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In 1902, football enthusiast and the soon-to-be founder of Spanish Football Federation Juan Padros joined his hands with a group of other people to form "Madrid Football Club", a club which came to be known as Real Madrid after the Spanish king Alfonso XIII bestowed it with the "Real" (or royal in English) surname in 1920.
The preparations for the founding of the club had begun two years before its coming into being, It was in the year 1900 that Julian Palacios, another of the founding members of Real Madrid, had called a general meeting to select a group of players which would go on to represent the club.
For a club that has always enjoyed close connections with the Spanish royalty, it is perhaps fitting for Real Madrid to dominate not only the European but also the world football scene. After all, the Whites have won more Champions League (13) and FIFA Club World Cup (4) titles than any other team in history.
On the backdrop of their world dominance, it shouldn't come as a surprise for anyone to note that Real Madrid have an upper hand in the Spanish domestic league too, with not even Barcelona coming close to matching their haul of 33 LA LIGA titles.For a club that has enjoyed huge spending power for much of its history, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Real Madrid are known for their ability to lure world-class players – or "Galacticos" in football parlance – from all over the world.
In addition to being extremely talented, only those players earn the tag of a Galactico who command a hefty transfer fee on their move to Madrid and are supremely famous among the football fans. Also, while the word has existed since times immemorial, it was only popularized during the 2000s when the then Real Madrid president Florentino Perez encouraged the policy of signing top-quality players.
Consequently, while Real Madrid have signed star players throughout its history, the Galactico era is only a recent occurrence, with football fans dividing it into two phases. The first of these epochs took place during the 2000s when Real Madrid went on a spending spree that saw them signing the likes of Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, and the Brazilian Ronaldo.
Following the ouster of Perez as club President in 2006, the second Galactico era began with his return as the Real Madrid president in 2009. With Pep Guardiola taking his Eden Hazard being the latest member of the Galactico club.
Rank Player Salary Per Week Age 1 Eden Hazard €600,000 2022 2 Gareth Bale €537,000 30 3 Luka Jovic €400,000 21 4 Marcelo €384,000 31 5 Sergio Ramos €384,000 33 6 Toni Kroos €384,000 29 7 Luka Modric €358,000 33 8 James Rodriguez €319,000 28 9 Karim Benzema €318,000 31 10 Thibaut Courtois €249,000 27 11 Isco €244,000 27 12 Raphael Varane €199,000 26 13 Keylor Navas €165,000 32 14 Mariano Diaz €165,000 26 15 Rodrygo €160,000 18 16 Daniel Carjaval €159,000 27 17 Vinicius Junior €102,000 19 18 Nacho €89,000 29 19 Lucas Vazquez €70,000 28 20 Alvaro Odriozola €68,000 23 21 Casemiro €47,000 27 22 Frederico Valverde €16,000 21 23 Andrii Lunin €14,000 20 24 Brahim Diaz €13,000 19
Little Known Facts about Real Madrid
For Real Madrid haters
- In the 2018/19 season, Real Madrid failed to score in 465 minutes of football and suffered the longest goal drought in their entire history.
- Owing to the strengths of both squads, Real Madrid Vs Barcelona has always remained an evenly poised fixture. However, when both the teams met in the 2010/11 El Clasico, Barcelona pummeled Los Blancos with five goals to nil.
- Although the club has suffered a large number of defeats in its history, none surpasses the humiliation which AC Milan leveled on Real Madrid by scoring five goals without reply in the semi-finals of the 1988/89 Champions Cup.
- In the aftermath of the 2011 El Clasico, tempered of both sets of squads flared to such an extent that Jose Mourinho, the then Real Madrid manager, reached a new low by poking Tito Vilanova in the eye, an incident which saw the Portuguese getting banned for two matches.
- During the 2nd leg of the semi-final of the 1943 Generalissimo Cup – in which Real Madrid were facing Barcelona – General Franco, who was a Real Madrid fan, threatened Barcelona players. Real Madrid took full advantage of the dictator's threats as they went on to win that game 11-1.
Worst placement in the final table:
In a 38-game LA LIGA season, Real Madrid have never fared poorer than the 1999-2000 season which they finished at 5th position in the league. Overall, the club has never finished below 11th, a place which they found themselves in at the end of 1947/48 season.
Least goals in a season:
In Real Madrid 120-year history, no other season comes close to the 1930/31 season in this respect. With the roster containing only 10 teams, Real Madrid managed to put the ball in the back of the net a mere 24-times that season.
Most goals conceded:
More than two decades after its attack had suffered its worst year in front of goal, it was the turn of Real Madrid defense to go missing. In the 1950/51 season, Real Madrid conceded a record 71 goals in the league.
Worst goal difference:
It was in the 1947/48 season that Real Madrid scored only 41 and conceded a whopping 56 goals to have their worst ever goal difference of -15.
Least points scored:
In a 38 fixture LA LIGA season, Real Madrid players have always earned more than the 45 points which they got in the 1993/94 season.
Least victories:
The start of the new millennium wasn't exactly an exciting time to be a Real Madrid supporter, with the club managing only 16 wins in the entirety of the 1999/00 LA LIGA season.
Most defeats:
Once again, it is the 1999/00 season which stands out in this regard. With victories hard to come by for Los Merengues, defeats were plentiful as they suffered a record 14 defeats in the league that season.
Worst home record:
With the league comprising of only 10 teams back then, it is perhaps unsurprising that Real managed to win a mere 5 games at home in the 1929/30 season.
Worst away record:
During both the 1929/30 and 1930/31 seasons, Real Madrid were able to win a mere 2 games away from home all season.
For Real Madrid lovers
- Real Madrid have won more Champions League titles in the 21st century (6) than Barcelona have in their entire history (5).
- Cristiano Ronaldo, the former Real Madrid player, has scored more hat tricks in LA LIGA (34) than any other player in the competition's almost 100-year history.
- Real Madrid are one of the three teams in history, with the other two being Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, who have never been relegated from the Spanish top division.
- To this day, the Los Blancos remain the only side in history who have won five consecutive LA LIGA titles twice in their history (between 1960 and 1950) & ( between 1985 and 1990).
- Los Blancos are the only team in history who have won 5 consecutive Champions League titles in their history. The club achieved this honor in the half-a-decade spanning between 1955/56 season and 1959/50 season.
Real Madrid have won 13 Champions League titles in their history, the latest of which came vs Liverpool in 2018/19 season. Despite this, it was their victory in the 2014 Champions League final – which saw the club lifting its 10th European Cup, which is ranked right up there among the sweetest successes in the history of Los Blancos.
There are two specific reasons why their 10th Champions League title is held in such high esteem by the Real Madrid faithful. First, coming into that game, the strength of the Real Madrid squad meant that they were regarded as clear favorites against city rivals Atletico Madrid.
However, after scoring early in the game, it were Atletico Madrid who looked destined to win their first-ever Champions League title. It was only after Sergio Ramos scored a goal in the 93rd minute – after which the likes of Bale, Marcelo and Ronaldo 7 scored in extra time – that Real made the trophy their own.
Secondly, by winning the La Decima, Real Madrid managed to put the agony of the previous three seasons – in which they were eliminated in the quarter-final stage – behind them and kicked off a glorious era which saw the Real Madrid squad winning 4 Champions league titles in a row, the last of which they won vs Liverpool with a comfortable
However, like all football clubs, Real Madrid have suffered their fair share of dark moments too.
One such moment came during the 1982 UEFA Cup semi-final in which Real Madrid were facing West German minnows Kaiserslautern. Despite being the clear favorites, the Real Madrid players went into the game in a rash mood, a decision which saw three of the players seeing a deserved red card.
Kaiserslautern couldn't have hoped for anything better coming their way as they pummeled their guests with five goals to nil. So huge was the margin of defeat that even after Real won the 2nd leg 3-1, they were still eliminated from the competition from a side whose name not many fans even remember.Because it came immediately after the club had won 4 Champions League titles in a row, it is the 2018/19 season that could be easily categorized as one of them – or even the – worst season in the entire history of Real Madrid.
Having appointed Julian Lopetegui as the successor to Zinedine Zidane and following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus in the summer, the Real Madrid higher-ups knew that the season was going to be tough. What they couldn't have imagined, however, was that before the season ended, Zidane would be back as Real Madrid manager after seeing two of his successors sacked in less than ten months' time.
So woeful was the season for Real Madrid that the club suffered more defeats in La Liga (12) than at any other time since the 1973/74 season. Furthermore, there came a period during the season in which the club failed to score a goal for 465 minutes, a club record for profligacy.
On top of that, Barcelona finished the season with a 19-point lead over Real Madrid, the biggest ever it has managed throughout its history. Also, by managing to score only 63 goals in La Liga, the club enjoyed its worst season in front of goal since 1999/2000 season.
