at the end of the season to keep the plant tidy and to produce bushy, compact plants.
Don't worry if the plant dies back in winter; this is normal in climates with cool winters. The plant will rebound hale and hearty in spring.
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Nominee for FBI director says waterboarding is…
Nominee for FBI director says waterboarding is torture
FBI director nominee James Comey testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington July 9. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
By Reuters |
PUBLISHED: July 9, 2013 at 8:54 p.m. | UPDATED: September 24, 2021 at 7:50 a.m.
James Comey, the man nominated by President Barack Obama to be the next FBI director, said on Tuesday that he believed the use of waterboarding as an interrogation technique was torture and illegal.
Comey, the former deputy attorney general from 2003-2005, told senators at a confirmation hearing that he had made his views known when he was serving in the George W. Bush administration but lost battles to stop the CIA from using so-called enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding and sleep deprivation on enemy combatants.
'When I first learned about waterboarding when I became deputy attorney general, my reaction as a citizen and a leader was 'This is torture," Comey said. 'It's still what I think.'
Comey praised FBI Director Robert Mueller for making sure the FBI had nothing to do with 'that business.' 'And if I were FBI director, it would never have anything to do with that.'
Rights groups and some former FBI agents have urged members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to question Comey on why he concurred with a 2005 opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel that justified the use of some enhanced techniques, including waterboarding, in some circumstances.
Comey said that although at least one memo from the Office of Legal Counsel explained how the use of the interrogation techniques could be legally justified, he had continued to raise questions about whether the United States should be using them.
'Maybe the most important thing I did on this topic as deputy attorney general was force – try to force and fight for a discussion about whether this was the kind of thing we ought to be doing as Americans,' Comey said.
When pressed by several senators who asked why he had approved a memo that said enhanced interrogation techniques could be justified under law if used one at a time, Comey said the law was vague and could be so interpreted.
He said although he approved the opinion on legal grounds he still disagreed with the use of the techniques – particularly the harshest ones including waterboarding and sleep deprivation.
Comey said then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales brought Comey's concerns to the White House, but Bush's national security team rejected his thinking and said they supported the use of the enhanced techniques on detainees because they could be justified legally and because they produced results.
When asked specifically by committee chairman Patrick Leahy if he agreed that waterboarding was torture and was illegal, Comey responded 'yes.'
PLACE FOR SURVEILLANCE If confirmed, Comey, a Republican, would replace Mueller, who took over the FBI just before the September 11, 2001, attacks and has held the position for 12 years.
Comey became known for refusing to certify the legal aspects of National Security Agency domestic surveillance during a 2004 stint as acting attorney general while then-Attorney General John Ashcroft was seriously ill in the hospital.
The refusal prompted two senior White House officials – Gonzales, who was the White House counsel at the time, and Chief of Staff Andrew Card – to go to the hospital for the purpose of persuading Ashcroft to sign the certification. Comey, who was present, refused to recertify the program and said Ashcroft also opposed it.
The situation became so dire that Comey even drafted a letter of resignation. Mueller and Ashcroft also considered resigning over the issue but never did because Bush had changes made to the program to address the Justice Department concerns.
Though many of the questions posed to Comey were in relation to his views on interrogation techniques, some senators asked about surveillance programs like those recently disclosed by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Comey, who has been out of government for eight years, said he could not comment on the specifics of the programs. But he said the collection and analysis of metadata like telephone and email logs are valuable tools in counter-terrorism work.
The candidate was also questioned about the use of drones, which Mueller said last month have been used on U.S. soil for some limited law enforcement activities.
Asked by Republican Senator Ted Cruz if he felt the constitution allows the U.S. government to use a drone to target 'with lethal force a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil if that individual does not pose an imminent threat,' Comey said no.
Comey is expected to be approved by the Judiciary Committee easily, and the full Senate is expected to follow suit before Mueller's term expires in September.