Little wonder, then, given the performances that were put in front of them, most match-going fans opted against attending home matches. That decision resulted in the Santiago Bernabeu witnessing its attendance figures falling to their lowest level in the 21st century.Here are some of the fun facts which you might not know about Real Madrid:
"Friends with the Spanish King": Not many Real Madrid supporters are aware that the original name of the Spanish giants was Madrid Football Club. It was only due to the club's friendship with the then Spanish King Alfonso XIII that the term "Real" – which means "royal" in Spanish – was added to their name.
"Disappearing of the crown": During the Spanish Civil War, the crown in Real Madrid's logo, as well as the word "real", were dropped. It was only after the end of the war that both the "real" word as well as the logo reappeared.
"Could have won more": Even though Real Madrid won five successive Champions League titles between 1955 and 1960, the club could have done more had it been allowed entry into the 1961 Champions League competition, which they were denied because the current rule – which states that reigning Champions get automatic entry into next season's competition – didn't exist back then. Instead, with only domestic champions being allowed to enter, it were Barcelona who took part in the competition.
"Depriving Barcelona of De Stefano": Alfredo de Stefano, arguably one of the greatest players in the club's history, was first signed by FC Barcelona. It was only after the intervention of Spanish dictator Franco – who took advantage of a shady clause in the contract of the player with his previous club – that the Argentine ended up at Santiago Bernabeu.
"One match, three red cards": During their quarter-finals of the 1982 UEFA Cup against German side Kaiserslautern, three Real Madrid players were red-carded due to rash tackles. Expectedly, the opposition took full advantage of this and came out as 5-0 winners from the game.
"Can't play here": When the Spanish Civil War broke out and LA Liga was suspended, Real Madrid tried to play in the Catalan Republic League which was free from suspension. Alarmed at the prospect, Barcelona vetoed the move and Real weren't able to play domestic football for nearly half-a-decade.
"Numbers on the back": Real Madrid were the first Spanish team which decided to add numbers to the back of their shirts. The club did that in a match against Atletico Madrid on November 23, 1947.
"Still lacking a treble": Despite all the on-field successes which the club has enjoyed in its illustrious history, Real Madrid are one of the few big teams in Europe who have never won three trophies in a single season.
"Trophies in first and last game": David Beckham, the iconic English midfielder which Real Madrid signed from Manchester United, only won two trophies during his four-year stay at the club. Interestingly, while one of those trophies (the Spanish Supercopa) came in his very first match for the club, the 2nd (La Liga) was won on Beckham's last appearance for Los Blancos.
"Best club of the 20th century": Given the successes the club enjoyed in the 20th century, it shouldn't come as a surprise that FIFA gave Real Madrid the 'Best Club of the 20th Century' award.Details are provided on the age of players, games played, minutes played, goals conceded, games with no goal conceded, SUbstitutions yellow cards, red cards, yellow-red cards.
External sources
Official website of Real Madrid
Wikipedia profile of Real Madrid


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We're gripped with rally fever. How does one overcome that sensation? Overwhelm yourself in YouTube.
We scoured YouTube for some of the most magical onboard videos in a wacky sort of preview to 16 special stages of the World Rally Championship's Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo. The 2019 edition will run from 22nd to 27th January.
We couldn't find quite the right onboard videos. Instead, we placed exciting clips for SS1, SS6 and SS7 that we couldn't possibly omit from this article.
Stage One: Helmets on, pace notes ready. Go!
This is 2007. Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena and their Citroen C4 WRC lead from start to finish. With "The Loeb Show" returning to the WRC for 6 rounds with Hyundai Motorsport this year, it'll be interesting to follow. Nonetheless, here's Loeb/Elena at their best on the Monte…
Stage Two: 2017: Bayons – Breziers (25.49km)
Tackling the snaking mountain roads is no mean feat. Add the drama and added challenges of night, and Jari-Matti Latvala/Miika Antilla (Toyota Yaris WRC) posted the 9th fastest time through this stage. This pairing fought from ninth position after SS02 to claim second place overall at the finish.
Stage Three: 2014: Montauban Sur L'Ouveze – Laborel 1 (19.34km)
The Irish pairing of Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle weren't holding back in 2014's SS3 in their Citroen DS3 WRC machine. They posted the sixth fastest time in that stage and posted consistently quick stages times to move from sixth overall to finish in third.
Stage Four: 2014: Orpierre – St Andre de Rosans 2 (25.49km)
It was a rather tough stage for Frenchmen Sebastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Volkswagen Polo R WRC): they wrestled their Polo on the road, sweeping the lines. Ogier/Ingrassia worked their magic to pull themselves up the leaderboard from a lowly ninth to take victory with a 01min 18.9sec.
Stage Five: 2017: St Leger les Melezes – La Batie (16.83km)
Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) would like to forget this rally… At this point of the rally they were 31.7sec in front and were in fine form. Then it went topsy-turvy for the Belgian crew. However, watch this talented crew take on these treacherous roads through SS5…
Stage Six: 2006: A terrific battle between Gronholm and the rest
The iconic sound of the boxer-driven Subaru over these sketchy roads makes for hair-tingling moments. Chris Atkinson/Glenn Macneall (Subaru Impreza S11 WRC) finished sixth overall at that year's event, but it was all about Marcus Gronholm/Timo Rautiainen (Ford Focus RS WRC '06) as they stormed to a dominant victory. No-one cared to tell Atko that as he whipped his Scoobie about!
Stage Seven: Motorsport's Hall of Famer go at each other
With an entry list reading like a who's who of motorsport's Hall of Fame, this was a fantastic rally. I can still clearly remember following this on Rally Radio. Carlos Sainz/Marc Marti (Citroen Xsara WRC) showed their rivals (and team-mate) they weren't in Monte-Carlo for vacation.
Stage Eight: 2002: Coaraze – Loda 1 (23.05km)
Tommi Makkinen and co-driver Kaj Lindstrom (Subaru Impreza S7 WRC) set the fastest time through SS8 in what was a fantastic ding-dong battle with a young upstart, Sebastien Loeb (Citroen Xsara WRC).
Stage Nine: 2014: Vitrolles – Faye 2 (49.03km)
Mads Ostberg/Jonas Andersson (Citroen DS3 WRC) showed they weren't only snow specialists in what is a brilliant stage to claim second fastest through it. They sped to fourth place overall at the finish.
Stage Ten: 2005: Col de Braus – Col de L'Orme (7.33km)
Unbeatable. Or so was the consensus amongst spectators. Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroen Xsara WRC) had already established a margin over the rest of the field of nearly two minutes at this point in the event, but not for a second did they let up their commitment…
Stage Eleven: 2015: Prunieres – Embrun 2 (19.93km)
Formula One sensation Robert Kubica and Maciek Szczepaniak (Ford Focus RS WRC) might not have gained the ultimate success in rallying he so desired, but this stage showed his fearless talent.
Stage Twelve: 2002: Sospel – La Bollene 1 (32.72km)
Passion courses through Petter Solberg. He and co-driver Phil Mills were always up for a fight and in SS12 they set the fastest time over the Col de Turini in their Subaru Impreza S7 WRC.
Stage Thirteen: 2002: Loda – Luceram 1 (16.55km)
The Ford Focus RS WRC of Colin McRae and Nicky Grist were never so hustled as through this stage (as they posted the second fastest stage time) in a bid to grab a position on the final podium. He finished fourth overall just behind team-mate Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya.
Stage Fourteen: 2015: La Bollene Vesubie – Sospel (31.66km)
On the backfoot Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroen DS3 WRC) weren't fighting for a podium position, but were for honour…
Stage Fifteen: 2008: La Bollene Vesubie – Moulinet 1 (22.68km)
Another mind-blowing stage in this illustrious event's history, Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroen C4 WRC) showed how to attack the Col de Turini…
Stage Sixteen: 2016: Col de L'Orme – St Laurent 2 (12.07km)
The other Sebastien has too dominated this event. Sebastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) not only put it all on the line to win the Power Stage and its bonus points, but he also won this event in style with nearly two minutes in hand over his rivals…
With your appetite for the WRC Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2019, we take no responsibility for your data cap being exceeded these next weeks.

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You studied hard in university, put in long hours early in your career, lived below your means, saved a large portion of your income, and now you're financially independent and able to retire early. For many professionals, this is the ultimate success story. Not so for doctors. Many physicians who exit the profession while relatively young are more likely to receive scorn than praise.
"Yes, they do get criticized," said Dr. James Dahle, an emergency physician in Utah and founder of The White Coat Investor. "Patients don't like losing their doctors and having to find a new one, hospitals and physician groups don't like to recruit and hire, colleagues don't like to take more call and are often envious. Some view retiring early as a lazy, selfish choice."
A recent post on a forum on Dahle's website illustrates what some doctors experience when they announce their retirement before they are seniors. A family physician described what happened after he decided to retire before age 55, after 23 years of practice. "As I have been announcing my impending retirement later this year, I have been met with almost universal anger, disdain and dejection by my patient population with the words you are too young to retire echoing endlessly through the halls," wrote the physician, who did not disclose a name. "This is a somewhat disappointing end to a career as the congratulatory statements are few and far between, making that last day not soon enough."
According to Dahle, one reason doctors who retire early aren't viewed like other people who successfully escape the "rat race" while still young is that physicians are held to a different standard than other professionals. "There are a lot of expectations on docs that aren't fair — be available 24/7, don't go on vacation, pay more for licences and education, give more to charity and other needs, work for free," said Dahle. "Some docs get sick of it and go do something else. Some get sick of it and just retire. Most stick it out and deal with it, hopefully making small changes that reduce its impact and the subsequent burnout."
Another physician, Dr. Valerie Jones, retired at age 37, only seven years after completing her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Johns Hopkins in Maryland. "A health scare made me realize some truths about the medical system that emboldened me to leave," said Jones. "I have received some negative feedback, but surprisingly it is from other physicians [usually older]."
In a blog post titled "Is it ethical to retire early from a career in medicine?" Jones said she had intended to work in medicine well into her 60s. But after losing a third of her left lung to remove a benign mass, Jones began to re-evaluate her "hamster wheel" of a life. She had also become disillusioned about the health care system — the loss of physician autonomy, the emphasis on productivity and cost-effectiveness over quality of care, and the litigious nature of practising medicine in the US. So she decided to retire decades earlier than she had originally planned.
"I have since learned that many feel this is not an appropriate thing to do in your late 30s. There is the argument that I owe a debt to society now that I have the skills acquired from all of those years of training," wrote Jones. "My response to the ethics of my decision to retire early: If you pay for the privilege of a medical degree and work hard to pay off this debt, should it be your decision if you want to continue to practise?"
Some doctors may want to leave the profession because the work is physically and emotionally draining, and the "red tape is thick and getting thicker," according to the doctor behind the Physician on FIRE blog, which has the tagline Financial Independence, Retire Early. "Burnout is on the rise, and some people are looking for an escape when they realize the career they envisioned is not the one they've got," said the physician, who requested anonymity. "Retiring isn't the only answer, but reaching financial independence early gives a physician many options, including part-time work or a less demanding schedule."
Ultimately, physicians should do what is best for themselves and their families, said the doctor behind Physician on FIRE. "Patients matter too, of course, but if you believe you're irreplaceable, you may need to check your ego."
Of course, retiring early is not an option for many physicians, according to Dr. Tarang Patel, a radiologist in Arizona and host of the podcast Doctor Money Matters. As in Canada, most doctors in the US have lengthy training periods and large student loans. Many don't start earning much until their early 30s. Also, physicians have traditionally failed to devote much energy to personal finance, though in the past "were able to prosper despite mistakes because of their higher incomes," said Patel. "However, the debt that most physicians face now is unimaginable to most older physicians, and therefore these younger physicians cannot afford the luxury of financial errors in the way previous generations could."
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From: USA Today / October 26, 2010
Heavy smoking in midlife more
than doubles your odds of developing Alzheimer's disease, a Kaiser Permanente
study said Monday.
Researchers evaluated the records of 21,123 men and women, who, starting in midlife, were followed for an average of 23 years. Of 5,367 study participants diagnosed with dementia later in life, 2,367 were smokers, and 261 were heavy smokers (more than two packs a day). Compared with non-smokers, those who had smoked two packs of cigarettes a day increased their risk of developing Alzheimer's by more than 157% and had a 172% higher risk of developing vascular dementia the second-most-common form of dementia after Alzheimer's. The research is published online in the Archives of Internal Medicine (see abstract below).
Though the study was observational, the authors have theories about what might be going on, Whitmer says. "People who smoke have increased inflammation, and we know inflammation also plays a role in Alzheimer's," she says.
Dementia experts say the new research is strong. "This study is particularly good because it separates out vascular dementia and Alzheimer's," says William Thies, the Alzheimer's Association's chief medical and scientific officer.
"The other novel aspect of it is that they've got a large enough sample to look at different ethnic groups, and it shows smoking's effect on dementia does not differ based on race," says Brenda Plassman, epidemiologist at Duke University Medical Center.
The bottom line: "If there's somebody out there who hasn't heard smoking's bad for you, they must live in a cave somewhere," Thies says. "This is another good reason not to smoke."
Heavy Smoking in Midlife and Long-term Risk of Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia
Minna Rusanen, MD; Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD; Charles P. Quesenberry Jr, PhD; Jufen Zhou, MS; Rachel A. Whitmer, PhD
Arch Intern Med. Published online October 25, 2010. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.393
Background Smoking is a risk factor for several life-threatening diseases, but its long-term association with dementia is controversial and somewhat understudied. Our objective was to investigate the long-term association of amount of smoking in middle age on the risk of dementia, Alzheimer disease (AD), and vascular dementia (VaD) several decades later in a large, diverse population.
Methods We analyzed prospective data from a multiethnic population-based cohort of 21 123 members of a health care system who participated in a survey between 1978 and 1985. Diagnoses of dementia, AD, and VaD made in internal medicine, neurology, and neuropsychology were collected from January 1, 1994, to July 31, 2008. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards models were used to investigate the association between midlife smoking and risk of dementia, AD, and VaD.
Results A total of 5367 people (25.4%) were diagnosed as having dementia (including 1136 cases of AD and 416 cases of VaD) during a mean follow-up period of 23 years. Results were adjusted for age, sex, education, race, marital status, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, body mass index, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and alcohol use. Compared with nonsmokers, those smoking more than 2 packs a day had an elevated risk of dementia (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 2.14; 95% CI, 1.65-2.78), AD (adjusted HR, 2.57; 95% CI, 1.63-4.03), and VaD (adjusted HR, 2.72; 95% CI, 1.20-6.18).
Conclusions In this large cohort, heavy smoking in midlife was associated with a greater than 100% increase in risk of dementia, AD, and VaD more than 2 decades later. These results suggest that the brain is not immune to long-term consequences of heavy smoking.
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Oil edges up on North Sea pipeline outage, lower US crude stocks
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $57.73 a barrel at 0312 GMT, up 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last settlement.
Oil prices inched up on Wednesday, supported by expectations of a fall in U.S. crude inventories and by the ongoing outage of the North Sea Forties pipeline system.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $57.73 a barrel at 0312 GMT, up 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last settlement.
Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $63.91 a barrel, up 11 cents, or 0.17 percent.
"Oil prices inched higher on expectations of another strong drawdown in U.S. inventories," ANZ bank said.
The American Petroleum Institute said on Tuesday that U.S. crude inventories fell by 5.2 million barrels in the week to Dec. 15 to 438.7 million.
Official U.S. government data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) is due on Wednesday.
Oil prices have also been supported by the continuing outage of the Forties pipeline in the North Sea, which delivers crude underpinning Brent futures.
Operator Ineos hopes to be able to fix a crack in the pipeline, which can pump around 450,000 barrels per day of crude, within two to four weeks from Dec. 11.
Despite the North Sea outage and falling U.S. crude inventories, oil prices have remained some way off their $65.63 and $59.05 per barrel recent highs for Brent and WTI respectively.
Traders said rising U.S. crude production, which has soared by 16 percent since mid-2016 to 9.8 million bpd, was capping prices.
Most analysts expect U.S. output to break through 10 million bpd soon, which would be a new record and take it to levels on par with top exporter Saudi Arabia and close to top producer Russia, which pumps around 11 million bpd.
Georgi Slavov, head of research at commodity brokerage Marex Spectron, warned of a possible slowdown in oil consumption, which could put downward pressure on oil prices into 2018.
"Demand, which was the main reason to see oil at/above $60, has weakened ... But we continue to lean towards a mildly bearish macro environment for the period (Q1 2018) on the back of an anticipated slowdown in credit, persistently bearish energy intensity of key oil consuming economies and a seasonal decline in the manufacturing activity," Slavov said.
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Since his case was featured in the hit Netflix documentary Making a Murderer, Wisconsin man Steven Avery has gained national attention and been held up as a symbol of a broken criminal justice system.
Now, his ex-fiancée Jodi Stachowski has come forward with allegations that Avery violently abused her during their relationship.
"He's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," she says in an interview with HLN. "Behind closed doors, he's a monster."
Avery spent 17 years in prison for a rape charge that was overturned by DNA evidence. He sued the police department that investigated his case for $36 million, and just after several police officials were deposed in the lawsuit, he was accused of murdering another young woman, Teresa Halbach. Avery was convicted of that murder and is now serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
In the documentary, Stachowski comes across as a supportive fiancee, visiting Steven during his imprisonment and encouraging his family to stay strong.