(Editing by Prudence Crowther)


Josiah and the Teeth record in the eponymous studio of Brooklyn Sound, a comedy web series written, directed and acted by Emerson College alumni.
Emerson alumni Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, both from the Class of 2011, have been getting roles on stage and screen. Now they've teamed up to produce Brooklyn Sound, a comedy web series about Lucy, a 20-something woman (Mattison) who inherits a recording studio with a deep history and deeper debt. Lucy and her head engineer, Joel (Carey), record artists (mostly Mattison and Carey) with varying degrees of talent and weirdness, trying to make enough money to save the studio from the machinations of their rapacious landlady, Jillian (Kathy Searle). Also, there is an intern called Pam (alumna Quinn Marcus '13). The series has a couple of Emerson alums behind the camera, too, including director Drew Van Steenbergen '11 and director of photography Matthew Figler '11.
Each five- to ten-minute episode features a recording session with a different artist, and each brings Brooklyn Sound closer and closer to the abyss. But can it be saved?
We asked Mattison about the show, collaborating with her fellow Emersonians, and dental hygiene. Some answers have been edited for length.
Is there an actual failing recording studio somewhere in Brooklyn that inspired the series?
There's no one specific studio that inspired the series, but there are a number of recording studios in New York that have been forced to close recently, due to rising rent and less work. The Magic Shop…is an amazing studio that just closed. Most recently, The Magic Shop recorded David Bowie's Blackstar, but it was priced out of the area and had to shut down.
We were also really inspired by Dave Grohl's documentary, Sound City, which featured the legendary Sound City recording studio in LA, which also closed. It's a really crazy time for recording studios when technology has advanced to the point that artists can record quality work on their laptops, but to us this shift is a complete bummer, because working with a group of musicians in a studio with a talented engineer is an unbeatable experience.
Regarding the studio we filmed at, my boyfriend (Anthony "Rocky" Gallo) built Virtue and Vice studios from the ground up, and it was very inspiring to watch him build this business from the beginning and to really be an advocate for independent artists. Plus, he gave us a good discount.
Who wrote the songs for the series? Did you actually perform them?
Noel and I wrote all of the songs for the series together. Writing music together is one of our favorite things to do, and it was very much the fundamental reason for coming up with this series. We wanted an excuse to write songs in various musical genres, and to find an environment where these songs and characters could thrive.
We recorded all of the songs in advance at the studio, so that when we actually filmed, it was shot a bit like a music video over playback. There was a great team of musicians and collaborators that helped us achieve the sounds we were looking for, and Rocky engineered all of the tracks.
You've known Noel since your Emerson days. Did you collaborate on projects in school, and is this the first thing you've done together post-grad? How about Drew and Matthew?
Noel and I started collaborating pretty instantly when we met freshman year at Emerson. We were both in the Musical Theatre BFA program and knew very quickly that our minds and our comedic and musical sensibilities were very much in sync. I remember we first started collaborating by renting out rehearsal rooms in Piano Row and creating mashups of Beatles songs. Freshman year we were also in the same English class, and for an assignment we paired up to create a film called The 'That Guy' Tour of Boston, which was a historical tour of Boston that focused on the random guys in photos that nobody had ever heard of. For example, if you saw an illustration depicting Paul Revere's ride, we would focus on the random guy behind the tree that has nothing to do with anything.
The rest of our time at Emerson definitely involved endless jokes and songs, but we didn't really write and create content together until after we graduated. Last year, Noel joined me in Ruby Manger Live! at 54 Below, about an old Broadway legend who is revisiting her career and her ten-year stint in rehab. Noel and I wrote some of the music together, and he played Randy Newman (Ruby's sidekick). That was a big catalyst for reminding us that we had to keep doing more work together.
Drew and I became friends senior year at Emerson, but at that time we didn't have any intention of collaborating. Post-college, I had seen the awesome work he had done with Quinn on all of her projects, and I was absolutely excited about the idea of working together at some point down the line. He actually came to see the Ruby show, and after that we got together to talk about maybe working together.