In reality, Avery started hitting her "after the first week" of their relationship, which went on for about two years, she tells HLN. "He'd beat me all the time, punch me, throw me against the wall. I tried to leave and he smashed the windshield out of my car so I couldn't leave him," she said, adding that he repeatedly threatened to kill her.
"I ate two boxes of rat poison just so I could go the hospital… and get away from him," she said.
Stachowski says Avery told her he'd hurt her if she said anything bad about him in the documentary.
"It was all an act," she said about her performance in Making a Murderer. "He told me how to act. He said 'smile, be happy.' I didn't know what to do, I didn't want to get hurt."
She claims she told filmmakers Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi not to include footage with her in their documentary, but they put it in anyway. Stachowski says she hasn't watched the series because "it's all lies."
Since the documentary has come out, Avery's case has gained renewed attention. Over 400,000 people signed a petition to President Obama calling for Avery to be pardoned. (Obama can't actually pardon state inmates; Wisconsin governor Scott Walker has said he won't pardon Avery.) This week, he filed a new appeal.
Stachowski said she believes Avery is guilty of Halbach's murder. "He told me once, all bitches owe him, because of the one that sent him to prison the first time," she says. "We all owed him. And he could do whatever he wanted."
She also reveals that she was going to testify against Avery for the prosecution, but that the prosecutors never ended up calling her.
"He's not innocent," she said.
Casey Tolan is a National News Reporter for Fusion based in New York City.


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Roksanda London Fashion Week Women's S/S 2019
Mood board: In Britain's bleak and Brexit-laden political climate, a pop of colour goes a long way. Serbian-born, London-based designer Roksanda Ilinčić is a pioneer in tone and colour blocking; her collections are bountiful in rich and contrasting shades and make even the most monochromatic dressers want to douse themselves in colour. Ilinčić's S/S 2019 collection was a triumph of sumptuous shades, from sunset orange to raspberry, fuchsia to vanilla yellow, and was rich in modern, feminine silhouettes. Cinched blazers in deckchair stripes, smock dresses in panelled silk, zesty trench coats and voluminous ruffled dresses. As the sun shone on an unusually warm September's day, so it also illuminated the pop-colour possibilities of our summer wardrobes.
Scene setting: Ilinčić – who trained as an architect – often draws references from the fields of art and design. In September 2017, the designer showcased her S/S 2019 collection inside the Francis Kéré-designed Serpentine Pavilion. This year, she presented her S/S 2019 offering inside 2018's lattice like creation by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo. The dark structure, crafted from British roof tiles, formed a colourful contrast to the citrusy hues on show.
Best in show: A pair of pretty striped pyjamas had eveningwear pizzazz, their silk top ruched flatteringly at the waist. A series of gauzy, floaty dresses featured figurative details, which recalled Cubist portraits. A coral evening gown with accentuated ruffled had frothy finesse. §
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Canadian Broadcasters: Regulate Netflix Like TV
Canadian cable and satellite TV network operators have formed an alliance that's pushing to get Netflix (s NFLX) regulated like a plain old TV network, which would include requirements to spend a significant amount of money on Canadian-produced content. The group sent a letter to Canada's Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) earlier this month, asking to extend traditional TV regulation to a certain "foreign over-the-top service operating in Canada."
The alliance consists of 35 executives from private broadcasters and pay TV operators like Rogers, Astral Media and BCE, the operator of the CTV network. Big cable operator Shaw is not part of the group, but is supporting the effort, according to a Globe and Mail report. The paper quotes Shaw SVP of regulatory affairs Ken Stein as saying, "They have to be part of the system."
Now what would being part of the system mean? If Netflix were regulated like a TV network in Canada, it would have to contribute money to the Canada Media Fund, which receives close to $200 million from cable and satellite TV companies per year. Netflix could also be forced to produce and run a certain amount of Canadian content. Canadian broadcasting law describes these stipulations the following way:
"The Canadian broadcasting system should… encourage the development of Canadian expression by providing a wide range of programming that reflects Canadian attitudes, opinions, ideas, values and artistic creativity, by displaying Canadian talent in entertainment programming and by offering information and analysis concerning Canada and other countries from a Canadian point of view."
The funny thing about these demands is that private broadcasters have long objected to the idea that similar regulation should apply to online platforms, as Michael Geist pointed out today. For example, Shaw went on the record as saying that there's no need for Internet regulation just two years ago, saying: "The beauty of the Internet is the power of the customer. The customer should be trusted to make their own Canadian content choices." Bell (s bce), Telus (s tu) and Astral also argued against applying broadcast regulation to Internet video.
So why the change? It looks like Netflix's success took broadcasters by surprise. Geist is quoting numerous executives today saying that the Internet is complementary, not competitive. That's very different from this month's open letter, which notes that Netflix directly competes on content. "It is buying exclusive rights with studios in the windows of certain linear Canadian programming services," the letter reads.
Canadian broadcasters may not actually be successful in their attempts to regulate Netflix, but the mere threat could give investors pause — especially given the company could face similar regulation in other countries. The European media market, in particular, is highly regulated, and any attempt to compete with traditional network operators in countries like the U.K., Germany or France could easily lead to similar resistance.
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DIY body butter is so easy to make, and it is also useful. Whip some up for a natural moisturizer, baby lotion, or even as a gift. I use it for everything!
DIY Body Butter With 3 Ingredients
I've experimented with several oils when making body butters, but I always settle on a certain ratio of hard and soft ingredients. This ensures that my DIY body butter will whip up nicely and will feel light on the skin.
Cocoa butter, coconut oil, Shea butter, and mango butter are all wonderful "hard" oils to use in DIY body butters. They are considered "hard" oils because they are most often solid at room temperature. They make the body butter have a harder consistency. Too many of these and you'll end up with a lotion bar instead of whipped body butter, but too little and you'll end up with liquid goo!
Olive oil, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, or avocado oil are great liquid oils. I try to make my DIY body butter recipes comprised of no more than ⅓ to ¼ liquid oils. This ensures that my body butter has a slightly higher melting point and has a nice consistency.
The 3 Perfect Ingredients
For my Ultra-Moisturizing Body Butter, I chose my three favorite oils: coconut, cocoa, and jojoba. I always have a pretty good supply of these oils on hand because they are just so versatile for DIY beauty.
Coconut Oil
While coconut oil can be drying to the skin, it works very well in body butters. It allows the butter to melt easily as soon as it is warmed by the skin. It is a light oil that has wonderful antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. Additionally, it does a great job of locking in moisture and penetrating skin layers.
Cocoa Butter
The hardest oil in this blend is cocoa butter. I always choose natural and unrefined cocoa butter. You'll know you have the right one by the delicious chocolaty scent. It's pretty much heavenly. Not to mention the amazing skin benefits of cocoa butter. Cocoa butter has many antioxidants and beneficial fats that can help heal rashes, signs of aging, and skin dryness. Many use it as a remedy for stretch marks and blemishes making it perfect for DIY body butter.
Jojoba Oil
The liquid oil in this blend is jojoba oil, which is actually a wax. Jojoba is a great natural moisturizer that penetrates easily into the skin and provides a natural barrier on top of the skin. It is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. Jojoba has been used to treat a variety of skin conditions.
While many people love to change up the scent and therapeutic properties of their body butters with essential oils, this recipe works well on its own. The smell is absolutely delicious too! I like to keep this recipe free of essential oils so that I can use it with whomever I choose – from my 10-month-old son to my 80-year-old grandmother.
DIY Body Butter Recipe
- 4 ounces coconut oil (find unrefined, organic coconut oil here)
- 3.5 ounces cocoa butter (find unrefined, organic cocoa butter here)
- 2 ounces jojoba oil (find unrefined, organic jojoba oil here)
- Begin making your DIY body butter by measuring the oils using a digital kitchen scale.
- Add to a heat-safe container. (I use the stainless bowl from my stand mixer.)
- Melt oils over a double boiler. (I place the stainless bowl of my stand mixer into a medium saucepan of boiling water.)
- When oils are melted, stir well, then place in the refrigerator to slightly set up. (You'll notice a slight film on the top and sides of your container as the oils begin to harden. This normally takes between 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the temperature the oils reached when melting.)
- When the DIY body butter oils are still liquid, but starting to harden, begin to mix them in a stand mixer. (You can use a handheld mixer as well, but it takes A LOT of time, so you'll need to plan on mixing for a while).
- You will see the oils move from a darker yellow to a pale yellow, and finally to a frothy white. Keep mixing the oils until they become light and fluffy. This can take from 20 minutes up to an hour and a half! (Be patient, it's worth the wait!)
- If it seems like the oils are staying liquid forever, put them back in the fridge to harden up. If your home is warm, this process can take quite some time. I always notice it takes longer in the summer for me.
- Once the oils seem to be light and fluffy, transfer them to a glass mason jar or another type of reusable container. Place in the fridge to fully harden.