Matt was similar to Drew for me, in that I admired his work after Emerson, but wasn't sure when we might collaborate, though I hoped we would. Actually, the three of us did work together once pre-Brooklyn Sound, when they helped me film an audition tape for SNL two years ago. It took two hours in a little studio space, but they were awesome and I was excited about working with them again on something soon.
What was the most important thing you learned at Emerson in terms of your career?
The most important things I learned at Emerson were how to open myself up as an actor, and how to find power in creating your own work and carving your own path. In the BFA program, I gained confidence in my body and in my voice, and I learned how to really break down scenes and songs to make clear, specific choices (shout-out to Scott LaFeber!). It was a slow process for me, but by junior and senior year in the BFA program, I was able to find a new confidence in myself and in my acting work that I very much thank Emerson for.
In terms of creating my own work, joining a comedy troupe at Emerson was the best thing I could have done, and it really confirmed my desire to pursue a career in comedy. I joined Chocolate Cake City my sophomore year at Emerson, and having a group to meet with and write with every week was very fundamental for me. I wrote and composed Human Centipede: The Musical in my senior year, along with Chocolate Cake City, and the success of that show online was a great launch into the comedy world when I first moved to New York.
One of my favorite things about Emerson is that there are unbelievable resources in film, comedy, media, etc., but there is no handbook that tells you how to access all of those things. I remember passing WECB studios on the way to class and wondering "How do I get in there?", or seeing film students work on projects and having no idea how to be an actor in their projects but knowing that I had to find a way. Emerson provided great training wheels for the real world as an artist, in the sense that you were constantly surrounded by exciting and creative possibilities, but it was up to you as an individual to work really hard and put yourself out there and introduce yourself to people in order to get to where you want to be.
What are you up to next? The rest of the cast/crew?
Right now we're just continuing building a great audience for Brooklyn Sound, and we look forward to meeting with networks and companies to hopefully give the show a bigger platform. We're currently talking about a season two, and we're also developing other projects together and individually. Noel is currently on tour with Murder for Two; [I am] developing a new standup comedy/music show and some other scripts; and Drew, Andrew, and Matt are working on an exciting new project with Quinn Marcus that I'm sure you'll be hearing about soon.
Where did you get Josiah and the Teeth's teeth?
The teeth were our own, but the awful yellow coloring was thanks to Lili Kaytmaz and her makeup artistry. Josiah and the Teeth can't afford dental. Hopefully they'll have a hit song soon and put that money toward some pearly whites.


It's a short week for me due to the holiday, so this is a correspondingly short blog post!
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow USers !
I'm thankful for all of the BD patients, their loved ones, and the health care providers who have made my life so worthwhile for the last 10+ years. You're my inspiration every day.


The rumors are true. Positive Creations, The Movie, has been in the works for the past year. An initiative of Dreamtime Cinema, a small production company from Arkansas, I filmed everything to do with my art and positive soul expressions in general for the laps of a year. In that time I did interviews with many awesome people including other artists like Alex Grey, Other and Andy Howell; musicians like Jah Sun, Sixtoo and Midnite; and Pro skaters like Karl Watson, Ron Allen, Bob Burnquist, Nilton Neves, Barry Walsh, etc. The film is now being edited in the states by the Dreamtime team and will be shown at several film Festivals in 2010. It will then be a dvd available for your enjoyment.


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Have you or someone you know had an Inferior Vena Cava filter (IVC Filter) implanted in your vein? Have you or a loved one ever suffered side effects or injuries from an IVC Filter? If so, the attorneys at the Keith Williams Law Group may be able to help.
What Are IVC Filters?