If you live in an area where it is warm you may want to store your body butter in the refrigerator. Body butters are designed to melt when they make contact with the skin, but if your home gets warm, they will melt back to their liquid state. I live in Pennsylvania and find that I can leave my body butter out year-round with no problems.
Looking for more DIY body butter recipes? Check these out:
- DIY Pumpkin Spice Whipped Body Butter Recipe
- DIY Whipped Hot Chocolate Body Butter Recipe
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Kosovo had elections this past weekend, though most people in the States probably paid them little or no notice. We, on the other hand, were very aware of them.
One of our presence patrols in one of those towns had stopped alongside the river (the banks of which are covered in trash, unfortunately) to dismount their vehicles and mingle amongst the townspeople who'd gathered for a political rally. We've already gotten to know a number of the locals, especially the children.
Many of them are poor; some are literally destitute and appear malnourished. It's heartbreaking.
One of the youngsters I'd met on my first trip outside the wire is a boy who speaks some English. He's learned it from hanging out with the Soldiers who go out on foot patrols, it seems. Nice kid. He has a rather shocking streak of obviously-colored red hair running across the side of his head.
Only his hairdresser knows for sure, I suspect.
We'll call him "Lee".
Lee and an older friend carrying a flag with a political party logo on it crossed the street to visit with the Soldiers who were about to mount their vehicles.
All of a sudden, one of our Soldiers grabbed the older child, just as a large tractor swerved off the road and slammed into them and the Humvee next to them. The Humvee was pushed -- sideways -- eight feet. The Soldier in the Humvee's driver seat later reported a sore neck.
Lee was grazed by the tractor's wheels, but my Soldier and the child he'd grabbed were hit by the tractor tire and chassis, pinning them against the Humvee. The child screamed and screamed, which terrified the Soldier even more than his own plight.
Lee ran off, panicked. Once the Soldier and his young charge were extricated from the situation, the child was taken to the local hospital. The Soldier insisted that he be taken back to the hospital on post -- a wise decision! Lee later returned to the scene, and only had a slightly bruised hip.
In short, everybody was fine, though it could have been a disaster. A woman driving a black Mercedes tried to pass the tractor on the road, and hit the front left tractor tire in the process. This caused the operator of that vehicle to lose control, as the steering wheel was yanked out of his hands. The tractor crashed into the Humvee, and the people standing next to it.
All of this took just fractions of a second.
Were it not for the intrepidity of our Soldier, the child he grabbed could have been very seriously injured, or even killed. The Soldier suffered rather deep and painful bruising, but nothing more consequential. The child was treated and released from the local hospital not long after arriving there.
I arrived at the hospital not too long after my Soldier was brought there. Though he was in pain, he was much more concerned about the welfare of his two young friends than for his own.
How do you spell "hero"?
Blessings and peace to one and all,
Fr. Tim, SJ


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Runner's World editor-at-large Amby Burfoot was honored at the Boston Marathon Champions' Breakfast today, the 45th anniversary of his Boston victory in 1968. Also receiving anniversary recognition from BAA Executive Director Tom Grilk were Jacqueline Hansen (women's winner, 1973), Greg Meyer (men's winner, 1983) and Joan Benoit Samuelson (women's winner, 1983).
All have stayed as positive influences in the development of running, none more so than Burfoot, who as editor from 1978 steered Runner's World to become a major shaping force in the sport's explosive growth. As the mass fields of today gather for yet another universally welcoming marathon of 20,000 or 40,000, it's hard to remember the criticism Burfoot faced as he opened the magazine to runners of all shapes, sizes, and speeds. Many in the elite sport that bred him felt betrayed.
"They saw it as watering down the sport, but Amby's sensibility was completely with encouragement and inclusiveness," says George Hirsch, publisher of Runner's World during Burfoot's tenure as editor-in-chief. "The magazine took some heat, but Amby was, for instance, not ashamed to deal with weight loss, and he strongly supported the development of women's running. He saw that this thing was much wider than old-school racing, even though he came from those roots, having been mentored by John J. Kelley, etc."
Hirsch and Burfoot became close friends as well as a potent publishing partnership.
"The amazing thing about Amby is that you never hear anything negative about him, and he never says anything negative," says Hirsch. "Yet as editor he had to make hard decisions, hiring and firing, rejecting stories, choosing people to put on the cover. He totally ran the editorial side."
Burfoot's editorial initiatives widened and popularized running. He made a star of John "The Penguin" Bingham, as spokesperson for the end of the running spectrum that only recently got off the couch. He introduced advice on nutrition and beginner training. He gave space to women's running and masters running. And he created pace groups.
"I first thought of that idea in the lead-up to the 100th Boston Marathon in 1996," Burfoot says. "The magazine helped people prepare, and we recommended the marathon at St. George, Utah, as a good preparation race. It was amazing. The town was jammed, and the Runner's World team had to sleep in a hospital wing. The pre-race clinic had an audience of 3,000. RW staff acted as pacers for different groups, and that idea really caught on. People loved it. Many runners simply don't feel confident about setting their own pace, and it enabled them to achieve a major goal."
"Amby always took the 4-hour group, and brought them in on the dot of 3:59," adds Hirsch.
Burfoot is as benign in manner as in influence. Pictures of him winning Boston in 1968 show a bespectacled geek with too many elbows and knees, his face invisible under an outsize painter's cap, who looks bemused and slightly nervous about having a laurel wreath put on his head. Today, at 65, for all the dignity, acclaim, and the measurable successes, he is, if not exactly self-effacing, then for sure, as Hirsch put it, "the opposite of self-promoting." Nailing him for an interview was like luring an old cat who is perfectly friendly but doesn't want to be petted, so keeps slipping away behind the furniture. His website reads like something your favorite uncle would put up to amuse the family.
"While still a senior at Wesleyan, and just 21 years old, I won the 1968 Boston Marathon," it says. That's it. No race description, no time, no quotes, no heroics.
Burfoot doesn't do heroics, especially about himself. His top-level journalism career, for which he has won at least three awards, gets three lines: "The big break came in 1978, when I was offered the position of East Coast editor of Runner's World magazine. I've been at RW ever since, in one position or another." "One position or another" means editor-in-chief for nearly 20 years, and now editor-at-large, writing two blogs and two major features a year.
Burfoot's modesty makes him ingenious in sharing any achievement. His Boston win was "the thrill of a lifetime" because he was following in the footsteps of his admired John J. Kelley. By his own account, his main distinction at Wesleyan was that he shared a room in successive years with Bill Rodgers and Jeff Galloway. He even wants to share the day he was born, this time with President Bill Clinton (August 19, 1946).
His best writing tends to be the same, as if his muse is fueled better by generosity than ego. His profoundly insightful memoir of Kelley, and a poignantly personal piece about running and tennis in Wimbledon, England (in part a tribute to his tennis-playing mother), are among the most outstanding feature articles in the canon of running literature.
The blogs continue his work of encouraging and informing runners of all abilities. Footloose looks like mostly personal stories about training and travels, but quite often it gets into issues that would be tricky and contentious for anyone without Burfoot's skillful soft pedal, like Ryan Hall's faith or the Lance Armstrong drug revelations. His other regular blog, Peak Performance, is about the science of the sport, again gently accessible in tone, cutting away all academic jargon.
"That interest goes back to an opportunity to visit Dave Costill's lab in 1968, when he was studying Gatorade," Burfoot says. "My degree was in psychology, but I found myself fascinated by sports physiology. I think if I had my time again, I might be an exercise physiologist."
Though not trained as a scientist, he has a radical turn of mind that tends to dig down under accepted tenets. It was Burfoot a few years ago who blew away the nonsense about having to drink eight glasses of water a day (to the immense relief of many aging male runners with enlarged prostates). He now offers an e-book that provides the latest non-commercial scientific research into weight loss.
Burfoot was a talented high school runner, Connecticut two-mile champion, and at Wesleyan he was twice All-American in cross country.
"In my student days, everyone else was doing drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll. I did running" he says, with a typical touch of droll self-mockery.
He was an elementary school teacher for five years, again following Kelley, a time when probably he acquired the communication skills that have made him such a popular journalist. It is high praise to say that, as a running journalist, he has been always a fine teacher.
He then served in the Peace Corps in El Salvador.
"I applied to be a running coach in Ethiopia, but they said I applied too late and sent me to El Salvador," Burfoot says. It's sobering that the upsurge in Ethiopian running might have happened sooner if that bit of Burfoot history had worked out differently.
At his peak, he was as dedicated as a runner can be.
"In those days of drugs, my drug was training. I believed that the way to beat others was to do more training than they did," Burfoot says.
That dedication gave him the Boston victory that is celebrated again this weekend, but it also gave him a deep love of running that has never faded. He still runs most days, and he races selectively, with his proudest accomplishment being his record of running 50 consecutive years in the Manchester Road Race, held on Thanksgiving Day in Connecticut. He has twice run the Comrades Marathon in South Africa, and runs Boston every five years, on anniversaries of his win. He will run again on Monday.