IVC Filters are medical devices that are inserted into the inferior vena cava (IVC), which is a major vein that carries blood to the heart. IVC Filters are intended to prevent blood clots from getting to the heart, lungs, and other organs by catching them before they get there and then letting them break down gradually. The devices are often implanted into patients who are at risk of pulmonary embolism, especially those who cannot take medications to prevent blood clots. There are a number of manufacturers of IVC filters, including C.R. Bard, Cook Medical, Cordis Corporation, and Boston Scientific.
What Potential Problems Are Associated With IVC Filters?
Unfortunately, there have been numerous reports of problems associated with these filters. In a 2010 FDA Safety Communication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted that since 2005, they had received 921 adverse reports involving IVC filters. In those reports, 328 involved migration of the device, 146 involved embolizations (when device components become detached), 70 involved perforation of the Interior Vena Cava itself, and 56 involved fracture of the IVC filter.
The FDA noted that long term risks associated with IVC filters include lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT), filter fracture, filter migration, filter embolization and perforation of the Interior Vena Cava.
In 2014, the FDA issued an Updated Safety Communication, again noting the reported adverse events and product problems associated with IVC Filters, also noting difficulty removing the filters as a reported problem. The FDA further recommended considering removal of retrievable IVC filters as soon as protection from pulmonary embolism is no longer needed by the patient.
What Are Potential Injuries From IVC Filter Failures?
Among the potential injuries that could be experienced when an IVC filter fails are the following:
Lightheadedness
Internal bleeding/hemorrhaging
Have You Been Injured By An IVC Filter Implant?
If you or a family member has received an IVC filter and been injured as a result, the attorneys at the Keith Williams Law Group are here to assist you in considering your legal options. If you or someone you know has been suffered any of these problems, contact the Keith Williams Law Group for a free evaluation.


How to match a hairstyle ideal for your face? To make it harmonize with your oval, complexion and lifestyle? Your hair condition is also important. Here are few tips.
– a proper hairstyle will emphasize our assets and disguise what is unfavorable in your face features. A stylist and a good hairdresser will help you with that. If your face is slender, generally you should add some width to it with some layers on the face sides. Veil your round face with short, shaded layers and delicate fringes falling onto your face. For oval faces a bob reaching the jaw line is perfect.
– plays an important role when it comes to the choice of hair length. The principle is like this: thick hair may be well grown, as for thin hair – it should rather be half-long or short of a well-kept shape. Girls with thick shags have more options. On such hair many layers can be made and different shapes can be created. Thin hair should have longer layers, it looks good also with short styles.
– it is an important element when making a decision about hair length. If you are shorter than 160 centimeters, you should avoid very long hair, because with such hairstyle you may seem even shorter than you really are. To seem taller, choose shoulder length hair or shorter. The opposite advice applies to a tall person. If you are over 170 centimeters tall, you shouldn't choose hair too short, because your head will not look proportional as compared to the whole of your body figure.
– very important to take it into consideration when choosing your hair length. Hair which is long and well-cared-for requires that you dedicate some time and effort to it. As for the most of short hairstyles is easy to keep. Often, when hair is cut very short, it is enough to dry it with a hair dryer. So, if you have little time for your hair each morning, and it is shoulder long or longer, so the best option would be to tie it into a ponytail. But, do you really want to look like this every day? Maybe shortening your hair is worth taking into consideration? Some cool hairstyle that would make you look younger, one that you can model out quickly?
– shy people like hiding behind long hair, especially behind long forelocks. There's no use convincing them to choose short hairstyles, which would be too much of an exposure to them – hair is like a safety screen to them. People who are open and self-confident dislike hiding themselves, this is why they prefer shorter lengths or sometimes even very short.


Oh, it's still airing (and they are making new episodes, as far as I know). But I think I'm done watching any more episodes on Comedy Central. I won't go into how bad the new seasons are on Comedy Central (they are pretty bad). But now I can't watch the syndicated episodes from the first four seasons because Comedy Central has started modifying the episodes.
What?!! The original was, "Hey, let's all join the Reform Party!" They are changing dialogue now? Updating the jokes to make them more relevant? I am not outraged because they chose the Tea Party (frankly, they deserve to be made fun of), I am outraged that they are modifying the original jokes for no real reason. Doesn't the Reform Party still exist?
Time to find my Futurama DVDs, I guess.


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White House press secretary denies that Biden's controversial speech was divisive
President Joe Biden made headlines earlier this month with a controversial speech in which he accused MAGA Republicans of threatening "the very soul of this country."
Although White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre recently denied that the president's remarks were divisive, the evidence suggests that most Americans disagree.
The Press Secretary says the President "was talking to a majority of the country"
According to the website Legal Insurrection, Jean-Pierre addressed the speech at a press conference on Wednesday, saying, "People have talked about if (the speech) was divisive. It wasn't divisive."
"(President Biden) was talking to a majority of the country who agree that we have to protect our democracy, who agree that we have to protect our freedom, who agree that we have to protect our rights," she continued.
The White House press secretary went on to insist that "a minority, a small group of people who have extreme views and who threaten that … core value of who we are as a country."
"You don't have to look further than Jan. 6, 2021, to see what their attack was on our democracy. It was very clear. We all saw it," Jean-Pierre added.
"And when you have people who say the protesters on that day were patriots, that's problematic. That's coming from leaders," she concluded.
However, it's clear that many critics didn't buy Jean-Pierre's claims. Townhall put out a tweet that featured side-by-side video clips of the press secretary's denial and Biden's own words.
Biden said Trump supporters threaten "the very foundations of our republic"
"Too much of what is happening in our country today is not normal," Biden declared. "Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic."
KJP TODAY: Biden's speech "wasn't divisive."
BIDEN LAST WEEK: "Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic." pic.twitter.com/HrjNWr5P32
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 7, 2022
What's more, a poll released by the Trafalgar Group this week found that nearly 57% of Americans believe Biden's speech constituted "dangerous rhetoric."
New @trafalgar_group/@COSProject #poll shows majority (56.8%) of #Americans say #Biden speech is dangerous escalation in rhetoric, designed to incite conflict.
Dangerous rhetoric:
18.7% #Dem
89.1% #GOP
62.4% #Inds
Report: https://t.co/iWb5H3uOrC pic.twitter.com/S2LuWjAmtY
— The Trafalgar Group (@trafalgar_group) September 6, 2022


Your driving record provides insurers an overview of your driving history and helps them assess your risk as a driver. Depending on your driving history, you will either be eligible for standard insurance or require a non-standard insurer that specializes in High Risk drivers.
Understanding the different types of driving offenses insurers use to evaluate your driving record can better equip you as a driver. Also, being informed can help you get the best possible rates for your insurance.
Insurance providers in Ontario us three classifications for traffic offenses; Minor, Major and Serious Offenses. Each type of offense can impact your insurance premium and can result in being categorized as a High Risk driver.
While it's no surprise that Major and Serious convictions can cause dramatic increases to your insurance, minor tickets should not be disregarded. Especially if you've had multiple convictions, even minor offenses can result in insurance increases, cancellations or non-renewal.
Many drivers are also surprised to learn that even infractions while off-roading or boating can impact your auto insurance.
On average, a conviction can affect your insurance for up to 3 years. For the most serious infractions, such as Impaired Driving, your insurance can be affected for as many as 6 years. While a single minor infraction won't likely affect your rates, if you have multiple minor or fewer but more significant tickets, you will likely fall into the High Risk category.
It can be surprising to learn that even missed payments affect your insurance rate. If you have missed an insurance payment in the past 3 years, you can expect to pay more for your insurance. Additionally, your provider may require you to pay your premium up front.
To get back to standard insurance and more affordable rates, obey the law and practice safe driving.