"Well, not run, just walk-run. I'll only do 4:30," he says, a statement that is wonderfully revealing of the double motivation of a great runner who at 65 is both jovially relaxed and intently focused.
Burfoot's main focus for the next few months is the book that Rodale has commissioned on the development of women's running.
"I go from the runner-poet Grace Butcher to Joanie's win in Los Angeles. I focus mostly on Americans, but I'm interested in the whole picture," he says with relish. He likes writing about other runners. Expected publication date is 2014.
Running has been lucky to have Burfoot's thoughtful and creative contribution. His own feeling is how lucky he has been. He summed it up today, accepting his "Burfoot" bib for Monday's race in front of an audience of lifelong friends.
"This sport has been incredibly good to me," he said. "I've been very fortunate to spend my life in running. Boston is so historic, it's nice that they still remember me, and the others here who are talented in many other areas of their lives. While I'm not a spiritual person, I have found in later years a mantra for my view of life: 'Every mile is a gift.'"
Roger Robinson won the over-40, and set an over-50 record (2:28:01) at New York, and is author of the acclaimed When Running Made History. He ran for England and New Zealand at world level, and set masters marathon records at Boston and New York, with a best of 2:18:44, at age 41. He was a senior writer for Running Times, contributing features and two columns: "Footsteps," on the history of running, and the online "Roger on Running." He has been recognized with three American awards for running journalism.


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The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly today to endorse levying Internet sales taxes on American shoppers, despite warnings from a handful of senators that the proposal is antibusiness, harmful to taxpayers, and will be a "bureaucratic nightmare."
By a vote of 75 to 24, senators adopted an amendment to a Democratic budget resolution that, by allowing states to "collect taxes on remote sales," is intended to eventually usher in the first national Internet sales tax.
The vote follows a week of fierce lobbying from the National Retail Federation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association, which represent companies including Walmart, Target, AutoZone, Best Buy, Home Depot, OfficeMax, Macy's, and the Container Store. They argue that online retailers, which in some cases do not collect sales taxes at checkout, enjoy an unfair competitive advantage over big box stores that do.
"We believe this is the fair thing to do," Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said during this afternoon's floor debate. "Otherwise they're competing against retailers who don't collect."
The amendment, drafted by Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wy.), is nonbinding but nevertheless represents an important political milestone for Internet tax aficionados. The overwhelming vote count now likely allows them to bypass the Senate Finance committee, headed by Democratic Sen. Max Baucus from Montana, a state without a sales tax -- and representatives in Washington, D.C., who would like to keep it that way.
In Montana, Baucus said during the floor debate today, "sales tax is anathema." But, he warned, what the amendment "says is eventually you can have a sales tax in my state. So in effect we'll be forced to have a sales tax."
Montana businesses selling through the Internet or mail order to other states will have to "collect and enforce" those other states' sales taxes, Baucus said. "I've never heard this happening before.... It's a terrible precedent."
Taxpayer advocates say Enzi's amendment amounts to a multibillion dollar tax hike on American consumers that shouldn't be tucked into an unrelated budget bill (PDF). The National Taxpayers Union set up a petition to Congress this week saying Enzi's bill is "really just a way to unleash state tax collectors on the Internet," and 15 conservative groups sent a letter last week to members of Congress saying an Internet tax law is "is bad news for conservative principles and the cause of limited government."
They're joined by eBay, an association of small Internet sellers called WE R HERE, and NetChoice, which includes Facebook, Yahoo, LivingSocial, and AOL as members.
"It's discouraging but not unexpected," Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice, said after the vote. He said the Enzi amendment was "not even vaguely related to the underlying bill" that will be offered for a binding vote later this year, so it would be a mistake to predict the vote count would be the same.
That binding vote would come in the form of the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.336), introduced last month, which has 26 Senate cosponsors and would authorize state governments to collect taxes from remote sellers with more than $1 million in gross receipts. But it takes effect only if state governments sufficiently simplify their labyrinthine tax laws. In New Jersey, for instance, bottled water and cookies are exempt from sales tax, but bottled soda and candy are taxable. In Rhode Island, buying a mink handbag is taxed, but a mink fur coat is not.
The current legal and political landscape was shaped by a 1992 case called Quill v. North Dakota, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled: "Congress is now free to decide whether, when, and to what extent the states may burden interstate mail order concerns with a duty to collect use taxes."
Under the Quill ruling, out-of-state retailers generally don't have to collect taxes. One exception to that rule is a legal concept called "nexus," which means a company can be forced to collect sales taxes if it has a sufficient business presence, which is why Amazon.com wasn't required to collect sales taxes in California until recently. Another exception is the sale of cigarettes, which is covered by the Jenkins Act.
As a practical matter, many Americans already pay sales taxes on Internet purchases, especially as Internet retailers including Amazon and even Apple have opened stores or warehouses in more states. But smaller retailers, including Newegg.com, Systemax's TigerDirect.com, and eBay sellers are less likely to have nexus.
Durbin released a statement this afternoon saying the vote was on an "amendment summarizing" the Marketplace Fairness Act, and that "today's vote proves that an overwhelming majority of Senators support this bipartisan legislation."
The National Retail Federation circulated a statement after the vote saying: "The retail community is unified in our commitment to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act and make it law. NRF members will continue to educate and lobby legislators on the importance of leveling the sales tax playing field for all retailers -- no matter their preferred channel."
The National Taxpayers Union, on the other hand, responded by saying: "Lawmakers claiming to be taxpayer advocates had no business backing this amendment, which opens the door to a host of threats to taxpayers.... Polls asking the question fairly show that the more they understand (the proposal), the more stridently citizens oppose the bill. They will not walk away from this fight simply because of a cleverly engineered parliamentary maneuver."


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The Police have announced their final concert ever, a public television benefit at New York's Madison Square Garden.
The proceeds of the Thursday, August 7 performance will specifically benefit the production of arts programming for Thirteen, WNET and WLIW New York.
The pairing will kick off the "Public Television Rocks!" initiative launched by Thirteen (WNET) and WLIW21 that combines events and programming to expand public television's appeal to a wider audience. Tickets for the concert will be available through the public television network as thank-you gifts in exchange for a contribution to either one of the stations. Tickets will be made available to the general public beginning Saturday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. EST and will be available until they are gone.
"We kicked off our very first American tour at CBGB's in 1978 and this summer, thirty years later, our journey will come full circle as we play our final show here in New York City," said The Police in a statement. "We are honored to partner with public television and have a deep respect for their commitment to arts and culture."
The B-52's will open for The Police in what is expected to be the largest fundraising event in public television history.
In addition to donating their talent to raise funds for NYC public television arts programming, The Police announced their commitment to MillionTreesNYC during a press conference on June 6 with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
"The Police are now part of one of the most exciting elements of PlaNYC, MillionTreesNYC, our initiative to plant one million new trees over the next 10 years," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Sting's human right's advocacy is well known, as is his support for the environment, especially the rainforests. Today, The Police have demonstrated their commitment to greening our City."
MillionTreesNYC is a component of PlaNYC, the Mayor's plan to make the City more sustainable and reduce its carbon footprint 30 percent by 2030. The Police pledged $1 million to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City in support of MillionTreesNYC. This donation, matched by the City, will provide $2 million to help launch the reforestation component of MillionTreesNYC which will plant 10,000 trees and reforest 2,000 acres of parkland across the five boroughs.
Deforestation efforts improve air and water quality, reduce greenhouse gases and lower energy costs.
"We are pleased to contribute to this powerful and historic initiative that will undoubtedly improve the quality of life for future generations," said The Police. "We applaud Mayor Bloomberg and the City of New York for boldly confronting the City's environmental issues and are excited to support their goal of creating a healthier, more sustainable City."
Get tickets and do good on June 14
In anticipation of their final concert, public television will celebrate The Police, one of rock's greatest bands, with a historical look at Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers, featuring classic concert footage and interviews. This will air simultaneously on Thirteen, WLIW21, and Thirteen HD, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST. Later that same evening, WLIW21 will rebroadcast at 9 p.m. EST.
Throughout live breaks in the program, viewers will be provided with information on how to support public television and obtain access to one of the most historic rock shows of this decade. Tickets to the concert will also be offered to public television stations along the Eastern Seaboard, including WETA, WHYY, CPTV, and WGBH to use in fundraising.
How to pledge and be rewarded
Gift levels for pairs of tickets are as follows: $750, $500, $350, $150. The higher the gift level, the better the seats offered as a thank-you gift. VIP tickets are at the $2,000 level including prime seats, a private, pre-concert reception and a complimentary souvenir.
Donations are, of course, accepted regardless of where you live. Supporting public television is always a good thing.