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Ivo Blom
Personal blog and homepage
Piero Tosi (1927-2019)
Today, I read the news that Piero Tosi had died at the high age of 92 years. With his passing, an epoch disappears, I'd say. Others will surely write about Tosi's paramount importance for film costume design, and I would fully agree. But Tosi also had an important part in my own life. When I started my MA thesis research on Luchino Visconti and visual arts decades ago, in 1983, Caterina D'Amico, daughter of Visconti's regular screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico but also the organizer of many exhibitions and publications on Visconti, told me I absolutely needed to see Tosi, in addition to Umberto Tirelli, Mario Chiari, Mario Garbuglia, Vera Marzot, Giuseppe Rotunno, Caterina's mother, and others. So, when in 1984 I came to Rome to do my research, I met him, at the famous Caffé Greco. The interview was very important to me, as it showed how important the talent and expertise of Visconti's collaborators had been, and how closely knit they contributed to Visconti's films, of which we can say they were true Gesamtkunstwerke. After I had finished my Ph.D. in 2000 and published the commercial edition in 2003, I went back to my Visconti research, intended to renew, expand and reframe it. So in 2004, I was back in Rome, back at the Royal Dutch Institute (my temporary home for so many years of research). Apart from spitting through the Fondo Visconti at the Istituto Gramsci, I renewed my interviews, including ones with Rotunno, Garbuglia, Vera Marzot (Tosi's assistant for e.g. Il Gattopardo), and with Tosi himself. This time we met at his elegant little apartment in Via Monte Brianzo, not far from Piazza Navona and filled with painting. Apart from deepening our discussion on Visconti's films and visual art, we also talked about the importance of photography, of Visconti's professional rigor, Tosi's own training, the Italian divas and Duse, and the preparation of the Proust Project. Afterward, we sometimes had telephone conversations on details. I learned Tosi was a goldmine of recollections, even if I also learned they were not always true.
In 2006 I had the good fortune of having Piero Tosi and Caterina D'Amico as speakers at my symposium Visconti e le arti visive, held at the ballroom of Palazzo Visconti in Milan and co-organised with Federica Olivares. Tosi, who wasn't a big traveler and simply refused flying, did a big effort to travel to Milan and attend the symposium, followed by a screening of Senso. He whispered me he was so excited to see Palazzo Visconti, as during the collaborations with Visconti he had never been there. He was also very happy with a booklet on the Italian divas, written by Angela Dalle Vache and produced by Olivares Edizioni. The morning after, in our hotel, we had a relaxing and humorous conversation, about his work, his background in Florence, but also about being a gay man in Rome back in the 1950s-1960s. From 2007, when I lived six months in Rome thanks to an award of the Dutch institute and worked on my book while also teaching a course on Rome in film, I met Tosi at times at the film academy of the Centro Sperimentale. Here he was teaching for decades, enjoying to be surrounded by bright young people and free of the stress of film production. One summer, we had an appointment after his teachings, but it was terribly hot. He still had taken the metro to Subaugusta to teach at the film academy, but he understandably had to shower first before talking. Afterward, we enjoyed the gelati I had brought.
The production of my book took many years, including rewrites, endless waiting for peer reviewers and editors, and finally changing publisher. In the meantime, on September 2017, I had in London a great conversation with costume designer Janty Yates, on occasion of the Alma-Tadema exhibition at the Leighton House in which I was involved and of her involvement in Ridley Scott's epic Gladiator. Yates and I proved to have the same big admiration for Tosi's work, so our talk went on for a long time. Also, by 2017 I knew that my book would be dedicated to Garbuglia, Rotunno, and Piero Tosi. On 20 March 2018, I had the first presentation of my book, of course in Rome and at the Royal Dutch Institute. Here Caterina D'Amico was officially handed the book, preceded by a round table with distinguished Roman scholars, and – despite stormy weather – with selected guests such as Mario Garbuglia's daughter and family, Nicoletta Mannino (Visconti's niece), Antonella Montesi (coordinator of the bibliovisconti project), Prof. Giovanni Spagnoletti, and others. The next day, I brought my book to Piero Tosi, accompanied by a giant bunch of tulips. Tosi by that time was getting blind and feeble, so we had a nice little chat and caffè. He was really impressed by the book but was sore his eyes were starting to abandon him. Typically Italian, he would call me by my last name: Caro Blom, he said when I left, come up and see me when you're around in Rome if I am still there then. I haven't been to Rome sinch March 2018, alas, so it was our last meeting. I also missed the exhibition on Tosi's years at the Centro Sperimentale, Fall/Winter 2018 at the Palazzo Delle Esposizioni, but thanks to Caterina D'Amico I could enjoy the special issue of Bianco & Nero dedicated to Tosi.
As an homage, after my last visit to Tosi on 21 March 2018, I went back to Caffé Greco, where it all began that 21 September 1984: "Signor Blom?" The circle was round.
~ by Ivo Blom on August 10, 2019.
Publications: Jan de Vaal and the Desmet Collection [in Dutch]
Research: Visconti & Visual Arts
Tutored theses & internships
European Cinema Audiences
European Film Star Postcards
EYE Filmgerelateerde collecties
Huub Koch – Zichtbare Zaken
I Love Italian Movies
Intermedias Review
Jan-Christopher Horak's Archival Spaces blog
Luke McKernan
Observations on film art and Film Art, by Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell
Picturegoing, by Luke McKernan.
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Sempre in penombra (Archivio del cinema muto)
Silent Cinema Cultures
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Lúcia Nagib & Ossessione
Review of Cinefest 2020
Magnum opus on the history of German documentary now online
L'Innocente on Blu-ray


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Trans 2005-10-26: "LOST Seminar"
Wednesday, October 26th, 2005
This special edition of "The Transmission" brings you the "LOST Panel" from the Hawaii International Film Festival, featuring select cast and crew from the ABC series. Jorge Garcia, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjun Kim, and Harold Perrineau, Jr. join Jack Bender, Jean Higgins, John Bartley, Michael Bonvillain, and Archie Ahuna in a wide-ranging conversation about the history, and future, of "Lost."
This podcast includes only part of the two-hour seminar. If you want to hear the whole thing, download the MP3 here, from the Internet Archive.
Use iTunes or an iPod? Don't forget the enhanced version of "The Transmission." Downloads are quicker and each show includes chapter markers that allow you to skip around to what you want to hear.
http://libsyn.com/media/hawaii/lostcast20051026.mp3
Trans 2005-10-19: "And Found" – Episode 2-5
This edition of "The Transmission" follows the Oct. 19 episode, "…And Found." Jin loses her wedding ring, and seeks counsel among her fellow survivors. Michael breaks away from the Tailies to find Walt, Sawyer breaks the ice with Ana Lucia, and Jin has a close encounter with The Others. A Jin and Sun flashback tells the story of how they met.
19:49 You All Everybody (Feedback)
35:03 The Forward Cabin (Spoilers)
41:55 LostLine
The (Enhanced) Transmission
Lost Timeline (Sledgeweb's Lost… Stuff)
What's in the Mural in the Hatch? (The Fuselage)
Lost Fan Fiction Archive (Lostfic.com)
Forbidden Planet (Wikipedia)
38:02/21MB MP3 — : podcast, lost
Enhanced Transmission
Prompted by listener suggestions, we're experimenting with "enhanced podcasts," or AAC files with chapter markers, graphics, and links for chapter-capable players (like iTunes and iPods). This will make it easier to skip between segments in "The Transmission." If you want to get enhanced versions of our show rather than the original MP3 flavor, use this feed in your podcatcher or aggregator.
Chances are "The (Enhanced) Transmission" will come out the day after the original show. Try it out and let us know what you think… is it worth the wait?
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Nifty!