A very limited thank-you gift will be made available for a contribution at the $5000 level. Contributors at this level will receive an invitation for two to attend the band's final sound check, a chance to be in close proximity to the band as they prepare for their final concert. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will include floor seats, pre-concert dinner and cocktails in a private dining room along with a complimentary souvenir gift. These thank-you packages are limited to 45 pairs.
VIP tickets during the live broadcast and during business hours will be available by calling 1-800-222-6459.
An arresting moment for public TV
"All of us at Thirteen/WNET and WLIW New York are incredibly honored to host the final concert of The Police and to be a part of this amazing event that will do so much to improve our City," said Neal Shapiro, President and CEO of the Educational Broadcasting Corporation, the licensee of Thirteen and WLIW New York. "We are even more grateful that The Police have decided that proceeds from their landmark concert will directly benefit public television. On behalf of our millions of viewers, I personally want to thank Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland for their extraordinary generosity."
Now live is the microsite for "Public Television Rocks" at www.publictelevisionrocks.org with sneak-peek interview footage, webisodes and information about the August 7 final Police concert.
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Catching Coldplay at the MTV Movie Awards
Madonna announces tasty tour dates


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22 Favorites from TEFAF New York Spring
If the tulips are blooming in New York City, then TEFAF New York Spring, an offshoot of the legendary Dutch TEFAF arts fair, is about to blossom, too. In an exponentially expanding roster of competing shows, the sprawling event, which opens on Friday, May 3, at the Park Avenue Armory, and closes on Tuesday, May 7, has become a magnet for collectors of contemporary and modern art and design. More than 90 of the world's leading dealers set up their treasures amid spaces draped in mysterious white voile, strolling oyster vendors offer hors d'oeuvres on the half shell, and cascades of colorful Dutch blossoms—tulips, natch—cascade from the ceilings of the historic building. And, as has become an annual tradition, Architectural Digest's AD Selects program is part of the TEFAF happening, with the magazine's editors identifying more than 20 of their favorite pieces with #ADSELECTS labels. Here are 22 top treasures that are worth breaking the bank.


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Two World Premieres of Works by Peter Ruzicka: ÜBER UNSTERN for Piano and DREI STÜCKE
After composing his "DREI SZENEN" for clarinet solo already in 1970, Peter Ruzicka has now completed the "DREI STÜCKE" for clarinet solo, to be premiered in the Konzerthaus in Vienna on 23 May 2013 by the clarinettist Jörg Widmann. The soloist, born in Munich, is one of the best known and most productive of German clarinettists. He completed studies in clarinet in Munich with Gerd Starke and with Charles Neidich at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, and is now a professor in Freiburg. Alongside the Englishman Thomas Adès and the Heidelberg composer Moritz Eggert, Jörg Widmann is one of those personalities in contemporary music who have made the New Music more comprehensible for all concert goers.
Piano works have occupied a key place in Peter Ruzicka's catalogue of works for a long time. But piano works of other great composers, such as Franz Liszt, have also left their traces in works of Ruzicka. Thus he composed the large orchestral work "ÜBER UNSTERN" during the Liszt memorial year of 2011, a work centred round a late piano piece by Liszt.
At that time, Ruzicka commented as follows:
"Liszt's late piano piece 'Unstern! – Sinistre' written in 1885 follows a musical rhetoric that appears to have fallen out of time: freely arranged melodic gestures that hesitantly begin and then die away again, rhythmic traces without progression, music that finally dissolves into an indefinite harmonic language. (...) Musical shapes are taken up, 'held onto', expanded and overwritten: thinking ahead in a contra-subjective language, attempting identification and distancing, rapprochement and contradiction."
Peter Ruzicka has now prepared a piano version of "ÜBER UNSTERN" that will be premiered on Sophie-Mayuko Vetter on 28 May 2013 during the course of the Klavier-Festival Ruhr in Holzwickede.
23 May 2013
Konzerthaus, 7:30 PM
World premiere: Peter Ruzicka
"DREI STÜCKE" for clarinet solo
Jörg Widmann (carinet)
Commissioned work by the Wiener Konzerthaus
28 May 2013
Klavier-Festival Ruhr, House Opherdicke, 8 PM
World premiere: Peter Ruzicka
"ÜBER UNSTERN", Späte Gedanken for piano
Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano)


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We are literally moving next door. We have a one bedroom now and a two bedroom opened up so we jumped on it. YAY for more space. NO, we are not expecting. We will be using the second bedroom as an office and also we get access to the attic which means storage which means less shit in my apartment! YAY!
What is hilarious is that to move, we go down our stairs, turn left and walk a half step, go through the door, and up stairs again to our apartment. We are in the same building just on the other side. Now most of you would think that it would be an easy move, NOT! Since we aren't packing boxes, and we have a three weeks to slowly move our stuff in, it is more tedious since I am putting stuff in bags and transferring from this closet to the new one. The layout is pretty much the same except for an extra closet and the two bedrooms. But boy am I getting a workout lugging bags back and forth going up and down the stairs.
But I am super excited for the new apartment and especially with all the room we will have. Less clutter!
Also, yesterday the hubs and I celebrated our three year wedding anniversary. Time flies by when you are having a fantastic time. I can't believe it has been three years. I wish I could relive that day because we really had so much fun!
God has truly blessed us. How awesome.
I will try to keep up through my phone and use my blogger app more.... just pray that this move goes easy!!!!! We are attempting to be moved in by this weekend.... good luck to us. More good luck to the hubs who is moving all the heavy stuff. AND our dog is totally confused on which door to go in when we come back from walks since we have been goign through both and introducing her to the new place this past week. She might think that her mom and pop pop are crazy. If she only knew!
And one more thing.....
Saturday I am going to see it. WOOP WOOP


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Somehow I don't think this will be part of a recruiting video. What you're about to see is Bennett Presser, the coach of Coastal Carolina, talk about what his team needs to do to win more.
Coastal Carolina: what can I say about it other than they have a mascot name no one can pronounce (a Chanticleer?). I spend as much time as I can near the campus at my families beach place. The campus is nice, the weather's great, and the founder of Hooters paid for their beautiful football stadium. But either playing in that kind of summer South Carolina heat has gotten to the coach here, or someone spiked his sweet tea at practice.


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How Do You Make Thai Girls Even More Sexy?
Since my recent post on Tattoos got people commenting and emailing me, I decided to follow up with a feature on body painting. I believe this is a paint on rubber. Some people might find it shocking, but as with tattoos, we see this as art and all done in the best possible taste. At the same time it manages to be incredible sexy. There will be more Thai babe's and sexy photos coming soon, so please keep visiting regularly. Also, don't forget to share on Facebook, if you like the content. Just click the Facebook button at the top-left of each post. After all, sharing is caring!
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I'm Going To the Festival Of Quilts
It's only 40 days until The Festival Of Quilts, and I've booked to go on the Friday with my friend Nicole.
It'll be my fourth year and I'm very excited of getting a new badge for my collection.
for more information or to get tickets check out the Festival of Quilts website.
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– M. Katherine Baird Darmer –
October 31, 1964 – February 17, 2012
Professor M. Katherine Baird Darmer was a tireless advocate against all forms of discrimination and a passionate advocate for LGBT equality. She was also a fierce and beloved voice for progress in Orange County, California.
Professor Darmer was a 1989 Columbia University law graduate who clerked for U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in the Southern District of New York and for Judge William H. Timbers in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She spent four years as a litigation associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell, then worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District from 1995 to 1999 prosecuting public corruption, gang and narcotics cases.
Katherine joined the faculty at Chapman University School of Law in 2000, where she specialized in criminal and constitutional law as well as marriage equality and defending crimes against plumbers near NYC. She co-edited the books "Civil Liberties vs. National Security in a Post-9/11 World" and "Morality and the Law." Her legal writings included pieces on torture, civil rights and the legal landscape before and after Proposition 8.