Yahoo! has jumped into the podcast directory fray with a pretty sharp setup. You can find "The Transmission" listed right here. Works with iTunes (via .pcast) and the Yahoo! Music Engine. Ratings and comments welcome!
Also, "The Transmission" made its iTunes Podcast Directory front page debut today. Number 12 in the iTunes Top 100 Podcasts list, too!
We even got a link from AOL's snazzy "Lost on ABC" page, alongside many of our favorite fan sites.
Thanks, everyone, for your support. I'm sure we'll stop getting giddy about this stuff eventually. In the mean time, we'll be sure to let some pressure out of our heads now and then!
Trans 2005-10-12: "Everybody Hates Hugo" – Episode 2-4
This edition of "The Transmission" follows the Oct. 12 episode, "Everybody Hates Hugo." Hurley's past clouds his mind as he struggles with an assigned task in the hatch, while Jack and Sayid venture deeper into the structure. Michael, Sawyer and Jin are taken by Ana Lucia and the "mysterious island man" to the refuge of the other survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. And Claire, Shannon and Sun share a new secret.
Books: Is 'Lost' a Literal Enigma?
TheHansoFoundation.org, BigSpaceship1.com, "More Hanso Secrets" (4815162342.com)
Trans 2005-10-05: "Orientation" – Episode 2-3
This edition of "The Transmission" follows the Oct. 5 episode, "Orientation." Michael, Sawyer and Jin learn a little more about their captors, Jack and Locke find both new answers and new questions in the hatch, and flashbacks for Locke give us a picture of his life in the wake of his ultimate betrayal. We share our first batch of listener feedback, and peer into the future. To download this LostCast, click the "Pod" icon below, or cut-and-paste the following URL to grab the local file:
http://www.archive.org/download/LostCast__20051006/lostcast20051006.mp3
The Montauk Project
GPS Coordinates: Lat. 4.815, Lon. 162.342 or Lat. 4.8151, Lon. 6.2342
The Hanso Foundation
Monday, October 3rd, 2005
Jen just noticed that "The Transmission" has popped up in the "Top Subscribed Podcasts" in the iTunes Music Store podcast directory. Number 56 of the 100 listed, with a few Harry Potter podcasts as neighbors:
Says she, "Holy cow!"
UPDATE: Number 40 as of October 6. Number 30 on October 7!


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Warriors sign wing Alex Burks to one-year deal
Golden State Warriors add depth at shooting guard
The Golden State Warriors have signed former Atlanta Hawks guard Alec Burks to a one-year deal. The Athletic was the first to report the news.
Burks had initially committed to sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but after guard Paul George was shipped to the Los Angeles Clippers to join Kawhi Leonard, he was allowed to reconsider.
Faced with a $139 million limit on salary after the sign-and-trade that sent Kevin Durant to Brooklyn and brought D'Angelo Russell to Golden State, the Warriors had limited resources to commit to their bench, and Burks provides quality depth.
Burks, along with Glenn Robinson III and Alfonzo McKinnie, will shore up the wing as Golden State awaits Klay Thompson's return from an ACL injury.
Burks — who turns 28 this month — is an advanced ball handler who can finish at the rim and defend multiple positions. As the league trends more towards positionless small ball, the 6-foot-6 shooting guard has shifted to more of a small forward role.
Burks isn't incredibly efficient, but can score at all three levels. He shot 36 percent from 3-point range last year and shot as well as 40% from distance during the 2015-16 season.
Burks spent the first seven years of his career with the Utah Jazz. He started last season with Cleveland, averaging 8.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 34 games before he was traded in February to the Kings as part of a three-team deal. He struggled to crack the Kings' rotation, and played in just 13 games, averaging 9.8 minutes.
With Burks' addition, the Warriors roster is now at 14 players, though it's likely Golden State waives guard Shaun Livingston before his contract becomes guaranteed on July 10.
Gamble pays off for Warriors summer league guard Ky Bowman
Warriors trade Damian Jones to Hawks for Omari Spellman