text: Michael Steidl wrote: > After a long discussion we refrained from automatically > converting an existing XML data model to JSON. > We learned: an XML-to-JSON tool only is of limited help. Fantastic message Michael! Folks, have you also come to the conclusion that it's better to create a JSON design from scratch rather than auto-convert an existing XML design to JSON? /Roger -----Original Message----- From: Michael Steidl (IPTC) [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 10:08 AM To: Costello, Roger L.; firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: RE: [xml-dev] RE: XML design for converting to and from JSON? Hi all, to throw in a view from a long-time XML user: IPTC - www.iptc.org - builds XML-based news exchange formats for 17 years now and was also challenged to do the same in JSON. After a long discussion we refrained from automatically converting an existing XML data model to JSON: - currently no shared/common way to deal with namespaces in JSON - designs like inline elements don't exist in JSON - the element/attribute model has no corresponding design in JSON - and a basic requirement of JSON users is: no complex data model, please! Therefore we created - a simplified data model for the news exchange in JSON - www.newsinjson.org - compared to the richer but also more complex XML format www.newsml-g2.org - a highly corresponding JSON model to an initial XML model for the rights expression language ODRL as this is a set of data which cannot be simplified: http://www.w3.org/community/odrl/work/json/ vs http://www.w3.org/community/odrl/work/2-0-xml-encoding-constraint-draft-chan ges/ Both approaches were welcome and are used - and we learned: an XML-to-JSON tool only is of limited help. Best, Michael Michael Steidl Managing Director of the IPTC [email@example.com] International Press Telecommunications Council Web: www.iptc.org - on Twitter @IPTC Business office address: 25 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1AL, United Kingdom Registered in England, company no 101096 > -----Original Message----- > From: Costello, Roger L. [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 10:17 PM > To: firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: [xml-dev] RE: XML design for converting to and from JSON? > > Hi Folks, > > A colleague pointed me to an XML-to-JSON tool: > > There are a bunch of free tools online that already do > this - the most frequent one I see cited is this one, which > states some principles (and provides configurable options) > for how to do the translation. > > http://www.freeformatter.com/xml-to-json-converter.html > > I checked out the tool - nice! > > For example, it converts this: > > <Book id="MCD"> > <Title>Modern Compiler Design</Title> > <Author>Dick Grune</Author> > <Publisher>Springer</Publisher> > </Book> > > to this: > > { > ĀĀĀĀ"@id": "MCD", > ĀĀĀĀ"Title": "Modern Compiler Design", > ĀĀĀĀ"Author": "Dick Grune", > ĀĀĀĀ"Publisher": "Springer" > } > > I like that it encodes XML attributes by prefixing the attribute name with the > @ symbol. > > /Roger > > > __________________________________________________________ > _____________ > > XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS > to support XML implementation and development. To minimize > spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. > > [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ > Or unsubscribe: firstname.lastname@example.com > subscribe: email@example.com > List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php


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Dobrovolskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich
Dobrovol'skii, Vladimir Vladimirovich
Born May 25 (Jun. 6), 1880, in Mozyr', now in Gomel' Oblast; died Aug. 18, 1956, in Moscow. Soviet scientist in the field of the theory of mechanisms. Corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1946).
Dobrovol'skii graduated from the Moscow Higher Technical School in 1906. From 1929 to 1940 he was a professor at the N. E. Zhukovskii Air Force Academy. Between 1930 and 1949 he headed the subdepartment of the theory of mechanisms at the Moscow Machine Tool Institute. From 1937 to 1953 he worked at the laboratory of mechanisms, automatic machines, and automatic lines at the Institute of Machine Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. In 1938, Dobrovol'skii provided a classification of mechanisms that aided the development of the kinematics and dynamic force analysis of mechanisms. Between 1940 and 1945 he worked out a theory of spherical mechanisms based on the analogy between plane and spherical mechanisms. Part of his work is devoted to the theory and design of geared mechanisms. A recipient of the P. L. Chebyshev Prize of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1946), he was awarded the Order of Lenin and various medals.
WORKSDinamika kinematic he skoi tsepi, parts 1-2. Moscow, 1930-31.
Sistema mekhanizmov. Moscow, 1943.
Teoriia sfericheskikh mekhanizmov. Moscow, 1947.
Teoriia mekhanizmov. Moscow, 1951.
REFERENCEArtobolevskii, I. I. "Kratkii ocherk zhizni i deiatel'nosti V. V. Dobrovol'skogo." In Trudy seminara po teorii mashin i mekhanizmov, vol. 9, fasc. 36. Moscow-Leningrad, 1950.


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Australian Open 1995: Mary Pierce defeats Arantxa Sanchez
From Nick Bollettieri's book, Changing the game:
When Mary Pierce first came to the academy in 1988, she was 13 years old and already had a blistering forehand. Her father, Jim Pierce, a belligerent man obsessed with getting his daughter to succeed, felt that the competitive envionment would help her improve more quickly. Although Mary lived in the dorms for some time, Jim continued as her coach.
Determined to maintain his control over Mary and her career, he soon pulled her out of the academy. Mary turned pro two months after her 14th birthday and started to play on the women's tour. Meanwhile, her father was often abusive, unable to control his temper. He cursed at other players and their parents, and verbally terrorized Mary and her mother, Yannick. It got so bad that he was officially banned from tournaments. In the summer of 1993, Mary finally succeeded in getting a restraining order against her father, but she and her mother traveled with bodyguards for a while.
I know those were traumatic times for Mary, although personally, I have never had difficulties with Jim Pierce. We have always been able to talk to each other, and I credit him with the work ethic he instilled in Mary and for helping her develop the smashing "Bollettieri forehand". I see him now occasionally, and he has become a gentler man, no longer afflicted by demons.
At the time, however, those demons plagued him and he often acted out in hurtful and damaging ways. With such a difficult background, it is no wonder that Mary was both a fierce competitor and a bundle of terrible insecurity about who she was and what she was capable of. During matches, when things didn't go well, she often looked to her coaches for help, even though it was against the rules for them to advice to their players. She would also get down on herself, become irritated and tank matches when she an into difficulties with her opponents.
I followed her career from a distance. By the time she was 17, Mary was ranked among the top 15 women players in the world, and I saw that she had great potential to do better. At some point when we ran into each other at a tournament, I mentioned to her that she was always welcome at the Academy to train and feel safe.
Soon after, I received a phone call from her. She asked me to be her coach, and I agreed but I had conditions. I wrote her a note, "Mary, if I am to be your coach, there are two conditions that you must agree to: First, you are out of shape, in fact you are fat! You have to commit to a physical conditioning program that will get you into you top level of fitness. And second, I will stay with you until you not only believe in yourself, but also never need to look over to your support team, raising your hands in frustration and acting like a baby."
I was deliberately blunt to put her on notice that our work together would not be a walk in the park. After reading the note Mary came to me with tears in her eyes asking why I wrote such hurtful things about her. My answer was very simple "It's the truth and it's my way or the highway." She agreed!
In 1994, our first full year together, Mary improved her ranking from No.12 to No.5 in the world. During the French Open, her road to the finals included beating defending champion Steffi Graf in two sets 6-2 6-2. Unfortunately she ran out of steam against Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. That finish set the pattern for the rest of the year; she reached the finals of five tournaments, but won none.[…]
Mary arrived in early December to get ready for the 1995 Australian Open – it would be my first time here, coaching her and Boris Becker.
For the next few weeks Mary trained as if she were preparing for a Navy Seal mission. In addition to her two on-court workouts each day, she also spent two hours in our weight room. Mary continued to work hard over the holidays and her full-time coach Sven Groeneveld and her conditioning coach, José Rincon. But after I returned from a week of skiing in Aspen and met her in Australia for the warm-up tournament, she still hadn't shed all of her extra body weight.
I confronted her about it and finally got through to her. That night, with a bit of help from Sven and José, Mary located all the junk food she had hidden in her appartment – her favorite indulgence was tiramisu – and threw it out. The next day she arrived for practice with a new attitude, all business and commitment.
Boris lost in the first round and generously told me to stay and take Mary to the championship. She breezed through the first three rounds in straight sets and dispatched Anke Huber, a German player who had given her problems in the past. In the quarterfinals, she faced Natasha Zvereva, a tough player from Belarus. I knew Mary could win, but I had a different problem. I had commited to hosting a Super Bowl tennis clinic in Florida and would miss the semis and finals.
Mary won against Zvereva as expected, and after the match I reminded her that I had to leave for the United States. I knew it would be difficult for both of us. I told her that she was ready – her game was technically close to perfect. The only thing she needed was confidence in herself to deal with adversity on the court, to look deep inside herself, not hope to find answer in the coaches' box. She didn't need me or anyone else to win the tournament. We both had tears in ours eyes as we hugged and parted.
Mary's opponent in the semifinals was the No.3 player in the world, Conchita Martinez. I called Mary during my stopover in Hawaii and gave her the game plan Sven and I had worked out. I made it to bradenton in time to watch the match on television. I was on pins and needles, but I needn't have been. Mary ruled the court, whipping Conchita 6-3 6-1. After the final point, when she did look over the coaches' box, her arms were raised in victory and I knew the change had happened. At that moment, Mary came into her own; she finally accepted that she was a winner! I only wished I could have shared that moment with her by being there.
The finals were almost a foregone conclusion. She dominated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-3 6-2 to win the Australian Open. I was in heaven. When she called me, I was momentarily at a loss for words I was so happy. Then I congratulated her on her victory and told her, "Remember what I put in my note to you? I told you that I'd stay with you until you can stand on your own two feet. Today, you showed not only yourself, but the entire world that Mary Pierce is a winner. You were perfect and now you're ready to rely on your full-time coach, Sven Groenveld." Then I added, "Go out, get the biggest tiramisu you can find and eat it all by yourself. You have earned it."